Canadian comedian gets a very Scottish introduction to Edinburgh

The Scottish and the North Americans have very different approaches to the use of the c-bomb – as this exchange proves.

Comic Sharon Mahoney yesterday arrived at Edinburgh airport from her native Canada, where the word packs a room-chilling punch, ahead of her Fringe run.

And she says this was the exchange she had with the 60-year-old(ish) Border Force officer at passport control

Officer: Where are you from?
Mahoney: Canada
Officer: Here for Fringe?
Mahoney: Yes sir
Officer: What’s the name of your show?
Mahoney: Thundercunt
Officer: Thundercunt?
Mahoney: Yes sir
Officer: What’s it’s about?
Mahoney: It’s about me
Officer: Where is it playing?
Mahoney: Bodeco Basement, 8pm
Officer: Do you think I’d like it?
Mahoney: Yes sir
Officer: Can I bring a few of my mates?
Mahoney: Yes sir
Officer reaches into his desk where the passport stamp is and gets a pen and paper out:  ‘I need to write this down "
Mahoney: Do you want comps?
Officer: No we’ll pay
Mahoney: Even better, but please come say hi when you come to show .
Officer: So you can tell everyone I was the cunt that let Thundercunt into the cuntry.
Mahoney: Yes sir
Officer: Welcome to Scotland!

Published: 1 Aug 2019