3/5 stars
The debut solo stand-up show from Matthew Crosby is a somewhat lightweight affair. Barely checking in at 45 minutes long, Crosby doesn’t seem to have been aiming that high in terms of …

2/5 stars
Mistaking anal pedantry for wit is a common problem in a lot of stand-up comedy at the moment. I think it’s this that annoys me so much about Josh Widdicombe’s new Edinburgh show.
On and …

3/5 stars
The debut solo stand-up show from Matthew Crosby is a somewhat lightweight affair. Barely checking in at 45 minutes long, Crosby doesn’t seem to have been aiming that high in …

4/5 stars
“Hi, I’m Phill Jupitus. You might recognise me from every fucking show on the television channel Dave… for which I apologise.”
After more than a decade of brilliant-yet-safe comedy panel shows, Jupitus has returned to …

4/5 stars
I’m a sucker for a good comedy magic show. Purists might argue that it’s a style taken up by magicians without the skill to take the profession seriously or comedians without the acumen to …

3/5 stars
It’s hard to imagine James Sherwood ever behaving that badly. He’s such a charming, witty and innocent looking individual, I’d be most surprised to discover that in his spare time he enjoys torturing small …

2/5 stars
Steve Pretty has a heck of an anecdote to build his show on. After the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, he was announced as ‘Missing, Presumed Dead’ by the Daily Mail. His mortified friends and …

4/5 stars
“I joined the circus when I was 16″, says Donald, a wild-eyed clown wearing a multi-coloured onesie, smudged make-up and white powdered hair. Donald is one of six roles that Nathan Dean Williams plays …

4/5 stars
The lights are on, but nobody’s home. I’m ashamed to admit that it took me a while to connect the title to the theme of tonight’s show. In essence, the show is an hour …

4/5 stars
It’s hard to avoid the cliché of referring to Sammy J as a nerdy comedian. Famed for his catchy keyboard songs and frequently supported by a cast of puppets, the gangly Australian …

4/5 stars
An utter shambles. That’s the best description I can think of for Tony Law, and it’s also what I really like about him.
I can see how some critics get frustrated by his shows’ …

2/5 stars
A German stand-up comedian? Surely not. Well actually, there is such a thing, and his name is Henning Wehn.
We should all have learnt by now that the Germans have a sense of humour, …

5/5 stars
Imagine a duckling and a kitten sitting in a cloud of candy floss while watching the opening scenes of Up and you’ll have a rough idea of the aww-inducing sweetness of Isy Suttie’s latest …

3/5 stars
“What was Delete the Banjax like?”
“A mess.”
“Basically 45 minutes of them dicking around and about five minutes of actual sketches that went wrong halfway through.”
There’s a certain beauty in shambolic comedy. Any performer worth …