Rich Hall is modern giant in comedy and this is reflected in his ability to fill up the cavernous Music Hall in the Assembly Rooms on George Street.

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5 people in a room. They want to create a political party, but they don’t know what their ideals stand for. They want to change the world, but that just might be a bit more difficult than they anticipated.

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There is something glaringly wrong with the title of this Fringe show as it should really be an audience with John Smeaton, his press manager, his comedy sidekick, a front row full of infamous Sun newspaper journalists and editors (with many a planted question), two photographers, reporters and an absurd number of latecomers who have been lured in with a free ticket on the door.

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Promising so much but giving so little, Love Machines is a massive disappointment. With precious few exceptions, this is scene after unimpressive scene of witless faff.

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n order to stand out from the countless thousands of acts at the Edinburgh Fringe you need something, be it a concept or theme, that leaps out at the page.

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There are quite a number of Irish stand up comedians at any given Fringe, and they all seem to moan about everything.

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The beautiful and charming Ali McGregor, star of opera Burlesque and festival must La Clique, returns to the Fringe and she is bringing some friends.

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For those who, one week in to the Fringe, are already exhausted from pushing past the bustling crowds and avoiding people constantly trying to jam a flyer into your hand, you would do well do book a ticket for Cocktails with Coward.

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‘Gentlemen…’ Jane Austen, aka Rebecca Vaughan, starts with to an audience where men are a clear minority… ‘We certainly do not forget you as soon as you forget us. It is, perhaps, our fate rather than our merit. We cannot help ourselves. We live at home, quiet, confined, and our feelings prey upon us’.

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It is refreshing to go into a stand up comedian and hear him being so honest about everything. Comedians tend to over exaggerate stories, or make up stuff up for the benefit of laughs, but with Des Bishop you have the feeling that every word that comes out of his mouth is true.

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