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A review of Adam Hills: Shoes Half Full, Fringe 2024

August 1, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

“Adam Hills: Shoes Half Full” is a delightful and uplifting experience that will leave you feeling better than when you arrived. You don’t have to be disabled to appreciate the humour; the laughter will leave you feeling recharged.

Review of Adam Hills: Happyism, Fringe 2013

August 21, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I wonder if it is possible to have dual cult and mainstream success? Adam Hills would seem to suggest it is. The popular, international, TV comedian has a devoted core following of hardcore fans. The name of the show is the clue – Happyism. Hills isn’t normally mean or negative. Each performance loans some of […]

Review of Mark Watson’s Edinborolympics, Fringe 2012

August 18, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

I imagine Mark Watson’s Edinborolympics will over run each and every night. It’s chaos. You could try and argue that Watson needs to get better organised but I think trying to marshal three guest comedians through a mock Olympics can only result in chaos. With three guest comedians there’s a large variable element to Edinborolympics. […]

Review of Adam Hills: Mess Around, Fringe 2012

August 14, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

How do you review a comedy show for which the comedian does not do a show? I sat down in the Rainy Hall, off the Mound, expecting to enjoy a set from the Australian talent Adam Hills. My expectations were quickly dashed; Hills announces, straight off, that there is no show. Hills has discovered that […]

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