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Ruby Wax: Absolutely Famous
★★★★ “This is the first time I’m doing a show unscripted, so anything could come out,” promises Ruby Wax at the top of the hour. Alongside her former TV producer…
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This Is How I Got Arrested…
★★★★★ Sophie paints the perfect picture of her family life, her dads an ‘art dealer’, her brother is going into the business, and all she wants for her birthday is…
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The Great ADHD Myth?
NO ★ The question-mark in the title of Channel 4's, 'documentary' is the closest you'll get to an attempt at balance. I also put 'documentary' in inverted commas, because this…
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Margaret Thatcher Queen of Hollywood
★★★★ Where would we be without Maggie, eh? She might’ve been born a 100 years ago, but her spectre still haunts us to this day. The irony is that one…
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Sam Morrison: DUCK
★★★ There’s that quote by George Bernard Shaw “The U.K and America are two countries separated by a common language", well he said England, but I’m paraphrasing. I’m always mesmerised…
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Rosie Jones: I Can’t Tell What She’s Saying
★★★★★ When you’re as well-known as Rosie Jones, you can be trapped by the expectations of your persona. Jones has been a popular face on television for a number of…
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Natalie and I
★★★★ For all the bombast and pyrotechnics many fringe shows employ to grab your attention, a lot of people forget what the Fringe is actually about. It’s about allowing anyone,…
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Fight or Flight: Contemporary Deaf Perspectives
★★★★ This year-long exhibition of deaf artists is being housed at Deaf Action. The venue in the New Town that's home to the Edinburgh Deaf Festival (now in its fifth…
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Katie Boyle: Irish Immigrant
★★★★★ There’s this tense moment seconds into a stand-up hour, where the comedian drops their first joke. It sets the tone for the show, introduces us to the comedian, and…
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Lawrence Dodd: This Can’t Be It
★★★★★ ‘Audience participation’ is a dirty term in performance. It’s an unwritten rule that audiences would rather pretend that they weren’t there. If a show does offer some direct connection…