Sonali Misra

Huge Big Party Congratulations! to Australian comic Rhys Nicholson, who is newly married and returns to the Fringe with a brilliant stand-up hour, after the success of their 2022 show. Nicholson is the personification of that little voice in our head that says what we truly think, but sometimes must be squashed because of what society deems ‘proper’ or ‘polite’.

Having shot to fame through her impressions of Edinburgh ghost tour guides on social media, Eleanor Morton is back on the Fringe stage in a haunting hour. Morton has one of the cleverest storytelling structures seen in stand-up this Fringe. Her audience is ‘welcomed’ with jabs and thrills from a spooky voice. A toy house stands in a corner, arousing interest. When Morton enters – of course dressed in a white gown with messy hair, holding a candelabrum – we know we’re in for a creepy treat.

Who Rahul Subramanian is – as he proves in his Fringe debut – is an energetic performer with a knack for observational comedy and creating a character that will stay with us long after the show’s over. With appearances on Amazon Prime and Netflix, Subramanian is a household name in India. He has brought his first solo hour to the Fringe with ‘Who Are You?’ to full houses.