“Virtuoso” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
by ⭐⭐⭐⭐½ Tobias Finlay-Frasier is ready for his close up. Even if the mere sight of Tobias entering the room for his audition is enough to …
Dan Rath: “Tropical Depression” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ Can you believe there’s an entire generation of comedy fans who never got to see Mitch Hedberg perform live? It has been 20 years …
Lou Wall: “Breaking the Fifth Wall” at Edinburgh Fringe 205
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ Lou Wall is one of my favorite powerpoint-based comedians working today, for the way she casually and chaotically edits and produces musical numbers to …
Laura Benanti: “Nobody Cares” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ Laura Benanti is a long way from Broadway. But her audience can find her just fine at her first Edinburgh Fringe, where audiences might …
Episode #475: Ismael Loutfi
Ismael Loutfi is a comedian and TV writer currently working on the animated series Mating Season from the makers of Big Mouth. His previous credits include …
Alice Cockayne: “Licensed. Professional. Trained. Qualified.” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Some Fringe venues just feel built for late-night madcap humor. Pleasance Bunker Two is one of them, and while Alice Cockayne might specialize more …
Hal Cruttenden: “Can Dish It Out But Can’t Take It” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐½ The acts I tend to see playing the Cabaret Bar in Pleasance Courtyard each Fringe tend to be some of the most polished club …
Susan Harrison: “Should I Still Be Doing This?” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐½ It feels like an insult slotting a sprightly character comedian in a spare classroom named Pip in the daylight hours of Fringe. Almost as …
Tiff Stevenson: “Post-Coital” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐½ In her hot perimenopause summer phase, Tiff Stevenson understands she cannot control the weather or a piece of her own hair that wants to …
Adele Cliff: “Adele, Adele, Adele … Cliff It Isn’t The Consequences of My Own Actions” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Adele’s mother has died since her last proper Fringe show, but not to worry. This won’t be one of those Fringe shows. While Adele …