Lorenzo Pacitti

Edinburgh Fringe review: Robert Newman’s New Theory Of Evolution

Edinburgh Fringe review: Robert Newman’s New Theory Of Evolution

Robert Newman is an incredibly clever man, and that’s clear within minutes of this show starting.

 Lorenzo Pacitti

Edinburgh Fringe review: Brendon Burns And Colt Cabana

Edinburgh Fringe review: Brendon Burns And Colt Cabana

During the show, amidst one of the many moments of hilarious, sidetracked banter between the hosts, Brendon Burns notes to the audience, “This mess is unreviewable.”

 Lorenzo Pacitti

Edinburgh Fringe review: James Acaster, Recognise

Edinburgh Fringe review: James Acaster, Recognise

James Acaster cuts a curious figure on stage at the Cabaret Bar. Dressed in a green jacket and burgundy trousers, accompanied by his signature ginger mop, he begins the show on his knees.

 Lorenzo Pacitti

Edinburgh Fringe review: Gary Little, The Thing Is

Edinburgh Fringe review: Gary Little, The Thing Is

Glaswegian Gary Little is a funny man. He embodies all that is great about Glasgow patter and the city’s unique sense of humour.

 Lorenzo Pacitti

Edinburgh Fringe review: Gein’s Family Giftshop, Volume 1

Edinburgh Fringe review: Gein’s Family Giftshop, Volume 1

The Pleasance Attic is an intimate little room. Two rows of seating in which the front row audience members sit about a metre or two from the performers in from of them, who are given just a small patch of stage to work with.

 Lorenzo Pacitti

Edinburgh Fringe review: Tom Binns Has Not Been Himself

Edinburgh Fringe review: Tom Binns Has Not Been Himself

Everyone has their own moments of unfiltered madness – an inappropriate comment blurted out at a party, or an insensitive reaction to bad news. For Tom Binns, his “little devil”, as he calls it, pushes him to always look for the funny – and it’s not the appropriate response.

 Lorenzo Pacitti

Edinburgh Fringe review: Alun Cochrane, Me Neither

Edinburgh Fringe review: Alun Cochrane, Me Neither

A packed Stand Comedy Club is the setting for a brilliant hour of stand-up from Edinburgh veteran Alun Cochrane.

 Lorenzo Pacitti

Edinburgh Fringe review: Robin Ince’s Blooming Buzzing Confusion

Edinburgh Fringe review: Robin Ince’s Blooming Buzzing Confusion

For an hour of your time, Robin Ince will give you a crash course in the most sophisticated object in the universe, the human brain.