Edinburgh Festival

Rachel Jackson is an award-winning, Scottish comedian with TV credits such as The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV) and Edinburgh Unlocked (BBC). Almost Famous is about all the times she thought she was so damn close… The Rock tweeted her three times ffs! Also deals with her debilitating illness, OCD, but this show doesn’t have a sad bit and is wet-your-pants funny.

Nothing I can write will truly describe the brilliance of this stand-up show. There simply isn't enough hyperbole. 

Best Sketch Show (Time Out New York). BriTANicK is the comedy duo of Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney. They have written for Saturday Night Live and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, were named Variety's Top 10 Comics To Watch and spent six years as the official voices of Cartoon Network. Their online videos have amassed over 50 million views and they regularly perform to sold-out crowds in New York and Los Angeles.

A new show about private things, public things and trying to wrap your big sexy arms around time to keep it still. You’ve seen Jessica on Live at the Apollo and QI, amongst other telly shows.

Success demands sacrifice. So does Svengali. Gripping, intimate monologue exposing the dark heart of a dynamic of power, desire, and control. A promising young woman rises to supernatural heights on the tennis circuit under the hypnotic thrall of a master coach. Mentor and protégé battle for dominance – on the courts and off. Channels sports stories and 1980s erotic thrillers to reimagine a classic character for the #MeToo era.

Catriona has a history of making stuff up. But she’s getting better. When an attractive American tourist arrives, she decides to show him around her Northern Irish town. And she might blur the line between fact and fiction, just a little... Soon she's telling him about cannibal peasants, human roosters, and the largest orgy ever held on consecrated ground.

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

An angry yet artless examination of Malta's ban on abortion.

What did our critic think of JESUS, JANE, MOTHER & ME at Pleasance Dome?

An unflinchingly unrelentingly brutal production, a Little Life is not for the faint of heart. But it deserves to be seen nonetheless.

What did our critic think of LUCID at ZOO Playground?

What did our critic think of KATHY AND STELLA SOLVE A MURDER at Summerhall?

Bilal Zafar is natural, easy-going and full of his own brand of chilled out sarcasm. 

What did our critic think of THE MOULD THAT CHANGED THE WORLD at Websters Theatre?

A new show from James featuring his captivating mix of theatre, comedy and music. The remarkable, uplifting and hilarious story of a friendship he made when he was a lonely, unhappy teenager with the scary old lady who lived in the spooky house on his street.

Join rising star Jamie D'Souza as he performs his highly anticipated debut stand-up show about the terrible teen emo band he was in and also his first school crush. He's definitely over it. As seen on Laugh Lessons (BBC3) and Comedy Central At The Fringe (Comedy Central), expect hilarious one liners and horrifically awkward tales of his teenage years.

This new folk musical seeks to explore our heritage and legacy, weaving two parallel stories; one of a crofter and a wandering soldier in the 18th Century, and one of an old pensioner and his carer in the 21st. Land fuses traditional Scottish trad/folk styles with a modern electronic sound to create its compelling soundtrack, performed live by the actor-musician cast of three. Land celebrates compassion and community that transcends shifting cultures, asking that we take a second to re-evaluate our relationships with the earth and our neighbours.

Most people start comedy because they're funny. Very few have a doctor's note saying they can't be. As an autistic person, Ian's expected to have a gift, but with no skill in counting matches, he's settled on comedy.

What did our critic think of FLAT AND THE CURVES at The Stand?

What did our critic think of MORE THAN TRACY TURNBLAD at TheSpace?

What did our critic think of THE HIPPIE SHAKES at Greenside @ Infirmary Street?

What did our critic think of SHEWOLVES at Pleasance Courtyard?

I HATE NEW YORK is a gay-tastic solo debut from self-professed rage-a-holic, Tom DeTrinis, that offers up a non-stop, hilarious litany of grievances. DeTrinis unmasks his singular views on everything from NYC to his huge family to cheese and finally, to himself. DeTrinis is angry and he wants you to know who, what, where, when and why!

What did our critic think of DELICIOUS FRUIT at Pleasance Dome?

A mother keeps pulling her ill son out of school. But is everything as it seems? School Attendance Officer Kelly isn't so sure. A piece about who is telling the truth, how we come to that decision, and whether the truth even exists most of the time. A dark and twisty tale set in the borderlands between love and violence – inspired by real events. Written by Max Dickins (The Man on the Moor, Kin, The Trunk) and directed by five-time Fringe First winner Hannah Eidinow.