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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ComedyIsy Suttie: Pearl & Dave
It’s not often necessary to manage expectations during the Fringe, but there are a few exceptions, and this is one of them. Let's be clear that this is... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
ComedySusan Murray's Photo Booth
This thoughtful, energetic show fuses affectionate memories of friends and family with chilling, turbulent tales of stalkers and riots. Stragglers shuffle in... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
ComedyCariad Lloyd: Lady Cariad's Characters
The Fringe can be challenging to the most experienced of performers, so it's always breathtaking when a newbie nails it on their first attempt. Cariad Lloyd ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
ComedyCome Flyer With Me: Steve Day
Flyer- Definition : 1. a person or thing that flies or moves very fast 2. a small handbill Every year a small rainforest is cut down and set to Scotland&r... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
ComedyPiff the Magic Dragon
Piff the magic dragon is a magician. However, he’s also a fully grown (if tiny) man who turns up to work in a flammable-looking velour dragon suit, and... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Come Flyer With Me: Tara Flynn
My husband is American. He’s smiley and likes people. He is enthusiastic about me and my work (most days). When he first came to the Fringe, he believe... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011
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Tiffany Stevenson: Cavewoman
Some people will know Tiffany Stevenson as the blonde one off ITV's Show Me The Funny. If so, you've probably only seen her do 30 seconds of stand-up each we... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Come Flyer With Me: Keith Farnan
The first year I was in Edinburgh, I did all my own flyering and had this genius idea to stand at the top of the royal mile with an Irish flag flying overhea... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Simon Donald's Dirty Great Fringepiece
Stand up comedians with a previous career in the arts are often harder to take seriously. But then again, Simon Donald was never worried about being taken se... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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2 Comedians 1 Bucket
Crowds at Free Fringe shows are growing every year and it's because of shows like this. Big, fresh Dublin lad Marcus O'Laoire seems genuinely taken aback by ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Iain Stirling and Sean McLoughlin
I felt a bit guilty laughing at Sean McLoughlin’s penile erectile dysfunction, but it is entirely his own fault for writing such a good set based aroun... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Fresh Bread: Johnny's Favourite Show
In sketch troupe terms, Fresh Bread can be categorized as a 'post-Pappy's' act, both sharing a fondness for poorly constructed props, musical interludes and ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Alistair Greaves Mixed Grill
Introducing Alistair Greaves from North Yorkshire: vegetarian, boxer and your new best friend. Greaves has come to Edinburgh to test some new ideas on Fring... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Carey Marx: Laziness and Stuff
Opening this sweltering late night slot with some incisive, linguistically astute material concerning the shortcomings of a Dubai hotel, Carey Marx's latest ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011 -
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Martin Mor: The Call of the Golden Frog
Cocoa is the new cocaine; just ask bright-eyed and bushy-bearded behemoth Martin Mor. After every show the Northern Irish comic either treats himself to or d... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011