Month: August 2012

This was the first time I had seen Pete Firman perform at Edinburgh's Festival Fringe. After the first quarter of his show, I was mind-blown by the tricks and stunts he pulled. Involving members of the audience and comparing himself to Rocky was brilliant! Arriving on stage with a cheap wand, he shouts to the audience “do you want to see magic? *BOOM* magic!”. Pete's talent isn't only magic, he […]

Many comics have become successful from being apart of the Comedy Zone (Russel Kane, Russell Howard, Al Murray and Dave Gorman), however, make room for some fresh, young talent! Out of the 4 comedians who performed on the night, Ahir Shah completed the night and made it worth while. He takes to the stage with great confidence and more hyper than a child surrounded with sweets. Set in the Pleasance […]

He talks about his career as a police officer and asks the audience "Can a riot be predicted?", which he answers towards the end of the show. Ex-cop Alfie entertains the audience with stories of the London Riots and comparing them experiences he has had at other riots. Alfie is a confident comedian and is a very friendly bloke however I cannot see him performing at bigger events than the […]

The show gives you a flavour of new acts and starts off with charming and confident ’Tom Toal’. Tom seems to be the naughty kid of the class out of the other 2 performers. He talks about chat-up lines and asks many members of the audience what makes them ’whoop’. Some of his jokes fall down and seem unrehearsed, but hes very confident and enjoys interacting with the audience by […]