Double Scottish comedy award winner Vladimir McTavish provides a guide to the top comedy shows to see in week two POLITICAL ANIMAL The Stand Comedy Club, York Place, 11.20pm, 15th-17th and 22nd-24th Aug You can only see this late-night show on a weekday, and it shares the same time slot as The Stand’s Friday and […]
Edinburgh Fringe
D’Arrietta relives the Cohen legacy
Fringe review – My Leonard Cohen (rating: 5/5) When he performed at the Fringe last year, Stewart D’Arrietta reflected on the recent death of Cohen’s long time muse Marianne Ihlen. His return to Edinburgh follows the death of Cohen himself last November. It stimulated a fresh interest in the Canadian’s catalogue and gave D’Arrietta an […]
Polished police drama is true grit
Fringe review – Stand By (rating: 5/5) There are so many police dramas on television you could schedule almost an entire day watching cop shows. So why spend a night out with the boys in blue at the theatre? Well, if you like your drama closer to the real thing then this is as close […]
Made up musical is simply unmissable
Fringe Review – Showstopper! The Improvised Musical (rating: 5/5) This is an improv show where the audience is invited to suggest, settings, themes and styles for a musical that hasn’t yet been written. MC Dylan Emery, who has a 15-year pedigree in performing and directing improv and also chairs Radio 4’s Showstoppers’ series, sets things […]
Vlad’s top tips: six must-see comedy shows
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 […]