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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ComedyAsian Provocateurs: Rule Britannia!
Sajeela Kershi and Yasmeen Khan are the UK’s leading female British-Asian sketch duo. It’s possible they’re the only female British-Asian s... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
ComedyTiernan Douieb vs The World
It's worth mentioning that Tiernan Douieb has a dose of Fringe Flu and this seems to drain the energy from his performance. A high-tempo delivery would help ... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
ComedyMarcel Lucont Etc: A Chat Show
Brit-baiting French chat show host Marcel Lucont is one of the most compelling comic characters of this year's Fringe. Nursing a glass of red wine as he saun... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
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The Big Value Comedy Show
As he takes the stage, Eric Lampaert is full of his trademark energy. Never once pausing for breath, he is a whirlwind of words. This, apparently, is not qui... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
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The Three Englishmen: Optimists
It would be very easy to liken these Englishmen to those Monty Python boys. Easy, but true. Musical sketches, dressing like ladies, daft accents, and Tom Hen... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
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Guilt and Shame
This shows starts as a disaster and gets worse. Within five minutes, Gabriel Bisset-Smith and Robert Cawsey are apologising and advising how to claim a refun... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011
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ComedyDan Willis: Radiohead Redux
For some it’s cranking up the record player and whisking out the vinyl. For others it’s getting drunk in the company of Spotify, or taking turns ... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
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Peeling PVA in Happier Mache
What makes a sketch group really great is the sense that they’re all on the same page, each of them holding up their end, and that they’re comple... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
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Mike Newall: Get Better Box
Rarely have I seen a more appealing, sweet name for a show. Newall’s 'Get Better Box’ is a shoebox which, as a youngster, he filled with happy me... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
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Gemma Goggin: Double G
Boobs! Amongst other things, they help to sell tickets and many acts have employed a "when in doubt, get 'em out" philosophy when the show isn't doing so wel... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
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Squirrel Party
Squirrel Party is nuts. If ever a show could go from tame to wild, nay, mad in 50 minutes, this one certainly does. Structured as a parody of an 80s kids' TV... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
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Armageddapocalypse: The Explosioning
Anyone who has seen their share of action films or TV series will have some inkling about the standard formula – the clichéd characters, stock s... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
ComedyMovin’ On Up! With Politically Erect
Written by and starring Ben Anderson, Alex Kempton and Sam Jacobsen, sketch group Politically Erect have themselves a very clever, astute and funny group of ... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
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Screwed All Over Again
Free shows like this are what make the Fringe so much fun. These four comics bounce off one another, whipping through stacks of character-led sketches with a... Read more »| 23 Aug 2011 -
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Catie Wilkins: A Chip Off the Odd Block
By her own admission, Catie Wilkins' voice is dry, detached and easy to mistake as an indication of sarcasm. As she heralds her arrival onstage with one of t... Read more »| 23 Aug 2011