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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ComedyAdam Belbin: Half of Next Year's Show
If you’ve seen any of Adam Belbin’s promotional material, you’ll have a pretty good idea of what this show is like; half-arsed, a bit of a ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
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One-Eyed Men's Friendship Formula
Sam, Ben, and Alex want to be your friend. Well, maybe not you, but every day one lucky punter will be thoroughly befriended by these One-Eyed Men. Friends... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
ComedyFlange Krammer: Alpine Horn with Flange Krammer
Sometimes, it’s a good thing to say yes to a mustached man in a polyester ski suit inviting you to his show while you confusedly wait outside the ven... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
ComedySameena Zehra: Tea With Terrorists @ Captain Taylor's Coffee House
The premise of Sameena Zehra’s second Edinburgh show comes loaded with the promise of unique insight, as she recounts how her family came to share afte... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
ComedyAdam Larter: Happy New Year
Forget sitting in front of the telly with a cuppa watching Jools Holland. Boring! It’s the chaotic, wild and adventurous New Year celebrations which yo... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
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Jem Brookes: Thumbs Up
The affable, and often a bit awkward, Jem Brookes invites you to join him for a pint or two, while he chats up the audience and dishes out one-liners. Having... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012
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ComedyColour Ham: The Colour Ham
On paper, a show promising a mix of magic, mind reading and “silliness” sounds like a really bad day at a really lame circus, but the trio of Kev... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
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Helen Arney: Voice Of An Angle
Helen Arney's solo show Voice of an Angle is a warm, witty and charming blend of comedy, music and science. The title is no typo, but a maths pun that set... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
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Naomi Paul: Reshape While Damp
In 2011 Naomi Paul brought an earlier incarnation of Reshape While Damp to the Fringe, but at that time it was a dual monologue with Jenny Stokes performing ... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
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Jack Barry & Patrick Turpin: Your New Mild Friends
An uneven double bill of stand up. First up is young Jack Barry. Cursed with two first names, Barry is as affable as his show’s title would suggest. Be... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
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Craig Ricci Shaynak: I Am Google
Just imagining Google as a living, breathing being is a great joke with endless possibilities, and so, there are very few things American character actor Cra... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
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Kevin Shepherd: Thus Spoke Kev @ Captain Taylor's Coffee House
The work of notoriously opaque German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche might not sound like a laugh but don’t worry, knowledge of his work isn’t r... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
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Derek Ryan: Time Lord @ Captain Taylor's Coffee House
As a man who has been late for everything in his adult life, Derek Ryan starts by confessing that maybe he’s not the best person to listen to about tim... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
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Hurt and Anderson: Scenes of a Vignette-ish Nature @ The Three Sisters
This is one of the most frustrating experiences at the Fringe. It's not fair to judge a free show on the venue, but sweet Jesus this is h... Read more »| 06 Aug 2012 -
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Firenado: The Sketch Show
Andy Higson & Stephen Matthew are lovely. They are also Firenado, a sketch duo from the north of England at the Fringe for the first time, but what comes... Read more »| 06 Aug 2012