Edinburgh Comedy Festival Brochure 2009 by Edinburgh Comedy Festival

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Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the second Edinburgh Comedy

So take a risk, once you’ve seen your all time favourite, try

Festival on the Fringe. We’re back with yet another blistering

something different. You never know who you might discover.

programme of funny people that is bursting at the seams. This festival is a banquet of comic delights, it’s the annual feast In 2008 the festival presented acts from Assembly, Gilded Balloon,

of funny, and when you are tired of laughing your head off, at

Pleasance and Underbelly. In 2009 we are proud to welcome

the other end of this brochure there’s more: the combined theatre,

on board shows at venues as varied as the The Bongo Club, The

music, dance and kids programmes of the Assembly, Gilded Balloon,

Playhouse, The Edinburgh International Conference Centre, The

Pleasance and Underbelly! You could spend a month, and still just

Laughing Horse and Nichol Edwards Cinema and the Just The Tonic

scratch the surface! Everything is ordered by time, so it’s perfect for

Comedy Club. With one brochure, one website and one box office

planning your festival days, and to make life as easy as we can,

where you can buy tickets for any performance, this promises once

you can buy all your tickets on one website – edcomfest.com or

more, to be the largest concentration of laughter anywhere on the

from any of our 14 box offices around the city.

planet. And it’s all on the Fringe. We wish you a thoroughly enjoyable festival! Whether it’s stand up, sketch, musical comedy, improv or even silent clowns, the Comedy Festival has the lot! Once again the best known

William, Karen, Anthony, Ed and Charlie

faces share the limelight with those just waiting to be discovered.

and all at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival Team

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ASSEMBLY

GILDED BALLOON

0131 623 3030

0131 622 6552

Just The Tonic at the Caves Caves 1

12:10 (13:00)

Brett Vincent for Underbelly Promotions | Marcus Brigstocke, Andre Vincent and Special Festival Guests

Most friendships are tested at some point, but few are stretched to breaking point by everyday annoyances such as space travel and the apocalypse, in this sketch comedy that explodes the myth that chums actually like each other.

Get the best of the festival. Free all week! Join The Guardian Live at the Gilded Balloon for the recording of our unmissable podcast.

Some say the British press are defenders of truth, morality and decency, some the champions of honesty, scrutiny and integrity. Don’t expect it to be said at this show. Get ready for another month of ridiculing these peddlers of duplicity, folly and the relentless over-representation of the ‘moral minority’.

A keen eye for untapped sources of funny ... a trio to watch out for in the future. CHORTLE

Comedian Miles Jupp is your host for a fast paced show featuring great acts, reviews and chat from top comedians, performers and Guardian writers.

And all this before lunch.

Sharp, quick, and well delivered ... something rather special THREEWEEKS

www.underbelly.co.uk

SPECIAL FESTIVAL GUEST EVERYDAY CHECK UNDERBELLY WEBSITE FOR LISTINGS

Total sellout 2008!

FREE

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HELEN KEEN: Helen Keen

Preview £5.00

£8.00 (£7.00)

Preview £7.00

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Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Two

12:50 (14:00)

£10.00 (£8.00) £12.50 (£11.50)

Pleasance Courtyard Over The Road 1

13:00 (14:00)

AL MURRAY - THE PUB LANDLORD Avalon Promotions

All hail to the ale! A lunchtime lock-in with The Guv’nor as he returns to his spiritual home, performing material from his Perrier Nominated and winning shows from 1996-99 on consecutive days. All for a fiver. www.avalonuk.com www.thepublandlord.com

A national treasure to cherish  DAILY TELEGRAPH The most consistently exciting live comedian in the land for years TIMES

OBSERVER

Awesomely mundane INDEPENDENT

£8.00 (£7.00) £9.00 (£8.00)

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GOD COLLAR

‘So many immigrants...’ DAILY MAIL

‘Taxes, Europe, the NHS...!’

Preview £5.00 £12.00 (£9.00)

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8.45PM 5-31AUGUST(NOT MON 17TH AUG) PLEASANCE JOKER DOME

0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk

DAILY EXPRESS

£5.00

The Star of BBC1’s Live At The Apollo and BBC2’s Q.I.

FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY!

