Dominic Frisby: Let's Talk About Tax
09/08/2016 … Some of the topics once considered the most unlikely sources of comedy are now regularly the inspirations for stand-up shows: mental illness, grief, feminist doctrine.
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Tue 09 August 2016
Baron Fingolfin: The Stranger
09/08/2016 … With his long hair and ill-fitting Gothy waistcoat, he immediately looks – and indeed sounds – like the bass player in a Eurovision entry from one of the less…
Sarah Kendall: Shaken
09/08/2016 … Sarah Kendall is a fantastic storyteller.
Jonathan Pie: Live
09/08/2016 … You’ve quite possibly seen Jonathan Pie on your social media timeline with some clickbait headline like: ‘Watch this reporter lose it and reveal the REAL news’.
Michelle Wolf: So Brave
09/08/2016 … Michelle Wolf’s biog starts with the fact that she recently joined the writing staff of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – something you’d obviously want to…
Mon 08 August 2016
Archie Maddocks: Shirts vs Skins
08/08/2016 … Shirts vs skins is not, Archie Maddocks is keen to point out, about his sporting prowess.
Simon Evans: In The Money
08/08/2016 … In recent years, Simon Evans has been carving an unlikely niche for himself as an economics expert, fronting a series of comedy lectures for Radio 4 about market…
Spencer Jones presents The Herbert in Eggy Bagel
08/08/2016 … There are officially 1,170 comedy shows in this year’s Fringe, and countless more not in the programme.