Join the best-joke-list-bothering, holey-cheese-flinging, diaphragm-jiggling comedian as he presents a laundry basket full of stuff he hopes you’ll find funny. Winner of the Funniest Joke of The Edinburgh Fringe. 'Unqualified, unadulterated, and deceptively astute fun' ***** (TheQR.co.uk). 'This is a must-see show' ***** (PhoenixRemix.com). 'Absurdity so well-crafted that silly doesn't do it justice' **** (Evening Standard).

August 8, 2025    Ed Fringe Review

If I was a 12 year-old (or a younger child pretending to be a 12 year-old), Olaf Falafel: Orange You Glad? would be a great introduction to the world of stand-up and comedy. Falafel gives his audience a bit of everything: songs, crowd-work, physical comedy, stand-up, videos, art – you name it! This makes for a varied show which is divided into recurring non-related segments that the audience begin to expect. One of my favourite recurring bits was his ‘mind-reading microphone stand’ that could mystically read audience members’ minds and gave him a chance to show his quick-wit behind the veil of silliness.

A unique element of Falafel’s show is that many of his audience participants are kids. I think this is really great for both the kids who are picked on, but also other kids in the audience. Getting to experience the rush of potentially having to speak in front of a crowd of 100+ people at a young age is amazing, the kids clearly feel so grown-up attending this stand-up show. Falafel mines this niche effectively by having elements of an ‘adult’ show format but with the content geared to kids.

Falafel’s comedy style is similar to what you would read in a jokebook—it’s definitely not sophisticated or a thinker—it’s just a bit silly and that’s the point. For instance, a graphic of a ‘twerkin’ gherkin’ manages to get a decent laugh from the audience.

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August 8, 2025    Entertainment Now

The hour you spend with Olaf Falafel is very silly. He warns this show is for 12+ which might be an issue judging by some of the audience. He cleverly checks with parents with a nod and a wink that no one is younger than 12 and with a warning there might be some language and adult content, we get the go ahead, and we move on.

Falafel switches between jokes, edited videos and a variety of props, with the word ‘sorbet’ occasionally coming on screen to give the audience a ‘mental cleanser’ from the madness. His jokes often have layers, with adults laughing at a witty one liner while children are entertained enough with a silly picture setting up the joke.

Silly internet videos are reworked in Olaf’s even sillier style. He shows a dubbed Star Wars featuring a Scouse Luke Skywalker and Indian Obi-Wan Kenobi which sets up a participant who attempts to draw a horse and ends up being quite rude. I heard a father try to explain it to his under 12-year-old – so be warned…

Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights, a 16th century painting full of religious symbolism is used throughout as a personality test for selected audience members. The results are shown in a ‘which character are you’ from the vast painting. It is child-like and is a highlight every time it returns.

Olaf ends his show on a silly sausage crowd surfing sing along finale which is as silly as it sounds. Click Here For Review

August 8, 2025    On the Mic

Olaf Falafel is an author, illustrator and a stand-up comedian. His stupidly named comedy shows are always packed with sublime gags, including the ones that won him Dave’s Joke of the Fringe.

In Olaf Falafel Asks: Orange You Glad? is an hour of laughter. Everything he says, every movement he makes, has the sole purpose of making you laugh. It’s silly and brilliant, fast paced and ridiculous.

I’m not going to spoil any surprises by saying too much more. Suffice to say, Olaf will bring joy to your world for an hour. This very mixed capacity crowd of locals and tourists of all ages didn’t want this show to end. Neither did I.

A version of this review appears on Episode 11 of the On the Mic: Five a Day podcast. Click Here For Review

August 5, 2025    One4Review

Novelist, internet sensation and all-round entertainer, Olaf Falafel is a cult institution — in the best possible way. Over a decade of glorious absurdity on the Free Fringe, and somehow, he’s still getting more inventive.

In Orange You Glad?, we’re handed a front-row ticket into his brain: a place where thought police replace crowd work, tribal chants about packamaks feel entirely logical, and jokes arrive with the force and frequency of a spud gun loaded with Dali paintings.

It kicks off with a wonderfully weird VT — part mockumentary, part philosophy lecture — and you quickly realise this isn’t a show you watch so much as tumble into. There’s an undercurrent of control behind the chaos — a knowing wink in every absurdity — and Falafel somehow makes nonsense feel airtight.

The props are perfectly judged: not clutter, not gimmick, but essential parts of the madness. Video segments — often a crutch for lesser comics — are used properly here: every edit hits, every director’s cut lands. One minute we’re watching a squirrel snack, the next it’s a Proclaimers/siren mashup.

And genuinely, is there anyone else on the Fringe who could drop references to ’70s stalwarts like Kenny Rogers and Earth, Wind & Fire and have Gen Z teens — who’ve clearly never heard of them — wheezing with laughter? Doubt it.

There’s brilliance in the misdirection. You’re constantly led up the most ridiculous garden path and then clobbered with a punchline so gloriously stupid it borders on the spiritual. That’s the Falafel effect: you know you’re being tricked, and you’re delighted anyway.

And just when it feels like too much, along comes a “brain sorbet” — a perfectly timed reset that lets the room breathe before diving headfirst into the next wave of joyful idiocy.
There’s something old-school here, but also something very now. Olaf Falafel is proudly chaotic — a man who’s turned stupidity into an art form. Not random. Not lazy. Just perfectly, surgically silly.

You will be hard pressed to find a better show in the Fringe. By the end, you won’t quite know what you’ve seen. You might think, “Well, this isn’t Chekhov,” but then again… maybe it is. Just with more packamaks and squirrels. You’ll leave slightly sillier, definitely lighter, and oddly uplifted. In a world this mad, this all-ages-accessible show might just be the therapy we all need.
You will be hard pressed to find a better show in the Fringe. Absolutely a blast. Click Here For Review

August 5, 2025    Mix Up Theatre

Sam (Age 12) - ★★★★★
"Absolutely hilarious. I had to hold on to the nearest support to keep myself from falling out of my seat."

Myles (Age 14) - ★★★★
"Although I didn’t get all the jokes, the ones I did get were all mostly very funny. I think that the show had something to offer for all ages (from 12 and upwards), and the show was just completely silly and out there (in a good way). It’s definitely not one to take too seriously. The host, Olaf had great energy and was hilarious. Overall, I had a great time with the show, and 4 stars out of five."

Olivia (Age 13) - ★★★★
"I think Orange you glad was an amazing comedy show, he did say at the start it was a little inappropriate but still funny. The 12+ shows are perfect for older teenagers or adults and Olaf also offers a kids show for younger kids wanting a laugh. Overall I'd rate it a 4 stars as I didn't get some of the jokes but he kept the pace going throughout and did an amazing job!"

Max (Age 13) - ★★★★
"The comedy didn’t include many people apart from a few people at the front. It was a great show though and it was quite funny’"

Archie (Age 12) - ★★★★★
"Lots of innuendos, he had a very well planned format for the show lots of good jokes, he had a brain sorbet to cleanse our minds."

Maddie (Age 12) - ★★★★1/5
"I thought it was really good and funny but in some places it felt like he was skipping through most of it and felt a bit rushed ." Click Here For Review