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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Comedy
Rich Hall
Rich Hall grumbles into the microphone as if he’s just killing time. He's has been in the comedy business for over 20 years and it's apparent in the ea... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
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Double Art History Review by Becca Pottinger
You can only sit in wonder at the late afternoon epiphany that made Will Gompertz, a director at the Tate Gallery, think this might be a good idea. Set deep ... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
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Bridget Christie: My Daily Mail Hell
Daily Mail Hell is a decisive rant about Christie’s time doing the admin for the paper’s gossip column. A great deal of the show’s delivery... Read more »| 19 Aug 2009 -
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William Andrews: Nitwit
William Andrews is like a one-man comedy band. With a box. Taping the microphone to his head and launching into an impromptu mini-rave, strobe lights and all... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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Dylan Moran
He is, of course, wearing black. He is, needless to say, drinking. He is... both better and worse than he used to be. I'll explain. During the first half of ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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Unsupervised Detention
Leave four pupils in detention for an hour and what do you think they’re going to get up to? They’re going to mess about, pull faces, throw thing... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009
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Comedy
The Muffia: Tight Women
If the girls from The Muffia were your mates you would be pissing yourself. Their show is made up of the kind of skits, rants and songs that are bloody hyste... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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Rosie Wilby: The Science Of Sex
Rosie Wilby takes a scientific approach to attraction, relationships, why we go off relationships, and love. As interesting as this approach is, I was ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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Hannah Gadsby - Kiss Me Quick I'm Full of Jubes
Testament to some militant flyering and enthusiastic vocal endorsement by producer Adam Hills, Hannah Gadsby’s show is packed. Thank God the venue is f... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Comedy
Adventure Incorporated
The three performers of Adventure Incorporated have plenty of funny bones in their bodies and they are good improvisers, energetic and quick witted. Their im... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
Comedy
Adam Hills: Inflatable Event Review
The affable Aussie mainstay is back from last year’s pseudo-hiatus with ‘Inflatable’. True to form, there is an underlying sentiment to Hil... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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Jon Richardson: This Guy At Night Review
Rebecca Gordon finds pleasure in painful comedy. Read more »| 17 Aug 2009 -
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Russell Kane: Human Dressage
Edward Whelan discovers Russell Kane has nothing to do with horses and everything to do with hilarious. Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
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Susan Calman - The Last Woman on Earth
Loosely based on a heckle, Susan Calman’s The Last Woman on Earth proposes the world’s demise, leaving inmates of Underbelly’s cavern... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
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Jason Byrne: The Byrne Supremacy
There is a row of seven children, all under ten, sitting in the third row. Byrne clocks them straight away. ‘Too late now!’ he cries. ‘We&r... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009