Reading Time: 2 minutesA different and hilarious spin on a theatre classic Royal Court’s fifteenth Christmas special in a row, The Scouse Dick Whittington is more of a musical comedy than the traditional pantomime (and is definitely far more explicit…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCharming, cheeky and quick witted – a delight of an evening I’ll be honest – I was desperate to see this. I actually met Abishek and Nirmal during the Fringe, but couldn’t make it to their…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Terrible Show is equal parts burlesque, pantomime and mime – a practically wordless array of absurd, blatantly sexual physical comedy.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrom the team that brought us Werewolf: Live. I was thrilled to see another 'social board game' live show. The concept: five of your favourite comedians playing the game observed. Boring you think? You'd be wrong. Blood on the Clocktower is a game of murder and mystery, lies and logic, deduction and deception.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMurder Inc Improv from Manchester are making their Edinburgh debut after 8 years of wowing predominantly northern audiences they’re here to make their mark.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMolly is the story of a young woman who works at Greggs, parties on the weekends and goes through the unthinkable. The set up is simple - we meet Molly in all her Greggs garb and we even get to see her love of sausage rolls. We learn she’s single, loves her job and all the regulars, and on the weekend indulges in a bit of cocaine.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA comedy play about AI taking over the music industry was my first pick when booking in reviews. The concept is fully in the zeitgeist as becoming more and more fraught. The show centres on Dave, a House Band Musician/Receptionist whose only ambition (he doesn’t have dreams) is to become…. A full time receptionist. On the way he ends up swallowing a music algorithm intent to take over the world.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEden Sher's I was on a Sitcom is a show well worth watching, even if you have never seen the sitcom the marketing is based on.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOpening their show with a song about Cucks is a strong start for the duo who’s show explores archetypes of 2010’s men. What the duo have in spades, is charm and crazily intelligent humour, some of which is translatable, some less so. You just need to be careful if you’re not a 2010’s male archetypes fan - you may get lost in the insanely specific references.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt seems like everywhere you turn in Edinburgh you could find a sketch comedy duo trying to put their stamp on the form. Myles and Dan are no different - aside from the fact that it seems they’ve achieved it. Having worked together for 10 years the chemistry and connection between the pair is undeniable. It fizzes from the stage and embraces the audience - helping them buy into the theme. Kind of what it says on the tin, the pair try to break a specific world record, 50 sketches in 50 minutes.