Marcus Brigstocke presents Unavailable For Comment
Underbelly, Bristo Square 31st July – 24th August at 2.40pm
Making its debut at the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe is a brand new topical improv show presented by Marcus Brigstocke. ’Unavailable For Comment’ will be performed daily throughout the Fringe at the Underbelly in Bristo Square at 2.40pm.
Top comedy guests will be forced to answer for every failing in today’s society. Marcus' guests won't know who they are or what mistakes they'll be asked to defend until their Paxman-esque host makes it clear... Just like real guests on Newsnight and Question Time - they will have to improvise / bullshit their way out of trouble and they won’t be released until they do. Imagine the most toe-curling interviews you've ever seen on TV. Live, improvised, outrageous, libellous and utterly hilarious. Book early!
Boris Johnson speared through the chest by Eddie Mair…Michael Howard thrown to the lions by Jeremy Paxman…George Entwhistle crushed beneath John Humphries’ chariot of truth…Richard Nixon armed with a small net, beheaded by David Frost... What is it about seeing serious people destroyed in the public arena?
Every week we watch our political masters crumble before the best of television’s heavyweight journalists on Newsnight, Question Time and Loose Women. If you’ve ever had the feeling that the people on these programs are just making it up as they go along, you’re right. They have to. They don’t know what they’re going to be asked. They can’t switch sides or back down. They can’t stop and they can never say ‘I’m sorry I don’t know the answer to that, please can I go home now?’
In ‘Unavailable For Comment’ Marcus will attempt to unravel his comedy guests in the same way. Just like Newsnight, the host knows what he’s talking about and none of his guests do. Marcus' guests won't know who they're playing or what mistakes they'll be asked to defend or conceal until their host makes it clear – often with hilarious and surprising outcomes. Not to be missed!
** Daily guests to be confirmed at a later date**
www.marcusbrigstocke.com / Twitter: @marcusbrig
VENUE DETAILS
Venue: Underbelly, Bristo Square
Address: Bristo Square, EH8 9AL
Date: 31st July – 24th August (excluding 5th & 6th August)
Time: 14:40pm
Box Office: 0844 545 8252 / www.underbelly.co.uk
Ticket Prices: £13
Making its debut at the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe is a brand new topical improv show presented by Marcus Brigstocke. ’Unavailable For Comment’ will be performed daily throughout the Fringe at the Underbelly in Bristo Square at 2.40pm.
Top comedy guests will be forced to answer for every failing in today’s society. Marcus' guests won't know who they are or what mistakes they'll be asked to defend until their Paxman-esque host makes it clear... Just like real guests on Newsnight and Question Time - they will have to improvise / bullshit their way out of trouble and they won’t be released until they do. Imagine the most toe-curling interviews you've ever seen on TV. Live, improvised, outrageous, libellous and utterly hilarious. Book early!
Boris Johnson speared through the chest by Eddie Mair…Michael Howard thrown to the lions by Jeremy Paxman…George Entwhistle crushed beneath John Humphries’ chariot of truth…Richard Nixon armed with a small net, beheaded by David Frost... What is it about seeing serious people destroyed in the public arena?
Every week we watch our political masters crumble before the best of television’s heavyweight journalists on Newsnight, Question Time and Loose Women. If you’ve ever had the feeling that the people on these programs are just making it up as they go along, you’re right. They have to. They don’t know what they’re going to be asked. They can’t switch sides or back down. They can’t stop and they can never say ‘I’m sorry I don’t know the answer to that, please can I go home now?’
In ‘Unavailable For Comment’ Marcus will attempt to unravel his comedy guests in the same way. Just like Newsnight, the host knows what he’s talking about and none of his guests do. Marcus' guests won't know who they're playing or what mistakes they'll be asked to defend or conceal until their host makes it clear – often with hilarious and surprising outcomes. Not to be missed!
** Daily guests to be confirmed at a later date**
www.marcusbrigstocke.com / Twitter: @marcusbrig
VENUE DETAILS
Venue: Underbelly, Bristo Square
Address: Bristo Square, EH8 9AL
Date: 31st July – 24th August (excluding 5th & 6th August)
Time: 14:40pm
Box Office: 0844 545 8252 / www.underbelly.co.uk
Ticket Prices: £13
Little Howard's Big Show for Kids
WRITER’S GUILD AWARD Winner - Best Children’s TV Script 2011 (Little Howard’s Big Question)
TUBORG MUSICAL COMEDY AWARD Nominee 2007 (for comedy songs)
BRIGHTON FRINGE AWARD Nominee - Best Children’s 2006 (Little Howard And The Magic Pencil Of Life And Death)
BUXTON FRINGE AWARDS Winner - Best Family Show 2006(Little Howard And The Magic Pencil Of Life And Death)
CHORTLE AWARDS Nominee - Best Innovation, 2004 (The Big Howard Little Howard Show)
PERRIER AWARD Nominee - 2003 (The Big Howard Little Howard Show)
BBC NEW COMEDY AWARD Winner – 2001 (Animation for Polar Bears In A Snowstorm)
FRINGE CHOICE AWARD Winner – 1999 (Comic Song Mrs Grimshaw)
VENUE: Gilded Balloon Teviot - Dining Room, 13 Bristo Square, EH8 9AJ
TIME: -
DATES & PRICES: Previews: NEED!!!
August @ £
August @ £
TICKETS: 0131 622 6552 / www.gildedballoon.co.uk
Little Howard is the world’s only live interactive animation. He’s won so many awards and fantastic reviews and he’s only just celebrated his 6th birthday (for the tenth year in a row)! He’s also a published author and has done lots of television stuff, like The Royal Variety Performance, The Slammer (CBBC) and Little Howard’s Big Question (BBC1) – yes, he’s even had his own television show!
Yet Little Howard is true to his roots and live theatre is still his first love. But life is tough in showbiz; Little Howard’s big new act keeps going wrong, Roger The Pigeon has spent all their money on cookie cutters, his comedy counterpart Big Howard has been diagnosed with being clinically unfunny and there’s a slug in the backstage toilet. And it’s about to get worse: a sinister figure arrives and Big Howard and Little Howard have to put on the best show of their lives to keep themselves out of jail! And so, this August, they will be returning to the Fringe with one of the most unique family comedy shows ever.
Little Howard is the creation of Howard Read and together they have enjoyed a nomination for the prestigious Perrier Award, three smash hit series of their acclaimed BBC1 show Little Howard's Big Question, interviews together on This Morning (ITV1) and Radio 1, published two books (Little Howard’s Unpleasant Lullaby and Little Howard’s Big Book), performed for the Queen and toured all over the world together. When Little Howard has gone to bed, Big Howard has been busy creating critically acclaimed characters on TV and radio for the likes of Richard Briers, Rik Mayall, Mark Gattis, Una Stubbs, Rula Lenska and Tim Brooke-Taylor. He has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and various programmes on Radio 4 and animated on several tours for Ross Noble. Oh, and he’ll also be at the Fringe in his own show, Hide and Speak, but Little Howard doesn’t know that yet…
www.littlehoward.co.uk / www.getcomedy.co.uk
PRESS ON LITTLE HOWARD
★★★★★ “The best kids show we've seen at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival" FAMILIES ONLINE
★★★★ “A great children’s show with plenty for adults to laugh at too” SUNDAY EXPRESS
★★★★ “It’s Impossible not to be won over by this extraordinarily inventive, spectacularly silly show” MAIL ON SUNDAY
★★★★ “Appeals to both kids and adults but, like The Simpsons, it’s almost wasted on the youngsters” CHORTLE
★★★★ “It's silly, it's clever, original and unlike anything else you'll see on the Fringe” BRITISH COMEDY GUIDE
"Genius" RADIO TIMES
"One of the best kids shows on television" THE SCOTSMAN
"Witty, clever, at times breathtakingly funny comedy" THE SUNDAY TIMES
"A huge hit, clever, silly and just the right side of rude" THE TELEGRAPH
TUBORG MUSICAL COMEDY AWARD Nominee 2007 (for comedy songs)
BRIGHTON FRINGE AWARD Nominee - Best Children’s 2006 (Little Howard And The Magic Pencil Of Life And Death)
BUXTON FRINGE AWARDS Winner - Best Family Show 2006(Little Howard And The Magic Pencil Of Life And Death)
CHORTLE AWARDS Nominee - Best Innovation, 2004 (The Big Howard Little Howard Show)
PERRIER AWARD Nominee - 2003 (The Big Howard Little Howard Show)
BBC NEW COMEDY AWARD Winner – 2001 (Animation for Polar Bears In A Snowstorm)
FRINGE CHOICE AWARD Winner – 1999 (Comic Song Mrs Grimshaw)
VENUE: Gilded Balloon Teviot - Dining Room, 13 Bristo Square, EH8 9AJ
TIME: -
DATES & PRICES: Previews: NEED!!!
