Double Scottish Comedy award winner Vladimir McTavish offers his tips for comedy shows to see in Edinburgh this weekend RAYMOND MEARNS Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, Grassmarket 6pm Raymond Mearns is one of the most inventive and consistently funny comedians on the Scottish comedy circuit, and a Fringe stalwart since the turn of […]
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King’s Men deliver burst of youthful energy
Fringe Review – All the King’s Men (rating: 5/5) Dimmed lights and a genuine buzz around the sold-out Chambers Street C1 venue greeted the hotly anticipated return of this all-male troup. There was a frisson in the audience as the nine a cappella singers, veterans of TV’s Pitch Perfect and all students at King’s College, London, […]
Porter’s homespun struggle is crisp and even
Fringe Review – Lucy Porter, Choose Your Battles (rating: 4/5) In an age of sweary, raucous comedians there’s always been something comforting about Lucy Porter. She eases her audience into a routine that isn’t likely to cause them to clasp their ears in embarrassment, or keel over in shock. That said, she slips in the […]
Foodie-fest serves up a global menu
Edinburgh Foodies Festival: The three-day Festival attracted the biggest number of exhibitors since the event launched in 2005, though visitors were forced to endure wet weather and a muddy experience in Inverleith Park. It is now one of 13 festivals across the UK and this year attracted Great British Bake Off Judge Prue Leith and Great British Menu Winner Michael […]
Starship’s anarchic hour of sci-fi nonsense
Fringe Review – The Starship Osiris (rating: 4/5) Riotous, yes. Almost anarchic. Was there a script for this? Of course there was, though the cast does almost convince you that their falling out over missed lines and one character’s unhappiness at even being in Edinburgh is genuine. The roars of laughter from a mainly student-aged […]