Reviews & features: Brian Donaldson
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5 star shows
Jonny Sweet
4 star shows
Kim Noble
(27 Aug 2009)
Unfettered lunacy?- Jon Richardson (24 Aug 2009)
Very funny anecdotes - William Andrews (24 Aug 2009)
A techno treat and funnybone fondling fiesta - Tim Key (20 Aug 2009)
Poetry corner gets kind of busy - A Betrayal of Penguins (18 Aug 2009)
Penguin-based humour has never seemed such fun - Kevin Bridges (18 Aug 2009)
Scotland’s rising star strikes on his Fringe debut - Jamie Kilstein (18 Aug 2009)
US political comic veers away from obvious targets - David O'Doherty (18 Aug 2009)
Last year’s if.comedy winner consolidates - Andrew O’Neill (18 Aug 2009)
Fast-talking, endlessly informative and inventive - Colin Hoult (11 Aug 2009)
Monstrously funny - Dan Antopolski (11 Aug 2009)
Daring comedy and the odd rap - Paul Foot: By the Yard (10 Aug 2009)
What a comedic meltdown looks a lot like - George Ryegold (10 Aug 2009)
Bloody fare with a rash of silver linings - Party (10 Aug 2009)
Thrusting politicos, talented comics - Richard Herring: Hitler Moustache (10 Aug 2009)
Reclaiming symbols and raising standards
3 star shows
- Colm O'Regan
(24 Aug 2009)
An effortless talent abounding - Kent Valentine (24 Aug 2009)
Pleasingly energetic - Sean Hughes (24 Aug 2009)
Sex, anti-depressants and rock’n’roll - Jon Holmes (23 Aug 2009)
Safe and silly hour of rock’n’roll nostalgia - Laura Solon (23 Aug 2009)
Impressive but patchy follow-up to almighty glory - Scott Agnew (21 Aug 2009)
Award-winning stand-up with a debut which just about delivers - Stephen Carlin (19 Aug 2009)
A fierce invention at play - The List Operators (19 Aug 2009)
Enthusiastic and frantic hosts rip through their material - The Funeralogues (19 Aug 2009)
Gently comic with genuine poignancy - Tom Craine (18 Aug 2009)
One of life’s worriers - Edward Aczel (18 Aug 2009)
The dry meanderings of a new kind of comic - Brian Gittins (18 Aug 2009)
Largely satisfying - Isma Almas (16 Aug 2009)
Streams of gags keep this hour ticking over - Long Tooth (12 Aug 2009)
Comedy that proves both outrageous and dark - Bristol Revunions: We Made a Funny (11 Aug 2009)
A hit and miss of student sketches - Thankless Child (11 Aug 2009)
Amusing tales are found amongst the wackiness - Janeane Garofalo (10 Aug 2009)
Hack material just about given the right twist - Cardinal Burns (10 Aug 2009)
Turkish delights amid the prop failure - Celia Pacquola (10 Aug 2009)
Laughing it up with a messed-up stand-up - Daniel Sloss: Teenage Kicks (10 Aug 2009)
Teaching the older generation a thing or two
2 star shows
- Jim Smallman
(24 Aug 2009)
Barely a punchline that registers - Joey Page (23 Aug 2009)
A distinctive voice that belongs to someone else - Susan Harrison (19 Aug 2009)
The writing and chosen subjects let her down badly - Harbingers (19 Aug 2009)
Unable to rein their natural exuberance into anything remotely amusing - Mike Wozniak (18 Aug 2009)
Strained face-pulling and intentionally bad impersonations - Comedy Bitch (18 Aug 2009)
Don’t lift the bar high enough - Alex Maple (18 Aug 2009)
The exit doors become an ever appealing prospect - Mick Ferry: Comedy Final (12 Aug 2009)
Split personalities telling the same jokes - Tiernan Douieb (11 Aug 2009)
Unthreatening, inoffensive stand-up that also lacks a punch line
