Edinburgh Fringe Comedy
Print Interviews
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Michael Griffiths
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, June 19th, 2018My worst review was in my first year at Edinburgh – a young reviewer was very disappointed that I didn’t look or sound at all like Madonna. In my defence – that’s half the fun of the show!
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Micky Overman
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, June 19th, 2018I was doing the final for Funny Women in 2016. One review was super nice, and very quotable. The other reviewer basically complained about the set up of the room, said that since I was on last his legs were hurting and he was falling asleep. I framed that one.
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Milo McCabe
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, June 19th, 2018I’d like to say that I’m not bothered by reviews, but that would be a lie. I can apply as much logic as there is to myself about not being affected by them positively or negatively, but that doesn’t make a lick of difference.
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Myq Kaplan
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, June 19th, 2018The best review is this one right now. Oh, this isn’t a review? Well, “Myq Kaplan is the greatest Myq Kaplan there’s ever been.” Now it is. Thank you for collaborating with me on the best review! We make a great team.
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Narin Oz
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, June 19th, 2018I’ve had really nice reviews to be honest… Mostly descriptions that make me out to be some kind of wild cave woman… Someone else said, “I’ve never been so frightened and aroused at the same time…” Let’s see what happens this year!
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Nathan Cassidy
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, June 19th, 2018Steve Bennett of Chortle once reported I’d had ‘a difficult gig’ (presumably in that they were laughing too much) … ‘the entire second row were pissed, and there are only two rows.’ That’s not my fault is it Steve?
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Nathaniel Metcalfe
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, June 19th, 2018I’d like to think that person who’s writing about me is at the very least someone who has seen lots of Fringe comedy shows before and knows something about what they’re writing. The democratisation of criticism in recent years has a created an “everyone’s a critic” mentality which simply isn’t true, you just have an opinion. Criticism is something else. If you can’t tell the difference then you probably shouldn’t be reviewing.
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Nick Dixon
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, June 19th, 2018My best and worst reviews both came from that tireless and widely esteemed champion of comedy, Steve Bennett at Chortle. Realising that essentially the same material can be both “obvious” and “weak” one day, yet on another day “well-crafted… earmarking him as a future success” gave me a zen-like approach to reviews.
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Norris and Parker
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, June 19th, 2018Reviews will be hard to avoid when Norris mum makes a collage book of reviews and frames them on her wall and Parker’s dad sends a family email with good reviews and withholds his love and money if they’re bad.
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Olivia Rhee
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, June 19th, 2018I had a good review… and some bad ones… do not remember what they said. Sorry.
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Paul Flannery
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, June 19th, 2018Steve Bennet came to one of the worst versions of the show there’s ever been. The audience were a bit combative and I was having to fight when usually the room is full of lovely nerds. His review was honest for what he saw but it was disappointing nonetheless.
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Peter Michael Marino
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, June 19th, 2018My worst reviews were for my West End musical flop “Desperately Seeking Susan.” Across the boards. All bad. I turned that experience into a solo comedy called “Desperately Seeking the Exit” which played EdFringe twice. That show got all raves – except from The Scotsman, who hated the show. I’m over it. I swear. Really. I’m fine.
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Rahul Kohli
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, June 19th, 2018I think he was a theatre reviewer… but I would have loved to have seen this guy review: Jim Jeffries, Anthony Jeselnik, Frankie Boyle or any comedy roast at all.
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Ray Fordyce
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, June 19th, 2018Comedy is very subjective, reviewers have different tastes, every Fringe day is different so it’s best not to take what they say too much to heart.
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Rhys Nicholson
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, June 19th, 2018I think reviewers are a necessary part of show business. I also think things would be a lot better if we didn’t tell them that.
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Russell Hicks
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, June 19th, 2018Luckily, I later found out that reviewers are mostly thoughtless knobs who only occasionally get it right by sheer chance, the same way as the horoscope in the Metro.
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Samantha Pressdee
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, June 19th, 2018I called the reviewer a bitch on twitter, and later in an interview, a snotty nosed brat. Some people liked that show, it wasn’t her cup of tea, but others laughed throughout. I felt she was just cruel to dismiss it completely.
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Glenn Chandler
First published in Fringepig - Monday, June 18th, 2018My worst review was for Boys of the Empire, ten years ago here in Edinburgh. In spite of the fact we were having great reviews and sellout houses (or maybe because of it, I don’t know) The List gave it one star and their reviewer said I should be given six of the best. I’m still waiting.
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Sarah Iles
First published in Fringepig - Monday, June 18th, 2018My first review was the worst I’ve had to date. I was so new to comedy and was doing a three-hander show in Brighton with two other comedians. A reviewer, who shall remain nameless, but it rhymes with Peve Pennett, basically destroyed me.
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Scott Bennett
First published in Fringepig - Monday, June 18th, 2018I don’t know if the public read the reviews, I think we like to think they do but generally if you have a good show that’s the best PR you can buy.
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