Edinburgh Fringe Comedy
Print Interviews
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Eric Lampaert
First published in Broadway Baby - Friday, July 18th, 2014Eric Lampaert studied at École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in France and Middlesex University in the UK. So naturally he became a stand up comedian. Martin Walker asks what to expect from his intriguingly titled 2014 Edinburgh Fringe show. “My show is called Testiculating – Waving Your Arms Talking Bollocks, which basically explains what […]
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Nik Coppin
First published in Broadway Baby - Friday, July 18th, 2014Nik Coppin is a mixed race British comedian who was labelled ‘racist’ in a major Australian newspaper. This, the legal repercussions thereafter, as well as other experiences surrounding his heritage was the inspiration for his Edinburgh Festival Fringe solo show Mixed Racist. “In Mixed Racist I talk about my experiences as a mixed race person […]
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Nick Elleray
First published in Broadway Baby - Friday, July 18th, 2014Return to Superglad showcases the stand-up comedy of Ben Clover and Nick Elleray. Ben combines top-notch joke writing and silliness with whip-smart one-liners. Nick, mines his own life for… something else. Martin Walker catches up with Nick by email. “The show is called Return to Superglad and it’s on the top deck of a bus […]
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Trevor Feelgood
First published in Broadway Baby - Friday, July 18th, 2014Last year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Trevor Feelgood was in a show called The Barnes Identity – and after the show’s run, Trevor had a nervous breakdown and ended up in his pants in the middle of Toys R Us. He also accidentally electrocuted himself and put half of Newcastle into darkness. He quit […]
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glöcK
First published in Broadway Baby - Friday, July 18th, 2014This Edinburgh Festival Fringe you can visit zazU – the parallel universe sketch show. A whole world with a tiny village mentality, you can only get to it by following a bee through a portal in one particular map kept in a secret Swiss vault… or by coming to see the show. Martin Walker caught […]
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Matty Grey
First published in Broadway Baby - Friday, July 18th, 2014Game On! is a wild, interactive comedy show about video games for kids. It’s written and performed by Matty Grey who won the Director’s Choice award for best kids show at the Sydney Fringe Festival 2013. He is at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the first time following a sold-out season at the Melbourne International […]
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Fraser Ross
First published in Broadway Baby - Friday, July 18th, 2014Exploring humour in sincerity, whilst explaining how to lick a pussy dry, Fraser Ross has his finger on the pulse and a tongue in his cheek. A bit of a ratbag, and a goof ball wordsmith, his folk songs get the fun in ya, pretty deep. This Edinburgh Festival Fringe, you can discover Another Name […]
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Kwame Asante
First published in Broadway Baby - Friday, July 18th, 2014Kwame Asante is a twenty three year old student and stand up comic currently studying and living in London. According to his website, his material touches on a wide variety of topics, drawing humour from his background and student life, as well as the topical, observations and true stories. Martin Walker catches up with Kwanme […]
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Lloydie
First published in Broadway Baby - Friday, July 18th, 2014Lloydie is an improviser and writer who has performed with MissImp in Nottingham and The Maydays in Brighton. He has also guest performed at Chinese Menu Comedy in Washington DC and at the Del Close Marathon at the UCB Theatre New York. His latest Edinburgh Festival Fringe offering is Life Deconstructed. “Life Deconstructed is an […]
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Gary Shaw
First published in Broadway Baby - Friday, July 18th, 2014This Edinburgh Festival Fringe you can enjoy four comedians doing their best ten minutes in Now That’s What I Call Stand-Up #1. The show is lovingly MC’ed by stalwart of the London and Home Counties open mic circuits, Gary Shaw. “My show brings together all my favourite things: comedy, MC’ing and laughing at my friends. […]
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Danny Ward
First published in Broadway Baby - Friday, July 18th, 2014Infra Dig is the follow-up to award-winning Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Pressure Point. At last Danny Ward is on the up. He’s escaped living in Auntie Annie’s conservatory, upgraded the T-reg Polo and even bought some red trousers… “It’s a show about pride – and trying to find some. Infra Dig is Latin slang for […]
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Donald Mack
First published in Broadway Baby - Friday, July 18th, 2014This Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Donald Mack will talk about his adventures and challenges whilst seeking to get his audiences to participate and identify their own inner monkey. Is he simply another delusional individual who wanders the streets of Britain and talks to strangers for money? Or is he a comedian who, just happens to be […]
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Barry Ferns
First published in Broadway Baby - Friday, July 18th, 2014For his first solo stand-up hour, Barry Ferns invites you to The Barry Experience. He won the Malcolm Hardee Award last year for distributing realistic but fake copies of the Broadway Baby and Three Weeks reviews sheets, containing five star reviews of his show. What does he have planned for 2014? “The show is a […]
