Sam Jay: “We The People” at Edinburgh Fringe
by ⭐⭐⭐½ I’m not surprised that Sam Jay could put on one of the best stand-up hours at the Fringe (I had Jay’s 2020 special ranked …
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Bryan Safi: “Are You Mad At Me??” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐ Not to be Throwing Shade, as it were, but Bryan Safi’s show feels like a cabaret show yearning for the full cabaret experience. Safi’s …
Episode #477: Britt Migs
Britt Migs is a stand-up and sketch comedian based in New York City who was named a Creator to Watch at the 2024 New York Comedy …
Lorna Rose Treen: “24 Hour Diner People” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ Lorna Rose Treen was one of my favorite newcomers at the 2023 Fringe, and she has made a triumphant return with her sophomore show, …
Bella Hull: “Doctors Hate Her” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Me like show very much. Monkey Barrel’s two rooms at The Hive are far from the only converted bomb shelters you’ll find Fringe shows …
Jeromaia Detto: “When I Grow Up” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐½ This could and should be a 4-star review and perhaps is on a lot of days, but my audience simply wasn’t up to the …
“How to Become a Movie Star” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐½ Irish actress Sarah Maria Lafferty co-starred in a two-hander “The Bad Daters” at the 2023 Fringe, and she returns this summer with a solo …
Alison Spittle: “BIG” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Weight-loss by injection has become so popular, so fast, it’s really changed the body-positivity game overnight. Irish comedian Alison Spittle feels betrayed by Adele …
Sami Abu Wardeh: “PALESTINE: PEACE DE RESISTANCE” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ “I am here because you were there.” In case you’re wondering why a Kuwaiti-born Irish-Palestinian actor and comedian would spend his August in Scotland. …
Sophie Power: “CVNT” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐ An actress and improviser from Adelaide, Sophie Power disappears beneath the bouffon layers that transform her into a ginormous genitalia. After winning awards at …