August @ £
August @ £
TICKETS: 0131 622 6552 / www.gildedballoon.co.uk
Little Howard is the world’s only live interactive animation. He’s won so many awards and fantastic reviews and he’s only just celebrated his 6th birthday (for the tenth year in a row)! He’s also a published author and has done lots of television stuff, like The Royal Variety Performance, The Slammer (CBBC) and Little Howard’s Big Question (BBC1) – yes, he’s even had his own television show!
Yet Little Howard is true to his roots and live theatre is still his first love. But life is tough in showbiz; Little Howard’s big new act keeps going wrong, Roger The Pigeon has spent all their money on cookie cutters, his comedy counterpart Big Howard has been diagnosed with being clinically unfunny and there’s a slug in the backstage toilet. And it’s about to get worse: a sinister figure arrives and Big Howard and Little Howard have to put on the best show of their lives to keep themselves out of jail! And so, this August, they will be returning to the Fringe with one of the most unique family comedy shows ever.
Little Howard is the creation of Howard Read and together they have enjoyed a nomination for the prestigious Perrier Award, three smash hit series of their acclaimed BBC1 show Little Howard's Big Question, interviews together on This Morning (ITV1) and Radio 1, published two books (Little Howard’s Unpleasant Lullaby and Little Howard’s Big Book), performed for the Queen and toured all over the world together. When Little Howard has gone to bed, Big Howard has been busy creating critically acclaimed characters on TV and radio for the likes of Richard Briers, Rik Mayall, Mark Gattis, Una Stubbs, Rula Lenska and Tim Brooke-Taylor. He has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and various programmes on Radio 4 and animated on several tours for Ross Noble. Oh, and he’ll also be at the Fringe in his own show, Hide and Speak, but Little Howard doesn’t know that yet…
www.littlehoward.co.uk / www.getcomedy.co.uk
PRESS ON LITTLE HOWARD
★★★★★ “The best kids show we've seen at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival" FAMILIES ONLINE
★★★★ “A great children’s show with plenty for adults to laugh at too” SUNDAY EXPRESS
★★★★ “It’s Impossible not to be won over by this extraordinarily inventive, spectacularly silly show” MAIL ON SUNDAY
★★★★ “Appeals to both kids and adults but, like The Simpsons, it’s almost wasted on the youngsters” CHORTLE
★★★★ “It's silly, it's clever, original and unlike anything else you'll see on the Fringe” BRITISH COMEDY GUIDE
"Genius" RADIO TIMES
"One of the best kids shows on television" THE SCOTSMAN
"Witty, clever, at times breathtakingly funny comedy" THE SUNDAY TIMES
"A huge hit, clever, silly and just the right side of rude" THE TELEGRAPH
Ben Van der Velde's Chain Letter
Venue: Underbelly Bristo Square – Clover
Time: 4.10pm
Dates: 3rd -25th August (except 12th)
Previews: 31st July – 2nd August
Ben Van Der Velde debuts his hour show at this year’s Edinburgh Festival with a show titled ‘Chain Letter’ at the Underbelly’s Bristo Square Clover Room. Overwhelmed by the quick-fire world of texting and social media, Ben decided to re-discover the lost art of letter writing and start his own chain letter, but not one of those annoying passive-aggressive ones. This letter was five foot six, had curly hair and called Ben. Four letters were dispatched to long lost friends and Ben followed their trails. Find out what happened next... (P&P Not included)
As one of the UK circuit's most promising acts, Ben Van der Velde seamlessly engages with every audience, creating an enthused energy with his absurd takes on everyday life. Playful and quick-witted, he delivers his collection of ridiculous tales from Goth fishing to waxing Stuart Little, there is no subject too daft for Ben’s radar! Mixing his invention with trademark off-the-cuff interaction, ‘Chain Letter’ showcases Ben’s talent for blending storytelling and well-researched anecdotes in the vein of Dave Gorman and Chris Addison.
Ben’s first foray into comedy was back in the warm-hearted, frozen-toed wastelands of Newcastle, showing off his skills as a character actor in his primary school’s production of Snow White and the Seventeen Dwarves, playing dwarves 12-16 (Grumpy, Clumsy, Yuppy and Woozy.) Twenty years on he still struggles to shake off at least two of those titles. He first came to the Edinburgh Festival as a founder member of the acclaimed Oxford Imps, spinning nonsense yarns with other Imp alumni such as Robin & Partridge and Rachel Parris. In 2008 Ben graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama, leading him to work with the likes of the West Yorkshire Playhouse and exciting new company Parrot {in the} Tank, as well as starring in a short film which was a finalist in the Straight 8 film competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
In 2011 Ben was named Comedy Cafe New Act of the Year and subsequently garnered coveted hosting roles in 2012 that included the Big Value Comedy Showcase shows at the Edinburgh Festival and the comedy tents at both Bestival and Festival No.6.
Ben is a regular circuit MC having also delivered his skilful wit for Really Lovely Comedy and the Free Beer Show where he has compered for top acts such as Omid Djalili, Reginal.D.Hunter, Sarah Millican, Tom Stade, Brendon Burns, Jim Jefferies and Andrew Maxwell, making him one of the most sought after hosts on the circuit.
CRITICAL PRAISE FOR BEN VAN DER VELDE:
“…Highly promising” TIME OUT
“…a sharp and crafty gagsmith, with wittily obtuse takes on an impressively wide range of topics bringing flair and confidence to them all.” CHORTLE
"…exquisite comic timing...wonderfully clownish physical comedy." BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
"a stunningly quick wit." SPOONFED
Time: 4.10pm
Dates: 3rd -25th August (except 12th)
Previews: 31st July – 2nd August
Ben Van Der Velde debuts his hour show at this year’s Edinburgh Festival with a show titled ‘Chain Letter’ at the Underbelly’s Bristo Square Clover Room. Overwhelmed by the quick-fire world of texting and social media, Ben decided to re-discover the lost art of letter writing and start his own chain letter, but not one of those annoying passive-aggressive ones. This letter was five foot six, had curly hair and called Ben. Four letters were dispatched to long lost friends and Ben followed their trails. Find out what happened next... (P&P Not included)
As one of the UK circuit's most promising acts, Ben Van der Velde seamlessly engages with every audience, creating an enthused energy with his absurd takes on everyday life. Playful and quick-witted, he delivers his collection of ridiculous tales from Goth fishing to waxing Stuart Little, there is no subject too daft for Ben’s radar! Mixing his invention with trademark off-the-cuff interaction, ‘Chain Letter’ showcases Ben’s talent for blending storytelling and well-researched anecdotes in the vein of Dave Gorman and Chris Addison.
Ben’s first foray into comedy was back in the warm-hearted, frozen-toed wastelands of Newcastle, showing off his skills as a character actor in his primary school’s production of Snow White and the Seventeen Dwarves, playing dwarves 12-16 (Grumpy, Clumsy, Yuppy and Woozy.) Twenty years on he still struggles to shake off at least two of those titles. He first came to the Edinburgh Festival as a founder member of the acclaimed Oxford Imps, spinning nonsense yarns with other Imp alumni such as Robin & Partridge and Rachel Parris. In 2008 Ben graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama, leading him to work with the likes of the West Yorkshire Playhouse and exciting new company Parrot {in the} Tank, as well as starring in a short film which was a finalist in the Straight 8 film competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
In 2011 Ben was named Comedy Cafe New Act of the Year and subsequently garnered coveted hosting roles in 2012 that included the Big Value Comedy Showcase shows at the Edinburgh Festival and the comedy tents at both Bestival and Festival No.6.
Ben is a regular circuit MC having also delivered his skilful wit for Really Lovely Comedy and the Free Beer Show where he has compered for top acts such as Omid Djalili, Reginal.D.Hunter, Sarah Millican, Tom Stade, Brendon Burns, Jim Jefferies and Andrew Maxwell, making him one of the most sought after hosts on the circuit.
CRITICAL PRAISE FOR BEN VAN DER VELDE:
“…Highly promising” TIME OUT
“…a sharp and crafty gagsmith, with wittily obtuse takes on an impressively wide range of topics bringing flair and confidence to them all.” CHORTLE
"…exquisite comic timing...wonderfully clownish physical comedy." BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
"a stunningly quick wit." SPOONFED
Benny Boot: As Seen On TV
VENUE: Clover, Udderbelly Pasture, Bristo Square
TIME: 5:30pm
DATES & PRICES: Previews: 31stJuly – 2nd August @ £6
3rd-4th, 7th-8th, 13th-15th, 19th-22nd & 26th August @ £10 / £9
5th-6th, 9th-11th, 16th-18th, 23rd-25th August @ £11 / £10
TICKETS: 0844 545 8252 / www.underbelly.co.uk
Hailed by critics and comics alike as one of the UK’s greatest and most original joke writers, Benny Boot’s unique style and unconventional comedic delivery proved irresistible to Fringe-goers and he sold out every single seat during his month run at last year’s Fringe.
