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Sam Nicoresti: Baby Doomer review " an ebullient hour with a sky-high joke count

by Brian Logan

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghDelivered with self-deprecating joyfulness, this is a big-hitting set exploring life as a trans woman 'Sir, are you aware those are women's clothes?" Even the most basic interactions can be fraught when you're transgender, and Sam Nicoresti builds their show around one such happening. Misgendered by a shop assistant, we find Sam in a department store changing room, squeezing into a dress…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:24am on August 16, 2025