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Videos
Australian comedian Aidan Jones plays – and discusses – Chopin's Nocturne in E♭ Major in this extract from his Edinburgh Fringe show.
The comic failed his conservatory audition at 18 but came back to the piano during the pandemic.
The show, described as ‘presented by a bald, Australian dickhead with a beard’ is on at Assembly George Square Studios at 14:40.
The clip was filmed at Chortle's Fast Fringe, which returns to Pleasance Dome at 18:30 daily. Tickets here
Filming by NextUp, which will be livestreaming shows to subscribers this Fringe.
Aidan Jones on Chopin's Nocturne in E♭ Major
At Chortle's Fast Fringe
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Extract from Lil Wenker's Edinburgh show, Boy King
From Chortle's Fast Fringe