This year, Benny pre-empts his imminent fame by recording a live one-hour TV special from the 2013 Edinburgh Festival. He has a producer, he has a venue, and he now has access to the latest hi-tech equipment available in the TV industry. The cameras will be at the ready and the networks will be fighting over the rights to own the next Michael McIntyre as Benny delivers another highly original hour of cleverly-crafted jokes and continues to blur the line between reality and hyper-reality.
Benny stormed the Altitude Comedy Festival in 2012 and 2013 and was instantly branded the next ‘comic’s comic’. His peers became his fans and the likes of Tim Minchin, Jimmy Carr, Andrew Maxwell, Marcus Brigstock and Terry Alderton are all now firmly part of Benny’s ever-growing fan club.
A stalwart performer at many of the major comedy festivals around the world, Australian born Benny’s debut Edinburgh solo show, Set Up, Punchline, Pause For Laughter, deconstructed the comedians’ performance. Benny was a UK finalist on NBC’s Last Comic Standing and recently performed on Dave's One Night Stand. And, of course, he will soon have a one-hour TV special to his name.
www.facebook.com/benny.boot / www.getcomedy.com / Twitter: @bennyboot
COMEDIANS ON BENNY
“I love Benny! Once again he was the crowd favourite at the Altitude Festival this year” ANDREW MAXWELL (March 2013)
“Benny is absolutely brilliant. He’s so original that I just love watching him again and again!” TERRY ALDERTON (March 2013)
“I loved seeing Benny storming the Gala shows at Altitude, glad I didn’t have to follow him” MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE (March 2013)
"Benny Boot is the real thing. Charming, disarming, and proper f*cking funny" TIM MINCHIN (March 2012)
"Benny Boot offers something unique. I'm not sure exactly what it is, as I couldn't concentrate - I was laughing too damn hard" RUFUS HOUND (March 2012)
PRESS ON BENNY
★★★★★ “Uncontrived comedy gold... one of the best joke writers of his generation” CREAM OF THE FRINGE
★★★★★ “Boot possesses an incredible sharpness of wit” EDINBURGH GUIDE”
★★★★ “Two days later I am still laughing out loud” THE SKINNY
★★★★ “I was laughing so hard that my brain turned off” PPSF.CO.UK
★★★★ “Boot’s mind is a fecund and strange place and he has some of the most memorable jokes of the Fringe to prove it” SPOONFED
“Probably one of the best joke writers in the country, some of the most imaginative, perverse and downright clever routines I’ve heard” THE SCOTSMAN
“He may come from down under but we should be loath to let them have him back… Brilliant gags”
THE GUARDIAN
TIME: 5:30pm
DATES & PRICES: Previews: 31stJuly – 2nd August @ £6
3rd-4th, 7th-8th, 13th-15th, 19th-22nd & 26th August @ £10 / £9
5th-6th, 9th-11th, 16th-18th, 23rd-25th August @ £11 / £10
TICKETS: 0844 545 8252 / www.underbelly.co.uk
Hailed by critics and comics alike as one of the UK’s greatest and most original joke writers, Benny Boot’s unique style and unconventional comedic delivery proved irresistible to Fringe-goers and he sold out every single seat during his month run at last year’s Fringe.
This year, Benny pre-empts his imminent fame by recording a live one-hour TV special from the 2013 Edinburgh Festival. He has a producer, he has a venue, and he now has access to the latest hi-tech equipment available in the TV industry. The cameras will be at the ready and the networks will be fighting over the rights to own the next Michael McIntyre as Benny delivers another highly original hour of cleverly-crafted jokes and continues to blur the line between reality and hyper-reality.
Benny stormed the Altitude Comedy Festival in 2012 and 2013 and was instantly branded the next ‘comic’s comic’. His peers became his fans and the likes of Tim Minchin, Jimmy Carr, Andrew Maxwell, Marcus Brigstock and Terry Alderton are all now firmly part of Benny’s ever-growing fan club.
A stalwart performer at many of the major comedy festivals around the world, Australian born Benny’s debut Edinburgh solo show, Set Up, Punchline, Pause For Laughter, deconstructed the comedians’ performance. Benny was a UK finalist on NBC’s Last Comic Standing and recently performed on Dave's One Night Stand. And, of course, he will soon have a one-hour TV special to his name.
www.facebook.com/benny.boot / www.getcomedy.com / Twitter: @bennyboot
COMEDIANS ON BENNY
“I love Benny! Once again he was the crowd favourite at the Altitude Festival this year” ANDREW MAXWELL (March 2013)
“Benny is absolutely brilliant. He’s so original that I just love watching him again and again!” TERRY ALDERTON (March 2013)
“I loved seeing Benny storming the Gala shows at Altitude, glad I didn’t have to follow him” MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE (March 2013)
"Benny Boot is the real thing. Charming, disarming, and proper f*cking funny" TIM MINCHIN (March 2012)
"Benny Boot offers something unique. I'm not sure exactly what it is, as I couldn't concentrate - I was laughing too damn hard" RUFUS HOUND (March 2012)
PRESS ON BENNY
★★★★★ “Uncontrived comedy gold... one of the best joke writers of his generation” CREAM OF THE FRINGE
★★★★★ “Boot possesses an incredible sharpness of wit” EDINBURGH GUIDE”
★★★★ “Two days later I am still laughing out loud” THE SKINNY
★★★★ “I was laughing so hard that my brain turned off” PPSF.CO.UK
★★★★ “Boot’s mind is a fecund and strange place and he has some of the most memorable jokes of the Fringe to prove it” SPOONFED
“Probably one of the best joke writers in the country, some of the most imaginative, perverse and downright clever routines I’ve heard” THE SCOTSMAN
“He may come from down under but we should be loath to let them have him back… Brilliant gags”
THE GUARDIAN
Andrew Maxwell: Banana Kingdom
E4 Udderbelly, Bristo Square
31st July to 26th August (not 12th)
7.15pm
"One of the most significant comedians working in the country today" ***** The Independent
Double-Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and Festival favourite Andrew Maxwell returns to this year’s Edinburgh Festival with his brand new show Banana Kingdom featuring his fearlessly intelligent array of topical observations, delivered in his animated and inclusive style.
"Fiercely funny and utterly invigorating” The Times
As well as his continued dominance on the live circuit, Andrew is currently working on Public Enemies for BBC Radio 4, which will transmit this Autumn. It’s a series of challenging stand-up shows where he uses his trademark intelligence and political incisiveness to dig behind the clichés and assumptions about four 'slow news' bugbears that are vilified and consumed with equal vigour in British society: Nationalism, The Internet, Drugs and The Food Industry.
Last September Andrew presented an extremely well received documentary for BBC3, Conspiracy Coach Trip (Renegade Pictures), which focussed on the 7/7 Bombings, Creationism and UFOs.
Andrew also recently starred in Sky’s John Bishop’s Only Joking, BBC’s Live At The Apollo, Dave’s One Night Stand and he hosted BBC3’s Live Edinburgh Comedy Marathon. Andrew has also appeared on Have I Got News For You, Mock The Week and Celebrity Juice, as well as Radio shows including: Radio 4’s News Quiz, It’s Not What You know… and Dilemma.
"Stand up. is rarely this politically well-informed or thought-provoking"
***** The Scotsman
“All you can do is revel in the mischief this comically-attuned Dubliner makes…utter magic’ ***** The List
“A social sage for the fast changing world….a wealth of first-rate material’
***** Fest
31st July to 26th August (not 12th)
7.15pm
"One of the most significant comedians working in the country today" ***** The Independent
Double-Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and Festival favourite Andrew Maxwell returns to this year’s Edinburgh Festival with his brand new show Banana Kingdom featuring his fearlessly intelligent array of topical observations, delivered in his animated and inclusive style.
"Fiercely funny and utterly invigorating” The Times
As well as his continued dominance on the live circuit, Andrew is currently working on Public Enemies for BBC Radio 4, which will transmit this Autumn. It’s a series of challenging stand-up shows where he uses his trademark intelligence and political incisiveness to dig behind the clichés and assumptions about four 'slow news' bugbears that are vilified and consumed with equal vigour in British society: Nationalism, The Internet, Drugs and The Food Industry.
Last September Andrew presented an extremely well received documentary for BBC3, Conspiracy Coach Trip (Renegade Pictures), which focussed on the 7/7 Bombings, Creationism and UFOs.
