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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ComedyCatherine Semark: Shadow Ape
When Catherine Semark takes to the stage, all crazy-haired, and explains that she’s wearing a loose, funky shirt, because she’s gained weight by ... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
ComedyTony Law: Nonsense Overdrive @ The Stand - Edinburgh Fringe
Nonsense Overdrive, shown at Edinburgh Fringe, is a perfect title for the latest hour of ramshackle daftness from Tony Law, as he pushes his whimsical i... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
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A A and A
This show lacks substance and fails to deliver on the promises offered as we walked in; chiefly that they never picked on their audience, and that we would e... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
ComedyKate Fox: Good Breeding
Women who decide to not have children have two choices: join a convent or become a witch and go off and live in a gingerbread house. Right? Donning a nun&rs... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
Comedy99 Club Stand-Up Selection
Presenting a new selection of four of the finest comedians from the Fringe each night for free, this show is stonkingly good value. These ripe talents will o... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
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Mike Shephard: Everything That Happened in the 20th Century Seen Through The Eyes of a Liar
Few comedies that start with praising Hitler end well, but Mike Shephard's satirical view of the 20th century's historic moments does show promise. Dubbing t... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013
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Ian Cognito: Trouble with Comedy
An hour trapped in a room with Ian Cognito is something you won’t forget. He’s probably the most talented stand-up that you’ve never heard ... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
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Brothers and Sisters...It's The Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe III
As a first-time congregant in the insane church of Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe III, I am quite quickly converted to the foul-mouthed, swaggering swine&rsqu... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
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The Grandees: The Wrong Side Of The Door
Consisting of three 20-minute sketches, The Wrong Side Of The Door sees The Grandees visit the deep south, discuss employment law as applied to fairies and e... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
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Zoe Lyons: Pop-up Comic
Zoe Lyons’ show is a warm, rich comedy treat, filled to the brim with witty, funny observations and questions about the everyday oddities of life. ... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
ComedyNat Luurtsema: Here She Be
One of comedy's power couples and two-thirds of sketch juggernauts Jigsaw, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema were doing fine until they recently split up. Now bot... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
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Liam Williams: Just The Tonic
Although there have been plenty of morose, eloquent comics down through the years, like Dylan Moran and Andrew Lawrence, there's always room for one more. In... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
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Simon Munnery: Fylm
Simon Munnery’s brand of alternative comedy has always been distinctly left-field, but his latest experiments are more unique than ever. Similar to 201... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
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Jamie Demetriou: People Day
People Day is unlike anything I’ve seen this year. The incongruous props littering the stage, and manic chatter between a cluster of lamps set a suitab... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
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Mark Thomas: 100 Acts of Minor Dissent
Mark Thomas works for the forces of good. Few people can consider the activist-comedian’s political work over the last 20 years to be anything but righ... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013