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August 2012
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A Betrayal of Penguins - Harmed and Dangerous
Comedy's sweatiest three men return with their most white-knuckle, frenetic hour yet, as they (consensually) take you places you've never been before. Expect dizzying highs, expect the building's very foundations to rock, expect substantial ... |
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Tiny Triumphs Now living in Sweden, the Kiwi returns. With awards from Australia, the UK and Sweden, this 'hysterical comedy force' (Time Out) and 'freewheeling genius' (Sydney Morning Herald) brings his tall tales of tiny triumphs.
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Alan Francis Expands After twenty years on the circuit eating pies from petrol stations there's no doubt he has expanded. Age Category: 14+ ......more show info |
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Andrew Bird's Global Village Fete
Following last year's critically acclaimed sell out run Andrew Bird returns to lift the gloom of the modern world with the delightful madness of the village. Expect new stories of village life, growing up moving away and then what happens ... |
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Bad Musical The worst musical ever written. The culmination of a decade creating theatrical cack, including multiple sell-out Fringes with Bad Play. Sing along to the ultimate in entertainment poison! Age Category: 14+ ......more show info |
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Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden - Going Gaga
Unexpectedly available after failing the heats of the Olympic synchronised slimming event when Barry refused to surrender his pie at the weigh-in. With new songs of rioting, protest, mobility scooters and Ronnie's epic struggle with his ... |
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Best of SYTYF? See the best of previous contestants and winners from the UK's best comedy competition. A guaranteed big night of Fringe favourites spanning 24 years of So You Think You're Funny? Age Category: 16+ ......more show info |
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Bob Downe ... Smokin' More classic hits! More great prizes! Same hair! Lighter in the loafers and funnier than ever, Australia's Clown Prince of Polyester topped the Edinburgh pop chart in 2011 and he's back by popular demand with more golden greats!
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Bubblewrap and Boxes This little story about how to live bravely in a big world is told using acrobatics, clowning and a whole lot of cardboard boxes. Winners of the Drama Victoria Award and Melbourne Fringe 'Best Family Show' 2009.
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Casablanca A lovingly disrespectful homage to one of the classic films of all time. Casablanca has some of the most iconic scenes and best lines ever written, so why not play it again? Age Category: U ......more show info |
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Celia Pacquola - Delayed The smallest thing can change a life. In 2010, the award-winning Aussie comic moved to London and learned the word 'bellend'. This and other stories. Age Category: 14 + ......more show info |
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Chris Martin - Spot the Difference After a debut sell out show, Chris (as seen on Dave's One Night Stand) returns with a brand new show, explaining how to wind up squirrels and showing techniques to confuse a pervert. Age Category: 14+ ......more show info |
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Dan Wright: Michael Jackson Touched Me Dan's (Big Cook Little Cook, Big Brother's Big Mouth C4) hilarious story about how being an obsessive ambassador for Jacko affected his relationships with everyone around him. 'Best Show' Nomination, Leicester Comedy Festival 2012.
