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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ComedyCome Flyer With Me: Shinoxcy
Before we got here flyering seemed like it would be the easiest part of the festival. We’ll just be handing the nice people of Edinburgh lovely pieces ... Read more »| 14 Aug 2011 -
ComedyCome Flyer With Me: Jollygoodlarks
"It's our first time up here and flyering seems an art we have yet to master. The art seems simply to involve flyering all day every day always and... Read more »| 14 Aug 2011 -
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Come Flyer With Me: Lee Camp
When I first started comedy in New York City at age 21, I was offered 10 minutes onstage for every hour of flyering in Times Square. We called it "barking." ... Read more »| 14 Aug 2011 -
ComedyDan Antopolski, Tom Craine & Nat Luurtsema: Jigsaw
Craine, Antopolski & Luurtsema. A comedy fan's dream, a sub-editor's nightmare. They've combined forces to produce Jigsaw, a sketch group that firmly fav... Read more »| 14 Aug 2011 -
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Political Animal
Given the Fringe occurs when the UK's political houses are in recess, comics at The Stand's late night Political Animal wouldn't usually have such a wealth o... Read more »| 13 Aug 2011 -
ComedyJames Loveridge and Other Losers
Tucked away downstairs in Jekyll and Hyde's, away from the flyer-saturated Old Town, it is easy to miss what may be two of the funniest young comedians I've ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2011
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Tom and The Boy
Tom Stade's surreal interview with/love letter to The Boy With Tape on His Face. Read more »| 13 Aug 2011 -
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Apocalypse Later?
The ten-man strong Apocalypse Later looks a lot like what your lads-on-tour might look like if they forgot about the trip to Xante one summer and formed... Read more »| 13 Aug 2011 -
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Thom Tuck: Straight To DVD
He's posh, he prances, he's got a floppy fringe. There's a horrible moment when you think you have accidentally wandered into a McIntyre gig. Relax though, t... Read more »| 13 Aug 2011 -
ComedyStephen Carlin – Guilty Bystander
Most of us at some point like to romanticise the rebel who breaks through the shackles of society. Stephen Carlin is known primarily, according to the introd... Read more »| 13 Aug 2011 -
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Randy Is Sober
Heath McIvor's greatest creation works because he's so simple. A muppet-like puppet with a normal voice, Randy allows McIvor to talk openly to the audience w... Read more »| 13 Aug 2011 -
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Phil Nichol – The Simple Hour
In a recent Skinny feature, Phil Nichol spoke of a need to go back to the simple elements of comedy following Edinburgh shows steeped in complexity and provo... Read more »| 13 Aug 2011 -
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Robin Ince & Michael Legge – Pointless Anger Righteous Ire 2
Surely I can't be listening to the anodyne pollution of the Lighthouse Family's Lifted on repeat as I take my seat near the front of Stand 5? The fine, phil... Read more »| 13 Aug 2011 -
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Lloyd Langford: The Cold Hard Facts of Life
One pressing challenge for straight-forward observational comics when major news events filter into the venue is the increased audience expectation of sharp... Read more »| 13 Aug 2011 -
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John-Luke Roberts & Nadia Kamil: The Behemoth
Why isn't this show working? It sounds great on paper: the commanding presence of John-Luke Roberts, the effortless clowning of Nadia Kamil, both throwing th... Read more »| 13 Aug 2011