Edinburgh Fringe Comedy
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Sean Brightman
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014Sean Brightman: Almost Sean Brightman is a hotly-tipped debut show from Sean Brightman at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Martin Walker converses with Sean Brightman by email. “It’s called Sean Brightman: Almost Sean Brightman and it’s my very first Edinburgh Fringe solo show. You could call it a postmodern new alternative adventure in what a […]
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Charmian Hughes
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014Drug-crazed moon worship, human banana sacrifice. A trip to India in footsteps of feisty mutiny-escaping great grand-mamma ends in Charmian Hughes escaping herself. Martin Walker learns more about this unique Edinburgh Festival Fringe show. “My new show Charmian Hughes: Raj Rage is comedy storytelling rather than my normal stand-up. “Last year I went to India to […]
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Steven Vickers
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014This Edinburgh Festival Fringe you can enjoy the dulcet tones and tall tales of Teeside’s troubled troubadour in Victor Pope’s new show, Infinitely More Deluded. Martin Walker seeks an explanation. “It’s basically musical comedy. In that there will be songs and they will be funny. There’ll be bits in between like poems and amusing lists […]
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Rebecca Humphries
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014Disney lied to Rebecca Humphries. She never married a Prince, her flat is no castle, and her nannies definitely never looked like Julie Andrews. Martin Walker emails the Comedy Central star about her Edinburgh Festival Fringe Show, Dizney Rascal. “It’s a comedy cabaret centred around my fondness for/obsession with all things Disney. There’ll be songs, […]
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Gemma Layton
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014Gemma Layton, the comic actor and Laughing Horse and Funny Woman semi-finalist delivers several characters for the price of none at this Edinburgh Fringe. Martin Walker asks the questions. “My Fringe show is a multimedia, character comedy show, presented by my stand up alter-ego, Mercedes Benson. You meet five other characters during the hour; all […]
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James Bennison
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014James Bennison grew up in the slums of Warwick. Fighting his way through the mean cul de sacs of the small town he managed to make it to Manchester and learn the ways of mathematics, mainly due to the degree he was studying. Martin Walker enquires about his maths based Edinburgh Festival Fringe show. “My […]
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Harriet Dyer
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014Three years into he rcomedy career and Harriet Dyer already has heads turning with her baffling stories of a misspent youth and bewildering personal tales that are so ridiculous they must be true. Martin Walker finds an up and coming comic who has found her voice very quickly. “My Fringe show is called Barking at Aeroplanes […]
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Chris Cook
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014At this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Chris Cook presents a tender tale of bittersweet love, combining magic tricks and storytelling to make a funny and touching show that reminds us of some of the tricks we play when we’re falling in and out of love. Martin Walker wants to know more. “My show, Chris Cook: […]
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Justin Panks
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014You won’t find him in the main programme and he hates comedians, but energetic stand-up, Justin Panks, still talks to Martin Walker about his brand new Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Chagrin and Bare Wit. “My show deals with the fairly universal issues of humiliation, failure and a feeling of becoming obsolete in an ever-changing world…plus […]
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Aidan Killian
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014These two bad ass dudes walked on water, overcame death, and gave up everything to teach peace to the masses. One of them beat the bankers senseless with a whip, and died by crucifixion; and the other sat under a tree and died from a dodgy mushroom. Martin Walker talks to Aidan Killian about his […]
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Nicole Henriksen
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014After touring the Australian festival circuit for three years, Nicole Henriksen presents her debut solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe, Rainbow Rabbits with Rabies. Martin Walker learns more about the up and coming multimedia stand-up comedian. “My show, Rainbow Rabbits with Rabies is a high-energy, new-wave amalgamation of deluded characters, worrying songs, artistic multimedia interludes, […]
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Bob Graham
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014According to Bob Graham, they say it’s what’s on the inside that counts… which is good as he has an exquisite spleen. Martin Walker finds out about Bob’s latest Fringe offering. “The show is called A Travel Guide For Agoraphobics, it’s mainly about living with people but also about me not wanting to go outside.” […]
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James Loveridge
