Edinburgh Fringe Comedy
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Al Samuels
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, July 27th, 2017Thrones! The Musical Parody is…. well, a musical parody of Game of Thrones. We fired a Q&A over to the lovely Al Samuels. Hi Al, tell me more about Thrones! The Musical Thrones! follows a group of friends who discover that one of their group has never, horror of horrors, never seen Game of Thrones […]
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Ian Smith
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, July 27th, 2017Ian Smith’s new Edinburgh show is called, ‘Ian Smith: Snowflake’ It’s about uniqueness… like everybody else’s. It’s also about a holiday he had in Tromso, Norway. We asked for the deets. Hi Ian, tell me about your Edinburgh show. I spend too much time at home eating flapjacks – so I thought I best get […]
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Andy Barr
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, July 27th, 2017Andy Barr: Tropic of Admin asks and answers the question ‘what if a school administrator were marooned on a deserted tropical island?’ We wanted to know more, so we fired over a Q&A. Hi Andy, tell me about ‘Tropic of Admin’. This show is drawn from my experiences working as a school administrator in a […]
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Athena Kugblenu
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, July 27th, 2017KMT is described as an hour of comedy on things that Athena Kugblenu has experienced and observed. Issues like politics, race, class, sexism…We fired off a Q&A to find out more. Hi Athena, tell me about KMT. What is it? It’s about things I’ve observed that make me KMT, that will probably others think “KMT” […]
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Bernie Keith
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, July 27th, 2017Bernie Keith: Life Without Sat Nav is a sand-up show about how life isn’t how Bernie thought it would be at 54. We wanted to know more… Hi Bernie, tell me about your Edinburgh show. I’ve been doing radio for 30 years and started doing stand-up 2 years ago, which made me think about how […]
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Darren Harriott
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, July 27th, 2017Darren Harriott’s show is called Defiant. It’s full of strong opinions. We fired off a Q&A and asked him for more info. Hi Darren. Tell me about your Edinburgh show. It’s me talking a little bit about my life and my dad and then rambling about everything that’s happened in the country the last few […]
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Showstoppers’ Kids Show
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, July 27th, 2017Over recent years, the Showstopper Improvised Musicals have become a Fringe institution. For 2017 they return to Edinburgh with their kids show. Ruth Bratt tells us more. Hi Ruth, tell me about The Showstoppers’ Kids Show The Showstoppers’ Kids Show is an anarchic musical adventure where we do WHATEVER the kids want. They imagine it, […]
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Eleanor Morton
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, July 26th, 2017Eleanor Morton’s Edinburgh show promises a passive aggressive and witty journey through the history of angry women. We wanted to know more… Hi Eleanor, tell me about your show, ‘Angry Young Woman’. I am a woman and I am angry. And funny. Very funny. The show is about sexism and feminism and history and rap […]
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Xnthony
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, July 25th, 2017Douze is a pop comedy musical following Xnthony and The Penny Slots as they try to get to the Eurovision, one fabulous pop song at a time. We fired a Q&A over to its star. Hi Xnthony, tell me about your show ‘Douze’ The show follows The Penny Slots and I as we tour around […]
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Margaret Thatcher
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 23rd, 2017Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows is a comedy cabaret musical game show where audience members compete for their Jobseeker’s Allowance! Good Lord. What does Edinburgh mean to you, Margaret? Oh, so much! Battered sausages, bagpipes, heroin, bad student theatre, pubs open till 5am, extortionate rents, and that one really annoyed local person who needs […]
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Colin Chadwick
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 23rd, 2017Colin has written a show featuring the story of how and why he created a Digital Legacy. In 2014, while on a date that was going badly, he started planning for his death. We wanted to know more… What do you want to happen to your Facebook and Twitter accounts after you die? That’s what […]
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Rhiannon Neads
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 23rd, 2017Sally O’Leary and Rhiannon Neads are the comedy pairing, Stiff and Kitsch. Hi Rhiannon, tell me about your new show, Adele Is Younger Than Us. We take you through our disastrous love lives to date in an attempt to write a passionate love ballad like the ones Adele writes. Spoiler: We’re not entirely successful. What […]
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Jordan Brookes
