Edinburgh Fringe review: Lynn Ruth Miller, Granny Gone Wild
Lynn Ruth Miller is a wonderful conundrum. It might be said that she could only exist in Edinburgh except that she has won comedy awards at shows around the world. She is doing two solo shows of singing, gag telling, shpieling,, stripping and flinging sanitary pads into the audience.
Edinburgh Fringe review: Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised
Due to the popularity of shows like Whose Line Is It Anyway?, short-form improv seems to be a much more common beast at the Fringe than long-form. As standard bearers for the latter, the boys making up Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised are a great demonstration of the magic that can only come through long-form improvisation.
Edinburgh Fringe review: Mickey Sharma, Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Comedian!
Mickey Sharma tells his 10-strong crowd that he’s just come off several nights of having a full room. The comedown to this size is very obvious in his apparent lack of enthusiasm tonight.
Edinburgh Fringe review: Andrew Bird, Up Against It
Andrew Bird settles into his show immediately with little introduction and faff, content to roll along with the whole hour to deliver laugh after laugh at a steady pace.
Edinburgh Fringe review: Tom Stade, Decisions, Decisions
Anybody familiar with Tom Stade’s trademark blazer, slick hair and designer stubble may be shocked by the unkempt, long curly-haired, and bearded look he is going for with 2014’s Decisions, Decisions.
Edinburgh Fringe review: Justin Moorhouse, This Is What I Am
Kids, eh? Northern comedian Justin Moorhouse has got two of ’em, and he’s not shy when it comes to telling the truth about what it means to be a parent.
Edinburgh Fringe review: Susan Calman, Ladylike
Probably best known for her regular appearances on Radio 4’s The News Quiz, Susan Calman attempts to break stereotypes immediately by taking the stage to Greenday’s Basket Case.
Edinburgh Fringe review: The Beta Males Sessions, Richard And The Storybeast
Fringe regulars The Beta Males are love bombing Edinburgh this year. The four man troupe star in Happenstance at the Pleasance on an evening, while they’ve split into duos for afternoon shows. Both duos, incidentally, claim to contain the two best ones.
