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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ComedyMick Foley: Prisoner Of Raw
Something's changed for Foley in the last few weeks. At the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal, he tells us, he became comfortable with the fact that he is... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
ComedyThe Sensational Alex Salmond Gastric Band: Oliver Pissed
If the idea of a musical adapted from Oliver! about the minimum pricing laws for alcohol sounds a bit ropey... well, yeah. You're right, it is. Tommy Mackay... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
ComedySimon Munnery: Fylm-Makker
Munnery is the Alan Turing of comedy. No matter how smart you think he is, you're still grossly underestimating his intelligence. Fylm-Makker is yet anothe... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
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Set List
Set List: where great comedians come to die. Actually, everyone at this performance of Set List everyone does quite well. This surprise hit of the 2011 Fr... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
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Will Franken: Things We Did Before Reality
You know those old cartoons where people would reach into a bag and pull an array of bizarre objects, like typewriters and pianos and horses? Will Franken... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
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Doctor Brown: Befrdfgth
It starts off with a traditional bit of crowd irritation: kicking people in the arse as they file in, nicking drinks and shopping bags: the usual Doctor Br... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012
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Absolutely Agitated Acupuncturist Returns to Find It
This show promises that the audience will 'leave a little healthier, with some insights into longevity.' We did receive quite a nice tip on effective hand m... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
ComedyThe Impenetrable Click @ The Beehive
The Impenetrable Click is an apt name for this sketch group as at times the jokes are impenetrable and the performers don't click. However, there is some mer... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
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Nick Page: My Glorious Hypothetical Life As A Eunuch
Fast-talking Nick Page used to be the presenter of Escape To The Country before an interview he gave with the Radio Times allegedly got him sacked by the BBC... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
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Wil Hodgson: Care Bear Punk
Care Bear Punk is a greatest hits collection of material from Wil Hodgson's previous years at the Fringe. However, gone is his bright pink hair and Pat Butch... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
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Elise Harris, Under Your Feet
Elise Harris brings a tongue-in cheek exploration of urban archaeology to the PBH Free Fringe. This show is definitely not aimed at archaeologists, either am... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
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Doug Segal: How To Read Minds And Influence People @ Gilded Balloon
Doug Segal must be sick of the lazy comparisons drawn between him and Derren Brown. While they do adopt similar techniques of suggestion, psychology, misdire... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
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Simon Donald's School of Swearing
We all love a bit of swearing, and you could argue that no-one is more qualified to discuss the subject than the co-creator of a certain succesful adult comi... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
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Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast
Reviewing what is ostensibly a daily chat show is tricky, both due to its constant format yet variable ingredients. However, with Fringe stalwart Richar... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
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Gavin Webster: Bill Hicks Wasn't Very Good
When you give your show a title this provocative, you better show your working. Depending on your approach, your material, and yes, your guts, taking on one ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012