‘Intelligent, passionate and angry comedy’

HOSTED BY Michael McIntyre WITH SPECIAL GUESTS Adam Hills,

A BENEFIT IN AID OF THE LATE RAY COWPER

SCOTSMAN

THE GUARDIAN

METRO

DAILY RECORD

8.40PM 6-30AUGUST(NOT MON 17TH AUG)

10.30PM 6-31AUGUST(NOT MON 17TH AUG)

8.10PM 5-31AUGUST

0131 623 3030 www.assemblyfestival.com

0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk

ASSEMBLY HALL RAINY HALL

www.offthekerb.co.uk

EVENING STANDARD

‘I miss Diana’

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‘Now is the time to grab this chance to see the great man at work’

TELEGRAPH

AN HOUR TO SING FOR YOUR SOUL

‘A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO ACTING ENGLISH’ by Shappi Khorsandi currently available.

OFF THE KERB PRODUCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH UNIVERSAL PICTURES (UK) LTD PRESENTS THE HERALD

0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk

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Star of Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow BBC1 ‘The most exciting talent in Scottish stand-up’

PLEASANCE ABOVE

John Hegley is to potatoes what Wordsworth has been to daffodils.

www.offthekerb.co.uk

7.40PM 5-31AUGUST

Some community singing. Little dancing.

19 202009 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2818/5/09 29 30 31 15:45 1 OTK JointAd 100x264

SUNDAY TIMES

There are also songs and other stories with no televisions.

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‘Whip-crack jokes.’

There is a love interest which seems rather one sided, and a scene depicting the ‘tapping’ of a television set.

Startlingly fine entertainment throughout… Crisp, sophisticated comedy GUARDIAN Wonderful imagination… it’s charming, interesting, funny and one of the most original shows on the Fringe THREEWEEKS

Tales of a Frenchman with a dog called Chirac.

www.helenkeen.com

John Hegley | John Hegley

Channel 4 New Comedy Writing Award Winner tells true tales of her devout, whalehunting ancestor’s triumph against disaster in the Arctic. Packed with gags, silliness, science, stiff upper lips, dodgy props and useful survival tips for any 19th century whaling expeditions you might join.

JOHN HEGLEY: THE ADVENTURES OF MONSIEUR ROBINET

THE PRIMITIVE METHODIST GUIDE TO ARCTIC SURVIVAL

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Wee Room

12:45 (13:45)

E4 Udderbelly’s Pasture Udderbelly

THE EARLY EDITION

harbingers | harbingers

Dabster Productions

0844 545 8252

0131 556 6550

12:25 (13:25)

ENOUGH ROPE

THE GUARDIAN LIVE AT THE GILDED BALLOON

underbelly

PLEASANCE

ASSEMBLY ROOMS MUSIC HALL

PLEASANCE 10 DOME

Mike Wilmot, Rich Hall, Shappi Khorsandi, Jon Richardson AND Kevin Bridges AMONG MANY OTHERS. MIDNIGHT SUN 23AUGUST ASSEMBLY@ASSEMBLY HALL

0131 623 3030 www.assemblyfestival.com

BAFTA award-winning star of The Big Impression (BBC1) returns to Edinburgh for the first time in ten years.

The One And Many...

8.30PM 5-31AUGUST

0131 623 3030 www.assemblyfestival.com

0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk

ASSEMBLY ROOMS WILDMAN ROOM

PLEASANCE UPSTAIRS

T I C FRE KE E TS !

JASON MANFORD 8PM & 10PM MON 17 AUGUST ASSEMBLY@GEORGE STREET MUSIC HALL

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Host of BBC 6Music’s The Jon Richardson Show every Sunday 10am-1pm

SUNDAYS WITH BSL INTERPRETER

ASSEMBLY HALL RAINY HALL

0131 623 3030 www.assemblyfestival.com

ASSEMBLY ROOMS MUSIC HALL

0131 623 3030 www.assemblyfestival.com

COMEDY GALA 2009 MICHAEL 7.30PM MON 24 AUGUST

Edinburgh’s biggest comedy event, hosted by

AND FRIENDS AT THE FRINGE

FOR TICKET INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/comedy

‘Wickedly funny mimicry’SUNDAY SUNDAY MIRROR MIRROR 7.20PM 6-31AUGUST (NOT MON 17TH AUG) 8.50PM 6-31AUGUST (NOT MON 17TH AUG)

ONE NIGHT ONLY

13-29 NICOLSON ST, EDINBURGH

OPEN MIKE PRODUCTIONS

BOOK EARLY!

