Comedy Reviews

Review: Daniel Kitson: It’s Always Right Now, Until It’s Later – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.

Review: Daniel Kitson: It’s Always Right Now, Until It’s Later – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.

There's always one show at Edinburgh that blows you away with its linguistic and visual radiance, moments of brilliance that remain in your mind long after you've returned home from The Fringe.…

Review: Tony Jameson, Andy Wolton, Nick Cranston (Late Night Laughs) – Espionage, Edinburgh.

Review: Tony Jameson, Andy Wolton, Nick Cranston (Late Night Laughs) – Espionage, Edinburgh.

Presented by The Laughing Penguin comedy club in Newcastle, Late Night Laughs is a lively show from North East based comics Tony Jameson, Andy Wolton and Nick Cranston. …

Review: Kai Humphries: Evolution – Underbelly, Edinburgh.

Review: Kai Humphries: Evolution – Underbelly, Edinburgh.

Bringing a solo show to Edinburgh after just over eighteen months as a comic is a brave decision...…

Review: Richard Gadd, Matthew Winning, Stuart Mitchell (All The King’s Men) – Espionage, Edinburgh.

Review: Richard Gadd, Matthew Winning, Stuart Mitchell (All The King’s Men) – Espionage, Edinburgh.

Stuart Mitchell - winner of Leicester Comedy Festival's 'New Act of the Year' award - Matthew Winning and Richard Gadd all put on stellar performances in their intelligent, compelling show at Espionage.…

Review: Bec Hill: I Didn’t Want To Play Your Stupid Game Anyway – Guilded Balloon, Edinburgh.

Review: Bec Hill: I Didn’t Want To Play Your Stupid Game Anyway – Guilded Balloon, Edinburgh.

The contrast between Bec's child-like appearance and the booming voice sets the scene for the love-hate conflict between childish innocence and responsibility that Bec explores in her hour long set.…

Review: Simon Donald Is Completely Hatstand – The Caves, Edinburgh.

Review: Simon Donald Is Completely Hatstand – The Caves, Edinburgh.

Unless you're a Northerner, the genius of Donald's material is lost...…

Review: Dan Willis: Ferris Bueller’s Way Of… – Espionage, Edinburgh.

Review: Dan Willis: Ferris Bueller’s Way Of… – Espionage, Edinburgh.

As a patron of the Newcastle comedy club Dan Willis has a hand in organising, I've been watching his Edinburgh shows for the past couple of years now.…

Review: ‘I Don’t Get It’ Open Mic Night – The Mile, South Shields.

Review: ‘I Don’t Get It’ Open Mic Night – The Mile, South Shields.

With Edinburgh festival beginning this week and most North East clubs taking a brief hiatus whilst the comedy world takes residence in Scotland, I decided to take advantage of one of the few comedy nights running in the North East this month, namely South Shields' very own 'I Don't Get It' night at the Mile End.…

Review: David Hadingham, Danny Deegan and Wes Zaharuk – Concordia Leisure Centre, Cramlington.

Review: David Hadingham, Danny Deegan and Wes Zaharuk – Concordia Leisure Centre, Cramlington.

In the last gig of the comedy season before traveling up North…

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