Reviews & features: Carmody Wilson

Olivia Neville has got a rich cache of characters and uses her talents well, but one can't help but feel that she's wasted an opportunity here to really lampoon Lancashire. The title of the show suggests something other than the amusing sketches she…

A brilliant mix of high comedy, astonishing musicianship and a touch of romance, Pluck give us a re-imagined telling of the musicians who stayed behind on the Titanic in spite of a strange intruder, string rivalry, and well, the obvious sinking of the…

An early move to Ireland from New York was probably the best thing to happen to Bishop's career as his routine is full of fond pokes and jibes at the people of the Emerald Isle. Less well done are his recoveries from unexpected audience banter and the…

Based on the negativity of the nightly news, Black's show gives thanks for the pallor of British holidaymakers and offers advice on how to seduce a girl from Somerset. His delivery is embittered but askance and his punchlines are as world-weary as you'd…

A simple premise of topical worries fill out a set that feels more like a catch-up with a funny pal than an hour of stand-up with a complete stranger. Revell's easy, conversational opening belies the raging tirades that make up the latter half, and for…

There's a local theme to this show with Toulson waxing comedic on the merits of Scottish soldiers and performing a 'Scot Off' competition with the audience. It's lucky he owns up to his less than stellar impersonations, and he more than makes up for…

Beginning with a song and spiel about early career goals, Suttie takes her crazily well-crafted characters and choruses to their hilarious musical conclusion and has a grateful audience laughing all the way. A particular highlight is Suttie's…

Playing anthropomorphised pets, the duo of Haverstock and Gold weave a funny tale of new relationships, hissy fits and dog breath. Mimi’s (the cat) world is turned on its head when Howard (the pooch) and his master Nick move into her mistress Jane’s…

Crazed musical energy makes Hill’s comedy infectious, and smarty-pants audience interaction makes it hilarious; some of the funniest bits come from his savaging of hapless crowd members who refused to answer his questions. Whether it’s memories from a…

Using her voice and body movements to play eight characters is just one of the interesting feats of McLennan’s performance. Good timing, simple story structure and comic instincts are others as she takes us through the agonies and ecstasies of preparing…

How funny is observational comedy with a Finnish accent? Very funny, actually. With comedy so low-key and off-the-wall it comes right out of nowhere, his style is decidedly un-energetic, but with a priceless delivery. Leikola is a Scandinavian Mitch…

Holding a teddy bear aloft, Marx says, ‘I’ve got a new rape joke,’ and then proceeds to cast aspersions on little people, religious fanatics and his poor girlfriend, nicknamed ‘Elbow Face’. Scapegoating the bear when his more offside jokes fail to…

As far as Australian accents go, Larah Bross has got one of the best. Add to this Russian, New Jersey, and downtown Montreal, and you’ve got the basis for some desperate and down-and-out alcoholics living it up in Scotland. Bross takes broad…

Standing alone on stage amid the heart-rending cries of Kate Bush, Flynn clutches a comic from her childhood and encourages the audience to embrace her time-travelling adventures. Full of anecdotes about growing up in rural Ireland, she lampoons sham…

Deering giggles a lot during his own set, and it’s no wonder: he’s a funny man. His offbeat mix of late-night-presenter and cheeky teenager pushed all the right buttons. The best parts were the musical interludes with manic, sonic panic delivered with a…