Ashley Davies

Ashley Davies has been at large around the Fringe and found four-star comedy gems galore – from beautifully drawn and performed character acts by Freddie Meredith and Rachel Fairburn, to Crybabies' gob-smackingly ambitious sketches and Britney's near telepathically in-sync double act.

In her Fringe diary Ashley Davies reflects on the Fringe performers getting support from their pets and grief from their audiences

Our latest batch of Fringe comedy reviews includes a devastatingly funny guide to dating culture, an artful stand-up masterpiece, and a desperate bunch of manosphere casualties.

The laughs come easy in Fringe veteran Stuart Goldsmith's latest climate emergency themed show but the stark underlying message goes hard. It's the four-star best of the bunch among our latest round-up of comedy reviews.

From a literary spin through a failed relationship and an SNL UK writer reflecting on past insecurities, to a show about why we should be a bit more like dogs, this year’s Fringe is full of comedians taking stock of their lives in funny and revealing ways, writes Ashley Davies

Rosco McClelland is rapidly maturing into one of Scotland's best storytellers, while Matt Telford is pitch-perfect as the Iron Lady in daft drag musical Margaret Thatcher Queen of Hollywood and Steffan Alun's laugh-heavy hour lands like a warm hug.

Our latest batch of Fringe comedy reviews includes a high-tempo blast of hyperactive charm, some thoughts of doom turned into comedy gold, and a supremely witty intellectual bruiser.

The acclaimed comic tells Ashley Davies of the crazy stunts, celebrity stories and surprises in store at Stables night

Star tells Ashley Davies why this is the right moment to get back to being funny on stage

ICE Age mammoths going head-to-head with sabre-toothed big cats! Giant dinosaurs squaring up against each other