Edinburgh Fringe 2014 Comedy Reviews

All of our 2014 Edinburgh Fringe reviews in one place – a look at the best, the worst and everything in between at the biggest arts festival in the world.

 Lorenzo Pacitti

Edinburgh Fringe review: McNeil and Pamphilon Go 8-Bit!

Edinburgh Fringe review: McNeil and Pamphilon Go 8-Bit!

The idea to develop a show combining comedy and video games will always sound dreamy to fans of both.

 Innes McQuillin

Edinburgh Fringe review: James Christopher, Partially Sighted In All The Big Venues

Edinburgh Fringe review: James Christopher, Partially Sighted In All The Big Venues

Like. Lol. Smiley face. Whatever else indicates a thoroughly enjoyable and funny experience. Thank you, Mr James Christopher of York, England, for making the annual pilgrimage to Edinburgh and for making me laugh, repeatedly.

 Hilary Wardle

Edinburgh Fringe review: Tiffany Stevenson, Optimist

Edinburgh Fringe review: Tiffany Stevenson, Optimist

Tiffany Stevenson looks rather angelic with her blonde hair and shimmering blue-green dress, but the minute she opens her mouth you realise that she’s just the opposite. She’s a brash, complex, unhinged demon woman, and she knows it.

 Lorenzo Pacitti

Edinburgh Fringe review: Lloyd Langford, Old Fashioned

Edinburgh Fringe review: Lloyd Langford, Old Fashioned

Lloyd Langford’s monotone delivery combined with his own admittance of being “a bit old fashioned” gives the impression that he must be a bit of a grump. That’s somewhat true, but thankfully for his audience, he is a very funny and likeable one.

 Hilary Wardle

Edinburgh Fringe review: Patrick Monahan, Adventures In Monahan Land

Edinburgh Fringe review: Patrick Monahan, Adventures In Monahan Land

It’s impossible not to like Patrick Monahan. The lively, witty Irish/Iranian/Teesside comic is so friendly that his entire set feels a bit like it’s taking place in his living room over a pint of Newcastle Brown Ale and some traditional Persian snacks.

 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.