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The unique nature of the live comedy sector must no longer be ignored by Government to allow it to be properly considered for funding alongside other creative industries. The recommendation from the...

Caitriona’s low-energy, deadpan delivery is a welcome break from the hustle and bustle of the Fringe. For 50 minutes she talks about her apocalyptic dread, using obscure historical events to contextualise her...

Barry Ferns takes storytelling to the next level with his new show.   Ferns, formally known as Lionel Richie for seven years, commands the room at Just The Tonic as he tells stories of his previous Fringe shows and origin story as a comedian.  Ferns guides...

Just see this. Honestly, that’s all I want to say. I’m grateful I went into this show blind – and that’s my recommendation to anyone reading this. What I say next might...

It is not unheard of for a well established comic to return to the Fringe, hoping to soft-launch reliving the halcyon days of their early careers. Tickets will sell, audiences will arrive,...

The world is changing, and Ria Lina is not letting it fly without comment. There are big changes in her life both in the larger political sphere and in her closer personal...

Her Raving Mind follows Elektra as she navigates therapy after experiencing domestic abuse from her mother and husband. This is a show inspired by writer Fenia Gianni’s personal experience and other survivor’s...

THE cringe factor in this show is excruciating and while that gave it its strongest moments, it also – for me at least – made it a somewhat uncomfortable hour. I think...

In last year's Fringe a tabloid newspaper announced that Lorna Rose Treen ‘killed comedy’. This year Lorna sets her sights on killing theatre with her character driven sketch show. Set in an...