Comedy
Here is your roadmap to roaring laughter at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We bring you Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews and previews.
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Comedy
Gerry Howell: Glorious Invention
Gerry Howell is a very funny man. Some people just fit comedy, and his gentle mannerisms and sly grin paired with his ponderous delivery just make him natura... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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The Silky Pair: Happy to Help (plus special guests)
Essex girls Kathryn Bond and Lorna Shaw are the proprietors of a bespoke sketch shop, hawking their wares to a very receptive audience. That is to say, at th... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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Barry Ferns: This Barry Ferns Belongs to Lionel Richie
The show closes with half the remaining crowd walking out. It’s a pity since Ferns is brimming with enthusiasm, but the material is just not up to scra... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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John Robins: Incredible Scenes!
Why are there not more bums on seats here? Just because his name and face aren’t plastered over the town and telly, I should think. John Ro... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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Chris Stokes: An Opera Written on Napkins
Chris Stokes stands in front of a small, overheating audience as the temperature rises in the room. He brings out an air conditioning unit as flyers become m... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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Laura Levites: American Girlfriend
“Come closer. C’mon. I’m really nice” she says, before declaring she doesn’t like herself, and apologising for being Amer... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012
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Comedy
Graham Whistler: Stand Up, Fall Down
Graham Whistler has cerebral palsy. That’s a fact that shouldn’t normally be relevant when reviewing a comedian but as it’s the cent... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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Giancinto Palmieri: Pagliaccio
Shuffling on to the stage in a monochrome clown outfit, Giacinto Palmieri cuts an eccentric figure. He is softly spoken, thoughtful and delicate, to the exte... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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Billy Watson: Sex, Drugs and Marriage
Turning up to a show call Sex, Drugs and Marriage you can pretty much hazard a guess at the material you’ll be exposed to, right? Wrong. Billy Watson h... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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Sam Fletcher: Good on Paper
Sam Fletcher is good on paper, but in the flesh his debut solo show is a rather confusing mix of tremendously silly inventions and frustratingly unexplored i... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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Felicity Ward: The Hedgehog Dilemma
Uh-oh, a female comedian moaning about her love life! Relax and give it a chance, because charismatic Aussie comedienne Felicity Ward breathes honesty and hi... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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Jo Caulfield: Thinking Bad Thoughts
Who doesn't like a bit of Jo Caulfield? Everyone likes Jo, she's quite universal in her craft. Her musings are succinct and insightful, often shining new lig... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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Vladimir McTavish and Keir McAllister Look at the State of Scotland
This is a barbed wire fence of a show, there's just no sitting on it. Billed as the only show at the Fringe dedicated to the topic of Scottish Independence, ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
The Wonderful World Of Wilfredo
Matt Roper's character Wilfredo is a grotesque, with the teeth of Janet Street-Porter, the hair of Patrick Troughton and the monstrous ego of Cristiano Ronal... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
Andrew Ryan: Ryanopoly
Few people are as perfectly placed to discuss the importance of money as Andrew Ryan. For one thing, he's Irish, and the Irish have a pretty recent experienc... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012