Edinburgh Fringe Comedy
Print Interviews
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Joe Bains
First published in Broadway Baby - Friday, June 20th, 2014Joe Bains hosts London’s up-and-coming comedy club, Licence to Laugh, featuring comedians from the city’s comedy circuit. Joe talks to Martin Walker via email about bringing his club to Edinburgh for August, swapping one capital for another. “I wanted to bring Licence to Laugh to the Edinburgh fringe, so it’s a compilation show.” Why did […]
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Ray Fordyce
First published in Broadway Baby - Friday, June 20th, 2014Ray Fordyce enjoyed last year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival so much he is back with what he promises is a bigger and better show. Martin Walker chats to Ray via email about his 11am compilation show at the Free Sisters. “The show is called Ray Fordyce’s Brunchtime Banter: Part 2. It will be a showcase of […]
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Roland Gent
First published in Broadway Baby - Friday, June 20th, 2014Would you give up a high flying sales job to manage England’s worst radio station? Martin Walker chats to Roland via email to find out. “Do You Remember Rock n Roll Radio? is a show about going for your dream and finding out it’s maybe not all you’d hoped for. “It’s got bits about being […]
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John Fleming
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, June 18th, 2014Malcolm Hardee was a true original. A performer, a manager and a convicted car thief, he was one of the UK’s very first alternative comedians. He died suddenly in January 2005 – whilst still in his 50s. Martin Walker talks to John Fleming about The Edinburgh Fringe, performing with Kate Copstick and keeping Malcolm’s legacy […]
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Eddie Pepitone
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, June 18th, 2014Eddie Pepitone has appeared on nemerous TV shows. In August he’ll be returning to Edinburgh to perform his comedy show, Eddie Pepitone: RIP America, It’s Been Fun. “It’s about how the USA has become a place of greater and greater inequality and the dumbing down of everyone including myself.” How long have you been performing […]
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John Hastings
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, June 18th, 2014Although Canadian comic John Hastings has won copious amounts of awards on his home turf, frankly they mean nothing to us here, zilch. As a committed anglophile this wrangled him, so he decided become a successful comedian in the UK. John talks to Martin Walker about his show, John Hastings Adventure. “The show is the […]
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Rachel Parris
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, June 18th, 2014The critically acclaimed musical comedian, Rachel Parris, appears at the Edinburgh Fringe for the second time, this year with her adventurous new show Live in Vegas. It features a new set of characters who present an alternative version of a glamorous Las Vegas show. “Expect power ballads, big, brash and bold moves and a whole […]
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Lloyd Langford
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, June 18th, 2014Lloyd Langford is longing for simpler times. His new Edinburgh show finds him jesting about the new-fangled technologies that purport to make our lives easier, but quite often end up making things even more complicated. “The show is called Old Fashioned, and it’s an hour of jokes, invective, anecdotes and observations about how shit the […]
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Paul F Taylor
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, June 18th, 2014Tired of being a penniless comedian Paul F Taylor has taken drastic action to turn himself into a humourless money motivated workhorse. However, as Martin Walker discovers, underneath the facade a monster lies in wait… “Part of me wants to say my Edinburgh show is a story about how we grapple with our choice of […]
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Pierre Novellie
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, June 18th, 2014Hailing from South Africa, Pierre Novellie landed on UK shores back when he was still running around the schoolyard. In his Edinburgh show, Pierre Novellie is Mighty Peter he discusses his fascination with historic British civilizations, mythical giants, Medieval Welsh Law and yoghurt. “I tried to avoid it being a highlights reel show but it’s […]
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Jonny Awsum
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, June 18th, 2014After spending eight years doing a comedy apprenticeship – working as a barman in London’s Chuckle Club – Jonny Awsum made the transition from being a scared newbie to a headliner in a matter of months. Martin Walker finds Jonny preparing to make his Edinburgh debut. “I always say that I’ve been training for Edinburgh […]
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Caimh McDonnell
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, June 17th, 2014In his decade on the British stand-up circuit, Caimh McDonnell has firmly established himself as the white-haired Irishman whose name nobody can pronounce. When not performing stand-up, Caimh writes for TV and creates BAFTA nominated children’s shows. Martin Walker asks about his latest foray in to the Edinburgh Fringe. “My show is called Southbound and […]
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Catriona Knox
