Edinburgh Fringe Comedy
Print Interviews
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Richard Soames
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014Richard Soames is a comedian, improviser and human. You might have seen him in critically-acclaimed sketch group The Beta Males. At this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe he and his Beta pall John Henry Falle present, The Beta Males Sessions: Richard and The Storybeast. Richard explains… “I’m doing half an hour of warm, approachable character-y stand […]
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Petra Kindler
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014This Edinburgh Festival Fringe you can catch a confessional comedy performance by literary translator and writer Petra Kindler, on the joys and perils of cross-cultural creative work, surviving homemade hurricanes and the challenging concept of laughing with a German. Seriously Now! “Same old, same old: German woman moves to Ireland, starts hearing pushy voices in […]
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Rob Newsome
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014This Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Dead Pony Society are going nowhere; quite literally, they’re performing sketches on a stationary bus for two weeks. You can join Rob, James and Giles as they seek to prove their scientific theory that everything’s funnier on a bus. “This is our first Edinburgh show, so we’re concentrating on doing […]
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Lloyd Griffith
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014Fresh from supporting Rob Beckett on his sold out UK tour, angelic-voiced Lloyd Griffith performs his debut show at the Edinburgh Festival fringe. We can expect some ‘really brilliant jokes’ and some ‘truly incredible singing’ from this choirboy turned comedian and ‘heartthrob’. “The show is about my life as a classically trained choirboy from Grimsby. […]
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Will Franken
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014Critically acclaimed surrealistic character comedian of myriad personalities unveils his latest rapid fire absurdist assault on the fragilities of human identity, platitudes of postmodern sanctimony, and presupposition of collective reality. Martin Walker emailed Will Franken some questions. This is the complete and unedited response. “My show is about a magical goat named Samsung who’s eating […]
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Mark Simmons
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014Last time he was in Edinburgh Mark Simmons got mugged. Good news: they got put away. Bad news: they’re probably out now and his stupid face is plastered all over town saying where he’ll be and when. Please why not come to his Edinburgh Festival Fringe show – they’re less likely to attack in a […]
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Mark Dolan
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014Are you fed up with corrupt politicians, bloody wars and those long queues at Primark? Mark Dolan gets it sorted in his new show for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, unveiling his ‘revolutionary’ manifesto for a better world… “There would be a ban on selfies, belfies and any other permutation of photographing yourself. Tweeting about what […]
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Luke Toulson
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014In 2005 Luke Toulson was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Best Newcomer Award as half of Toulson & Harvey. In 2007, after a switch to solo stand-up, he won the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year Final. In 2013 his Edinburgh Festival Fringe solo show was selected as one of the Top 10 Comedy […]
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Nish Kumar
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014Soon to be seen on Stewart Lee’s The Alternative Comedy Experience, Nish Kumar delivers a stand-up comedy show for people who get stand-up comedy. For his four hundredth interview with Broadway Baby, Martin Walker chats with Nish about his highly anticipated 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe outing. “It’s a stand-up show about subjectivity. I’m interested in […]
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Julian McCullough
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014Julian McCullough is a nationally-touring American comedian who was most recently seen as Whitney Cummings’ co-star on E!’s Love You Mean It. In 2011 he won the New York’s Funniest competition and filmed his half hour Comedy Central Presents stand-up special. Now he’s making his debut appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. “Dream Girls is […]
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Kieran Hodgson
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014Fresh from appearances on Jonathan Creek and Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, character comedian Kieran Hodgson returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a brand new hour exploring his formative experiences on an unforgettable school trip where he truly learnt the meaning of croissants. “French Exchange is a character comedy/storytelling show where I recreate the French […]
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Josh Ladgrove
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014Ever wanted to heckle Jesus Christ? Maybe just ask him a little question? Well now’s your chance. Award-winning Australian Josh Ladgrove brings his improvised performance to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where you, under the watchful eyes of God, get to heckle his son. “I play the character of Jesus Christ attached to a makeshift crucifix. […]
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Matty Finlayson
