The Wee Review | Scotland’s arts and culture magazine

Ashlee Bentley has challenged herself to be less of a ‘Wallflower’, as it seems the contrast of this being her natural state as well as being a stand-up comedian may be getting too ironic! She’s been challenging herself to step out her comfort zone, and seems to be the most pleasantly surprised by the results so far – a fully-funded Fringe debut from winning Magners’ ...

Stuart Goldsmith made the pivot to talking about climate change in his comedy just under five years ago and seems to have never looked back! In the shadow of several heat waves and despite us both having to turn our cameras off, Stuart’s enthusiasm and passion radiates from just...

Someone in a bright purple suit isn’t the most unusual sight at the Fringe, but it’s still a striking image. That’s exactly what came to mind for Edith Alibec, a vision of herself in this getup and with a strange void in her belly. It’s that voi...

‘Turn up with an open mind. Dress code – Lou Bega core.”

You might not have spotted Ollie Horn’s show, “Let’s Listen to Some of Lou Bega’s Other Songs Together for an Hour” in the massive Fringe booklet and there’s a very simple explanation for that – he put it in the music section. That really sums up Horn’s approach to the show; pure chaotic silliness. Fans of mambo ...

“I didn’t think that at points I’d be wearing a ruff, dressed like Henry VIII!”

When does lying about your age start for women? For Davina Bentley, it only appears to have happened as a joke in her fringe promo, before she immediately admits the truth. She isn’t 37, she is 42. With all the expectations and stigma that comes with that decade, Bentley is throwing herself...