0131 529 6000 www.festivaltheatre.org.uk

McINTYRE

A CHARITY GALA IN SUPPORT OF

WAVERLEY CARE

2 ONNIGLHYTS !

WARNING: THIS SHOW CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH MAY CAUSE OFFENCE

4.40PM 6-31AUGUST (NOT MON 17TH AUG)

10.30PM FRI 28 & SAT 29 AUGUST

0131 623 3030 www.assemblyfestival.com

0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk

ASSEMBLY EDINBURGH SUITE

TIME OUT

2.05PM 6-31AUGUST(NOT MON 17TH AUG)

BY ARRANGEMENT WITH

THE LISA RICHARDS AGENCY

SCOTSMAN

‘If you’re not cheered up by this, you have no soul’ THE LIST

‘VERBAL VIRTUOSITY’

McGowan and Page perform a selection of Noël Coward’s Master-ful songs and poems.

TIC

THE SCOTSMAN

PLEASANCE PLEASANCE ONE

7.30 & 10.30 WED 19 AUGUST

PLEASANCE PLEASANCE ONE

FOR TICKET INFORMATION PLEASE WITH SPECIAL GUESTS VISIT: www.edfringe.com

OPEN MIKE

PRODUCTIONS

BY ARRANGEMENT WITH VIVIENNE SMITH MANAGEMENT

TOTAL EDINBURGH SELL OUT 1997-2008!

in association with JOHN NOEL MANAGEMENT

‘Ashley Hames stands for everything that is bad in today’s society.’ CHANNEL 4 WEBSITE

‘Irresponsible, insane but inspired, the Queen should present Ashley Hames with a knighthood and a straightjacket ...He is equally deserving of both.’ PIERS HERNU

PERRIER

BEST NEWCOMER

PLEASANCE COURTYARD 5th-31st August 2009 Showtime: 19.00hrs

EXTRA

0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk 0131 226 0000 www.edfringe.com

SHOWS!

11:00PM PLEASANCE UPSTAIRS

8.15PM

5-31 AUGUST

BY ARRANGEMENT WITH KARUSHI MANAGEMENT

BY ARRANGEMENT WITH

AT ASSEMBLY HALL 6-31 ASSEMBLY 0131 623 3030 www.assemblyfestival.com AUGUST 0131 226 0000 www.edfringe.com

Friday and Saturday Aug 21 and 22: 11.30pm Friday and Saturday Aug 28 and 29: 11.30pm VENUE 150 AT THE EICC: 0844 847 1639 www.venue150.com 0131 226 0000 www.edfringe.com BY ARRANGEMENT WITH KARUSHI MANAGEMENT

KARUSHI MANAGEMENT

WINNER

‘UNDENIABLE TALENT... A GENUINE FIND.’ TELEGRAPH

‘Does tricks that would make Jesus proud.’

‘HODGSON IS A BRILLIANTLY CAPTIVATING PERFORMER.’

TIME OUT

SCOTSMAN

INDEPENDENT

METRO

P leasance 8PM Cabaret Bar

5-31 AUGUST

8:20PM • 5-31 AUGUST • PLEASANCE

0131 556 6550

‘One of the most exciting entertainers in Britain’

8.30pm

5-31 AUGUST

PLEASANCE KING DOME

THE GUARDIAN

WWW.PLEASANCE.CO.UK

0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk 0131 226 0000 www.edfringe.com

0131 226 0000

WWW.EDFRINGE.COM

‘A human time bomb who mixes comedy with old fashioned investigative journalism... very funny, irrepressible and devilishly clever.’

www.chriscox.info

0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk 0131 226 0000 www.edfringe.com

‘WHEN SHE SINGS IT’S AS THOUGH HER BREATH IS SOAKED IN PARAFFIN: ONE SPARK, AND THE WHOLE ROOM WOULD IGNITE.’

‘Caton’s a slick performer with an unbeatable stage attitude and the confident air of someone much more experienced.’