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014James Loveridge is a confident storytelling comedian who captivates and entertains audiences with his cheeky yet charming personality. In his first year performing he made the Semi-Final of So You Think You’re Funny?, won The Comedy Cafe New Act Night on his first attempt as well as beating the King Gong at The Comedy Store […]
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Tina T’urner Tea Lady
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014Veteran stand-up comic Arthur Smith recently told Broadway Baby that if he ran his own TV show, Tina T’urner Tea Lady would be one of the first guests. So Martin Walker was delighted to discover that she is performing at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. “I am travelling all the way from Nutbush to Edinburgh […]
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Jonathan Hearn
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014The versatile comedian, Jonathan Hearn, talks to Martin Walker about developing and improving, not to mention lengthening, his 2013 hit Edinburgh Festival Fringe show. “Last year I assembled 45 minutes worth of my bits together and organised a last-minute, solo Edinburgh Fringe show; which I performed straight after being the best man at a wedding. […]
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Sunna Jarman
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014Uncle Alan’s unveiling of the family tree shook up a hornet’s nest of secrets and shame. For the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Sunna Jarman takes a light-hearted look at our obsession with class. “My show is called Family Tree and is about the fall from grace of a ‘posh’ girl marrying a northerner…! Very tongue in […]
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Hayley Ellis
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014Fresh from supporting Roisin Conaty on tour, Hayley Ellis presents her Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut hour of stand up about love, loss and a little Lhasa Apso dog called Kevin. Martin Walker discovers that, We Really Need to Talk About Kevin. “My show is about my best friend, which is my dog Kevin. It’s about […]
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Joe Wells
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014Joe Wells’ writing career began when his first book Touch and Go Joe about his experiences of OCD was published. Since then he has made a name for himself as a stand up comic, writer and speaker. Joe now focuses mainly on political comedy and as Martin Walker discovers, at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe […]
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Natasia Demetriou
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014Information on comedian, Natasia Demetriou’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, You’ll Never Have All of Me, is scarce. Sadly Broadway Baby Stand-Up Comedy Editor, Martin Walker, fails to elicit any more details. “If I talk about it then it’s too real.” OK, so tell us about your involvement with The Invisible Dot “I have been a […]
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Jay Cowle
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014Jay Cowle is a stand up comedian, comic writer, and actor currently gearing up for his third Edinburgh Festival Fringe show: We The Chemicals. Martin Walker finds out about the show behind the title and the man behind the show. “My show is about free will and cats. It’s also about beer brain, cats, and […]
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Lou Conran
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014Lou Conran has never really been taken seriously. As the Queen of self-sabotage, she’s lived her life mostly through incident rather than intention. Martin Walker finds out more about her work in progress Edinburgh Fringe show, Subject Matter. “This year I am attempting to do my first solo show. It’s a work in progress to […]
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Maddy Carrick
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014Maddy Carrick is a critically acclaimed comedian, improviser and children’s entertainer. She was part of the highly successful sketch trio KWAT and is the founder of the children’s entertainment company Dreamcatcher Parties. As Martin Walker discovers, during this Edinburgh Fringe she is trying something new. “My Edinburgh show is my first crack of the whip […]
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Joe Bor
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 26th, 2014Joe Bor is an observational character comedian, actor and writer. He currently does TV warm up for The Graham Norton Show and Mock The Week. Martin Walker asks about the challenge of performing two shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. “My first show is A Room with a Jew. A stand-up show where I’m investigating my […]
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Matt Price
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, June 24th, 2014Matt Price may look like the bloke who has been sent over to fix your radiator, but he’s also a craftsman of funny stories and master of friendly audience banter. He tells the sort of jokes you’ll be trying to tell your work mates the following day. Martin Walker asks about his 2014 Edinburgh Fringe […]
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Njambi McGrath
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, June 24th, 2014Njambi McGrath has been described as the hottest thing to come out of Africa since the Sahara. Born and educated in Kenya she attended university in London and State University of New York.She holds an IT degree and is fluent in English, Swahili and Kikuyu. As Martin Walker learns, she’s also performing her first solo […]
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