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Review: Anna Morris - Dolly Mixture

“And you, yes you hiding at the back! Stand up.” Oh Christ. In my vain attempt to go unnoticed in the fourth row, I have caught Anna Morris’ eye and now am being thanked, somewhat sarcastically...

Review: Mark Stephenson - Someone, Somewhere

There is something very genuine and comical about Mark Stephenson’s nonchalant manner. From introducing himself at the back of the room...

Marcel Lucont wins 2012 Amused Moose Comedy Award

Marcel Lucont has been announced winner of the 2012 Amused Moose Comedy Awards, for his show Gallic Symbol, beating over 100 other Fringe productions...

Review: James Acaster - Prompt

A patiently unfolding delight, James Acaster’s show begins with a couple of distinctly leftfield routines on his means for dealing with...

Top 10 Jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe

Canadian stand-up Stewart Francis has won the Dave Award for the funniest joke at the Edinburgh Fringe, a competition which never fails to provoke...

Review: Tony Law - Maximum Nonsense

Tony Law has always been uniquely Tony Law. But with Maximum Nonsense he’s resolved the inconsistency and self-indulgence that has so often...

Review: Claudia O'Doherty - The Telescope

If you’re experiencing a slight lethargy and ‘seen-it-all-before’ feeling from show overdose at the Edinburgh Fringe, may I...

Review: James Christopher - Bring Me The Head of Russell Kane

It’s a dangerous gambit to tell your audience that some gigs are worse than silence, then hold your own up for judgement. It has to be...

Aisling Bea wins So You Think You're Funny? 2012

London based Irish woman, Aisling Bea, has beat eight of Britain and Ireland’s up-and-coming comedians to be crowned the winner of the...

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Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow 2012 (Pleasance Courtyard, 6pm)

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