Guide
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David Reed: Shamblehouse
Shamblehouse is the first solo show from former Penny Dreadful David Reed, hotly tipped for this year’s Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer. From the... Read more »| 13 Aug 2011 -
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Wil Hodgson
You probably know what you'll be getting with former Perrier winner Wil Hodgson by now as he takes to the stage for his eighth Fringe run. His self-titled sh... Read more »| 13 Aug 2011 -
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Josie Long: The Future Is Another Place
Comedy is all about timing, and the timing of Josie Long's new show couldn't be any better. With the London riots still smouldering, Long delivers a set abou... Read more »| 12 Aug 2011 -
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John Robins: Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
Entering the cave room, my expectations were high. I had never left a John Robins show disappointed, and having seen Lift Your Skinny Fists..., the fact rema... Read more »| 12 Aug 2011 -
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Fred Macaulay: Legally Bald
At the Fringe it helps having 22 previous years experience. It also helps being Scottish, likeable, a radio/TV personality and, it goes without saying, but y... Read more »| 12 Aug 2011 -
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Patrick Monahan – Hug Me I Feel Good
The Wine Bar area of the Gilded Balloon is brimming over with goodwill towards Patrick Monahan from the outset. Threading through the show is the notion of g... Read more »| 12 Aug 2011
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Damien Crow: The World According to Damien Crow
Nobody understands Damien Crow. A Glaswegian goth/metal nut, he dwells in deeps of thought the rest of us couldn't possibly hope to access. And if you think ... Read more »| 12 Aug 2011 -
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Hitch and Mitch: Genisis
A comedy show about comedy, so self aware is Richard Hanrahan and Adam Mitchell's 45 minute offering, it's clear that its title was intentionally misspelt. ... Read more »| 12 Aug 2011 -
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James Dowdeswell: Doofus
Beautifully twee comedian James Dowdeswell is full of whimsical jest and self-deprecating nerdiness. His latest comedic hug of a show, Doofus, helps highligh... Read more »| 12 Aug 2011 -
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So Much Potential
Chris Timoney and Jonathan Hearn’s mix of songs, sketches and stand-up feels a bit like a preview show. Clearly a creative pair, they’re keen to ... Read more »| 12 Aug 2011 -
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Alfie Brown: The Love You Take
Walking out onto the stage, Alfie Brown bears all the typical hallmarks of a modern poet comedian; skinny jeans, quirky blazer, bejewelled hands, and wild ha... Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
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Tony Law – Go Mr Tony Go!
Any attempt to contain the incessantly buoyant antics of Tony Law within the parameters of a review is redundant. What appears to be midday on a Monday migh... Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
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Mitch Benn
Mitch Benn's show opens with a song explaining what his show is not about. It's a theme throughout the show, as he tells us what he's not going to talk about... Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
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Bridget Christie – Housewife Surrealist
Tensions between the messy spaces we inhabit and the dogmas and abstractions of Catholicism course through Bridget Christie's Fringe offering at the Stand th... Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
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Colm O'Regan – Dislike! A Facebook Guide to Crisis
No doubt many of this year's visitors to Edinburgh would endorse Colm O'Regan's criticisms of Facebook, Twitter and text-language. Of course, these topics ha... Read more »| 11 Aug 2011