Guide
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FestivalsTom Bell: Tom Bell Begins
Tom Bell's journey from an obscure village near Nottingham to his life as a London-based stand up is framed by the hallmarks of a Hollywood thriller in this ... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
FestivalsWendy Wason's Flashbacks
Heavily pregnant Wendy Wason's show is quite cleverly conceived (no pun intended). She looks back at incidents that have shaped her life thus far and there's... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
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Chris Coxen: Space Clone Audition
Chris Coxen might well be a genius, but you wouldn't guess from the reaction of this early-afternoon audience. The biggest laughs come from compere Tom Webb ... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
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Super Crazy Fun Fun
Awkwardly claiming through their audience to reach the stage and then discussing as to who should open the show, it feels as if Super Crazy Fun Fun were stil... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
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The Lunchtime Club 2011
Consisting of five comics dealing in observational, political and surreal material, The Lunchtime Club 2011 is too long (90 minutes) and lacks direction... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
FestivalsYou For Coffee?
Minutes before You For Coffee is due to start, Elise Harris takes to the stage to ensure that the capacity audience has come to see her show. Our intentions ... Read more »| 21 Aug 2011
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FestivalsPaul McCaffrey: Saying Something Stupid
You might recognise Paul McCaffrey as that hooligan in Green Street, or that guy from the Ladbrokes advert. Or, you may not. I didn't. Now bringing his own d... Read more »| 21 Aug 2011 -
FestivalsIndoor Fox Hunting
I don’t think there is a reliable correlation between the quality of an act and their intro music, but for Joe Munrow’s Indoor Fox Hunting, the i... Read more »| 21 Aug 2011 -
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Music Box
In Music Box the basic recipe for improv comedy is followed: the audience suggest three critical factors, in this case the setting, a familiar commercial jin... Read more »| 20 Aug 2011 -
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Tom Goodliffe: The Good Liffe
What's in a name? For Tom Goodliffe, there is a constant reminder in his name that he's not as happy as he could be. The story begins a few years back, when ... Read more »| 20 Aug 2011 -
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The Chris and Paul Show
New York based duo Chris O'Neill and Paul Valenti arrived at the Fringe to little fanfare. However, if they maintain the quality and professionalism of their... Read more »| 20 Aug 2011 -
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Phil Hammond – Dr Phil’s Rude Health Show
I can’t help but notice that I could be the youngest person in this audience. Looking into Paul Hammond’s back catalogue of achievements in his l... Read more »| 20 Aug 2011 -
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Juliet Meyer: I am not Spartacus
There were so few people at Juliet Meyer's show we actually did names at the beginning, much in the vein of an inaugural University Society meeting. However... Read more »| 20 Aug 2011 -
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Rosie's Pop Diary
Despite leafing through my Fringe guide and locating Rosie's Pop Diary in the comedy section, this show would be, by the performer's own admission,... Read more »| 20 Aug 2011 -
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Ben McFarland & Tom Sandham: The Thinking Drinker's Guide To Alcohol
There is free booze at this show. Quite a bit of it. But we must remain objective and focus on the material as presented by Ben McFarland & Tom Sandham, ... Read more »| 19 Aug 2011