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014Last year marked the point of no return for Matty Finlayson. Having hit the proverbial big-three-o it’s time for the kid to make something of himself. Rocket science looking less and less likely a calling as time goes on, so he’s turned up at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a show instead. “My show Smells […]
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Patrick Turpin
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014At this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Patrick Turpin presents an hour of sentimental mush, misguided enthusiasm, and some divvy chat about his Dad. Part stand-up, part anecdotal love-in; we’re promised that this will be Turps at his sassy best… “My Edinburgh Fringe show is called A Brother For Jonathan, and it’s a bit of a […]
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Pete Strong
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014Pete Strong is a Brighton based poet and stand-up comedian. On his popular blog he suggests that he’ll gig anywhere, even up a tree. Luckily, during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he and his comedy pall Dan have found a venue to share. Which is much more convenient for the audience. “Dan Fardell and I are […]
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Nicole Harvey
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014Nicole Harvey trained extensively in the Meisner Technique in Los Angeles and in London with the late Jean Fennell. She has also studied Movement, Improvisation, Voice and Sight Reading. You can catch her one woman show Delicious and Dateless at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. “It all spawned form writing a comedy monologue which was […]
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John Robins
First published in Broadway Baby - Monday, July 21st, 2014After starting out in stand-up in spring 2005, John Robins reached the semi-final of So You Think You’re Funny in Edinburgh that year after only a handful of gigs. In 2013 he had the best reviewed stand-up show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Martin Walker chats to John about his new Fringe hour. “My show […]
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Joey Page
First published in Broadway Baby - Monday, July 21st, 2014Absurdist comedian, Joey Page returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a silly, irreverent technicoloured extravaganza to make you forget about rising house prices or that row you had with your lover over dinner… “Well last year at the end of my show I had a bit of a pre-planned break down and it was […]
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Jim Campbell
First published in Broadway Baby - Monday, July 21st, 2014A bedroom can be many things: Sanctuary. Workspace. Fort. When Amused Moose Laughter Award nominee Jim Campbell moved house the mementos he found told his life story through a series of forgotten embarrassments. At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe he invites you into his room to relive his misadventures. “It’s set in my old bedroom on […]
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David Ó Síoráin
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 20th, 2014David Ó Síoráin’s debut show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is called Peace, Tolerance, Surveillance and Drones. It’s about government surveillance, American exceptionalism and the second coming of Jesus Christ. “You know, it’s the usual schtick.” Why did you choose to perform as part of Laughing Horse? “Laughing Horse has a proven track record of […]
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David Elms
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 20th, 2014Thoughtful romantic David Elms whispers from the rooftops in this, his charming and inventive Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut show. Expect songs, some chat, a touch of romance and a few little surprises, big gestures, and a bit with a Rubik’s Cube. “Yeah you’re right, let’s not fuck around: The show is called Nurture Boy, and […]
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Lizzie Bates
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 20th, 2014Lizzie Bates is a comedy writer and performer. Last year she won the BAFTA Rocliffe sitcom competition with writing partner Anna Emerson. Lizzie regularly performs solo character comedy. She runs her own night, Hoot, at the Hen and Chickens Theatre. She is bringing her debut solo show, Lizzie Bates: Reprobates, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe […]
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Dave Griffiths
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 20th, 2014This Edinburgh Festival Fringe you can catch the extraordinary true story of how award-winning comedian, Dave Griffiths, fought with FCUK for the right to wear CNUT on a t-shirt. “C U IN COURT is the story of how I battled with French Connection over ten years for my right to wear my CNUT t-shirts on […]
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Danny Mcloughlin
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 20th, 2014Danny Mcloughlin feels alright. He feels more alright about some things than others but it’s normally the case that other people tend to feel more alright than he does. At this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe you can join Danny for an hour of stand-up, where he’ll show that he feels alright and that it’s alright […]
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Alex Edelman
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 20th, 2014Alex Edelman is a New York-based comedian who has lived in Boston, LA and Jerusalem. He’s a recent college graduate, and this is his first Edinburgh Festival Fringe show. He’s been working on it for a long time, so he’d like you to come and see it. “In the United States, there’s this word that […]
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