DAILY TELEGRAPH

CHORTLE

Chortle’s Student Comic Of The Year

‘LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN SALLY BOWLES, PATTI SMITH AND P-J HARVEY ...A MAJOR STAR.’

WINNER

IRISH TIMES

www.camilleosullivan.com

�� THE SCOTSMAN

AS SEEN ON ‘LATER WITH JOOLS HOLLAND’

�� THE INDEPENDENT

TIME OUT

METRO

‘John Pilger with laughs.’

GUARDIAN

FOR MORE INFO: WWW.MARKTHOMASINFO.COM

5 -18 AUG @ 6.15PM

THE STAND COMEDY CLUB

0131 558 7272 0131 226 0000 www.thestand.co.uk www.edfringe.com

OCTOBER:

TOUR 2009

FOR FULL TOUR DETAILS, PLEASE VISIT:

www.timminchin.com

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6 - 31 AUGUST @ 10.00PM

9:30PM •5-31 AUG•PLEASANCE 0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk 0131 226 0000 www.edfringe.com

PERTH Concert Hall DUNFERMLINE Alhambra EDINBURGH Usher Hall GLASGOW Pavilion ABERDEEN Music Hall LONDON Hammersmith LONDON Hammersmith

01738 621 031 01383 740 384 0131 228 1155 0141 332 1846 01224 641 122 08448 44 47 48 08448 44 47 48

ASSEMBLY @ ASSEMBLY HALL 0131 623 3030 • 0131 226 0000

www.horsecross.co.uk www.alhambradunfermline.com www.usherhall.co.uk www.paviliontheatre.co.uk www.musichallaberdeen.com www.hammersmithapollo.net www.hammersmithapollo.net

assemblyfestival.com • edfringe.com

‘One of the funniest & most amazing shows you’ll ever see.’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

Scottish Dates promoted by Gilded Balloon Productions

edcomfest.com

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ASSEMBLY

GILDED BALLOON

0131 623 3030

underbelly

PLEASANCE

0131 622 6552

0844 545 8252

0131 556 6550

Underbelly’s Hullabaloo BOSCO TENT

13:00 (14:30)

MERVYN STUTTER’S PICK OF THE FRINGE Mervyn Stutter

Just arrived? Then see this show hosted by Fringe legend Mervyn Stutter. Live extracts from eight of the best shows packed into a 90 minute showcase of talent. Then go see the ones you like. Simple! Brilliant! Comedy, Theatre, Music, Dance, the lot. And every day there are different shows. www.mervynstutter.com

The perfect first stop for Fringe arrivals – a vibrant and stimulating showcase of talent SCOTSMAN Excellent! Really, really good OBSERVER

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Pleasance Courtyard Cabaret Bar

13:10 (14:10)

BEST OF EDINBURGH 2009 - THE SHOWCASE SHOW

£9.00 (£7.50) £10.00 (£8.50)

Underbelly Belly Dancer

13:10 (14:10)

THE DURHAM REVUE: KNEES UP MOTHER BROWN AND OTHER OBITUARIES The Durham Revue

Who was Mother Brown? Why were her knees perpetually elevated? These will remain questions when one of Britain’s top student sketch comedy groups charge back to the Fringe for their spectacular 30th year. The award-winning Durham Revue offer their unique, hilarious and somewhat factually questionable sketch show exploring all manner of histories. Thoroughly hysterical; you’ll laugh more than her children did at the funeral. FOUR STARS and WINNERS Underbelly Sketch-off 2008.

EdCom

Showcasing the best and brightest of 2009’s Fringe comics. A handpicked bill where comedians get to sell their show and you get to check out the talent. Different line-ups every day plus special guest host. Sixth sell-out year!

www.durhamrevue.com

www.edcom9.com

A great hours entertainment SCOTSMAN

Perfect bite sized flavour of the festival THREE WEEKS

Both funny and original… had the house beside itself THREE WEEKS Durham still outshines… with an hour of genuinely clever and witty comedy THEATREGUIDELONDON.COM

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£7.50 (£6.00) £8.50 (£7.00)

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Pleasance Dome JokerDome

13:15 (14:10)

Preview £6.00 £6.50 £9.00 (£8.00) £10.00 (£9.00)

