“The Ice Hole: A Cardboard Comedy” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023

**** (out of 5) Olivier Martin-Salvan and Pierre Guillois would’ve been movie stars in the silent era a century ago. They evoke more than a …

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Philipp Kostelecky: “Daddy’s Home” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023

*** 1/2 (out of 5) At 25, Philipp Kostelecky still looks like the villain in a high-school basketball movie. That might be the Austrian in …

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André de Freitas: “What If” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023

*** 1/2 (out of 5) André de Freitas jokes about being Portugal’s biggest export since cork. Then again, did you even know about Portuguese cork? …

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“Stamptown Comedy Night” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023

**** 1/2 (out of 5) The Fringe boasts several late-night showcases around Edinburgh where comedy fans can find stand-up, burlesque or some combination of the …

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Paddy Young: “Hungry, Horny, Scared” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023

**** (out of 5) Hungry. Horny. Scared. But enough about the walrus that showed up in Paddy Young’s hometown to epically greet his fellow Northerners …

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Liam Withnail: “Chronic Boom” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023

**** (out of 5) Liam Withnail’s Fringe show last year revolved around the embarrassing moment when he ran the London marathon only to shit his …

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