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Bella Hull review: An exceedingly funny and intelligent comedy voice
Bella Hull is an intelligent comedy voice with a lot to say on food and body image and Piggie is an exceedingly funny and charming hour
Derek Mitchell review: Double Dutch and Goblin show extraordinary talent
Double Dutch: flawless accents, dual identity and clogs
Reuben Kaye review: A sparkly, raunchy expression of queer defiance
Reuben Kaye rages against the onslaught of hatred queer people face, doing it in the age-old tradition of laughing in the face of fear.
Abby Wambaugh review: A playful and tender show from a comedian everyone should know
The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows is an outstanding debut hour at Edinburgh Fringe
Paulina Lenoir review: Puella Eterna is hypnotic and a little bit magic
Paulina Lenoir’s Puella Eterna is an international poet of great renown and quivering, wide-eyed intensity.
Knight, Knight review: Madeleine Rowe has made one of the best clown shows ever
I want to join this brotherhood of men (of the round table). I pledge my life to serve this nation (Camelot).
Kemah Bob review: Smart, energetic debut is a Moment
Kemah’s long-awaited debut show, Miss Fortunate, about an eventful trip to Thailand is full of energy and surprises
Dee Allum review: A warm and beautifully crafted debut
Dee Allum’s much anticipated debut is packed with beautifully crafted joke and a rewarding pay-off
Jin Hao Li review: Surreal and surprising, a dream-like debut
Surreal and surprising, comedian Jin Hao Li delivers a dream-like Edinburgh Fringe debut
Benjamin Alborough review: Unruly and lively game show achieves Absolute Monopoly
The capitalist origins of Monopoly were not to be upheld, and so a Homeowners’ Association was started. One of the contestants on stage was at one point made to reveal actual proof of his mortgage. There was arm wrestling, partial nudity and a lot of milk.
Crizards review: This Means War is pure fun from beginning to end
Double act Will Rowland and Eddy Hare, who are hoping to expand their influence as the UK’s lowest energy double act to cover all of Europe, are back with a serious show, This Means War.
Lulu Popplewell review: Sharp, witty stand-up with natural comic instincts
Lulu’s show is about addiction, recovery, mess and finding humour in everything as much as possible; Actually, Actually is as interesting and gritty as Love, Actually is not.
Rosalie Minnitt review: Clementine is utter chaos and utter glee
Rosalie is brilliant in every aspect of this show. Not only is she bursting with spirit, her delivery is hilarious and her skill as a writer, undeniable. It’s line after line of absolute bangers, each one well crafted and meticulously thought through.
Siân Docksey review: Radiant pole dancing comedy brings something completely new
Siân Docksey is not performing stand-up comedy and pole dancing. She has actually created a brand new genre, and is doing something pretty genius in the way the two combine.
Simon David review: Full throttle Dead Dad Show does deserve awards
Simon David is a quadruple threat: he can sing, he can act, he can roller-skate and he's wearing a skirt. He's a boy and he's wearing a skirt. He's from the North and he's wearing a skirt. One Olivier Award please!
Holly Spillar review: Hole is an ethereal and enthralling hour from a one-of-a-kind talent
Holly Spillar’s debut Hole is an ethereal exploration of her experiences with vaginismus, the difficulty of getting a diagnosis and of navigating sex. Or as Holly puts it at the opening of the show: “I’m looking for a pole that fits my hole.”
Urooj Ashfaq review: A compelling personality that keeps everyone hooked
The icing on the cake of this show are the one-liners she pulls out of her pocket at the end — it’s an extra sprinkle of fun on a show that didn’t even really need it but it gives her the opportunity to pretend to be a lizard on the back wall of the venue.
Tatty Macleod review: French v. English comedy with gusto and pathos
Tatty Macleod’s Fugue is best when it goes deeper. The discovery that she’s too English for France and too French for England is something she is still wrestling with now
Sikisa review: Triumphant, multi-talented and a twinkle in her eye
Recently diagnosed with dyslexia, an outcome she says is pointless now that no one is giving her a free laptop for it, in Hear Me Out Sikisa describes the hunt for her own superpower.
Amy Webber review: Confident and inviting, a musical comedian with wide appeal
There’s a song for every occasion, from an abridged lesson in the history of love songs that spans Gregorian chants and Olivia Rodrigo to an on-the-spot funeral song for an audience member
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