Just The Tonic at the Caves Caves 3

13:20 (14:20)

SPEAK OF THE DEVIL

THANKLESS CHILD

AMUSED MOOSE COMEDY’S HOT STARLETS: 10TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL

‘til we leave Theatre Company | Written by Emily Dell, Kyle Eaton, Daryll Garavan and Craig Gilbert

Thankless Child | Liz Black and Freya Slipper

Thankless children Liz Black and Freya Slipper present a brand new lunchtime sketch show. Learn what befalls if you don’t take heed of the cautionary tales of our youth. ‘hilarious’ *****- ThreeWeeks, ‘lightning-fast comedy’****- Fest

Satanic skits, vicious vignettes and silly sophistry abound in this high-octane extravaganza of surreal, imaginative and cutting edge comedy sketches.

A.M.Entertainments, in association with 4DVD

Yes, ten years of brilliant, sell-out, industryendorsed showcases! So grab your hot tickets too, for talent spotting the next Rhod Gilbert, Jimmy Carr, Sarah Millican, Mark Watson, Jack Whitehall and Simon Amstell, from amongst this year’s handpicked stellar crop, plus a past Hot Starlet who is now rather famous.

Watch our four marionettes of the macabre compelled by a pact with the devil to be hilarious or be damned!

www.thanklesschild.com

Young, glitzy, delicious and different... Sure to have you chuckling away  THREEWEEKS

www.tilweleave.com

Surprisingly good! NEIL TENNANT, PET

Lightning fast comedy  FEST

Gilded Balloon Teviot Nightclub

13:30 (14:30)

SHOP BOYS

Watch out for these guys, I laughed so hard my arms fell off! ATTITUDE

www.amusedmoose.com/shows

The place to see tomorrow’s stars today THREE WEEKS

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Preview £5.00 £7.50 (£6.00) £8.50 (£7.00)

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Preview £4.00 £7.00 (£6.00)

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£7.50 (£6.50)

edcomfest.com

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The original inspiration for the X Files and the Bionic Man, reveals how he reached cult status in medical journals as a bionic child, to become a cage fighting legend. (Super feather light weight). www.fredriklloyd.org

...oodles of charm... tells us strange yet true stories from the dark

www.HenryBlofeld.com

TOTAL THEATRE

I’ve danced with two hefty left feet from an Edwardian upbringing to the commentary box, meeting some famous names. Ian Fleming and Noel Coward are a couple, and, well- listen on! HENRY BLOFELD

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Preview £5.00 £8.50 (£7.00) £9.50 (£8.00)

Gilded Balloon Teviot Sportsmans

13:45 (14:50)

FACEBOOK FABLES

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£15.00 (£14.00)

Shane Langan: Not Also, But Only

Nonesuch Productions

Join a young, energetic, all-female cast in this fast paced comic conundrum, as they guide us through the possibilities and pitfalls of cyber romance. You’re guaranteed to LOL* at this most topical story. Prepare to be tagged, poked and maybe even superpoked if you’re lucky!

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Preview £5.00 £9.00 (£7.00) £10.00 (£8.00)

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Preview £5.00 £8.00 (£6.00) £9.00 (£7.00)

Gilded Balloon Teviot wee room

14:00 (15:00)

A wild-eyed shock of Celtic unpredictability.... a gut-bustingly funny experience Scotsman

www.edcom9.com www.notalsobutonly.wordpress.com

Aindrias De Staic didn’t just kiss the Blarney Stone, he snogged it senseless The Age, Australia

Hot Press

www.aindrias.com

Clever and frequently hilarious

Another grand tale from the multiaward-winning Irish vagabond. As a 17 year-old schoolboy, his obsession with playing the fiddle takes him from Galway to Glastonbury to Scotland. Engaging storytelling, comic ingenuity, wild live music. Not a stand-up show. A pure event. Malcolm Hardee Award nominee 2008.

