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 m…
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghCandid family snapshots meet leftist politics and wondrous prehistoric megafauna in Long's singular take on the state of the world 'The old world is dying, and the n…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe sometime Mr Swallow sidekick's hour of interiors improv is a skilful, unshowy treat 'Shall we give ourselves a night off from being funny?" There are unassu…
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Maintaining a remarkable mood of spontaneity and joy, Tothill sweeps his audience through unexpected history and cruise-ship hell Both his previous shows havin…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghWith a mischievous smile, the comic who shot to fame for roasting Donald Trump mixes the personal and political It's seven years since Michelle Wolf addressed t…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe comedy newcomer delivers an expertly constructed set with chutzpah " but not all the jokes land with precision There's a bait-and-switch to begin newcomer J…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghKey's command of his style, seemingly up in arms about being called middle-aged, is an expert game of cat-and-mouse It's rich of Tim Key, his agent tells him, p…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe character comic returns with another daft set of surreal characters and sharp one-liners " this time stuck in an open-all-hours cafe When Lorna Rose Treen w…
Monkey Barrel, EdinburghThe 2023 best newcomer winner rebuts her 'mild' reputation with choice quips and boyband erotica On her first visit to the fringe, Urooj Ashfaq left as the surprise w…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe south Londoner's avian theme frames a fine debut about family, neurodivergence, pigeons, pigeons and more pigeons Twenty years ago, Original Pirate Material…
CabVol1 at Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh After last year's Live!!! Kent-Walters's hilariously monstrous alter ego has returned from hell to reclaim his club from gentrifying usurper Vegas Dave Wi…
Monkey Barrel, EdinburghTV success hasn't gone to Smith's head as he still sweats the small stuff " as well as detailing his attempts to procreate Reviewing Ian Smith's breakout show Crushin…
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Through song and standup, Cohen transforms her 2023 medical emergency into glorious oversharing with this comic triumph Everything was going right for cabaret …
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghStarting out with a deliciously bumptious persona, Doherty's show trips itself up with a subplot about arts funding Gay Witch Sex Cult was quite the solo debut last …
Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghJessica Barton sets about cleaning up the domestic acts of the men in her audience with comically strict discipline We've all felt the urge to impose order on th…
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghIn an impressive show, Sami Abu Wardeh delivers a collage of historical storytelling, jokes about colonialism and clowning When Sami Abu Wardeh performed his hit sho…
Orchard at the Gilded Balloon, EdinburghThe US star's engaging set is largely an earnest love letter to her non-binary child and newly adopted home of Ireland A month ago, Donald Trump brand…
Monkey Barrel, EdinburghThe charismatic standup rails against middle age with inventive and sometimes lurid material about the perimenopause Desiree Burch is 46. For most comedians, this is …
Orchard at Gilded Balloon, EdinburghPerforming standup after a decade away, Davies rawly discusses his abuse by his father and delivers big laughs with other material It's been 10 years sinc…
It started in a strip joint and ended up bringing alternative comedy to our TV screens. Ahead of a new Edinburgh show, Peter Richardson tells us why his riotous creation still makes audience…
Artsdepot, LondonThe comedian staggers from the soft play area to deliver a sharp set about Sisyphus, capitalism and motherhood Her last tour, Success Story, found Sara Pascoe in the loved-u…
The foppish comic underwent a drugs trial to fund his Edinburgh show " and caught malaria. The next year he almost died on stage with an exploded appendix. Why is he going back? 'In retrospe…
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonMinchin embraces his oddball status " is he musician, comedian, auteur or clown? " in this three-hour show It's 20 years since Tim Minchin's life-changing Edinburgh…
Desiree Burch returns, Bridget Christie drops in and Toussaint Douglass flies while Joe Kent-Walters goes beyond the grave and Jazz Emu has a midlife crisis It's six years since Desiree Burc…
Soho theatre, LondonThe comic's tale of his lifelong love affair with the US " and a doomed bid to make it big in Hollywood " is a great platform for his vocal and mimicry talent 'I love Ame…