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Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: Bob Downe has made a welcome return to the fringe after an absence of four years, and exploding onto the stage in a blue tracksuit it really is hard not to draw comparisons to Sue Sylvester from Glee, the only difference is his golden glow tan and his exuberantly camp persona [...]

Reviewer: Jeremy Slatham The Public Reviews Rating: In a ‘fringe’ festival that seems to be getting taken over by the mainstream heavy weight comedians of the world, Munrow finds himself in a small 40-seater venue just off the top of the royal mile. And Munrow doesn’t fail to impress. With a small audience for his opening preview he [...]

Reviewer: Ruth Lovett The Public Reviews Rating: Joly is well known for his TV series Trigger Happy TV which was a spoof hidden camera show which saw Joly and Co crawling across pelican crossings dressed as a giant snail, giant grey squirrels making random appearances and of course, the Nokia ring tone sketch with Joly and a giant [...]

Writer: Mark Thomas Reviewer: Paul Downham The Public Reviews Rating: This 2 hour show sees Mark Thomas recounting many of the experiences he encountered whilst undertaking a ramble in the Middle East where in 2010 he walked the entire length of the Israeli Separation Barrier crossing between the Israeli and Palestinian sides. A journey of 723km taking around [...]

Described as the funny Derren Brown, internationally acclaimed mentalist Doug Segal is completing his current UK tour with a run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of The Laughing Horse Free Festival. Catherine Love caught up with him to talk about his unique blend of mind reading, comedy and audience interaction. How did you [...]

Writers: Gary Morris, Martin Pemberton, Steve Royle and Andrew Wilson Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: Slaughterhouse Live have an unconventional way of telling jokes. Instead of just being the end of a tale punchlines are represented by characters or become the climax to a sketch. This approach may be more suitable for television than the stage [...]

Reviewer: Ian Winterton The Public Reviews Rating: “Gilbert!” shouts some wag in the audience the second Greg Davies walks on stage, in reference to Mr. Gilbert, the teacher he plays in Channel 4’s The Inbetweeners. Whether or not Davies somewhat unbelievable assertion that no-one has ever done that to him before at a gig, the truth is that, [...]

Reviewer: Jo Beggs The Public Reviews Rating: Rob Rouse has moved to the country. It’s the new parents thing about the kids growing up in the fresh air. But its brought out the animal in him. Ex geography teacher Rouse says he ‘fell into comedy’ and its easy to see why. His easy, warm manner, his propensity to [...]