The stand-up sheds light on his cancer diagnosis, which has given him new perspective on life
French’s show has the charm and charisma to turn the slightest of incidents into 24-carat gossipy gold
The comedian’s latest show is pithy, pacey and performed with casual aplomb
Birbiglia has a sublime lightness of touch, gliding seamlessly from anecdote to anecdote. Dive into this virtuoso performance and enjoy
It was only the eighth stand-up gig by the Father Ted co-creator and trans rights movement critic... and it showed
Norcott is very much the acceptable face of right-of-centre comedy
Even the simplest of life’s irritants make for hilarious listening from the finicky comic
The New York cabaret darling’s show knits together The Smiths and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
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The starman weaves in and out of the narrative like a spectral presence
This year Petts has reinvented herself as a tougher, more brutal comedian... supposedly
The breakout star of last year’s Fringe has funny bones under his impressive muscles
Treen’s show, Skin Pigeon, will be a frontrunner for the festival’s big comedy awards later this month
A characteristically raw account of fatherhood from an angry young comedian
This is a set that is funnier and more compelling than anything he has created before
This wry and thoughtful set confirms that her impressive Edinburgh debut was no fluke
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Skinner’s set, as ever, is ribald but immaculately constructed
This bonkers show riffs on the world of children’s entertainers
This is an appealingly unusual show from an appealingly unusual performer
Our critics pick 20 of the must-see shows for those travelling north of the border for the world’s biggest this summer