Jay Richardson
Comedy and arts critic
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Stuart Laws Has to Be Joking?

Fringe comedy reviews: Stuart Laws Has to Be Joking? + more

Catherine Bohart: Again, With Feelings

Catherine Bohart, Fringe review - 'Frequently, cynically, hilarious'

Rosco McClelland: Sudden Death

Rosco McClelland: Sudden Death Edinburgh Fringe review

Olga Koch

Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews: Olga Koch | Micky Overman + more

Abi Clarke: (Role) Model

Edinburgh Fringe Comedy reviews: Abi Clarke | Reuben Kaye + more...

Josephine Lacey

Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews: Josephine Lacey | Anna Akana + more

Colin Hoult: Colin

Fringe comedy reviews: Colin Hoult | Damien Power + more

Nic Sampson: Yellow Power Ranger

Fringe comedy reviews: Nic Sampson: Yellow Power Ranger + more

Jordan Brookes: Fontanelle

Fringe comedy reviews: Jordan Brookes: Fontanelle + more

Takashi Wakasugi at the Edinburgh Fringe

Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews: Takashi Wakasugi | Furiozo

Maria Fedulova: Russian. Mafia. Family.

Fringe comedy reviews: Maria Fedulova: Russian. Mafia. Family. + more

Riki Lindhome: Dead Inside

Fringe comedy reviews: Riki Lindhome: Dead Inside + more

Amy Annette in Thick Skin

Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews: Ed Night | Richard Duffy and more

Susie McCabe: Merchant of Menace

Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews: Susie McCabe | Lou Taylor and more

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Hannah Platt: Defence Mechanism

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Alice Snedden: Highly Credible

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Ania Magliano: Forgive Me Father

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Chloe Petts: How You See Me, How You Don’t

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Chris Cantrill: Easily Swayed

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Joe Kent-Walters on his 'scary' alter ego Frankie Monroe

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Kanan Gill: What Is This?

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Pierre Novellie: Must We?

Is neurodivergence actually the norm in stand-up?

Jin Hao Li: Swimming in a Submarine

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Alfie Packham: My Gift to You

The Edinburgh Fringe comedians paying tribute to their mums

Kevin James Doyle: After Endgame

Can chess be funny? These Edinburgh Fringe comedians think it can