2024 Edinburgh Comedy Award Winners - August 2024 August 31st, 2024

There are several comedy awards and competitions in Edinburgh. Here is a list of the winners.   The 2024 On the Mic Comedy Awards No award show. No prizes. Just our favourite shows from the Edinburgh Fringe.   Best Free Show – Open to any solo show that is free entry without option to book, reserve […]

All Our 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Reviews - August 2024 August 31st, 2024

Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows ★★★★★ Alex Kitson: Must I Paint You a Picture? ★★★ Barbaren Barbies: A Wild Women Circus ★★★★ Becky Fury: Great British C*nts ★★★★ Chelsea Birkby: This is Life, Cheeky Cheeky ★★★ Derek Mitchell: Double Dutch ★★★ Dizney in Drag: Once Upon a Parody ★★★★ Dr Jo […]

More Reviews Are In! - August 2024 August 9th, 2024

Alex Kitson: Must I Paint You a Picture? ★★★ Derek Mitchell: Double Dutch ★★★ Dizney in Drag: Once Upon a Parody ★★★★ Elf Lyons: Horses ★★★★★ Elvis McGonagall: Gin & Catatonic? ★★★ Gearóid Farrelly: Gearóid Rage ★★★ Grubby Little Mitts: Eyes Closed, Mouths Open ★★★★★ Jo Caulfield Pearls Before Swine ★★★★ Jojo Sutherland, I Wish […]

Grubby Little Mitts: Road Closed, Lost Props, Bad Back, Power Loss, Bladder Open - August 2024 August 5th, 2024

Recorded live from the Assembly Club Bar in Edinburgh, Martin Walker talks to Rosie Nicholls and Sullivan Brown – the sketch comics Grubby Little Mitts. Sometimes when it feels like everything is going wrong, its because it is. Recorded on an iPhone, because rather fittingly, the mic wasn’t working. The Grubbs Linktree HERE The Grubbs Profile […]

On the Mic Picks: Marjolein Robertson - August 2024 August 2nd, 2024

Day 100 of 100 shows in a 100 days. On the Mic is counting down to the 02 August – the launch of the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 100 shows in a 100 days.   The show… Marjolein Robertson: O The blurb… “Marjolein explores her own body and mythology, through the subject of menstrual health, […]

On the Mic Picks: Mark Thomas - August 2024 August 1st, 2024

Day 99 of 100 shows in a 100 days. On the Mic is counting down to the 02 August – the launch of the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 100 shows in a 100 days.   The show… Mark Thomas: Gaffa Tapes The blurb… “Mark’s now famous mix of stand up, theatre, journalism and the odd […]

On the Mic Picks: Elf Lyons - July 2024 July 30th, 2024

Day 98 of 100 shows in a 100 days. On the Mic is counting down to the 02 August – the launch of the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 100 shows in a 100 days.   The show… Elf Lyons: Horses The blurb… “Expect mime, stand-up, clown pieces and shadow puppetry all performed by Treacle, the horse… […]

On the Mic Picks: James Barr - July 2024 July 29th, 2024

Day 97 of 100 shows in a 100 days. On the Mic is counting down to the 02 August – the launch of the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 100 shows in a 100 days.   The show… James Barr: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex To My Mum) The blurb… “In his raw […]

On the Mic Picks: Bex Turner - July 2024 July 28th, 2024

Day 96 of 100 shows in a 100 days. On the Mic is counting down to the 02 August – the launch of the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 100 shows in a 100 days.   The show… Bex Turner: Bexual Healing The blurb… “A fictional retrospective of neurodivergent love stories through the decades, featuring the […]

On the Mic Picks: Rachel Kaly - July 2024 July 27th, 2024

Day 95 of 100 shows in a 100 days. On the Mic is counting down to the 02 August – the launch of the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 100 shows in a 100 days.   The show… Rachel Kaly: Hospital Hour The blurb… “Rachel takes her father to task for the various traumatic ways he […]