Sonali Misra
@MisraSonali
Sonali Misra (she/her) is an award-winning Indian author and PhD Researcher in Publishing Studies. Her short stories and personal essays can be found in British, Canadian and Indian anthologies and at The National Library of Scotland. Her debut nonfiction, 21 Fantastic Failures: and what their stories teach us, was released in 2020. When she is not writing or researching, she enjoys watching stand-up comedy and drag shows and is thus happily reviewing them during Fringe.
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In Everglade Studio
A vivd mix of comedy and discomfort, snappy dialogue, and toe-tapping original music make for an intriguing watch
Rhys James: Spilt Milk
With such a high ratio of laughs per minute, there will be no crying over this ‘Spilt Milk’ – unless it’s tears of laughter
La Clique
Experience every shade of cabaret brilliance at this outlandish and beautiful circus
BATSU!
Game show in the style of Japanese ‘penalty games’, our lives were incomplete before this perfect late-night Fringe pick
Biswa Kalyan Rath: Live
Equal-opportunity hater/Indian comic makes his debut at the Fringe with an experimental crowd-work show
Comedians’ DJ Battles
Fun battle among comedians-turned-DJs is an ideal late-night event
Urooj Ashfaq: Oh No!
Physical gags, goofy humour, and roaring audience engagement, all packaged in an animated and loveable stage persona
Sikisa: Hear Me Out
Come for the comedy, and stay for the cheeky humour, reveals, and dance
Celya AB: Second Rodeo
Sophomore show has a blistering first half, yet slightly falls away in the second
Sofie Hagen: Banglord
Commanding stage presence and quick wit that would make anyone decry democracy and welcome Hagen as our benevolent dictator/banglord
Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel
The improv experts are back at Fringe and will have you doubling over in laughter, whether you’re a Jane Austen fan or not.
Monét X Change: Life be Lifein’
A clever act in combining Monét’s key skills – drag, comedy and song – to share her story with us in a heartfelt way
Sapan Verma: Shame On Me
Notable Indian comic navigates the lines between internet fame and the fear of retaliation in his home country
Gyles Brandreth Can’t Stop Talking!
Nostalgia and humour wrapped in amusing – if very British – storytelling
Stuart McPherson: The Peesh
Clever use of a ‘boys-gone-wild’ tale in the service of a routine of sensitivity and frank vulnerability
James Roque: Badong
A promising solo debut beautifully combining anecdotes, physical gags and a multimedia approach
Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa: Monsoon Season
Fascinating snapshot of the ‘historically accurate’ Jesus-lookalike’s life in Sri Lanka, US and the UK
Harriet Kemsley: Honeysuckle Island
A combination of endearing awkwardness, risqué humour, and physical gags in a show about motherhood
Rhys Nicholson – Rhys! Rhys! Rhys!
Nicholson could regale the audience for hours with their appetite for drama
Simon Brodkin: Screwed Up
Promising first half interrupted by an uncomfortable throwaway joke that pulls down the rest of the show
Jazz Emu: You Shouldn’t Have
Combining comedy and music to laugh and vibe to in a wonderfully odd show
Alison Spittle: Wet
Clever writing backed by an endearing stage presence in a show you grin and nod along to
Vir Das: Wanted
Powerful storytelling meets hoot-worthy humour in this brilliantly crafted show about loving your country even if it doesn’t always love you back
Rajiv Karia: Gallivant
Karia takes to the stage with confidence and charisma but neither can save a mishmash of a script