The Stand

Our first stop was the Apex Hotel in the Grassmarket for the Sweet Venue launch party.

There were cocktails and snacks from Tony Singh's which were delicious.

Afterwards was the Gilded Balloon press launch, hosted by Fred MacAulay who was running late.

We befriended a couple of other comedy critics during the show and they invited us to The Stand's opening party with them.

We stopped off en route to get some vegetarian food from Henderson's in St Andrews Square.

We were told that The Stand usually had the best preview show with some of the biggest names in comedy, so we were really excited. That and the free beer and pizza!

It was the best show by far and Shappi Khorsandi was the highlight.