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A review of The Tape Face Show, Fringe 2018

August 8, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Yesterday was the second time I’ve seen Tape Face here in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. I think he’s altered his branding from The Boy With Tape on His Face to just Tape Face, but it is the same premise; getting the audience to do things with expressions and musical queues. It works a treat. The […]

A review of Paul Merton’s Impro Chums, Fringe 2016

August 17, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Paul Merton and his Impro Chums are always on my to-watch list for the Fringe. They’ll fill out the largest venue at the Pleasance Courtyard, every time, so book well in advance. This year we had familiar faces in the Chums; Suki Webster, Richard Vranch, Lee Simpson and Mike McShane. They’re all so good it’s […]

A review of Mark Watson’s Comedywealth Games, Fringe 2014

August 8, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s not often you go to a comedy gig and get to watch an audience volunteer have their nose unexpectedly split open on impact from a thrown fruit and have to cope with the resulting flow of blood. I wasn’t that member of the audience. I had fun. In fairness to Mark Watson and the […]

A review of Knightmare Live – Level 2, Fringe 2014

August 6, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Do you remember the kids TV show from about 20 years ago in which kids would explore a dungeon together? The dungeon was a mix of poor CGI and props. One of the kids had to wear a “helmet of justice” and couldn’t see out from it while his friends tried to navigate him (or […]

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