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FestivalsAl and Ned's Balding Fringe
Three stars can cover a broad span of ratings opinions and I’d put Al and Ned smack bang in the middle. Not that they are bland though, far from it. Th... Read more »| 22 Aug 2009 -
FestivalsSimon Amstell: Do Nothing
Amstell’s live show is a far cry from the taunting wit that pervades his television persona. A self-deprecating, intimate set mines the human condition... Read more »| 22 Aug 2009 -
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Reginald D Hunter: The Only Apple in the Garden of Eden and Niggas
Another year and another tenacious title. Not one to shy from controversy, Reginald D Hunter rather courts it, woos it and tries to stick his finger up its b... Read more »| 22 Aug 2009 -
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A-Team - the musical
A-Team the Musical is better than you think it’s going to be. You’ve got all your classic A-Team elements in glorious cartoon extravagance. Cue ... Read more »| 22 Aug 2009 -
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Isma Almas Bombs Review by Ariadne Cass-Maran
Isma Alma's show opens with her burkha-clad alter ego, Mrs. Hussein, who delivers some self deprecating jokes about Muslim ladies which, were they delivered ... Read more »| 20 Aug 2009 -
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Gagarin Way Review by Ariadne Cass-Maran
Gagarin Way is bleak, claustrophobic, and savagely funny; and in this, it is very Scottish indeed. Gregory Burke's tale of ideology gone violently wrong in t... Read more »| 20 Aug 2009
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GuideCarey Marx: The Doom Gloom Boom Comedy Review
Not as gloomy as you might think, given the title, Carey Marx takes childish and razor sharp joy in arguing with people's apathy, and the doomy gloom the wor... Read more »| 20 Aug 2009 -
FestivalsAlexis Dubus: A R*ddy Brief History of Swearing
Gleefully encouraging his 5 o’clock crowd to cry out their favourite swearwords, Alexis Dubus opens A R*ddy Brief History of Swearing to his sniggering... Read more »| 20 Aug 2009 -
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The Accidental Dog Detective
What on earth is going on? A crowd of people are gathered around a make shift puppet theatre to see a dog seduced by a poodle and a man who thinks he’... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
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Rich Hall
Rich Hall grumbles into the microphone as if he’s just killing time. He's has been in the comedy business for over 20 years and it's apparent in the ea... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
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Double Art History Review by Becca Pottinger
You can only sit in wonder at the late afternoon epiphany that made Will Gompertz, a director at the Tate Gallery, think this might be a good idea. Set deep ... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
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Bridget Christie: My Daily Mail Hell
Daily Mail Hell is a decisive rant about Christie’s time doing the admin for the paper’s gossip column. A great deal of the show’s delivery... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
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William Andrews: Nitwit
William Andrews is like a one-man comedy band. With a box. Taping the microphone to his head and launching into an impromptu mini-rave, strobe lights and all... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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Dylan Moran
He is, of course, wearing black. He is, needless to say, drinking. He is... both better and worse than he used to be. I'll explain. During the first half of ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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Unsupervised Detention
Leave four pupils in detention for an hour and what do you think they’re going to get up to? They’re going to mess about, pull faces, throw thing... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009