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Stuart Goldsmith: “Canary” at Edinburgh Fringe 2026 (opens the original)
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ “My position on Bristol is clear: I love multiculturalism and hate air balloons.” A Bristol native and host of The Comedian’s Comedian podcast (no relation), Goldsmith notes how seeing England for above takes the wind out of the sails for any anti-immigration arguments, simply by revealing how much empty …
Tom Cashman: “NPC (Nearly Proficient Comedian)” at Edinburgh Fringe 2026 (opens the original)
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⭐⭐⭐⭐½ Tom Cashman asks for audience prompts beforehand to offer encouraging words, but the truth is, the Australian comedian and co-host of that nation’s Down Under edition of Taskmaster doesn’t need any hyping. He’s already obsessively energetic in both his preparation and performance, which translates into a buzzy hour of …
Chelsea Birkby: “Is In Full Control The Entire Time” at Edinburgh Fringe 2026 (opens the original)
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⭐⭐⭐½ “Either magic is real, or free will isn’t,” Chelsea Birkby says, “and that’s what we’ll be tackling tonight.” Does Birkby exert full control, or does she merely want us to know what lengths she will or will not go to to keep us in the palm of her hands …
Amelia Hamilton: “Moral Support” at Edinburgh Fringe 2026 (opens the original)
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amelia Hamilton unintentionally may get a bad rap for being known as a rapper. Hamilton serves up rhymes to beats, certainly, but looking around at the audience, it’s difficult to get past the notion that more than a few seem confused to find themselves at a comedy show that …
Jenny Gorelick: “SORRY” at Edinburgh Fringe 2026 (opens the original)
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Grinding is my love language.” She’s joking about growing up a Jersey girl, but Jenny Gorelick could just as easily be describing how hard she hustles, personally and professionally, in her attempts to find love and commercial comedy success. Gorelick might apologize to every man she’s ever dated for …
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