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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ComedyRobert Coyle and Andrew Gilmore: One Track Minds
As I left Fiddlers Elbow I thought "I hope I don't drop my notebook on the way home" because the first entry in my notes read "Porn ring – 7 years ol... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
ComedyChris Dangerfield: Sex Tourist
Under the arches, dapper in three piece suit, and free from a microphone, Dangerfield lets us know what’s coming. A couple had walked out the previous... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
ComedyGemma Arrowsmith: Defender of Earth
Using an ever increasing smorgasbord of prop-free character performances Arrowsmith attempts to convey everything that is worth (and not so worth) saving abo... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
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Phill Jupitus: You're Probably Wondering Why I've Asked You Here
T'was a mature and well-behaved crowd packing out The Stand on a muggy Saturday for Phil Jupitus – perhaps too mature and well-behaved for a gig that i... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
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Dead Cat Bounce: Howl of the She-Leopard
How can you parody something as inherently silly as glam rock? Well, try and make it even more daft I suppose. That’s exactly what Dead Cat Bounce do h... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
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Aaaand Now for Something Completely Wireless
Racing Minds held the audience kindly and confidently from the very start of this hour-long improvised 1950s radio show. Gentle but not overdone in-charact... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012
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Dana Alexander: Breaking Through
As a fellow Canadian living in the UK, I walk into this show, promising an outsider’s perspective of this great, rainy land, with probably a few too ma... Read more »| 11 Aug 2012 -
ComedyJohn Robertson: The Dark Room
Try it at home, on Youtube. The Dark Room nods to adventure games of the eighties, and is just as irritating. Robertson, wearing a headpiece composed o... Read more »| 11 Aug 2012 -
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Ashley Strand: Glorified Disasters
About halfway through this show you find yourself wondering what exactly it is that you're watching. It's billed as comedy and it definitely opens with the r... Read more »| 11 Aug 2012 -
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Rob Deb: The Dork Knight Triumphant
By his own admission, Deb's shows only really work when he's playing to proper hardcore geeks. Tonight's tiny crowd includes a man who owns his own Batman co... Read more »| 11 Aug 2012 -
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Stella Graham: Karma Comedian
Stella Graham has quite a promising concept for her show. She's going to tell us about things she's done in her life, and we're going to vote on whether she ... Read more »| 11 Aug 2012 -
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David Longley: My Favourite Things
David Longley is disillusioned with the Fringe but loves comedy. He's sick to death of his kids, and yet he loves them as much as any father could. This cogn... Read more »| 11 Aug 2012 -
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Mitch Benn: Reduced Circumstances
It would be too easy to say that Mitch Benn is half the man he used to be. For a start, his 10 stone weight loss last year is no longer news and was apparent... Read more »| 11 Aug 2012 -
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Bob Slayer: He's A Very Naughty Boy
Bob Slayer appears with no jokes and no material, and ends up with no clothes. Although there’s a sound of laughter, we’re not quite sure why. Su... Read more »| 11 Aug 2012 -
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Yianni: Numb and Number
With possibly the greatest Fringe trailer of the year and excellent DIY origami fortune-tellers posing as flyers, it's evident that Yianni has put in a lot o... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012