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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ComedyJames Dowdeswell: Doofus
Beautifully twee comedian James Dowdeswell is full of whimsical jest and self-deprecating nerdiness. His latest comedic hug of a show, Doofus, helps highligh... Read more »| 12 Aug 2011 -
ComedySo Much Potential
Chris Timoney and Jonathan Hearn’s mix of songs, sketches and stand-up feels a bit like a preview show. Clearly a creative pair, they’re keen to ... Read more »| 12 Aug 2011 -
ComedyAlfie Brown: The Love You Take
Walking out onto the stage, Alfie Brown bears all the typical hallmarks of a modern poet comedian; skinny jeans, quirky blazer, bejewelled hands, and wild ha... Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
ComedyTony Law – Go Mr Tony Go!
Any attempt to contain the incessantly buoyant antics of Tony Law within the parameters of a review is redundant. What appears to be midday on a Monday migh... Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
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Mitch Benn
Mitch Benn's show opens with a song explaining what his show is not about. It's a theme throughout the show, as he tells us what he's not going to talk about... Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
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Bridget Christie – Housewife Surrealist
Tensions between the messy spaces we inhabit and the dogmas and abstractions of Catholicism course through Bridget Christie's Fringe offering at the Stand th... Read more »| 11 Aug 2011
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Colm O'Regan – Dislike! A Facebook Guide to Crisis
No doubt many of this year's visitors to Edinburgh would endorse Colm O'Regan's criticisms of Facebook, Twitter and text-language. Of course, these topics ha... Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
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Chris Martin: No, Not That One
Chris Martin is, as you probably guessed from the title of this show, not the lead singer of Coldplay. He is a comedian. A good-looking, charming, chatty, co... Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
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Claudia O'Doherty: What Is Soil Erosion?
Let's get this straight, you will learn nothing about soil erosion over this hour. Nothing. Claudia O'Doherty mentions it occasionally, but it's all buried u... Read more »| 10 Aug 2011 -
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Alun Cochrane: Moments of Alun
With some friends doing arena tours and having just bought a new house, Alun Cochrane is aiming for the middle of the road with his latest show. He succeeds,... Read more »| 10 Aug 2011 -
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Ivor Dembina: Free Jewish Comedy
Walking into Ivor Dembina’s Free Jewish Comedy show in The Counting House is like walking into a discombobulated synagogue: in one corner, below a larg... Read more »| 10 Aug 2011 -
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Vladimir McTavish: A Scotsman's Guide To Betting
Doing the Fringe show is a big gamble for any act, especially financially. Scottish stalwart had decided to spread the risk over a whole year by starting wit... Read more »| 10 Aug 2011 -
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Jessica Fostekew: Luxury Tramp
Liberally handing out paper fans to the audience as they filter in (it can get rather stuffy in here), Jessica Fostekew leads in to her main subject by way o... Read more »| 10 Aug 2011 -
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A Betrayal of Penguins: Endangered for a Reason
Split roughly three ways between the settings of a wedding, an awards ceremony and a commentary box, Endangered for a Reason is an audibly popular hour from ... Read more »| 10 Aug 2011 -
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Come Flyer With Me: Tricity Vogue
Walking the streets with a bright blue face, wearing a turquoise lycra body suit, a sequinned flapper dress, and red shoes, I do attract a certain amount of ... Read more »| 10 Aug 2011