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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ComedyMagnus Betner: Live
For a show billed as being controversial, I honestly expected more controversy. What we actually got, though, was much better: quality gimmick-free standup. ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
ComedyMassimo: A Good Catholic Boy
It's hard to make your mother proud if you're a comedian but Italian-Canadian Massimo does just that. His entire show centres around this idea, that despite ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
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The Thinking Drinker's Guide to Alcohol
It’s clear from the off that these guys know their stuff about alcohol. They also know that giving out free beer is a very smart way to start a Fringe ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
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Owen O'Neill: Struck by Lightning
This performance seemed doomed from the start. The venue was running late, so the audience queue was in perfect position to see a flustered, preoccupied-look... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
ComedyHelen Keen: Robot Woman of Tomorrow
Helen Keen sits on stage, mouth agape, as a larger-than-expected audience files in, and that’s it – you’ve already fallen in love with her.... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
ComedyAndy and the Prostitutes – The Musical
A few days ago punk-bluegrass-banjo brigade Andy & The Prostitues got a bad review. So bad that it was pretty apparent the reviewer was either on drugs o... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012
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Conor Drum: A Sense of Humour
Irish comic Conor Drum arrives at his first Fringe festival with motivation, enthusiasm and little fanfare. As do most. His set, coming in at a little under ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
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Loretta Maine: Bipolar
Stop looking at her. Keep looking at her. Stop looking. Keep looking. It’s fair to say that Loretta Maine is a little up and down. She looks lik... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
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Newcastle University Comedy Society Showcase
I can safely say that the average age of the RAOB's clientele has never been this low. As a gaggle of 20 year olds assemble for Newcastle University’s ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
ComedyMick Foley: Prisoner Of Raw
The greatest wrestler of all time, an accomplished author and now a standup comedian? We ask what makes Mick Foley tick Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
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Grainne Maguire: Where Are All The Fun Places...
Grainne Maguire starts the show with one of the finest "Now I know what you're thinking..." gags ever written. In a way this sums up her whole show: an exc... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
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Vinegar Knickers: On The Edge
This is the edgiest show at the Fringe. Or so the Knickers keep telling us. They're not sure themselves, and at one point almost sack a member of the grou... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
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Stu & Garry: The Lunchtime Show
Scotland's most jealously guarded secret are back on the Fringe, as Stu and Garry take their weekly lunchtime show to the more salubrious surroundings of ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
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Claudia O'Doherty: The Telescope
What is The Telescope? Well, it's a cursed instrument that allows people to communicate across time, but it's also a McGuffin in O'Doherty's daring attempt... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
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Nick Mohammad: Mr Swallow
The excellent character comedian Nick Mohammad has decided to limit himself to just the one character here, and it does feel like he's a little restrained. M... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012