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.

 Edward James

Edinburgh Fringe review: Micky Cochrane, What The Fudge?

Edinburgh Fringe review: Micky Cochrane, What The Fudge?

Playing to a small audience in an intimate venue, Micky Cochrane dispenses with the formalities as he dances around the stage in his own trance, hinting at the fact that this may not be a run-of-the-mill comedy show.

 Edward James

Edinburgh Fringe review: Des Bishop, Made In China

Edinburgh Fringe review: Des Bishop, Made In China

Des Bishop: Made In China seems like an odd show title for a comedian born in New York and educated in Ireland – until Bishop explains that he has spent the last 18 months living, performing, working and learning in China with an adoptive Chinese family.

 Innes McQuillin

Edinburgh Fringe review: Fern Brady & Peter Brush

Edinburgh Fringe review: Fern Brady & Peter Brush

Splitting a bill two or three ways at the Fringe is something of a rite of passage for developing comedians. It’s ideal for those who’ve earned some traction but don’t yet have the profile (or material) for a solo hour.

 Lorenzo Pacitti

Edinburgh Fringe review: Josh Ladgrove, Come Heckle Christ

Edinburgh Fringe review: Josh Ladgrove, Come Heckle Christ

Jesus Christ, noted sandal fan and celebrity Son of God, famously said,“Let him who is without sin, cast the first stone.”

 Lorenzo Pacitti

Edinburgh Fringe review: Adam Hess, Mustard

Edinburgh Fringe review: Adam Hess, Mustard

Adam Hess is one of the bigger names on the Free Fringe, as the line of fans with reserved seats and the secondary stand-by queue makes clear.

 Lorenzo Pacitti

Edinburgh Fringe review: Eddie Pepitone, RIP America, It’s Been Fun

Edinburgh Fringe review: Eddie Pepitone, RIP America, It’s Been Fun

“Please can we get the mic turned down a little bit? Cause if we don’t then I will fucking blow these poor people away.”

 Hilary Wardle

Edinburgh Fringe review: American…ish

Edinburgh Fringe review: American…ish

You have to feel sorry for Cort McCown and Sarah Tiana, two comedians who are sharing the bill with Camilla Cleese as she makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut this year.

 Innes McQuillin

Edinburgh Fringe review: Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen (Vol. 2)

Edinburgh Fringe review: Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen (Vol. 2)

They’ve been through a lot together, have Arthur and Leonard. That’s how it is with Leonard: once you’ve found him, he’s got you for life.

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