Kirsten Waller

Sep 9, 2024 | theweereview.com | Kirsten Waller

Adam Hills has a reputation as one of the kindest stand-ups currently working – and it’s fair to say this is well deserved. His latest Fringe show does an excellent job of demonstrating how one can tell jokes that court controversy without ever punching down. Basic respect for the subjects of your jokes doesn’t need to remove any of the comedy – in Hills’ extremely skilled and experienced hands, it only removes the cruelty.

Sep 9, 2024 | theweereview.com | Kirsten Waller

Andrew Maxwell has the reputation of a brilliantly acerbic tongue, which he has used to great effect against many of the world’s most stupid and ridiculous injustices. Having recently turned 50, Maxwell appears to have mellowed a little, with the confidence to take the pace of his show a little slower, a little less cut-throat. Don’t be entirely fooled – the sharpness of his wit and the clarity of comedic rage can still be turned on with barely a moments notice.

Aug 26, 2024 | theweereview.com | Kirsten Waller

One thing that remains an evergreen joy at the Fringe is discovering a play, a person or a company that you can’t believe isn’t better known, more on people’s lips – and Spruce Moose Comedy deserve to be on everyone’s lips. Their show is just under an hour of lighthearted, riotous escapism, of which it is not possible to walk out without a piratical bounce to your step.

Aug 25, 2024 | theweereview.com | Kirsten Waller

This is not, as the title suggests, a solo show (one that, incidentally, Zetina sold out at the Glasgow Comedy Festival in March). Rather it is a mixed bill of comedians, with the aim of exploring the darker, messier side of the Fringe and life in general. Consciously edgy shows are a staple of Edinburgh, but what feels less usual to witness is the amount of love and support that the performers here have for each other.

Aug 25, 2024 | theweereview.com | Kirsten Waller

The revisiting of 00’s celebrity culture – especially relating to women – is everywhere at the moment, and not in a way that casts the period in any kind of favourable light. Megan Prescott – who first rose to fame as Katie Fitch in Skins –  has taken her own unique experience as a child star who came of age in the spotlight, and combined it with her considerable talent as a writer, director and actress. The result is blistering, brilliant and at times hard to watch.