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Patrick Monahan
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, July 17th, 2014This Edinburgh Festival Fringe you can enjoy a brand new energetically witty and charming family show from Patrick Monahan. Martin Walker chats to everybody’s favourite Irish/Iranian about the show, Adventures in Monahan Land. “It’s a brand new hour of stand-up including a mixture of stories, routines, dancing and hugging. I hug every year but this […]
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Elf Lyons
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, July 17th, 2014The multitalented Emily-Anne Lyons, or Elf to her friends and fans, is a comedian, writer and director. She created The Secret Comedians and is the co-director of OddFlock. At this year’s Edinburgh Festival fringe she presents her first solo show. “Underground Success is my first full length stand up show, exploring all my favourite things […]
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Sarah-May Philo
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, July 17th, 2014Sarah-May began her career in comedy by getting to the finals of Comedy Central’s Clean Your Act Up in 2010. She took to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe stage shortly afterwards and has since enjoyed sell-out performances every year since then. Martin walker asks via email about her latest Fringe offering. “This show is essentially me […]
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Kathryn Bond
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, July 17th, 2014Kathryn Bond is one half of critically acclaimed duo, That Pair. At this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival however, she’s doing something different with The Kat and Jon Appeal. Apparently it’s been described as funny a combined total of nine times… “It’s an hour I share with comic Jon Pointing. We perform characters, clowns and as […]
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Anil Desai
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, July 17th, 2014The fast and funny globe-trotting impressionist, Anil Desai, returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with more comedy action, laughable adventures and romance in this mix of stand-up and stories featuring over fifty movie star impressions. “It’s my celebration of movies and their impact on life, and features an all star cast of ‘impersonated’ movie stars! […]
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Eddy Brimson
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, July 17th, 2014Eddy Brimson is a full time stand-up on both the UK and international circuit. He played the first ever Altitude Festival in the French Alps in 2008 and the Sydney Cracker Festival in Australia. Eddy has also taken his comedy to such far flung places as Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. […]
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Troy Conrad
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, July 17th, 2014Prompter is an ‘info-larious’ new show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from Troy Conrad, who created TVs of Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net. What will the Fringe’s biggest and funniest performers say when their live auto-cue cuts out? Troy explains… “This is a very 3D comedy show. So many comedy dimensions. It works like […]
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Declan Dineen
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, July 17th, 2014Declan Dineen writes scripts and perform tricks. He describes himself as a liar for money – but good lies like romcoms and pro-wrestling. “My show at the Fringe is basically a lark that got out of hand. In January 2013 I had a lazy notion on a Saturday afternoon: ‘Wouldn’t it be fun to try […]
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Lolly Jones
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, July 17th, 2014This Edinburgh Festival Fringe you can witness Lolly Jones tear in to the internet. It’s a subjective journey set in a seemingly other worldly parliament and virtual friendships strung together with cat-based, satirical jpegs. Evocative, funny and poignant. Lolly is addicted, unpoked and self-flatteringly adrift at sea. “I’m Thinking of Leaving Facebook is an anecdotal […]
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Ben Morgan
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, July 17th, 2014In its third year running, Austerity Pleasures returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a new hour of politics, social satire and leader lampooning, now with an international twist. As the UK tightens its belt, Martin Walker talks to Ben Morgan to find out more about the popular free show. “As the show’s pun title […]
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Jody Kamali
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, July 17th, 2014Jody Kamali is a versatile and fun character comedian, clown, actor, filmmaker and avid traveller. He is a regular face on the alternative comedy and variety circuit in London and the UK. Not a stranger to performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Jody has performed seven shows and is currently working towards his eighth. “My […]
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Adam Belbin
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, July 17th, 2014Tell us about your new Edinburgh Fringe show. “No.” Why did you choose to perform as part of Laughing Horse Free Festival? “‘cos.” How do you describe your comedy to those that might not have seen you before? “Alright.” What advice would you give your seventeen year old self? “Stop.” If you were curating a […]
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