Andrew also recently starred in Sky’s John Bishop’s Only Joking, BBC’s Live At The Apollo, Dave’s One Night Stand and he hosted BBC3’s Live Edinburgh Comedy Marathon. Andrew has also appeared on Have I Got News For You, Mock The Week and Celebrity Juice, as well as Radio shows including: Radio 4’s News Quiz, It’s Not What You know… and Dilemma.
"Stand up. is rarely this politically well-informed or thought-provoking"
***** The Scotsman
“All you can do is revel in the mischief this comically-attuned Dubliner makes…utter magic’ ***** The List
“A social sage for the fast changing world….a wealth of first-rate material’
***** Fest
ADELAIDE FRONT ROW CRITICS CHOICE – Flanders & Swann 2013
MALCOLM HARDEE ACT MOST LIKELY TO MAKE A MILLION QUID – Nominee 2012
THE ADVENTURISTS AT THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY SHORT FILM AWARD – Winner 2011
MALCOLM HARDEE CUNNING STUNT AWARD - Nominee 2011
SPIRIT OF THE FRINGE AWARD – 2007
CHORTLE AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN COMEDY – 2007
THREE WEEKS EDITORS AWARD - 2005
WORLD RECORD HOLDER – 2005 (rowing the English Channel in a bath)
WORLD RECORD HOLDER – 2003 (paddling paper boat 160 miles down Thames)
SPIRIT OF THE FRINGE AWARD - 2000
PERRIER AWARD BEST NEWCOMER – Nominee 1999
VENUE: The Green, Pleasance Courtyard, 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ
TIME: 7:30pm
DATES & PRICES: Previews: 31st July-2nd August @ £7
19th – 26th August
3rd-4th, 9th-11th, 16th-18th, 23rd-25th August @ £12.50/£11 2:30pm
5th-8th, 15th, 21st-22nd August @ £11 / £10
12th-13th, 19th-20th, 26th August @ £9.50 / £8.50
TICKETS: 0131 556 6550 / www.pleasance.co.uk
Fringe Legend multi award-winning, Perrier-nominated comedian, author, explorer and extreme unusualist, Tim FitzHigham, is back in a brand new show. This year he will be bespoke speaking about his most mystifying challenge to date.
The Spirit of the Fringe award winner’s previous missions and brilliantly bad ideas have seen him paddle the Thames in a paper boat, row the Channel in a bathtub, live a year as a medieval knight errant, vigorously explore the Kama Sutra, Morris Dance from London to Norwich, take inflatables down Olympic black skiing runs, paddle logs up the Amazon and generally re-create the world's weirdest wagers. His unswerving devotion to his bad ideas and the shows they create has seen him fracture a couple of fingers and a toe (twice), break a rib, re-mortgage his house, contract a flesh eating microbe, collapse of dehydration, be blinded in one eye for six months, spend several nights with the Leith Police, survive minor concussion and be hospitalised with a bone-marrow eating infection among a further catalogue of injuries and stunning disasters. No one chases the punch-line to a story this hard.
Tim’s much-loved 2011 show Gambler went on to sell out at the Melbourne and Adelaide Comedy Festivals in Australia, a sell-out tour of Switzerland and Radio 4 aired a pilot of the show in February this year. His CBBC programme Super Human Challenge aired from January this year and took him from Iceland to LA to Dubai, seeing him climb the outside of the Doha Torch building in Qatar, run across Death Valley, pull a double decker bus full of rugby teams, swim with Sharks, get frostbite running across Europe’s largest ice cap bare foot and in nothing but his pants, attempt to catch arrows, balance on chairs on the edge of the Grand Canyon and make the astonishing discovery that Tim has the highest resting tolerance to G-Force ever measured.
Add to this his two rather bizarre World Records, the fact that he is a Freeman of London, a Freeman of the Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames, the Commodore of Sudbury Quay, the Pittance of Selby Town, Waterman to the Mayor, Unitary Authority of Swindon and has a toilet named after him, and that pretty much sums up why he is so amazing live (and so amazingly still alive).
Tim will also be appearing in the perennial hit of the festival fringe, award-winning Flanders and Swann, which is back this year for one week only!
www.fitzhigham.com / www.getcomedy.co.uk / Twitter: @timfitzhigham
PRESS ON ‘STOP THE PIGEON 2012’
★★★★★ “Some of the most refreshing stand up and entertainment I have seen… delightful and wondrous” BROADWAYBABY.COM
★★★★★ “Exorbitant story-telling… never have I seen a comedian so focused and engulfed in his own pursuits” PPSF.CO.UK
★★★★ “Its joyous, it’s absurd, it’s the perfect comedy” EDINBURGH FESTIVAL MAGAZINE
★★★★ “A riveting tale… keeps you on the edge of you seat” THE SKINNY
★★★★ “Delightfully eccentric… God bless Tim FitzHigham – the Fringe would be noticeably blander without his ridiculous capers” THREE WEEKS
★★★★ “Engaging mix of wild-eyed enthusiasm and bemusement at his own madness” THEATREGUIDELONDON.CO.UK
“The perfect British Eccentric” DARA O’BRIAIN
“Fitzhigham is completely unhinged, completely without hinges” EDDIE IZZARD
MALCOLM HARDEE ACT MOST LIKELY TO MAKE A MILLION QUID – Nominee 2012
THE ADVENTURISTS AT THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY SHORT FILM AWARD – Winner 2011
MALCOLM HARDEE CUNNING STUNT AWARD - Nominee 2011
SPIRIT OF THE FRINGE AWARD – 2007
CHORTLE AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN COMEDY – 2007
THREE WEEKS EDITORS AWARD - 2005
WORLD RECORD HOLDER – 2005 (rowing the English Channel in a bath)
WORLD RECORD HOLDER – 2003 (paddling paper boat 160 miles down Thames)
SPIRIT OF THE FRINGE AWARD - 2000
PERRIER AWARD BEST NEWCOMER – Nominee 1999
VENUE: The Green, Pleasance Courtyard, 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ
TIME: 7:30pm
DATES & PRICES: Previews: 31st July-2nd August @ £7
19th – 26th August
3rd-4th, 9th-11th, 16th-18th, 23rd-25th August @ £12.50/£11 2:30pm
5th-8th, 15th, 21st-22nd August @ £11 / £10
12th-13th, 19th-20th, 26th August @ £9.50 / £8.50
TICKETS: 0131 556 6550 / www.pleasance.co.uk
Fringe Legend multi award-winning, Perrier-nominated comedian, author, explorer and extreme unusualist, Tim FitzHigham, is back in a brand new show. This year he will be bespoke speaking about his most mystifying challenge to date.
The Spirit of the Fringe award winner’s previous missions and brilliantly bad ideas have seen him paddle the Thames in a paper boat, row the Channel in a bathtub, live a year as a medieval knight errant, vigorously explore the Kama Sutra, Morris Dance from London to Norwich, take inflatables down Olympic black skiing runs, paddle logs up the Amazon and generally re-create the world's weirdest wagers. His unswerving devotion to his bad ideas and the shows they create has seen him fracture a couple of fingers and a toe (twice), break a rib, re-mortgage his house, contract a flesh eating microbe, collapse of dehydration, be blinded in one eye for six months, spend several nights with the Leith Police, survive minor concussion and be hospitalised with a bone-marrow eating infection among a further catalogue of injuries and stunning disasters. No one chases the punch-line to a story this hard.
Tim’s much-loved 2011 show Gambler went on to sell out at the Melbourne and Adelaide Comedy Festivals in Australia, a sell-out tour of Switzerland and Radio 4 aired a pilot of the show in February this year. His CBBC programme Super Human Challenge aired from January this year and took him from Iceland to LA to Dubai, seeing him climb the outside of the Doha Torch building in Qatar, run across Death Valley, pull a double decker bus full of rugby teams, swim with Sharks, get frostbite running across Europe’s largest ice cap bare foot and in nothing but his pants, attempt to catch arrows, balance on chairs on the edge of the Grand Canyon and make the astonishing discovery that Tim has the highest resting tolerance to G-Force ever measured.
Add to this his two rather bizarre World Records, the fact that he is a Freeman of London, a Freeman of the Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames, the Commodore of Sudbury Quay, the Pittance of Selby Town, Waterman to the Mayor, Unitary Authority of Swindon and has a toilet named after him, and that pretty much sums up why he is so amazing live (and so amazingly still alive).
