Reviews

London Is Funny

’10 Comics to look out for in 2011′

PRESS for the 2011 Edinburgh show ‘The Fudge Shop’:

‘Tremendous fun…it’s stuff like this that makes the Fringe great’
***** Three Weeks

‘A true Fringe oddity, charming, silly, and packed full of laughs’
**** Fringe Guru

PRESS for the 2010 Edinburgh show ‘The Ordeal of Dr Ryegold’:

‘Leaving no line uncrossed, Ryegold’s horrifying impropriety is countered by his stunning grasp of language – he produces the most poetic bigotry you are ever likely to hear.’
**** Fest

‘Developing into a character of depth, Toby Williams’ deliciously dark creation Doctor Ryegold is back and revealing more of his background this year, exceeding the bad-taste lines and creative euphemisms that characterised his promising 2009 debut.’
**** Scotsman

‘An hour of constant amusement, never has such crude, dark subject matter been diffused with such poetic eloquence and lack of remorse.’
**** Hairline

‘A hugely impressive comic monologue’
The Guardian Guide

‘Lashings of gallows humour…beautifully crafted’
The Stage

PRESS for the 2009 debut ‘Trample The Weak, Hurdle The Dead’:

‘…as sick as Jim Jeffries, but with the vocabulary of Stephen Fry…some of the most hilariously bad-taste lines of the festival’
**** Chortle

‘…piercing our brain sacks with images and similes which will linger long and hard in the mind…with the treacly boom of a UK Louis CK…It would be a medicinal treat to have him pacing up and down the corridors of the comedy circuit.’
**** The List

**** Three Weeks

‘Timing, delivery and a certain mischievous charisma are all in place. Ryegold describes medical procedures as if scripted by Herman Melville, in a voice as rich as David Attenborough’s – comedy’s answer to a burst colostomy bag.’
The Guardian