Edinburgh Fringe Comedy
Print Interviews
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Barry Ferns
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018I shall 100% not read reviews of my show during the festival. There be dragons. There be madness. There be a distraction from my own intentions and focus for my show.
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BattleActs!
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018The review said that we worked well together, we handled the audience brilliantly and it was very funny however the whole thing was spoilt by the extremely loud, aggressive music that blasted as you came in. Chris was in charge that night, which was a mistake as he has tinnitus.
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Bennett Arron
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018The worst review I had was: “he should be locked up and taught a lesson!” Although to be fair this was by a former Home Secretary and I had just stolen his identity for a TV documentary.
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Bethany Black
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018I don’t read reviews at all, because they’re not for me they’re about me. It’s the same reason I don’t google my own name. I don’t care who’s calling me a cunt, and I don’t necessarily want to see it.
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Brad Tassell
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018Reviewers are fair and attractive people. They never say anything that isn’t totally true, and they all need raises.
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Charmian Hughes
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018Your worst review can be your best review – Three Weeks once said, “this isn’t comedy, this is a cry for help” and that looks great on a poster. Chortle sneered, “Like Josie Long’s Mum,” which looks complimentary.
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Damian Clark
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018I like them. The more the merrier. You can ignore reviews you don’t like and the ones you do like you’ll have for a lifetime.
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Dave Chawner
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018It’s really easy to lose perspective at the Fringe and when you lose that you can easily lose your mind. So, I will have a gander at reviews, but I try not to think of them as a complete estimation of me as human.
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David Callaghan
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018My best review was for a comedy play I wrote and directed in 2015… We got four stars and a middle page spread in The Scotsman. I think my mum bought every copy in Edinburgh. It was a great day.
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Bryony Twydle
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. Which is why I wish reviewers would stop throwing rocks at me during my shows.
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David McIver
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018There are a handful of good reviewers who have seen hundreds of comedy shows and know what they’re talking about, and then the rest of the time it’s just a uni student’s personal taste.
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David Tsonos
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018Broadway Baby always hates me… I just do not click with them… they said that my Cat subject was my “Lazy crutch”. Most of their reviewers are young and inexperienced, if I’m not their cup of tea that’s fine by me.
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Gareth Richards
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018I never think about the good reviews, I have written them off as irrelevant and mistaken. They have been upstaged by the negative ones, many of which I can recite word for word.
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Ivor Dembina
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018The review I liked best was in the Jerusalem Post, ‘Almost too true to be funny’. If I was reviewing myself I’d describe myself as ‘The Jew the yids love to hate’.
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Jake Lambert
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018One reviewer did once describe me as being like Russell Howard simply because I was wearing a T-shirt and jeans, make of that what you will.
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James Nokise
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018I got called “Odious” by a reviewer when I was starting out, and was so stupid I didn’t know it was an insult.
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Jon and Nath
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018We paid for our only review from a local publication well-known for its generosity. It was a horror show, we died 55 minutes of death with our reviewer in the front row. There were four other people, who all hated us, and the critic was kind enough to not write us up. We may be the only act ever to get a ‘could not review’ from Mumble.
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Naomi McDonald
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018I’ve yet to be professionally reviewed, but I’m gonna be super optimistic and say my best review will be of this show at Edinburgh fringe 2018.
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Nathan Lang
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018At this year’s Brighton Fringe I got Chortled really bad. I mean it was downright nasty, even slamming my press release and my marvellous use of a smoke machine. It was strange because the rest of the audience went totally bananas for it.
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Nick Hall
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018Every year I make a rule not to read them, but there I am poring over the reviews when I get up there. I think for your mental health its good to give them a miss, but then if you were really concerned for your mental health you wouldn’t do Edinburgh in the first place.
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Nik Coppin
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018I got a one star review once for a solo show years and years ago, but I can’t remember who from and what it said. It’s not worth remembering the bad ones. They stay on the internet and are no longer tomorrow’s chip paper, but like I say to newer comedians, don’t dwell on them
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Short & Curly
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, June 23rd, 2018We forced this audience member up on stage to do a break dance without knowing they were the reviewer. They didn’t seem to take too kindly to it. Even though the intention was to make him look good and us look like idiots.
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Christian Talbot
First published in Fringepig - Friday, June 22nd, 2018I like the reviewers who can be bribed with alcohol. The others I’m not that bothered about. I’d rather get feedback from another performer who’s opinion I respected.
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Dharmander Singh
First published in Fringepig - Friday, June 22nd, 2018If they give you a good review, they have their finger on the pulse of comedy and they are geniuses. If they give you a bad review, they know nothing (John Snow).
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Dominic Holland
First published in Fringepig - Friday, June 22nd, 2018My greatest ever review was simply this – “I really enjoy your stand-up comedy material.” Not much of a quote for a poster until I explain who said this to me. Ronnie Barker, no less, one of the funniest comedians of all time. He was a fan of my BBC R4 series. I was awe-struck and still am.
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