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MY FIRST impression of Darryl J. Carrington was that I desperately wanted his classic, chocolate-brown Adidas tracksuit. My lasting impression was that if I could conjure up a smidgeon of the joy...

In 2013 American radio DJ Dayna Steele had her life thrown upside down when her mum was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. There had been signs, but she hadn’t read them. And now she...

Is this the most carbonated comedy at the Fringe this year? Probably. Because Mexican-American comedian Lara Ricote unleashes more fizz in an hour than the nearest Irn Bru production line. How to...

The Irish comedian Aidan Greene has a stammer. It’s noticeable but not debilitating (at least onstage; he tells us it’s much worse in real life). It has certainly not stopped him from...

No show has more audience involvement than Showstopper, and no one likes to be the centre of attention more than a child. This show allows your child to create their very own...

Does Cameron Crowe’s 1989 romantic comedy Say Anything have much traction in 2026? Does its hero, American rebel kickboxer Lloyd Dobler, the teenager played by John Cusack, who doesn’t want to buy...

Silent clown Darryl Carrington has two shows at the Fringe - Tennish - for adults and Out of the Box, for children and families. He tells Entertainment Now why one of his...

Ed Night wastes no time establishing his tone. He walks on stage with a crutch from an accident that happened weeks before the fringe started, and naturally, decides to make it everyone’s problem. The jokes were like...

Colourful and unapologetically flamboyant, Kaye’s cabaret is less a performance and more a sparkling collision of stand-up, live music and social commentary.   Kaye moves confidently between serious debate and deliberately provocative humour, tackling everything...