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, June 17th, 2014Catriona Knox is one third of the popular all-female sketch group The Boom Jennies who have performed no less than six times at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to critical acclaim. Her broadcast credits include BBC1’s Not Going Out, BBC Bitesize Shakespeare, and countless Radio 4 shows. Martin askes about her solo Edinburgh offering. “I’m going […]
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Simon Evans
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, June 17th, 2014Following sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and a successful UK tour, Simon Evans – from Channel 4’s Stand Up For the Week – turns his back on the Edinburgh Fringe to fix an August run at London’s Soho Theatre. Martin Walker asks about Simon Evans: Leashed. “It’s a live action gimp fest. Or possibly […]
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Tony Law
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, June 17th, 2014It’s not hyperbole to describe Tony Law as a living comedy legend. His act is unique, intelligent and absolutely hilarious. You can get hold of many of his previous shows on DVD via comedy enthusiasts Go Faster Stripe – or even better catch his live show in Edinburgh. Martin Waller asks, ‘where and what, is […]
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John Pendal and Jack Samuel Warner
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, June 17th, 2014Edinburgh Fringe show, Men and Myths features stand up comedians Jack Samuel Warner and John Pendal. John lives a vivid life that generates astounding stories. Jack lives vicariously through John. Martin Walker talks to them both about the show. John Pendal: It’s approximately 55.453 minutes of Jack’s factual nonsense and my shocking true life tales. […]
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Charlie O’Connor
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, June 17th, 2014Dandyisms sees Charlie O’Connor perform his highly physical style of comedy – accompanied by live music, storytelling and plain silliness – to audiences at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Meanwhile, Martin Walker is suffering from hair envy, but being British, he doesn’t mention it. “For my debut Fringe I didn’t want an hour of just straight […]
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Ian Smith
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, June 17th, 2014Martin Walker catches up with the lovely stand-up and actor Ian Smith. They discuss Ian’s new Edinburgh Fringe show, Flappable, which is about uncertainty… or is it? Well yes, it is. “It’s a collection of stories and silliness from my life that somehow all link together. There’ll be bits about Harold Bishop, tarpaulin and massages. […]
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Chris Martin
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, June 17th, 2014This year comedian Chris Martin’s world changed dramatically. He apparently matured after performing to over one hundred thousand people and so he decided to up sticks and move home – into his parents shed. Martin briefly meets Chris to ask about his new show, Responsibilities. “This year I moved into a house with my girlfriend. […]
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David Morgan
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, June 17th, 2014An avid television enthusiast, David Morgan’s love of the small screen led to him writing for HeatWorld and creating a popular rundown of the Eurovision Song Contest that was part of the BBC’s Online Coverage. Martin Walker asks about his latest Fringe offering. “Hello, it’s about the fact that although they’re part of our everyday […]
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Anna Morris
First published in Broadway Baby - Tuesday, June 17th, 2014After a year away, character comic Anna Morris returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with Would Like to Thank. The show is filled with confessions, dark twists, competition, tension, jeopardy, songs and fearless interaction at an awards ceremony that is falling part. Martin Walker finds out more. “It’s a Woman of the Year Awards, which goes […]
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Carly Smallman
First published in Broadway Baby - Saturday, June 14th, 2014Carly Smallman has sung her funny songs at some fabulous venues. From comedy clubs, to arts centres, to the Hammersmith Apollo to her living room… Martin Walker asks about her ITV2 show and latest offering for the Edinburgh Fringe. “This year I will be performing my show Made in Penge. After my debut last year […]
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Luke McQueen
First published in Broadway Baby - Friday, June 13th, 2014Luke McQueen is a successful stand-up comedian. But don’t let him tell you that. Distracted by his self-deprecating charm, Martin Walker fails to get Luke to talk about his Edinburgh show. “I’m not really wanting to talk about Edinburgh this year. Next year I’m going to steal someone’s show. And I’m not going to tell […]
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James Bone
First published in Broadway Baby - Thursday, June 12th, 2014For a good old comedy knees-up, brother and sister duo Becky and James Bone, have Got It Covered. Martin Walker talks to James about how they got started in performing and promoting comedy. “Well as any acts who also moonlight as promoters may agree, we just wanted to get something going that allowed us to […]
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Susie McCabe
First published in Broadway Baby - Wednesday, June 11th, 2014According to her Facebook page, Susie McCabe has spent many years smoking fags, playing Xbox and having enthusiastic banter with people from all walks of life. Of-course she is a stand-up comedian, what else could she be? Martin Walker asks about her Edinburgh Fringe show, Tourist Misinformation. “It’s basically an hour of nonsense where I […]
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