Susan Laing, 27, waitress, Tollcross: "My boyfriend and I saw a really funny show at the Gilded Balloon, called Beyoncé Stop Punching Robbie. It was a one woman show about a nursery school teacher. I thought it might run out of steam
but the actress managed to keep us hooked and the story developed throughout the play. I've never worked in a nursery but I can imagine what it must be like. I think she must have some experience of being there."
Keith Muirhead, 49, storeman, Saughton: "I went to Sambas Scottish African Party at the Jazz Bar. It was a great night of sweaty fun. I'm glad nobody I knew was there because otherwise I'd probably have been too embarrassed to get up and dance. I couldn't help but move though, the music and the musicianship was so just so good. The drumming was amazing and the sax player was one of the best I'd heard in a long time."
Paul Archer, 19, call centre operative, Corstorphine: "I saw Jimeoin On Ice. My girlfriend is Australian and he is a comedy god down there, so if I hadn't agreed to go I'd have been in big trouble. I thought he was an odd mixture between old school comedy and modern stand-up. There's a bit of Billy Connolly in there as well. Some of his stuff was really funny, certainly worth a laugh and a smile but my girlfriend was in stitches so maybe there's still something I don't get about him."
Caroline Watts, 36, veterinary nurse, Viewforth: "A group of us went to Plague! The Musical (above] at C Chambers Street a few nights ago. It was, without a doubt, the best thing I've seen so far this year. The music was excellent and the performances were top class. I particularly enjoyed the undertaker training montage. The dancing was the only thing I wouldn't give ten out of ten for but I'm not sure if it wasn't meant to be a little clunky. I couldn't really fault the show but the venue was overheated so sometimes it was difficult to concentrate on what was going on with the sound of people fanning themselves."
Bethany Pool, 29, receptionist, Stockbridge: "One of my colleagues was ill and gave me her ticket for Felix Dexter at the Pleasance. I only really knew him from Grumpy Old Men. In fact, if I'm honest, I didn't even know he was a comedian. He's very good at accents and mimicry and is able to create lots of different characters which he builds little skits around. It was enjoyable but as a whole it was a little tamer than the comedy I usually go for."
Ruth Mullane, 52, bakery worker, Wester Hailes: "Three generations of us went along to Craig Hill Makes Your Whole Week at the Gilded Balloon. I think I've got to use my mums words for it – 'it was a hoot'. I was worried it would be a bit risqué for her but she was really enjoying herself. My daughter was trying to hide inside her jacket to avoid him picking on her. It was a great night."
Angela Hendry, 39, secretary, Currie: "We managed to get tickets for Stand Up for Freedom at the Assembly Rooms. Despite being a benefit show for Amnesty, this show wasn't at all 'preachy.' It had a good mixture of Festival favourites and new faces. Ed Byrne was the compere and I don't know if the material he was using is in his show but I'm going to try and get a ticket."
Steven Mather, 27, fund manager, Leith: "A few of us went to see Andrew Bird at the Pleasance. It was a good show, maybe not a great one. The material was well delivered, not bladder-rupturingly funny but he still got constant chortles throughout. It was a look at people's inability to grow up and accept responsibility. The only mistake I think he made was extolling the virtues of the venue's air conditioning at the start of the show, which failed to deliver anything but a faint hum."