Tim will also be appearing in the perennial hit of the festival fringe, award-winning Flanders and Swann, which is back this year for one week only!
www.fitzhigham.com / www.getcomedy.co.uk / Twitter: @timfitzhigham
PRESS ON ‘STOP THE PIGEON 2012’
★★★★★ “Some of the most refreshing stand up and entertainment I have seen… delightful and wondrous” BROADWAYBABY.COM
★★★★★ “Exorbitant story-telling… never have I seen a comedian so focused and engulfed in his own pursuits” PPSF.CO.UK
★★★★ “Its joyous, it’s absurd, it’s the perfect comedy” EDINBURGH FESTIVAL MAGAZINE
★★★★ “A riveting tale… keeps you on the edge of you seat” THE SKINNY
★★★★ “Delightfully eccentric… God bless Tim FitzHigham – the Fringe would be noticeably blander without his ridiculous capers” THREE WEEKS
★★★★ “Engaging mix of wild-eyed enthusiasm and bemusement at his own madness” THEATREGUIDELONDON.CO.UK
“The perfect British Eccentric” DARA O’BRIAIN
“Fitzhigham is completely unhinged, completely without hinges” EDDIE IZZARD
Terry Clement: Din Times 8
CANADIAN COMEDY AWARD – Best New Stand Up Comedian – Nominee 2004
COCA - Comedy Artist of the Year Award – Nominee 2005
MENTAL BREAKDOWN - Lying in a Foetal Position - Winner 2008
VENUE: Iron Belly - Underbelly, 56 Cowgate, Edinburgh, EH1 1EG
TIME: 8:05pm
DATES & PRICES: Previews: 1st-2nd August @ £6
3rd-4th, 7th-8th, 13th-15th, 19th-22nd, August @ £10 / £8
5th-6th, 9th-11th, 16th-18th, 23rd-25th August @ £11 / £10
TICKETS: 0844 545 8252 / www.underbelly.co.uk
A cult figure in his native Canada, 2013 newcomer Terry Clement tackles comedy from a psychedelic distance, combining elements of surrealism, dada, and old school humour methods. His uncompromising style pushes the boundaries of reality, taste and humour in this highly original hour of progressive comedy, which is as much a theatrical presentation as it is a stand-up show.
It is difficult to describe on a press release exactly what Terry does. Alternative? Yes. A mixture of psychedelic performance art and Blue Collar observations strained through a Picasso filter and rolled onto a Gysin Canvas.? Perhaps. Din Times 8 is at times scary, silly and almost always hallucinatory, transcending traditional thinking and pricking the audience's sense of reality.
Though this is his first ever appearance at the Edinburgh Festival, Terry has performed at various festivals including the Cape Town Comedy Festival in South Africa and the countless Music Festivals, as well as appearing on The World Stands Up (Comedy Central). He was also nominated for the Canadian Comedy Award and a COCA Comedy Artist of the year award.
www.terryclement.com / www.getcomedy.com / Twitter: @terryclement / Instagram: @terryclement
WORLDWIDE PRESS ON TERRY
"Far more complex than the simple shock comedy described above. The effort he puts into his performance is really something you have to see for yourself" TORONTOIST
“If Peewee Herman, Andy Kaufman and Sam Kinison had a love child then boom - Mr Clement. Be prepared to be shocked, in awe of him, and enthralled by his act” THE COMEDY GREEN ROOM
"Off the wall and really edgy… Clement’s onstage persona is very theatrical" THE VARSITY
"Strange and unexpected, but it was smart, innovative and made me laugh very hard" JH5
“The qualities I appreciate in him are the originality, complexity, and fearlessness he brings to his work” Mark Breslin, Yuk Yuk CEO
"One hundred per cent of the crowd was enraptured by a distinctive blend of performance and surrealist drama" OVERTONE (South Africa)
★★★★★ "It took a while to get but once I did I was so happy! Perfect timing, great delivery" KittenPeddler384 (Terry's Ebay Feedback)
COCA - Comedy Artist of the Year Award – Nominee 2005
MENTAL BREAKDOWN - Lying in a Foetal Position - Winner 2008
VENUE: Iron Belly - Underbelly, 56 Cowgate, Edinburgh, EH1 1EG
TIME: 8:05pm
DATES & PRICES: Previews: 1st-2nd August @ £6
3rd-4th, 7th-8th, 13th-15th, 19th-22nd, August @ £10 / £8
5th-6th, 9th-11th, 16th-18th, 23rd-25th August @ £11 / £10
TICKETS: 0844 545 8252 / www.underbelly.co.uk
A cult figure in his native Canada, 2013 newcomer Terry Clement tackles comedy from a psychedelic distance, combining elements of surrealism, dada, and old school humour methods. His uncompromising style pushes the boundaries of reality, taste and humour in this highly original hour of progressive comedy, which is as much a theatrical presentation as it is a stand-up show.
It is difficult to describe on a press release exactly what Terry does. Alternative? Yes. A mixture of psychedelic performance art and Blue Collar observations strained through a Picasso filter and rolled onto a Gysin Canvas.? Perhaps. Din Times 8 is at times scary, silly and almost always hallucinatory, transcending traditional thinking and pricking the audience's sense of reality.
Though this is his first ever appearance at the Edinburgh Festival, Terry has performed at various festivals including the Cape Town Comedy Festival in South Africa and the countless Music Festivals, as well as appearing on The World Stands Up (Comedy Central). He was also nominated for the Canadian Comedy Award and a COCA Comedy Artist of the year award.
www.terryclement.com / www.getcomedy.com / Twitter: @terryclement / Instagram: @terryclement
WORLDWIDE PRESS ON TERRY
"Far more complex than the simple shock comedy described above. The effort he puts into his performance is really something you have to see for yourself" TORONTOIST
“If Peewee Herman, Andy Kaufman and Sam Kinison had a love child then boom - Mr Clement. Be prepared to be shocked, in awe of him, and enthralled by his act” THE COMEDY GREEN ROOM
"Off the wall and really edgy… Clement’s onstage persona is very theatrical" THE VARSITY
"Strange and unexpected, but it was smart, innovative and made me laugh very hard" JH5
“The qualities I appreciate in him are the originality, complexity, and fearlessness he brings to his work” Mark Breslin, Yuk Yuk CEO
"One hundred per cent of the crowd was enraptured by a distinctive blend of performance and surrealist drama" OVERTONE (South Africa)
★★★★★ "It took a while to get but once I did I was so happy! Perfect timing, great delivery" KittenPeddler384 (Terry's Ebay Feedback)
Howard Read: Hide and Speak
WRITER’S GUILD AWARD Winner - Best Children’s TV Script 2011 (Little Howard’s Big Question)
TUBORG MUSICAL COMEDY AWARD Nominee 2007 (for comedy songs)
BRIGHTON FRINGE AWARD Nominee - Best Children’s 2006 (Little Howard And The Magic Pencil Of Life And Death)
BUXTON FRINGE AWARDS Winner - Best Family Show 2006(Little Howard And The Magic Pencil Of Life And Death)
CHORTLE AWARDS Nominee - Best Innovation, 2004 (The Big Howard Little Howard Show)
PERRIER AWARD Nominee - 2003 (The Big Howard Little Howard Show)
BBC NEW COMEDY AWARD Winner – 2001 (Animation for Polar Bears In A Snowstorm)
FRINGE CHOICE AWARD Winner – 1999 (Comic Song Mrs Grimshaw)
VENUE: Gilded Balloon Teviot - Dining Room, 13 Bristo Square, EH8 9AJ
TIME: 9:30pm -
DATES & PRICES: Previews: 31st July-2nd August @ £6
3rd-4th, 7th-8th, 13th-15th, 19th-22nd, 26th August @ £10/£9
5th-6th, 9th-11th, 16th-18th, 23rd-25th August @ £12/£11
TICKETS: 0131 622 6552 / www.gildedballoon.co.uk
AGE RESTRICTION: 16+
Multi award-winning comedian and animator Howard Read is one of the most original artists to perform at the Fringe and the first to ever use animation in live comedy. Hide and Speak is a totally unique comedy experience where Howard’s own latest technology makes it possible for several cartoon characters to literally come to life and improvise with a live audience. There’s even a free whistle if you can work out how he does it…
Howard is best known as the other half of the animated six-year-old virtual stand-up comic Little Howard, who will also be appearing at the Fringe this year, and together they have appeared on some of the biggest TV shows on three continents, performed in front of (and insulted) The Queen, been nominated for The Perrier Award as well as winning and being nominated for numerous other awards, and had three series of the award-winning and critically acclaimed Little Howard’s Big Question on BBC1, BBC2 and CBBC. Their unique live shows, adaptable to both adult and family audiences, have toured the land and the comedy festivals of the world. They also create unique bespoke events for charity events and corporate clients.
When Little Howard has gone to bed, big Howard has been busy creating critically acclaimed characters on TV and radio for the likes of Richard Briers, Rik Mayall, Mark Gattis, Una Stubbs, Rula Lenska and Tim Brooke-Taylor. He has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and various programmes on Radio 4, animated on several tours for Ross Noble and written two children’s books.
