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Stuart Laws Has to Be Joking?
★★★ Laws may get a pang of remembrance if he reads this review. It was me in the front row, about to have a meltdown over the sensory overwhelm of…
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Joshua Robertson: Enable Me
★★★★ As Joshua is given a fireman’s lift (ooh er) onto his stage by a strapping man, it serves as an image for the hour of comedy that’s about to…
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Just Aretha
★★★★ Opening with projected documentary-style footage of Aretha backstage, speaking candidly about her life and her anxieties, we quickly transition into a burst of excitement, as Aretha Nortey takes the…
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Why am I (still) Like This?
★★★★ A mile-a-minute autobiography performed with her entire heart, Nicole Nadler deftly tells us more about her life both pre and post 'Why am I like this' (her first Edfringe hit!) in the language…
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Freaks and Fools
★★★★ True to its name, Freaks and Fools is a festival of fun and self-deprecation. Host Nicky Vere-Compton wastes no time in introducing themselves as a ‘short, fat, autistic queer’…
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QuickFire Questions: Sanjay Lago
Sanjay Lago is a Glasgow born Punjabi neurodiverse gaysian actor writer and comedian. He has worked extensively in theatre and screen for 13 years, venturing into comedy in 2022. He…
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Nina Gilligan: Goldfish
★★★★ From the moment Nina Gilligan opens her mouth, you know you’re in safe hands. Beginning with a routine that involves her admitting to some sudden middle-aged perviness. A nice…
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Michelle Shaughnessy: Too Late, Baby
★★★ The slickness and honed skill with which Michelle Shaughnessy delivers story after story is at complete odds with her self-concept. She feels a failure, that she’s ‘missed the boat’,…