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Jonno: Here Comes Mr Funny (Fringe review) 3 Stars ***

Daran ‘Jonno’ Johnson relishes in awkwardness. As he comes out on stage, he immediately ...

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Juliet Gartside
A smiling portrait of Sami Abu Wardeh leaning his cheek against his hand on an old wooden piano. He is wearing a black beret and a grey military-style jacket featuring a patch that reads 'Freedom'.

Sami Abu Wardeh Hates You (Fringe review) 4 Stars ****

This hour, Sami Abu Wardeh declares, will be filled with pure, genuine stand-up comedy. ...

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Juliet Gartside

Elf Lyons is The Woman on the Edge (Fringe review) 5 Stars *****

How do you deal with your fiancé breaking up with you over Whatsapp? In ...

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Juliet Gartside

Abby Govindan: ‘Pushing 30’ Fringe: Navigating relationships, identity and being an Indian-American woman in the age of Big Tech (Fringe review) 3 Stars

Abhinaya Govindan, known as Abby, loves being Indian and sharing her South Asian heritage ...

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Veronica Buccino

Sarah Roberts: Scary Movie 7 – Gothic and absurdly funny late night show (Fringe review) 4.5 Stars ****⯨

Sarah Roberts is 34, single, and, according to her mum and all the single ...

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Veronica Buccino

Broke & Fabulous: A hilarious and campy love letter to all Millennials (Fringe review) 4 stars ****

Broke & Fabulous in the 21st Century strikes a universal chord: that feeling shared ...

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Mona Montella

Transmission: Accessible And Whimsical Performance Merges Drag And Satirical Character Comedy To Take Aim At Transphobic Rhetoric

4 Stars An ambitious hybrid performance, Transmission merges drag and satirical character comedy. Writer-performer ...

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Gwenhwyfar Ferch Rhys
Comedian Alex Kitson performing his show 'Now Look Here' on stage inside the Big Yurt at Hoots, Potterrow during the Edinburgh Fringe.

Alex Kitson: ‘Now Look Here’ and the Algorithm Nightmare (review) ****

With his characteristic awkwardness, unmatched enthusiasm, and relatable existential crisis of someone in their ...

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Veronica Buccino