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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ComedyRachel Anderson and Luisa Omielan: All Over Your Face
From the show’s title, I was afraid I was walking into some artificially rude comedy-by-numbers. What a relief to be proven wrong. First act Rachel And... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
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David O'Doherty: Rory Sheridan's Tales Of The Antarctica
It takes a few minutes for David O'Doherty to fade away. Playing his first full character piece, there is plenty of O'Doherty silliness in the opening moment... Read more »| 17 Aug 2011 -
ComedyIrish Pick and Micks
Even before it was time to take to the stage, the show’s host Ian Perth had the audience cheering so that it could be heard from downstairs. This, alon... Read more »| 17 Aug 2011 -
ComedyCome Flyer With Me: Rom Com Con with Juliette Burton and Lizzy Mace
There’s a subtle difference between Mace and Burton. Yes, we share the same stage for our show, the same Twitter address, the donations at the end of e... Read more »| 17 Aug 2011 -
ComedyCome Flyer With Me: Tom Goodliffe
I quite enjoy flyering – I don’t get out much – and I particularly enjoy finding different ways to sell the show. If it’s chucking it... Read more »| 17 Aug 2011 -
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Come Flyer With Me: Quattro Formaggio
We are currently in the heady throes of our first Edinburgh and are thus responsible for all of our flyering. At first, our main publicity priority was focus... Read more »| 17 Aug 2011
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Comedy
James Loveridge and Other Losers
Tucked away downstairs in Jekyll and Hyde's, away from the flyer-saturated Old Town, it is easy to miss what may be two of the funniest young comedians at th... Read more »| 16 Aug 2011 -
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Lizzy Mace & Juliette Burton: Rom Com Con
Compulsive viewing of rom-coms is a common form of self-harm amongst single women. In this sweet and funny show, Lizzy Mace and Juliette Burton find themselv... Read more »| 16 Aug 2011 -
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Michael J Dolan: Dress To Depress
Michael J Dolan is - whisper it - a lot like Dylan Moran. Such a comparison could be unhelpful to new comics, but there's more to this than Dolan's persona a... Read more »| 15 Aug 2011 -
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Interview: Todd Barry
After playing Mickey Rourke's mean boss in The Wrestler, an annoying bongo player on Flight of the Conchords, that guy in Spin City, the other white balding ... Read more »| 15 Aug 2011 -
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Steve Day: Run, deaf Boy, Run
Telling the story of a personal feat is a tough call in comedy. Many shows either use it as only as a loose basis around which to hang material, or get so di... Read more »| 15 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
The Comedy Zone
The Comedy Zone is a Fringe institution, the longest running showcase on the festival, and this year’s offering brings a mix of quality and substance. Compe... Read more »| 15 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Comedy in the Dark
Comedy in the Dark is what it says on the tin. Whilst there’s a little bit of light as acts come on and off stage, the room is pitch dark – trusty helpers ar... Read more »| 15 Aug 2011 -
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Lights! Camera! Improvise!
There are many comedy improvisation shows at the Fringe, so you would think they each have a USP but, for many, they are defined by their audience. However,... Read more »| 15 Aug 2011 -
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Comedy Mayhem @ Bar 50
Comedy Mayhem is an odd mix of a show, with five amateur comedians finding their feet to varying degrees of success. Forcefully flirtatious (and LOUD) compe... Read more »| 15 Aug 2011