Review: The Lunchtime Special – Just the Tonic @ The Tron, Edinburgh
The Lunchtime Special is a great warm-up to your Fringe day, with a chance to see some very good up-and-coming comedians.
Review: Quiz in my Pants – Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh
This panel show is a very nice idea, but it is less than the sum of its parts. Host Nicola Bolsover presided over two teams, made up of comics Russ Powell, Pete Dobbing, Luke Toulson, and Aaron Twitchen. There were some good ideas here. Choosing which noises to the teams would make in the absence […]
Review: Alfie Joey’s Chat Show Thing – Newcastle Stand
Alfie Joey took over hosting duties from the normally eponymous Steffen Peddie – who is in pre-production for the second series of Hebburn – for an entertaining evening of songs, jokes, and backstage gossip at The Stand.
Alan Partridge can DJ your playlist
An app that creates customised episodes of Alan Partridge’s show Mid-Morning Matters has been released today. Radio Alan: The Alan Partridge Player inserts pre-recorded segments from Mid-Morning Matters, the show which the television and radio personality presents on North Norfolk Digital, in between songs from a user’s iTunes collection. The fictional radio show on the equally […]
Interview: Barry from Watford
Having accrued loyal fans through his appearances on Iain Lee’s Absolute Radio show and BBC Radio 2’s Steve Wright in the Afternoon, Barry from Watford is braving the Edinburgh Fringe with a solo show at the Pleasance.
Interview: Richard Digance
Comic singer-songwriter Richard Digance, known for his TV specials and appearances on Countdown and at folk festivals, is making his Fringe debut with a solo show and his children’s musical, War of the Worms.
Lost Voice Guy makes Fringe debut
The comedian, who has had cerebral palsy since birth, debuts his first full-length show at the Edinburgh Fringe on Friday. Lee Ridley, from Newcastle upon Tyne, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was six months old. Unable to speak, he became the first stand up comedian to use a communication aid when he made […]
Fringe show under legal threat
Comedian Matt Price says he has been ordered by a comedy promoter to pull his show at the Edinburgh Fringe.
