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★★★★ Pleasance Courtyard (Venue 33) | 13:05 | Aug 19-25 (not 20th) | £13 | It's a tough title to have 'The Complete History Of Comedy' miss just one obvious gag or comedic style and you have failed. Who better to attempt this condensed comedic run-through than 'The Reduced Shakespeare Company' The premise of the show is that the world is in chaos due to the lack of teaching […]
When you see The Pleasance venues today it is hard to imagine the Edinburgh Fringe without them. However, there was a time when the Courtyard didn't host shows and when the Dome...remained quiet in August. From hosting twenty shows in two venues they now have twenty three venues and two hundred shows. I sat down with The Pleasance founder Christopher Richardson and its present Director Anthony Alderson to speak about […]
★★★★★ Gilded Balloon (Venue 14) | 19:30, 22:30 | £14 | If there is one thing I have been enjoying most of all at this years Fringe it has been improvised shows. They make you feel as if you are seeing something special, which will never be seen again. Showstopper! The Improvised Musical is one of the most impressive that I have seen. By it's very nature a musical is hard […]
★★★★ Gilded Balloon (Venue 14) | 23:30 | £10 | I had my attention drawn to this show for two reasons, firstly Harry Mitchell (one half of this musical duo) was in Minor Delays which I enjoyed very much, secondly they gave me my own hashtag on twitter (I'm easily bribed, other fringe shows take note) I have seen a lot of musical comedy acts at is years festival, not […]
Saint Motel the American four piece band from Los Angeles have just released their brand new single 'My Type' I'm a sucker for a song with trumpets with a great riff so there was no debate as to what was going to be our new single of the week. To find out more about the band visit www.saintmotel.com
Rating: ★★★★★17-25th August @ St John's (Venue 202) at 18:15pm |BOOK TICKETS The stars of In Cahoots return with another gloriously good hour long performance. Moving to a slightly larger venue, this time they’ve taken over the St John’s stage. What I love about this talented duo is that they are incredibly unpredictable. Their fast paced and highly energetic sketches force the audience into non-stop laughter. Paul G Raymond and […]
★★★ Pleasance Dome (Venue 23) | 19:00 | £12 | The time travelling tricksters Morgan & West are back at this year’s festival. Set in a Victorian panelled lounge along with some rather quirky backing music the show transports us back to a time where parlour ticks were commonplace and magicians were very polite gentlemen. I won’t spoil any of the ticks involved in the show but it’s fair to […]
★★★ Assembly George Square Studios (Venue 17) | 17:20 | £11 | Billed as a new and exciting act to see at this years Fringe, Jonny Lennard takes to the stage in his guise as a children’s author. Updating fairy tales and stories to be more realistic and truthful. All of these tales are wrapped around him babysitting his young niece who just really wants a normal bedtime story. There […]
Rating: ★★★★15-25th @ The Assembly Roxy at 17:30pm |BOOK TICKETS Black Faggot is a series of short sketches focusing on race, religion and sexuality. Fasitua Amosa and Beulah Koale act as several different characters, from playing two single men in a gay bar, to a young man who attempts at coming out to his mother. Each scene is highly energetic, well performed and stunningly entertaining. The duo are terrific and […]
