Alison Spittle: “BIG” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
by ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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 …
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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 …
Alan Resnick: “One Funny Hour” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐½ Divisive is an understatement. If it helps, go into this show knowing that Alan Resnick is the creator of Adult Swim’s disturbing infomercials, Unedited …
KC Shornima: “Detachment Style” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐ KC Shornima grew up separated from her parents during the Nepalese Civil War, moved to Egypt at 18 just in time for the Arab Spring, …
Episode #476: Grace Helbig
Grace Helbig is a legendary YouTuber, etched officially into the VidCon Hall of Fame earlier in 2025. The comedian and actress who began documenting her …
Desiree Burch: “The Golden Wrath” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐ “When I get done with this, I don’t want to speak to a 12-year-old,” Desiree Burch says of her life as a stand-up comedian …
Shalaka Kurup: “Get A Grip” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Every year, at least since the pandemic, Pleasance Attic has played host to one of the most exciting new voices at the Fringe. Since …
Alasdair Beckett-King: “King of Crumbs” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Alasdair Beckett-King could make a whole meal out of the fact that his surname and his show title landed him in Pleasance’s King Dome. …
Saaniya Abbas: “Hellarious” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The manic pixie dream girl is out. In? The haram pixie devil lady. Saaniya Abbas is 36 but even without adding the furry cat …