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Dave Thornton - The Some of All the Parts Australian comedy's star on the rise, Dave Thornton was invited to inspire a class of 12 year olds, picking a stand-up comedian may have been a mistake. Age Category: 14+ ......more show info |
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Fascinating Aida: Cheap Flights
Continuing their smash-hit sell-out tour, the Olivier Award nominated and now a global internet sensation, Fascinating Aida is still Britain's best comedy cabaret trio. This show will include several numbers hot off the press, plus a ... |
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Gordon Southern's A Brief History of History
A mildly ambitious show... Southern tries to cover the complete history of civilisation, with jokes, in one hour. With a battered music sampler and some old-fashioned visual aids, Gordon Southern will hurtle through time with his unique ... |
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Gordon Southern's A Brief History of History
A mildly ambitious show... Southern tries to cover the complete history of civilisation, with jokes, in one hour. With a battered music sampler and some old-fashioned visual aids, Gordon Southern will hurtle through time with his unique ... |
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Hannah Wants a Wife This is a show about wives. It's a surprisingly funny show given that dinner won't cook itself. Age Category: 14+ ......more show info |
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Hannah Gadsby - Mary. Contrary. She had a famous son and has been paparazzied by painters for centuries. Comedian Hannah Gadsby takes you on an art tour of the many faces of everyone's favourite virgin. Age Category: 14+ ......more show info |
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Hedluv and Passman: Two Cornish Rappers and a Casiotone
Songs about nature documentaries, pasty etiquette and the challenges of swimming in the sea, with extreme dance moves. They'll have you dancing in the aisles to the directions of a satnav. "The best thing to come out of Cornwall ... |
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Hot Dub Time Machine Step aboard the Hot Dub Time Machine, the world's first time-travelling dance party! We'll travel back in time to 1956 where, powered by your boogie, we'll party our way through music history, back to 2012! Age Category: PG ......more show info |
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I, Tommy
Fluffy handcuffs, lies and swingers clubs. An imaginative and irreverent reinvention of real life events. Tommy Sheridan was Scotland's most popular politician before being jailed for perjury in 2011. New drama from Ian Pattison and starring ... |
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Jessica Fostekew: Brave New Word
Gag-suffused show about brave words, new words and brave new words. Mainly japes about etymology. Not just for nerds though: there's a dirty joke (about nostrils). Featuring unscientific guesses of future words that your grandkids will ... |
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Late'n'Live The first and the best of late night shows on the Fringe presents its 26th year of unadulterated comedy mayhem. Expect the unexpected and after the comedy enjoy live music from our fabulous house bands. Now a BBC1 Scotland TV series!
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Late Night Laughs
Angela Barnes (Russell Howard's Good News, BBC3), Patrick Morris (So You Think You're Funny, Semi-Finalist), Romesh Ranganathan (Comedy Store, Comedy Central), Matt Richardson (So You Think You're Funny, Finalist), Ellie Taylor (8/10 ... |
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Mark Restuccia: How to Succeed at Internet Dating
BBC New Comedy Awards finalist Mark Restuccia is one of the most prolific internet daters in his weight class. A world-class online dater of 10 years, now he's sharing his secrets with you... They might prove too powerful to guarantee ... |
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Michael Workman - Mercy In 1960s Cuba a man is exiled for criticising Castro. Pushed out to sea with a pile of cabbages, Augustus must return home. A comedy about family, love and strength. Age Category: 16+ ......more show info |
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Miss Havisham's Expectations Linda Marlowe's new show spotlights Dickens' most iconic female character, the jilted bride of Great Expectations. Written and directed by Di Sherlock. Age Category: 12+ ......more show info |
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Morgan & West: Clockwork Miracles Enter the workshop of Victorian magical duo Morgan and West. Delve deep into the conjuring clutter and discover a multitude of magical marvels hidden within. Sell out show 2009 - 2011. Age Category: U ......more show info |
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Morgan & West: Lying, Cheating Scoundrels
Morgan & West invite you to join them at the card table for an intimate evening of shams, scams and good old fashioned cheating. Hear how some of the finest minds in history were swindled by the nineteenth century's greatest magical ... |
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Murder, Marple and Me Margaret Rutherford's performance as Miss Marple made her a true movie icon, but it nearly didn't happen. This intriguing new play humorously unearths the fascinating reasons why. With Janet Prince, and written by Philip Meeks.
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My Stepson Stole My Sonic Screwdriver Sequel to Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf (Sony Gold Award nominated for BBC Radio version). Age Category: 12+ ......more show info |
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Oliver Reed: Wild Thing In this blistering solo show, join legendary hell-raiser Oliver Reed as he knocks back a few drinks and shares his incredible life story. Rob Crouch brings Reed back to vivid life in a swaggeringly brilliant performance.