Be the first to see this amazing show before it goes global! Book early!
www.howardread.com / www.getcomedy.co.uk / TWITTER @howardread
PRESS ON HOWARD READ
“Witty, clever, at times breathtakingly funny” THE TIMES
“Breaking boundaries in stand-up comedy” EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
“Genius” RADIO TIMES
“Incredibly, achingly funny” THE DAILY MAIL
TUBORG MUSICAL COMEDY AWARD Nominee 2007 (for comedy songs)
BRIGHTON FRINGE AWARD Nominee - Best Children’s 2006 (Little Howard And The Magic Pencil Of Life And Death)
BUXTON FRINGE AWARDS Winner - Best Family Show 2006(Little Howard And The Magic Pencil Of Life And Death)
CHORTLE AWARDS Nominee - Best Innovation, 2004 (The Big Howard Little Howard Show)
PERRIER AWARD Nominee - 2003 (The Big Howard Little Howard Show)
BBC NEW COMEDY AWARD Winner – 2001 (Animation for Polar Bears In A Snowstorm)
FRINGE CHOICE AWARD Winner – 1999 (Comic Song Mrs Grimshaw)
VENUE: Gilded Balloon Teviot - Dining Room, 13 Bristo Square, EH8 9AJ
TIME: 9:30pm -
DATES & PRICES: Previews: 31st July-2nd August @ £6
3rd-4th, 7th-8th, 13th-15th, 19th-22nd, 26th August @ £10/£9
5th-6th, 9th-11th, 16th-18th, 23rd-25th August @ £12/£11
TICKETS: 0131 622 6552 / www.gildedballoon.co.uk
AGE RESTRICTION: 16+
Multi award-winning comedian and animator Howard Read is one of the most original artists to perform at the Fringe and the first to ever use animation in live comedy. Hide and Speak is a totally unique comedy experience where Howard’s own latest technology makes it possible for several cartoon characters to literally come to life and improvise with a live audience. There’s even a free whistle if you can work out how he does it…
Howard is best known as the other half of the animated six-year-old virtual stand-up comic Little Howard, who will also be appearing at the Fringe this year, and together they have appeared on some of the biggest TV shows on three continents, performed in front of (and insulted) The Queen, been nominated for The Perrier Award as well as winning and being nominated for numerous other awards, and had three series of the award-winning and critically acclaimed Little Howard’s Big Question on BBC1, BBC2 and CBBC. Their unique live shows, adaptable to both adult and family audiences, have toured the land and the comedy festivals of the world. They also create unique bespoke events for charity events and corporate clients.
When Little Howard has gone to bed, big Howard has been busy creating critically acclaimed characters on TV and radio for the likes of Richard Briers, Rik Mayall, Mark Gattis, Una Stubbs, Rula Lenska and Tim Brooke-Taylor. He has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and various programmes on Radio 4, animated on several tours for Ross Noble and written two children’s books.
Be the first to see this amazing show before it goes global! Book early!
www.howardread.com / www.getcomedy.co.uk / TWITTER @howardread
PRESS ON HOWARD READ
“Witty, clever, at times breathtakingly funny” THE TIMES
“Breaking boundaries in stand-up comedy” EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
“Genius” RADIO TIMES
“Incredibly, achingly funny” THE DAILY MAIL
Glenn Wool: This Road Has Tolls
ASSEMBLY ROOMS – GEORGE SQUARE
9.50pm (Ends 10.50pm)
31st July – 26th AUGUST 2011 (not 12th or 19th)
Fringe Favourite Glenn Wool is back in Edinburgh this August with a brand new show This Road Has Tolls. Premiering at his favourite festival, this show will be Glenn at his best.
“Another year, another lap around the world for this tetherless vagabond. When people ask me what it’s like, living a life on the road, I tell them, it’s a wonderful way to spend your mid-20s, while my driver’s license ruefully reminds me that I'm in my late 30s. I don't regret my decisions but I will say that even Google Maps will warn you, when you type my average year’s travel into their engine, that This Road has Tolls.”
A whole bunch of fresh tales from this comedic nomad as he continues to be a truly international comedian are guaranteed to be hilarious and leave you looking at your own travel experiences in a whole new light.
What the papers say about Glenn Wool
"One of the best hours of comedy I have ever seen" The Scotsman
"When you watch Glenn Wool, you realise the heights that a talented performer can reach simply by standing on stage and telling stories. This is an un-missable show from a master of the craft" The Arts Desk
"Wool remains one of the most smart, charming, blazingly theatrical storytellers around" Daily Telegraph
"Wool's new show is a masterpiece of comedy, which will have the audience helpless with laughter" The Scotsman
LISTINGS INFORMATION – GLENN WOOL in THIS ROAD HAS TOLLS
Assembly Rooms, George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LH
Box Office: 0131 623 3030 www.assemblyfestival.com
Venue press office: 0131 623 3026 [email protected]
Edinburgh Fringe Box Office: 0131 226 0000
Dates: 31st July – 26th August at 9.50pm (ends 10.50pm). No show 12th or 19th
Tickets: 31st July, 1st and 2nd August Previews: £6.00
7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 26 £12.50
3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 £14.00
5 and 6 Two for One
9.50pm (Ends 10.50pm)
31st July – 26th AUGUST 2011 (not 12th or 19th)
Fringe Favourite Glenn Wool is back in Edinburgh this August with a brand new show This Road Has Tolls. Premiering at his favourite festival, this show will be Glenn at his best.
“Another year, another lap around the world for this tetherless vagabond. When people ask me what it’s like, living a life on the road, I tell them, it’s a wonderful way to spend your mid-20s, while my driver’s license ruefully reminds me that I'm in my late 30s. I don't regret my decisions but I will say that even Google Maps will warn you, when you type my average year’s travel into their engine, that This Road has Tolls.”
A whole bunch of fresh tales from this comedic nomad as he continues to be a truly international comedian are guaranteed to be hilarious and leave you looking at your own travel experiences in a whole new light.
What the papers say about Glenn Wool
"One of the best hours of comedy I have ever seen" The Scotsman
"When you watch Glenn Wool, you realise the heights that a talented performer can reach simply by standing on stage and telling stories. This is an un-missable show from a master of the craft" The Arts Desk
"Wool remains one of the most smart, charming, blazingly theatrical storytellers around" Daily Telegraph
"Wool's new show is a masterpiece of comedy, which will have the audience helpless with laughter" The Scotsman
LISTINGS INFORMATION – GLENN WOOL in THIS ROAD HAS TOLLS
Assembly Rooms, George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LH
Box Office: 0131 623 3030 www.assemblyfestival.com
Venue press office: 0131 623 3026 [email protected]
Edinburgh Fringe Box Office: 0131 226 0000
Dates: 31st July – 26th August at 9.50pm (ends 10.50pm). No show 12th or 19th
Tickets: 31st July, 1st and 2nd August Previews: £6.00
7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 26 £12.50
3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 £14.00
5 and 6 Two for One
Felicity Ward: irregardless
WINNER – TIME OUT BEST LOCAL ACT – SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL 2012
NOMINEE – BEST SHOW – MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL 2012
NOMINEE - BEST COMEDY – ADELAIDE FRINGE FESTIVAL 2012
WINNER – TIME OUT BEST LOCAL ACT – SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL 2011
NOMINEE – BEST NEWCOMER – MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL 2009
WINNER – MERVYN STUTTER’S SPIRIT OF THE FRINGE AWARD 2009
WINNER – BEST NEWCOMER – MELBOURNE AIRPORT AWARD 2008
VENUE: The Dairy Room, Udderbelly Pasture, Bristo Square
TIME: 10pm
DATES & PRICES: Previews: 31stJuly – 2nd August @ £7
3rd-4th, 7th-8th, 13th-15th, 19th-22nd, 26th August @ £11/£10
5th-6th, 9th-11th, 16th-8th, 23rd-25th August @ £13/£12
TICKETS: 0844 545 8252 / www.underbelly.co.uk
AGE RESTRICTION: 16+
In 2012, Felicity Ward stole the hearts and the stars of the critics with her deeply personal but hilarious show The Hedgehog Dilemma. The critical acclaim arrived en mass and the outstanding reviews rolled in from start to finish.
But amongst the accolades, the self-congratulations and the tearstained Angus beef burgers, she realised that when it comes down to it, this is still a ridiculous job. Who else gets a round of applause before they even walk into their office? Who makes people pay for them before they’ve started work? Comedians! That’s who. In this straight-up stand-up show, she takes you through big intros, autotune, her love for junkies, the butchering of language, anxiety attacks, holding a duck and big finishes. She's putting her cards on the table and her dick on her sleeve. Is that how the saying goes?
