BBC New Comedy Award Final 2017
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
13/08/2017 … It is, as host Mark Watson said, a pressure gig.
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Sun 13 August 2017
Ray Bradshaw: Deaf Comedy Fam
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
13/08/2017 … Whenever a comedian is presented with a sign language interpreter for their act, you can be sure their default setting is to focus on the physical interpretation…
Glenn Wool: Viva Forever
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Paul Fleckney
13/08/2017 … This is how you do it.
Leo Kearse: I Can Make You Tory
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
13/08/2017 … It’s not a move that will do much good for Leo Kearse’s plan to soften the Tories’ image – but this show was defined by an act of intolerance.
Juliet Meyers: This Flipping Rescue Dog
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Jay Richardson
13/08/2017 … Probably the only comedy show at the Fringe to include a warning about dog allergies at the top, Juliet Meyers latest hour is a double-act with Homer, an endearing…
Spencer Jones: The Audition
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
13/08/2017 … Spencer Jones is often compared to Tommy Cooper, but repetition doesn’t make the description any less valid.
Flo & Joan: The Kindness of Stranglers
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Paul Fleckney
13/08/2017 … I don’t think I’ve ever sat in a Fringe show before and thought ‘Gilbert and Sullivan!’ but that’s the sort of thing that can happen…
John Kearns: Don't Worry They're Here
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
13/08/2017 … With his tonsure wig and comedy false teeth, John Kearns is instantly identified as ‘weird’.