James Sherwood: At The Piano - Fringe 2009
15/08/2009 … BACK in the early Nineties, musical comedy was quite the thing, then it was a bit embarrassing, and now, thanks to the likes of Tim Minchin, Bill Bailey and the…
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Sat 15 August 2009
Ben Dover: Innocent Til Proven Filthy - Fringe 2009
15/08/2009 … Had it not been for the row of guys behind me who cracked up ironically at every cheesy innuendo that dropped from the mouth of porn legend Ben Dover, this show…
Daliso Chaponda: An African Perspective – Westerners Calm Down! - Fringe 2009
15/08/2009 … The world comes to Edinburgh every August, but even so Daliso Chaponda is surely the only Malawian comic here.
Dr Brown Behaves - Fringe 2009
15/08/2009 … I could never recommend people turn up to a show late; but let’s just say the first 20 minutes or so of the surreal Dr Brown’s show is tedious, execrable tripe.
Nick Mohammed in Apollo 21 - Fringe 2009
15/08/2009 … Thick smoke fills Pleasance Upstairs, as rousing classical music swells and awe-inspiring images of the moon landings fill the screen.
Live From New York, It's Jonathan Prager - Fringe 2009
15/08/2009 … Wandering in a few minutes late when his audience are already in residence ,still dressed in the clothes in which he’s just been playing football creates an informal…
The Abi Roberts Experience - Fringe 2009
15/08/2009 … Abi Roberts arrives on stage with real verve, giving comedy’s favoured pre-show music Let Me Entertain You the full benefit of her rather wonderful voice.
Fri 14 August 2009
Zoe Lyons: Miss Machismo - Fringe 2009
14/08/2009 … Though not a show that hangs rigidly on to its theme, Miss Machismo consists of such densely packed and consistently funny material that only the most stolid will…