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, July 19th, 2017Body of Work is a genuine attempt by Jordan Brookes to pay tribute to his relationship with his nan. Not that you’d get that from this short interview. It’ll be a mix of stand-up, unnecessary confessions, a bit of physical stuff, and a few awkward pauses. What does Edinburgh mean to you? A month in […]
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David Quirk
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, July 19th, 2017Cowboy Mouth by David Quirk, is a comedy show about other people’s dreams, dog years, and something called the Overview Effect. Four different ladies in four different parts of the world had four different dreams about me, and wrote four different Facebook messages to me about them. These dreams all form the structure of the […]
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Lucy Pearman
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, July 19th, 2017Lucy Pearman: Maid of Cabbage is a no-nonsense story about a maid looking for the perfect cabbage. Lark Rise to Candleford meets The Mighty Boosh. I found a picture of an old painting six years ago. It was of an Edwardian maid holding a cabbage and underneath there was a quote that said ‘Traditionally unmarried […]
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Pelican
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, July 19th, 2017The Cat Man Curse is a surreal comedy that tells the story of a washed out 70s Hollywood actor and his whirlwind encounter with a mysterious curse. We talk to the cast, Sam Grabiner, Jordan Mitchell and Guy Emanuel (collectively known as Pelican) Hi guys, tell me about The Cat Man Curse It’s a narrative […]
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Tom Brandon
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, July 19th, 2017The Choir of Man is described as fun, real, beautiful, modern, energetic, and according to Tom Brandon, it’s for absolutely everyone. Nine best mates in their local pub, which is about to close. We learn about each character over the course of the show, through song dance and poetry. What does Edinburgh mean to you? […]
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Steve Bennett
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, July 19th, 2017We asked Steve Bennett (no, not that one) for details about his good self in the form of a rather lovely Q&A. What does Edinburgh mean to you? As a performer, Edinburgh means the world to me. It’s something you just do if you want to be a better comedian. It’s a rite of passage, […]
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Kwame Asante
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, July 19th, 2017Open Arms is billed as a laid-back, witty and uplifting stand-up comedy show about a man dragged and dropped straight into the deep-end of adulthood. Hi Kwame, tell me about your show, Open Arms. I’m very excited to be bringing my debut show to the Fringe this year. It’s based around the last three years […]
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Gypsy Wood
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, July 19th, 2017Imagine if David Copperfield and Claudia Schiffer were from the Gold Coast circa 1989. Now crank up the music, roll them in sequins, set them on fire, and you’re almost at Peter & Bambi Heaven. We talked to Bambi (aka Gypsy Wood). Peter & Bambi Heaven, Australia’s most loved up deluded dancing magicians and they’re […]
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David Trent
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, July 19th, 2017David Trent is appearing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a new show. Here’s Your Future. This show is a multimedia rampage where I take on the world’s most disturbing kids animation, smart forks and mattresses, virtual bedtimes, robosex, gay cakes, international hummus day and the European light bulb directive. It’s my fourth show and […]
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Chris Betts
First published in Broadway Baby - Saturday, July 15th, 2017Chris Betts is taking two shows to Edinburgh, Bewilderbeest and Chris Betts vs the Audience. We fired over a Q&A and asked him about both. Hi Chris, tell me about your two Edinburgh shows. Bewilderbeest is an hour of stand-up comedy about the things that I can’t get my head around, like why would someone […]
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Holly Morgan
First published in Broadway Baby - Saturday, July 15th, 2017Holly Morgan describes her show, Seven Crazy Bitches, as a stand-up/cabaret show about being a female dog in a dog-eat-dog man’s world. With wigs. Terrible wigs. We wanted to know more… I like to think of it as a piece of ‘Standaret’ which celebrates female eccentricity and originality. I walk you through the ‘Seven Ages […]
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Luke Kempner
First published in Broadway Baby - Saturday, July 15th, 2017Luke’s new show has stand up, sketches and at least thirty impressions. It’s fun and fast and has some heart too! We asked Luke about Take A Long Hard Luke At Yourself. I believe it’s my most honest and ambitious show yet. The stand-up looks at how we as a society are constantly being different […]
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Tiernan Douieb
First published in Broadway Baby - Saturday, July 15th, 2017Tiernan Douieb says that his new Edinburgh show, Miserably Happy, “is another hour of stuff from my head but with jokes in. At least two. And the one use of the word ‘banana’”. It’s a show about why people believe they’re right and stick with their views despite evidence, or how stupid their views sound. […]
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