First seen on the Australian comedy scene in 2005 in Ten Network’s popular sketch show The Ronnie Johns Half Hour, Felicity has since gone on to become one of Down-Under’s favourite funny people, appearing in ABC’s prominent music comedy quiz show Spicks and Specks, Thank God You’re Here (Channel 7), Good News Week (Channel Ten), and has her own stand-up comedy special as part of ABC2’s Warehouse Comedy. In 2008, she won Best Newcomer for the Melbourne Airport Award and has since been reeling in awards and nominations. 2012 was her year, with The Hedgehog Dilemma receiving a nomination, if not the award, at every major Australian festival.
She has toured internationally from London to LA to Hong Kong to Singapore, and last year co-starred in Working Dog Productions’ (the makers of The Castle and The Dish) Australian comedy feature film Any Questions For Ben? In her brief time in the UK last year she appeared on Russell Howard's Good News (BBC) and from the Edinburgh Fringe was invited to perform The Hedgehog Dilemma in LA at the Hollywood Improv. Since then, she’s appeared at many of her prestigious family barbeques.
www.felicityward.com / www.getcomedy.co.uk / Twitter: @felicityward / Instagram: @felicityward
PRESS ON THE HEDGEHOG DILEMMA
★★★★★ “Will drive you to tears of laughter” BIG ISSUE
★★★★★ “Not only a belly-aching comedienne but a quality actress too” BROADWAYBABY.COM
★★★★★ “Ward is a consummate performer… for straight up stand up, [Felicity Ward] will be difficult to beat ” INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
★★★★1/2 “A brilliant display of stand-up… she’s got the lot” LONDONISFUNNY.COM
★★★★ “Original, sharp, slightly barmy comedy” EDINBURGH FESTIVAL MAGAZINE
★★★★“Very very funny... Ward is a force of nature” CHORTLE
★★★★ “This is sharp comedy with a lovable core… thoroughly appealing” FEST MAG
★★★★ “A filthy, high speed hour of breathless laughs” THE LIST
★★★★ “Hectic, energetic and extremely funny”ONE4REVIEW.COM
★★★★ “A spiky ball of fun to embrace” THE SCOTSMAN
★★★★ “Extremely animated and compelling” THE SKINNY
★★★★ “An excellent clowning-cum-confessional character comedy romp” SUNDAY TIMES
★★★★ “Ward exuded charm from the outset… the audience were mesmerised by her wry and sparkling commentaries” THREE WEEKS
★★★★ “Tremendously entertaining and charmingly funny” TIME OUT
“Felicity Ward has an admirable exuberance about her” THE STAGE
“One to watch” THE TIMES
NOMINEE – BEST SHOW – MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL 2012
NOMINEE - BEST COMEDY – ADELAIDE FRINGE FESTIVAL 2012
WINNER – TIME OUT BEST LOCAL ACT – SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL 2011
NOMINEE – BEST NEWCOMER – MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL 2009
WINNER – MERVYN STUTTER’S SPIRIT OF THE FRINGE AWARD 2009
WINNER – BEST NEWCOMER – MELBOURNE AIRPORT AWARD 2008
VENUE: The Dairy Room, Udderbelly Pasture, Bristo Square
TIME: 10pm
DATES & PRICES: Previews: 31stJuly – 2nd August @ £7
3rd-4th, 7th-8th, 13th-15th, 19th-22nd, 26th August @ £11/£10
5th-6th, 9th-11th, 16th-8th, 23rd-25th August @ £13/£12
TICKETS: 0844 545 8252 / www.underbelly.co.uk
AGE RESTRICTION: 16+
In 2012, Felicity Ward stole the hearts and the stars of the critics with her deeply personal but hilarious show The Hedgehog Dilemma. The critical acclaim arrived en mass and the outstanding reviews rolled in from start to finish.
But amongst the accolades, the self-congratulations and the tearstained Angus beef burgers, she realised that when it comes down to it, this is still a ridiculous job. Who else gets a round of applause before they even walk into their office? Who makes people pay for them before they’ve started work? Comedians! That’s who. In this straight-up stand-up show, she takes you through big intros, autotune, her love for junkies, the butchering of language, anxiety attacks, holding a duck and big finishes. She's putting her cards on the table and her dick on her sleeve. Is that how the saying goes?
First seen on the Australian comedy scene in 2005 in Ten Network’s popular sketch show The Ronnie Johns Half Hour, Felicity has since gone on to become one of Down-Under’s favourite funny people, appearing in ABC’s prominent music comedy quiz show Spicks and Specks, Thank God You’re Here (Channel 7), Good News Week (Channel Ten), and has her own stand-up comedy special as part of ABC2’s Warehouse Comedy. In 2008, she won Best Newcomer for the Melbourne Airport Award and has since been reeling in awards and nominations. 2012 was her year, with The Hedgehog Dilemma receiving a nomination, if not the award, at every major Australian festival.
She has toured internationally from London to LA to Hong Kong to Singapore, and last year co-starred in Working Dog Productions’ (the makers of The Castle and The Dish) Australian comedy feature film Any Questions For Ben? In her brief time in the UK last year she appeared on Russell Howard's Good News (BBC) and from the Edinburgh Fringe was invited to perform The Hedgehog Dilemma in LA at the Hollywood Improv. Since then, she’s appeared at many of her prestigious family barbeques.
www.felicityward.com / www.getcomedy.co.uk / Twitter: @felicityward / Instagram: @felicityward
PRESS ON THE HEDGEHOG DILEMMA
★★★★★ “Will drive you to tears of laughter” BIG ISSUE
★★★★★ “Not only a belly-aching comedienne but a quality actress too” BROADWAYBABY.COM
★★★★★ “Ward is a consummate performer… for straight up stand up, [Felicity Ward] will be difficult to beat ” INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
★★★★1/2 “A brilliant display of stand-up… she’s got the lot” LONDONISFUNNY.COM
★★★★ “Original, sharp, slightly barmy comedy” EDINBURGH FESTIVAL MAGAZINE
★★★★“Very very funny... Ward is a force of nature” CHORTLE
★★★★ “This is sharp comedy with a lovable core… thoroughly appealing” FEST MAG
★★★★ “A filthy, high speed hour of breathless laughs” THE LIST
★★★★ “Hectic, energetic and extremely funny”ONE4REVIEW.COM
★★★★ “A spiky ball of fun to embrace” THE SCOTSMAN
★★★★ “Extremely animated and compelling” THE SKINNY
★★★★ “An excellent clowning-cum-confessional character comedy romp” SUNDAY TIMES
★★★★ “Ward exuded charm from the outset… the audience were mesmerised by her wry and sparkling commentaries” THREE WEEKS
★★★★ “Tremendously entertaining and charmingly funny” TIME OUT
“Felicity Ward has an admirable exuberance about her” THE STAGE
“One to watch” THE TIMES
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Keith Farnan: Feat Itself
VENUE: Underbelly – Belly Dancer, 56 Cowgate, Edinburgh, EH1 1EG
TIME: 6:20pm
DATES & PRICES: Previews: 1st-2nd August @ £6
3rd, 4th,7th, 8th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 19th-22nd August @£9 / £8
5th, 6th, 9th-11th, 16th-18th, 23rd-25th August @ £10.50 / £9.50
TICKETS: 0844 545 8252 / www.underbelly.co.uk
One of the Fringe’s most insightful comics, Keith Farnan, returns to the festival after a year off, this time exploring Fear Itself, a rather appropriate theme for many people involved in Edinburgh…
The world is fuelled by fear. Global fears; plague, war, asteroids, a robot uprising. Everyday fears; dying, meaninglessness, random violence, spiders. In all this, the key ingredient is uncertainty. Dithering leaders do not instil confidence. The indecision of a doctor does not inspire hope. Wavering lovers fail to arouse joy. But despite our days being filled with worries we continue to function and, without this uncertainty and fear, there is no love, there are no triumphs. There is nothing worthy without fear. Dammit.
Franklin D. Roosevelt once said we have nothing to fear but fear itself, and then America dropped two nuclear bombs on a civilian population creating quite an addendum to the list of things to be frightened of. Nowadays, the world doesn’t need North Korea to throw a tantrum to be afraid. People can be terrified all on their own, especially if they have a fear of loneliness. However, there are some who are willing to do whatever it takes to overcome fear and embrace uncertainty. Then, there are others who attempt to make a living out of both. Keith Farnan is the latter.
Irish born and bred Keith Farnan’s solo shows have always been extremely thought-provoking, be it about sex traffic, racism, the Death Penalty or the economy, and each show has gone on to sell out to critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival as well as London’s Soho Theatre and the Royal Festival Hall.
