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Born and raised in Edinburgh, Mark Carnochan has been surrounded by arts and culture his entire life thanks to the likes of the Edinburgh Fringe and the Edinburgh International Film Festival. With a growing love for criticism, Mark wrote for numerous websites covering subjects such as cinema, music and theatre before finally joining BroadwayWorld in 2022 and never looking back. Mark recently graduated with his honours degree in Film & Media from Queen Margaret University. When he’s not dealing with the daily mispronunciations of his surname, acting on stage or watching movies, Mark is writing reviews. You can find him on twitter @MarkJurassic.




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First Show:

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Favorite Show:

Hamilton

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EDINBURGH 2023: Review: STUART MCPHERSON: LOVE THAT FOR ME, Monkey Barrel
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: STUART MCPHERSON: LOVE THAT FOR ME, Monkey Barrel
August 14, 2023

Stuart McPherson uses his latest hour of stand up to hilariously explore self love and why his generation (and himself) find it so hard to love themselves.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TAMSYN KELLY: CRYING IN TK MAXX, Pleasance Courtyard
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TAMSYN KELLY: CRYING IN TK MAXX, Pleasance Courtyard
August 14, 2023

Tamsyn Kelly provides not only a solid hour of stand up but also the best show title of the Fringe.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: FREYA PARKER: IT AIN'T EASY BEING CHEEKY, Pleasance Courtyard
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: FREYA PARKER: IT AIN'T EASY BEING CHEEKY, Pleasance Courtyard
August 14, 2023

Freya Parker's latest show may get laughs but very rarely more than a chuckle. In spite of this, her brand of humour may very well find an audience at this years Fringe.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ANIA MAGLIANO: I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'VE DONE THIS, Pleasance Courtyard
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ANIA MAGLIANO: I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'VE DONE THIS, Pleasance Courtyard
August 11, 2023

Ania Magliano solidifies herself as a star of the UK Comedy scene with her latest hour of stand up.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TONES: A HIP-HOP OPERA, Pleasance Courtyard
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TONES: A HIP-HOP OPERA, Pleasance Courtyard
August 11, 2023

Tones: A Hip-Hop Opera marks fifty years of Hip Hop wonderfully by sticking to the roots of the music all the while showing just how far it has come.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SUPER, Pleasance Courtyard
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SUPER, Pleasance Courtyard
August 11, 2023

Super feels just as artificial and hollow as the characters it is portraying.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: KIERAN HODGSON: BIG IN SCOTLAND, Pleasance Courtyard
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: KIERAN HODGSON: BIG IN SCOTLAND, Pleasance Courtyard
August 6, 2023

With Big in Scotland Kieran Hodgson proves that he is not just one of the greatest comedians of his generation but one of the best to have ever performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: OLGA KOCH: PRAWN COCKTAIL, Monkey Barrel Comedy (Monkey Barrel 1)
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: OLGA KOCH: PRAWN COCKTAIL, Monkey Barrel Comedy (Monkey Barrel 1)
August 4, 2023

Olga Koch's latest show doesn't provide one of the smoothest hours at this years Fringe but does solidify Koch's place as one of the best on the comedy scene

Edinburgh 2022: Review: MYTHOS: RAGNAROK, Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
Edinburgh 2022: Review: MYTHOS: RAGNAROK, Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
August 31, 2022

Mythos: Ragnarok shows the true value of professional wrestling in telling a story, especially one of such magnitude.

Review: FILM CLUB: AN IMPROVISED COMEDY at Revolution Bar
Review: FILM CLUB: AN IMPROVISED COMEDY at Revolution Bar
September 6, 2022

Film Club: An Improvised Comedy isn't a perfect show but it goes by fast and provides plenty of laughs.

Edinburgh 2022: Review: ROSCO MCCLELLAND: GOBLIN MODE, Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive)
Edinburgh 2022: Review: ROSCO MCCLELLAND: GOBLIN MODE, Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive)
August 31, 2022

Rosco McClelland's hour of stand up is an absolute rollercoaster ride of a show; high speed, high volume and lots of laughs.

Edinburgh 2022: Review: JANEANE GAROFALO: PARDON MY TANGENT, Gilded Balloon Teviot
Edinburgh 2022: Review: JANEANE GAROFALO: PARDON MY TANGENT, Gilded Balloon Teviot
August 31, 2022

Janeane Garofalo's stand up will disarm you before surprising you come the end of the hour. Believe it or not, there is a method to the madness.

Edinburgh 2022: Review: SHAMILTON, Assembly George Square Studios
Edinburgh 2022: Review: SHAMILTON, Assembly George Square Studios
August 31, 2022

A good time is guaranteed no matter which Baby Wants Candy show you attend, however, Shamilton just eclipses the rest and is ultimately a safer bet for a fun evening.

Edinburgh 2022: Review: EMILY WILSON: FIXED, Pleasance Courtyard
Edinburgh 2022: Review: EMILY WILSON: FIXED, Pleasance Courtyard
August 31, 2022

Emily Wilson finally makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut, bringing with her the ultimate underdog story of X Factor legends AusEm, a tale so epic, so incredible, so unbelievable that it couldn't possibly be told until now.

Review: GRACE CAMPBELL: A SHOW ABOUT ME(N), Gilded Balloon Teviot
Review: GRACE CAMPBELL: A SHOW ABOUT ME(N), Gilded Balloon Teviot
August 30, 2022

Grace Campbell's show could use with some tightening up but there is no denying that when she is on that stage she is in total control of the audience and more than capable of a few laughs.

Edinburgh 2022: Review: BABY WANTS CANDY, Assembly George Square Studios
Edinburgh 2022: Review: BABY WANTS CANDY, Assembly George Square Studios
August 26, 2022

While their approach to doing an entirely new show every night means that attending any of their shows is a gamble, you can always expect a show of the highest quality whenever you see Baby Wants Candy.

Edinburgh 2022: Review: GABBI BOLT: I HOPE MY KEYBOARD DOESN'T BREAK, House Of Oz
Edinburgh 2022: Review: GABBI BOLT: I HOPE MY KEYBOARD DOESN'T BREAK, House Of Oz
August 26, 2022

Internet sensation Gabbi Bolt has finally arrived at the Edinburgh Fringe, bringing her debut solo show with her all the way from Australia.

Edinburgh 2022: Review: LAURA DAVIS-IF THIS IS IT, Monkey Barrel Comedy (Carnivore)
Edinburgh 2022: Review: LAURA DAVIS-IF THIS IS IT, Monkey Barrel Comedy (Carnivore)
August 25, 2022

Throughout the hour it honestly seems as though the person who finds Davis funniest is Laura Davis herself. Luckily for any of the nonbelievers in the room she assures us that she's been doing stand-up for a long time and that she is very good at it. But is she trying to convince us or herself?

Edinburgh 2022: Review: THE DEAD DUCKS, Just The Tonic At The Caves
Edinburgh 2022: Review: THE DEAD DUCKS, Just The Tonic At The Caves
August 24, 2022

The Dead Ducks return to the Fringe and Edinburgh is all the better for it.

Edinburgh 2022: Review: BILLY KIRKWOOD: ENERGETIC, The Beehive Inn
Edinburgh 2022: Review: BILLY KIRKWOOD: ENERGETIC, The Beehive Inn
August 22, 2022

Billy Kirkwood: Energetic does exactly what it says on the tin and more.



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