Edinburgh Fringe Comedy

 Giggle Beats

Preview: Alistair Greaves’ Edinburgh show @ The Mixer, Jesmond

Preview: Alistair Greaves’ Edinburgh show @ The Mixer, Jesmond

Friday. 7.30pm. Tickets are £4.

 Pete Starr

Interview: Craig Campbell

Interview: Craig Campbell

Peter Starr caught up with comedy’s very own Grizzly Adams to talk about another year in stand-up.

 Giggle Beats

2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme released

2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme released

Featuring 41,689 performances in 258 venues…

 Andrew Dipper

Interview: Lewis Schaffer

Interview: Lewis Schaffer

Andrew Dipper sits down with Lewis Schaffer to talk about his Free Until Famous show.

 Edward James

Review: Adam Hills: Mess Around – Assembly @ Assembly Hall, Edinburgh.

Review: Adam Hills: Mess Around – Assembly @ Assembly Hall, Edinburgh.

For those not familiar with Adam Hills’ work, the Spicks & Specks host usually goes to great lengths to craft structured, considered shows.

 Andrew Dipper

Review: Jason Cook: The End (Part 1) – The Stand, Edinburgh.

Review: Jason Cook: The End (Part 1) – The Stand, Edinburgh.

Basing your Edinburgh show – albeit loosely – on the day you thought you were going to die doesn’t sound like a situation that contains much comedy potential.

 Andrew Dipper

Review: Chris Ramsey: Aggrophobic – Pleasance Hut, Edinburgh.

Review: Chris Ramsey: Aggrophobic – Pleasance Hut, Edinburgh.

Chris Ramsey’s debut debut solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe, ‘Aggrophobic’, is an affable, entertaining performance from the Northern comedian.

 Jamie Stubbs

Review: Dan Willis (Michael Jackson: World’s Greatest Entertainer) – Espionage, Edinburgh.

Review: Dan Willis (Michael Jackson: World’s Greatest Entertainer) – Espionage, Edinburgh.

Directly following Dan Willis’ ‘Ferris Bueller’s Way Of…’, the Newcastle comic performed a themed show in the same venue as a non-offensive, humorous tribute to Michael Jackson.