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Nov 21, 2024 | 
entertainment-now.com | Kate Copstick
A good malt whisky is the gift that keeps on giving. Imagine a olefactory kaleidoscope playing on your tongue, in your nose and, sometimes, seemingly, even in your ears. This is more than a taste. This is a developing experience for your head. Can you tell I am a bit of a fan ? To be honest, I am a devout Islay girl, so the Speyside labelling wasn’t exciting for me. However. Glenallachie’s signature malt – Meikle Toir – is peated and punchy and altogether pretty impressive.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
entertainment-now.com | Kate Copstick
Given the nature of this trio of cocktails in their classier than usual little cans, I get my girly head on and tune into Strictly, who are having a gorgeous glitterfest in Blackpool. My co-taster, Ricardo, and I have nibbles and proper cocktail glasses poised and pour the Pink Grapefruit Gin Fizz first. 8%. It is very pink and quite bitter. Next is the Raspberry Cosmo 10%. There is a very definite hint of cough mixture here, Or maybe cheap raspberry cordial which someone has forgotten to dilute.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
scotsman.com | Kate Copstick |Ashley Davies |Jay Richardson
A deliciously joke-dense and insightful show about nuerodivergence, an intriguing Fringe debut from a hopeless romantic, and a joyous singalong masterclass in audience control are among the highlights in our latest round-up of Fringe comedy reviewsStuart Laws Has to Be Joking? ★★★★Monkey Barrel - The Hive (Venue 313) until 25 AugustHow do you embark upon a healthy and fulfilling relationship when you don’t understand why you behave and react the way you do?
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
scotsman.com | Ashley Davies |Jay Richardson |Kate Copstick
Our latest batch of Fringe comedy reviews includes an overwhemingly successful reinvention from an erstwhile character comic, a seasoned stand-up on barnstorming form, and a delightful storytelling show about the difficulties of making meaningful day-to-day connections Colin Hoult: Colin ★★★★ Pleasance Courtyard (Cabaret Bar) (Venue 33) until 25 August Having bid farewell to his excitable thespian character Anna Mann in order to perform as himself, Colin Hoult has created an uproariously...
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
scotsman.com | Jay Richardson |Claire Smith |Kate Copstick
In our latest batch of Fringe comedy reviews, you’ll find a frequently hilarious representation of deluded manhood, a garrulously charming comic with lots of potential, and a camply energetic celebration of reality televisionNic Sampson: Yellow Power Ranger ★★★★Assembly Roxy (Outside) (Venue 139) until 25 AugustKiwi comic Nic Sampson crafted a cult hit with his 2022 Fringe debut based on the weird and wonderful details of the 1904 Olympic marathon.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
entertainment-now.com | Kate Copstick
Watching this show is an extraordinary experience. Joy rolls off the tiny stage in great waves and every dopamine receptor in your system dances to the beat. Yes-Ya-Yebo is an hour that goes straight to your heart. Performed by a group of young South Africans, who have been part of the ongoing work of of the Imibala Trust, who work with children from the most impoverished townships there. One of their programmes is Creative and Performing Arts and this cast have come through that.
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Aug 18, 2024 | 
entertainment-now.com | Kate Copstick
Maybe it was those pesky reviewers to blame all along. Maybe we just ran out of words to describe funny and clutched at narrative as a way to keep ourselves feeling smart and relevant. Maybe it makes us look more impressive if we can see the ‘meta’ and the ‘pain’ and the ‘bravery’ and the ‘coming to terms’ in a show. Maybe if PRs and Editors and Promoters weren’t so keen on an easy hook to sell a show or garner readers through a catchy headline.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
scotsman.com | Kate Copstick |David Hepburn |Jay Richardson
Our latest batch of Fringe comedy reviews includes an elegantly crafted hour of Russian stand-up, some wild improv, a very brave and honest account of domestic abuse, and an unlikely cult leaderMaria Fedulova: Russian. Mafia. Family. ★★★★ Hootenannies @ The Apex (Hoot 4) (Venue 108) until 26 AugustA late-night gem of a show this, tucked away on the Grassmarket, Maria Fedulova's Fringe debut expertly steers a path between truth and myth for a rich hour of storytelling.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
scotsman.com | Ashley Davies |David Hepburn |Jay Richardson |Kate Copstick
Our latest batch of Fringe comedy reviews includes a fiercely personal story with musical interludes, an uncompromising and very funny expression of self, and tales of trauma delivered with infectious urgency Riki Lindhome: Dead Inside ★★★★ Pleasance Courtyard (venue 33) until 25 August Best known as half of American comedy folk duo Garfunkel and Oates, who specialise in pleasingly filthy viral songs, Emmy-nominated Riki Lindhome has chosen Edinburgh to premiere her new solo show – a fiercely...
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
scotsman.com | Jay Richardson |Kate Copstick
Our latest batch of comedy reviews includes a brutally candid and funny Fringe debut, a perfectly crafted hour from a cult comedy legend, and a first-rate joke writer with a bleak sensibility Hannah Platt: Defence Mechanism ★★★★ Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) (Venue 33) until 25 August Unsparing in its candour yet often brutally funny, Hannah Platt's Fringe debut is a supremely accomplished example of how to reconstitute deep, personal trauma into punchy, affecting stand-up, a solid primer...