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Patrick Monahan - Shooting From The Lip! Brilliant new material from the fastest rising comedy star! 2012 Loaded LAFTA's Best Newcomer and Forth Radio's Best Stand-Up People's Choice! Seen on ITV's Comedy Annual. Age category: 14+ ......more show info |
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The Rubberbandits Ten million YouTube hit sensation with the riotous Horse Outside, these Irish chart-topping, Chortle Award-winning bag-heads make their fringe debut with the funniest, filthiest comedy rave in Fringe memory. Age Category: U ......more show info |
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Sam Simmons - About the Weather Nominee - Best Comedy, Edinburgh Fringe 2011. Two men with nothing in common and nothing to speak of, perhaps they can talk about the weather. Age Category: PG ......more show info |
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Sean Hughes Stands Up Sean is back tackling topics such as religion, economics, society and the realisation that, although he's now sober, he's still an arsehole. Catch him before he's dead. 'One of the best stand-ups of his generation' (Telegraph).
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Shopping Centre by Matthew Osborn Following the success of Cul-De-Sac comes a new play telling the story of an unhappy loner who finds solace in a shopping centre until one day it descends into a riot of sex and violence. Age Category: 16+ ......more show info |
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Simple Matters Without red noses, five clowns from four countries take you on a journey through the miraculous unravelling of everyday life, dancing on the ridge between the absurdity of our current reality and a really good time.
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Slice by Mel Giedroyc Slice is a play about cake. Three sisters convene in the house of their dying mother. As the cake is baked before our eyes, so are the dark regrets, secrets and grievances only sisters can hold. Age Category: PG ......more show info |
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So You Think You're Funny? Twenty-five years of the best stand-up comedy competition in the UK, we have whittled it down to the best from hundreds of entries. Previous winners include Dylan Moran, Peter Kay and Lee Mack. Age Category: 16+ ......more show info |
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So You Think You're Funny? FINAL Twenty-five years of the best stand-up comedy competition in the UK, we have whittled it down to the best from hundreds of entries. Previous winners include Dylan Moran, Peter Kay and Lee Mack. Age Category: 16+ ......more show info |
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Splitting the Bill - Michael Workman & Tommy Little They're a long way from home so two of Australia's funniest are splitting the bill. Age category: 16+ ......more show info |
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Ta Daaa!
All the way from Eleventy 5 Jellybean Drive, Clown Town, best friends, Frehd & Tim Eee invite you to a packed hour of magic making, mirth giving, bubble blowing, song singing fun. Nominated Best Presentation for Children 2011 Adelaide ... |
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The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs by Mike Daisey Hilarious and harrowing tale where we meet Steve Jobs and Chinese workers toiling to make our beloved iPhones. Age Category: 12+ ......more show info |
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The Blanks
The Blanks aka ‘Ted’s Band’ from the hit TV show “Scrubs”, make their Edinburgh Festival debut. They mix a cappella, a knock about comic tale and sketches into an unashamedly feel good show. They have an eclectic mix of styles ... |
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The Comedian's Comedian Live with Stuart Goldsmith
Goldsmith grills one headliner per show, in depth, on exactly how they create funny things. Warm, witty, educational - it's like "Inside The Actor's Studio" for comedians. But marginally less pompous. Confirmed guests include ... |
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The Fitzrovia Radio Hour Recreates the unique spirit of 1940's radio plays, evoking a dinner-jacketed age of casual imperialism and stiff upper lips. New scripts, including Ava Carter - Girl Pilot! and Cycle of Violence. Age Category: PG ......more show info |
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The Showstoppers Fifth Edinburgh Fringe season for this unmissable troupe, who make up a new musical comedy every night based on audience suggestions. Age category: 18+ ......more show info |
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The Showstoppers' Family Matinees Special new family-friendly shows from these brilliant musical comedy improvisers, as heard on BBC Radio Four. Age Category: U ......more show info |
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Treasure Island
Join honest Jim Hawkins as he sets sail on a frantically funny high seas adventure. Outsmarting Long John Silver in search of buried treasure, Jim finds himself on a desert island with some cheesy characters and one pongy parrot. With ... |
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