“Charm and perky curiosity is in its DNA... It’s a pleasure to spend an evening in their hugely well-qualified company” The Guardian … more
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Resplendently geeky trio
The Times
Part of rationalism's desperate rearguard action
The Sunday Times
A little bit QI with a dash of How 2
Metro
A refreshing change from the usual Fringe comedies... educational and with plenty of laughs along the way
Scottish Sunday Express
Charm and perky curiosity is in its DNA... It’s a pleasure to spend an evening in their hugely well-qualified company
The Guardian
Great, funny, clever… Even the heckles at this terrific show are smart
The Scotsman
Witty, brilliantly entertaining celebration of science
The i Newspaper
The nerd show to end all nerd shows
The List
Harnesses comedy to highlight what is fun – and funny – about science
New Scientist
One of the highlights of the Fringe... very smart, very funny and a whole lot of fun.
Edinburgh Reviews
A riotously funny show about science… brimming with unashamed geekery
Three Weeks
The geeks have inherited the earth in a show that’s smart and funny
The Skinny
Physics porn for the sci-curious… Festival of the Spoken Nerd should be applauded
Fest
What Top Gear would be like if it were about science... the Everest of geek cool
Chortle
Sharp wit and quick thinking… A fantastic night of comedy
National Student
At the forefront of cerebral humour
Beyond The Joke
Fantastic and funny… you don’t need to be a ‘nerd’ to enjoy this show
Broadway Baby
Sharp jokes, hilarious songs and edgy experiments
ScotsGay Magazine
Had the adoring crowd in stitches
Nottingham Post
Explodes with curiosity and glee... as smart as it is silly
The Sun
A show to awe and entertain everybody, no matter their nerdiness
The Badger
The Nerds are back, and they're bigger and better than ever
Redbrick Magazine
You Can’t Polish a Nerd manages to be both smart and silly in equal measure... such joyous hilarity
The Wee Review
Gleefully geeky… impossible to resist, whatever your level of scientific knowledge
Edinburgh Reporter
What better than an hour laced with spreadsheets... science focused songs... and a lot of spectacular pyrotechnics
Fringe Review
Bustling with brain-teasing excellence; fun with fire, singing and super awesome experiments
Mumble Comedy
Sleek geeks demonstrate laughs by induction
Nine More Than None
Raw geekery… If you are a child at heart who loves stats and maths, you need to see this show
Arts Award Voice
Hugely entertaining show - and not just for nerds
Tickit Reviews
So much fun… and flames… who knew formulae could be so funny?
One4Review
A blockbuster of a show made by nerds for nerds (or anyone nerd-curious)
Squirrel Comedy
If science had been this much fun at school, most of us may have actually learnt something
Gigglebeats
Festival of the Spoken Nerd certainly know how to overclock a crowd of comedy fans
The Register
No more are the science geeks the butt of the jokes… grab tickets while you can
The Reviews Hub
Somewhere between Dave Gorman and The Big Bang Theory lies nerd-Heaven… Hilarious
Latest 7
Unmissable... great fun for geeks
Starburst Magazine
Highly entertaining for both the science literate and those of us who don’t have a clue
Black Diamond
"Can science be funny?" is answered with a resounding YES
MyReviewer.com