Keith has appeared on Michael McIntyre ‘s Comedy Roadshow (BBC), One Night Stand (BBC), Live from Amsterdam (Showtime), Montreal’s Just For Laughs , and presented his own comedy documentary for RTE, Money, Money, Money: Keith Farnan versus the Economy. He has featured on a variety of radio shows including Loose Ends (Radio 4), The Guessing Game with Clive Anderson (BBC Scotland) and Colin Murphy’s Great Unanswered Questions (BBCNI). He was writer of one of the Irish Times Tiny Plays and received a commission to write his own play, The Last Stevedore. He has also written for Time Out London, Hot Press and The Irish Post.
www.keithfarnan.com / www.getcomedy.com / TWITTER: @KeithFarnan
PRESS ON KEITH…
★★★★★ “Incisive, brilliant comedy…We should be shouting from the rooftops about him” WHATSONSTAGE.COM
★★★★★ “This is political comedy at its best, perfectly balanced, deadly serious and very funny” THE SKINNY
★★★★ “Farnan has taken the age-old women are from Venus, men are from Mars line and given it a sharp, funny and very relevant spin” CHORTLE
★★★★ “Facts to gasp at and jokes to die for… Farnan will make you think hard and laugh even harder”
THE LIST
★★★★”Think Michael Moore with a wit so sharp your arteries will be emptied before you’ve even finished laughing” SCOTSGAY
“Artful, satirical…with a lightness of touch and a hefty helping of roguish Celtic charm” THE SUNDAY TIMES
“Utterly charming and highly intelligent…” THE STAGE
TIME: 6:20pm
DATES & PRICES: Previews: 1st-2nd August @ £6
3rd, 4th,7th, 8th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 19th-22nd August @£9 / £8
5th, 6th, 9th-11th, 16th-18th, 23rd-25th August @ £10.50 / £9.50
TICKETS: 0844 545 8252 / www.underbelly.co.uk
One of the Fringe’s most insightful comics, Keith Farnan, returns to the festival after a year off, this time exploring Fear Itself, a rather appropriate theme for many people involved in Edinburgh…
The world is fuelled by fear. Global fears; plague, war, asteroids, a robot uprising. Everyday fears; dying, meaninglessness, random violence, spiders. In all this, the key ingredient is uncertainty. Dithering leaders do not instil confidence. The indecision of a doctor does not inspire hope. Wavering lovers fail to arouse joy. But despite our days being filled with worries we continue to function and, without this uncertainty and fear, there is no love, there are no triumphs. There is nothing worthy without fear. Dammit.
Franklin D. Roosevelt once said we have nothing to fear but fear itself, and then America dropped two nuclear bombs on a civilian population creating quite an addendum to the list of things to be frightened of. Nowadays, the world doesn’t need North Korea to throw a tantrum to be afraid. People can be terrified all on their own, especially if they have a fear of loneliness. However, there are some who are willing to do whatever it takes to overcome fear and embrace uncertainty. Then, there are others who attempt to make a living out of both. Keith Farnan is the latter.
Irish born and bred Keith Farnan’s solo shows have always been extremely thought-provoking, be it about sex traffic, racism, the Death Penalty or the economy, and each show has gone on to sell out to critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival as well as London’s Soho Theatre and the Royal Festival Hall.
Keith has appeared on Michael McIntyre ‘s Comedy Roadshow (BBC), One Night Stand (BBC), Live from Amsterdam (Showtime), Montreal’s Just For Laughs , and presented his own comedy documentary for RTE, Money, Money, Money: Keith Farnan versus the Economy. He has featured on a variety of radio shows including Loose Ends (Radio 4), The Guessing Game with Clive Anderson (BBC Scotland) and Colin Murphy’s Great Unanswered Questions (BBCNI). He was writer of one of the Irish Times Tiny Plays and received a commission to write his own play, The Last Stevedore. He has also written for Time Out London, Hot Press and The Irish Post.
www.keithfarnan.com / www.getcomedy.com / TWITTER: @KeithFarnan
PRESS ON KEITH…
★★★★★ “Incisive, brilliant comedy…We should be shouting from the rooftops about him” WHATSONSTAGE.COM
★★★★★ “This is political comedy at its best, perfectly balanced, deadly serious and very funny” THE SKINNY
★★★★ “Farnan has taken the age-old women are from Venus, men are from Mars line and given it a sharp, funny and very relevant spin” CHORTLE
★★★★ “Facts to gasp at and jokes to die for… Farnan will make you think hard and laugh even harder”
THE LIST
★★★★”Think Michael Moore with a wit so sharp your arteries will be emptied before you’ve even finished laughing” SCOTSGAY
“Artful, satirical…with a lightness of touch and a hefty helping of roguish Celtic charm” THE SUNDAY TIMES
“Utterly charming and highly intelligent…” THE STAGE
Pete Cain: Everybody Out
VENUE: The Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street, EH2 2LR
TIME: 10.15pm
DATES & PRICES: Previews: 1st-2nd August @ £9 / £8
3rd-11th, 13th-25th August @ £10 / £9
TICKETS: 0131 558 7272 / www.thestand.co.uk
The UK has an immigration problem; the infrastructure clearly cannot cope with the amount of people that are here, and to make the situation worse the government admit they don’t actually know how many people are in the country because they stopped counting them in & out years ago. But fear not! Pete Cain has a brilliant solution to this and all our other social, economic & political problems.
This August, Pete Cain, one of our most thought-provoking comics, is advocating kicking Everybody Out of the country so they can be counted back in. However, not everyone will be allowed back in. His new immigration policy stipulates that only “nice people” will be re-admitted. Colour, creed, race and religion are irrelevant; you’ve just got to be nice. Bankers, politicians and other criminals needn’t bother applying. Pete is aiming to make Britain “Great” by building a utopian society for the people and not the ruling classes.
This brand new show is an intelligent, light-hearted look at the UK’s immigration policy through the eyes of a wickedly funny, incorrectly political, radically reasonable, cynically seasoned stand-up.
Pete Cain has been performing on the UK comedy circuit for 10 years and supported Jim Jefferies’ 2010/11 UK tours. In 2009 he co-wrote, produced & directed the cult sketch show “No Signal” for the FX channel. He’s also won a multitude of awards during his time working as a senior copywriter in a number of London’s top advertising agencies. He’s a nice bloke too.
www.petecain.com / www.getcomedy.com / Twitter: @petecaincomedy
PRESS ON PETE
“Dark but delicious” THE SCOTSMAN
“His stories are real and brilliantly funny. Definitely not for those of a delicate disposition, but sharp, dark and funny” THREE WEEKS
"What an outstanding comic: sharp, inspired writing and he even looks funny” THE INDEPENDENT
“Get a ticket to see Pete Cain” EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
“Very clever, very funny… turned the rowdy crowd around so they were hanging on his every word” CHORTLE
TIME: 10.15pm
DATES & PRICES: Previews: 1st-2nd August @ £9 / £8
3rd-11th, 13th-25th August @ £10 / £9
TICKETS: 0131 558 7272 / www.thestand.co.uk
The UK has an immigration problem; the infrastructure clearly cannot cope with the amount of people that are here, and to make the situation worse the government admit they don’t actually know how many people are in the country because they stopped counting them in & out years ago. But fear not! Pete Cain has a brilliant solution to this and all our other social, economic & political problems.
This August, Pete Cain, one of our most thought-provoking comics, is advocating kicking Everybody Out of the country so they can be counted back in. However, not everyone will be allowed back in. His new immigration policy stipulates that only “nice people” will be re-admitted. Colour, creed, race and religion are irrelevant; you’ve just got to be nice. Bankers, politicians and other criminals needn’t bother applying. Pete is aiming to make Britain “Great” by building a utopian society for the people and not the ruling classes.
This brand new show is an intelligent, light-hearted look at the UK’s immigration policy through the eyes of a wickedly funny, incorrectly political, radically reasonable, cynically seasoned stand-up.
Pete Cain has been performing on the UK comedy circuit for 10 years and supported Jim Jefferies’ 2010/11 UK tours. In 2009 he co-wrote, produced & directed the cult sketch show “No Signal” for the FX channel. He’s also won a multitude of awards during his time working as a senior copywriter in a number of London’s top advertising agencies. He’s a nice bloke too.
www.petecain.com / www.getcomedy.com / Twitter: @petecaincomedy
PRESS ON PETE
“Dark but delicious” THE SCOTSMAN
“His stories are real and brilliantly funny. Definitely not for those of a delicate disposition, but sharp, dark and funny” THREE WEEKS
"What an outstanding comic: sharp, inspired writing and he even looks funny” THE INDEPENDENT
“Get a ticket to see Pete Cain” EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
“Very clever, very funny… turned the rowdy crowd around so they were hanging on his every word” CHORTLE
