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5 stars ~ Monkey Barrel - Hive 2, Edinburgh Fringe ~ Ed Night welcomes us into his world with the cheeky ease of Maybe It’s Because I’m a Londoner drifting through the speakers. What follows is a rapid-fire cascade of material so dense with laughter that punchlines are still ricocheting

4.5 stars ~ Gilded Balloon at the Museum, Edinburgh Fringe ~ Robin Ince: The Universe and the Neurodiverse is a highly entertaining, speedy though seemingly shambolic journey through neurodiversity, particularly ADHD, in the hands of a seasoned comedian, writer and broadcaster. Ince’s trademark scattergun style darts between gravestone inscriptions, freshly

5 stars ~ Pleasance Queen Dome, Edinburgh Fringe ~ Josie Long is undoubtedly integral to the British comedy scene having won the BBC New ComedyAwards as an over-enthusiastic 6th former, and is now 43 as she reminded us a number of times. She is always a delight and highly entertaining with

5 stars ~ MonkeyBarrel 1, Edinburgh Fringe ~ It’s Tuesday lunchtime, yet the room is full and the crowd eager. Ian Smith is clearly happy that his regulars are back and that his fame is spreading, but especially that the quality of his flyers have been remarked upon – more gsm apparently.

4.5 stars ~ Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh Fringe ~ Such a high energy and clever show with numerous twists and turns, so you never quite know what to believe. Which is actually the premise. Lou Wall says she’s been lying all her life, but actually has she?  Is she a teller

5 stars ~ Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Fringe ~ Garry Starr, Classic Penguins is in that rare breed of Edinburgh Fringe show where every member of the audience is having a good time, with so much fun, shrieking and guffawing with laughter, then ultimately erupting into an excited spontaneous standing ovation. Garry commands

5 stars ~ Monkey Barrel 1, Edinburgh Fringe ~ Amy Gledhill is well established across comedy, winning awards, being part of The DelightfulSausage and Geins Family Giftshop, and also as an excellent standup with wonderful stage presence, so this review could stop right there but that is not allowed. Not only is

4.5 stars ~ Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh Fringe ~ Luke Rollason's show is an excellent and very entertaining hour of comedy, performed clown-style by a skinny wiry man in pink with endless facial expressions, doubtless coming from mime training, who really looks the part.  Traditionally clown shows are tedious

5 stars ~ Monkey Barrel 4, Edinburgh Fringe ~ John Luke Roberts starts his show, after a bit of 'business' to get his audience into the mood he needs, by proposing that Edith Piaf regretted five things. The show has no storytelling or narrative arc, being fundamentally about innumerable variations

4.5 stars ~ Monkey Barrel - The Hive 1, Edinburgh Fringe ~ Tony Law says he rode to the show on Tuppence.  Things do not become any more comprehensible, but Tony later reassures us that we all have editing suites in our heads. However meantime by way of welcome Tony points out