In her solo debut at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe with "Pippa Evans and Other Lonely People", she played a number of different characters at a self-help group meeting. Evans received positive reviews from the press, with "The Scotsman" describing her as "wicked and dark, with few gimmicks". She was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, before performing the show at London's Soho Theatre for a limited season.