IN CONVERSATION WITH: Nicola Lucey
Reading Time: 4 minutesFollowing multiple five-star sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation returns with another rip-roaring crime comedy made up entirely on the spot.
Category Comedy
REVIEW: Tartuffe (Remixed)
Reading Time: 2 minutesMolière’s Tartuffe, adapted and directed by Darren Raymond in Tartuffe (Remixed), brings the classic comedy into a vibrant Nigerian household in the lead-up to a wedding.
REVIEW: Duck @ Gilded Balloon
Reading Time: 2 minutesSam Morrison brings a new hour of stand up to the Fringe, that takes a look at grief, sexuality, religion and so much more, all while relating that to several members of the animal kingdom. DUCK explores these issues with a solid scientific base, while providing hilarious insights into Morrison's own life experiences.
REVIEW: Biscuit Barrel: The 69 Sketch Show @ GildedBalloon
Reading Time: 2 minutesBiscuit Barrel bring a high energy hour of sketches to the Fringe, with their signature challenge of showcasing sixty-nine sketches in one hour.
REVIEW: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins @ Grand, Pleasance Courtyard
Reading Time: 2 minutesMasterful Clowning with a Pitch Perfect Premise
REVIEW: Dear Michelle Kwan @ theSpaceTriplex
Reading Time: 2 minutesTriple Lutz Productions bring their play Dear Michelle Kwan to the Fringe.
REVIEW: Adele Cliff’s Topical Early Late Show With Adele Cliff @ Venue 243 Hoots @ Potterrow – The Big Yurt
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you’re searching for a BBC radio 2 crossed with a 2000s American late show vibe, Adele Cliff has a show tailor made for you. Edinburgh Fringe.
REVIEW: Dee Allum – Raumdeuter @ Pleasance Courtyard Upstairs
Reading Time: 2 minutesDee Allum isn’t afraid to take risks and frequently approaches her comedy from the angle of ‘saying it how it is’.
REVIEW: Pierre Novellie: OK, One More Then Bedtime @ Monkey Barrel 3
Reading Time: 2 minutesPierre Novellie’s sharp, incisive observations see him performing two distinct shows at this year’s Fringe: a best-of compilation, and Okay, One More Then Bedtime, which explores the wedding and Japanese honeymoon that bookended his packed tour schedule over the last year.
REVIEW: August McEachern: Be My Friend
Reading Time: 2 minutesWeird ruminations on platonic love from very likeable and lonely performer August McEachern needs friends. People (unfairly!) think they are a pervert, due to their general pervert physiology. As a result, they’ve had to construct their own…