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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ComedySam Fletcher: Good on Paper
Sam Fletcher is good on paper, but in the flesh his debut solo show is a rather confusing mix of tremendously silly inventions and frustratingly unexplored i... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
ComedyFelicity Ward: The Hedgehog Dilemma
Uh-oh, a female comedian moaning about her love life! Relax and give it a chance, because charismatic Aussie comedienne Felicity Ward breathes honesty and hi... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
ComedyJo Caulfield: Thinking Bad Thoughts
Who doesn't like a bit of Jo Caulfield? Everyone likes Jo, she's quite universal in her craft. Her musings are succinct and insightful, often shining new lig... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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Vladimir McTavish and Keir McAllister Look at the State of Scotland
This is a barbed wire fence of a show, there's just no sitting on it. Billed as the only show at the Fringe dedicated to the topic of Scottish Independence, ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
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The Wonderful World Of Wilfredo
Matt Roper's character Wilfredo is a grotesque, with the teeth of Janet Street-Porter, the hair of Patrick Troughton and the monstrous ego of Cristiano Ronal... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
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Andrew Ryan: Ryanopoly
Few people are as perfectly placed to discuss the importance of money as Andrew Ryan. For one thing, he's Irish, and the Irish have a pretty recent experienc... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012
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Checkley and Bush: Comedy Riot
This is more of a jumble sale than a riot to be honest, as Checkley and Bush rummage through a varied collection of songs and sketches. The best bits are th... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
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Paul Ricketts: Ironic Infinity
Reviewers have to review the performance they see, which kind of sucks when someone is having an off night. Tonight, Ricketts doesn't seem to be quite on the... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
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Holly Burn: The H Club
This is the kind of show where, if you ask someone how it was, they'll reply, "it was...different". Burns is welcoming us to Edinburgh's newest private memb... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
ComedyDanny Buckler: The Phantom
Danny Buckler looks like a bit of an everybloke, even though he wears a scarf and a velvet suit. If you wander into the show without having read the programm... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
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Carl Hutchinson: Acceptable
A bit of a mixed show, this one. Hutchinson is clearly one of those young, male comedians who's using the Fringe as a shop window in the hope of scoring more... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
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Denis Krasnov's Hour of Intellectual Filth
In the run up to this show it was hard to miss some of the less than complementary reviews surrounding this NYC-based Russian comic's show (particularly if y... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
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Richard Coughlan: Eat a Queer Foetus 4 Jesus
If this gig proves one thing, it's this: call your show Eat a Queer Foetus 4 Jesus and you will at least make people curious enough to attend. Richard Coughl... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
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Alan Davies: Life is Pain
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time as a stand-up in 11 years, Alan Davies is greeted to a rapturous applause from the sold out crowd upon t... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
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Tim FitzHigham: Stop the Pigeon
If you’re tired of stand-up comedians chatting away about being single or eating too much or whatever, then you might want to check out the Fringe&rsqu... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012