3+ week, 3+ day ago   (232+ words) festmag.com Rob Copland: ONE (more please) Rob Copland grapples with professional woes and becoming a father in his latest show Rob Copland didn’t want to be at this year’s festival he huffs. Coming hard upon his daughter being born…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (304+ words) festmag.com Review: Robin Grainger: Lemonade Robin Grainger makes his anticipated Edinburgh Fringe return with Lemonade Born in Aberdeenshire and now local to the Edinburgh comedy scene, Robin Grainger has seen previous successes at the Edinburgh Fringe as well as…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (166+ words) The debut Fringe show from Jonno, SNL UK’s head writer, is unsurprisingly excellent Audiences unfamiliar with Daran “Jonno” Johnson will be blown away. At 38, he says, this is his first full stand-up show, undertaken as exposure therapy for nervousness that…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (658+ words) An oral history of PBH’s Free Fringe, 30 years on from its inception 1996 was a landmark year for live events. Oasis at Knebworth. Gazza at Euro ‘96. Muhammad Ali lighting the Olympic flame. Gina G lighting up Eurovision with Ooh, Ah, Just…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (113+ words) Slick, effortless comedy from stand-up and Saturday Night Live UK star Larry Dean Dean’s at the top of his game. He’s a magnetic, super likeable performer. His angular physicality and breakneck pace could be compared to the likes of Lee…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (224+ words) Written and polished to within an inch of its life, God’s Favourite lands as theatre just as much as stand-up Faithful recreation is, after all, central to Boxall’s favourite pastime: live action role playing (LARPing). They’re here to tell us…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (233+ words) festmag.com Review: The Librarians: A Very Serious Comedy! The Librarians is an unashamedly old-fashioned farce that revels in stereotypes The Librarians is an unashamedly old fashioned farce that revels in stereotypes, easy punchlines and a frenetic energy that doesn’t…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (212+ words) Authors reflect on obsession, inheritance, tradition and even karaoke at this year’s EIBF Multi-hyphenate Kae Tempest adds novelist to his ever-growing job description, alongside playwright, songwriter and poet. He joins Edinburgh Makar Michael Pedersen to discuss his fiction debut Having…...

1+ mon, 21+ min ago   (497+ words) Award-winning dancer and choreographer Marc Brew on his latest show Boys Don’t Dance Acclaimed choreographer and dance artist Marc Brew presents Boys Don’t Dance, a poignant dance theatre show for 8-13 year oldswhich reflects on Brew’s journey as a boy who…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (204+ words) Ex-footballer Sapphire McIntosh delivers a confident stand-up debut that nevertheless isn’t quite a clean strike She’s had a few hits, namely a collection of sketches called British Cooking Shows After Reform Get In, but nothing as big as her most…...