On Gordon Brown's Bigotgate

At Chortle's Fast Fringe

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Australian comic Brendon Burns has been performing comedy since the early Nineties and is known for his aggressive stage presence and controversial material.

He briefly hosted the 11 O'Clock Show and even more briefly the ITV2 spin-off show I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here Now!, walking off after just three shows.

However it is live – and especially in his solo shows – where he has forged a reputation, with six live CDs to his name. He has also performed at Montreal and South African comedy festivals

He first appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1996, hosting The Comedy Zone showcase of new acts, and performing in his debut solo show 6pm Time To Get Up For Work. He has returned to the Fringe every year since, except for 1999, and in 2007 won its top prize, the if.comedy award

A trilogy, Burnsy versus Brendon, which ran at Edinburgh in 2004, 2005 and 2006, examined his own life – culminating in his mental breakdown and drinks and drugs rehabilitation at the Priory.

Original Review:

His more established material covers the likes of Grand Theft Auto, his drugs-hell past and an entertainingly brutal description of a night out in Cardiff. It's uncompromising exaggerations such as these that are his trump card, repeated again in his diatribe against evil foxes and even poor old ginger Prince Harry, a well-worn subject but still one Burns mines effectively – especially when he erupts into unbridled unpleasantness against the sainted Princess Di.

He’s at his very best when there’s a teasing point behind his raging, and he can be especially playful firstly about racism, class, and collective sensibilities, which he naturally tramples all over.

One of his Edinburgh shows was called Not For Everyone, which certainly sums up his act. But if you don't mind being challenged - even irritated or outraged - while you laugh, Burns is the one for you.

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I thought Scrappy Doo had retired! This guy really needs to be bigger..

Stella, March 2012

Burns does a convincing pose of a rock n roll comedian, but it is the mere carapace to not very nutritious filling. Less Bill Hicks and more Kelly Monteith after mescaline and schnapps.

Mandy Allan, November 2011

Saw him last night... He was great!! Don't worry , Belgian people are quite cool, but we got the jokes! Great show!! Others have felt it too... you're not the first one! Don't give up on us just yet!

Ellen, December 2010

Saw him at the Udderbelly in May while his latest show was still being fine tuned (no guitarist when I saw him then so I'll be interested to see how that changes things) and he ruled : beats me why he isn't a comedy megastar personally!

David Harris, August 2010

Saw Burns at the Fringe 10/08/10. As the official review says, the strumming guitar is both annoying and distracting. I had high hopes for Burns, but this performance just didn't cut it. I will not go to see him again. Yet the warm up with same strumming guitarist was more amusing than the show itself...

sm, August 2010

Saw Burns at the Fringe 10/08/10. As the official review says, the strumming guitar is both annoying and distracting. I had high hopes for Burns, but this performance just didn't cut it. I will not go to see him again. Yet the warm up with same strumming guitarist was more amusing than the show itself...

sm, August 2010

Sound advice. Also - wear clean pants

Brendon Burns, June 2010

Don't waste your money.

G, March 2010

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