Cult success surely awaits CHORTLE

by Aindrias de Staic

Once upon a time, in a small venue up some windy stairs, there was a little show about a murderous cat, a friendly vampire and some other things that happened. Shane Langan (Diet of Worms, Friends of the Puffincat) is your host for a show about beginnings, middles and ends.

www.nonesuchproductions.co.uk

THE SUMMER I DID THE LEAVING

EdCom | Shane Langan

(*LOL=Laugh out loud)

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14:05 (15:05)

Rich Hall’s Campfire Stories A pristine clearing. A glowing campfire. Copious amounts of bourbon. Join Rich Hall and his buddies Mike Wilmot and Tim Williams for an hilarious concoction of tall tales, trout philosophy, shaggy dog stories and wilderness encounters. Guaranteed 100% midge-free.

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0844 545 8252

0131 556 6550

Gilded Balloon Teviot Balcony

14:30 (15:30)

LONG TOOTH

Festival Highlights I Vivienne Gibbs & Trudi Jackson

What’s your specialist subject? Liz and Julie proudly present their diverse hard-hitting show, a thought provoking action filled historical drama panorama. With added light spooning & quiz. New character comedy from Vivienne Gibbs and Trudi Jackson. Directed by double Fringe First winner Hannah Eidinow.

www.avalonuk.com www.myspace.com/russell_kane Photo: Chris Cottam

Pleasance Courtyard Cellar

14:10 (15:10)

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0131 622 6552

Last year: a sellout Pleasance run, then the RSC’s main stage, Stratford. Kane presents a brand new blank verse play: Nigellio is an Essex banker, thus utterly finishéd. Starring Russell Kane and Sadie Hasler.

Verbal virtuosity scotsman

0131 623 3030

Avalon Promotions

www.offthekerb.co.uk

GILDED BALLOON

Russell Kane’s Fakespeare: The Tragickal Saveings of King Nigel

Off The Kerb Productions | Rich Hall

ASSEMBLY

www.FestivalHighlights.com

Wonderful play from this very gifted young comedian TIM ARTHUR, TIME OUT The rising star surpasses himself… Clever and funny STEPHEN ARMSTRONG, THE SUNDAY TIMES

Preview £5.00

£8.50 (£7.00)

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Underbelly Belly Dancer

14:30 (15:30)

THE APOCALYPSE ROADSHOW

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Pleasance Dome JokerDome

14:30 (15:30)

MACKENZIE TAYLOR : NO STRAIGHTJACKET REQUIRED

The Dog-Eared Collective | The Dog-Eared Collective

Renegade entertainment. Comedy arsonists The Dog-Eared Collective poke the coals of panic in an explosive sketch show about the end of the world.

Stage D’Or and Green Room Presents

Economic meltdown. Underwater combat. Sex with robots. Are you prepared?

Sometimes the only way to stay sane is to go a little mad. Mad from life. Mad from the slowest form of suicide… Love. “Playful, intelligent and very, very funny” – Dave Gorman

Join Yorkshire’s helpline heroes ‘Ni-Nightline’ and friends as they juggle the burning issues and moon in the face of doom - voluntarily. An anarchic collision of northern grit and ass-kicking apocalyptic action. Bring your lead-lined boots, it’s a catastrophe waiting to happen…

www.nostraightjacketrequired.co.uk www.greenroompresents.com

www.dogearedcollective.co.uk

A fast-paced, utterly silly look at the stupid world we live in. I’ll be recommending it to everyone I know THREEWEEKS

An energetic, hairy whirlwind of a man, he’s one of those performers that everyone wants to be best friends with. Comedians with that amount of natural charm are a real rarity HENLEY STANDARD

More laughs than any other three fringe shows put together STAGE

Witty and quirky CHORTLE

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‘Possibly the most impressive writer/ performer, I have seen all year.’ Kate Copstick, The Scotsman

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Assembly presents

The Scotsman

The List

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‘as seen in Flight of the Conchords’

REVENGE OF THE SERFS ��

(no show 17 & 24 Aug)

The BIGGEST comedy nights on the Fringe!

‘A SUPREMELY CONFIDENT STAGE PAIR, COMBINING CHILD-LIKE ENTHUSIASM WITH DELICIOUS DANGER.’

KILSTEIN Aug

Assembly by arrangement with Avalon presents

JAMIE KILSTEIN 9pm 6-31

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Assembly presents

THE SMASH HIT SHOW RETURNS! If.Com Award Nominees 2008

10 SHOWS ONLY!

10.05pm 21-30 Aug

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A different show every night with a range of hosts with the most and starring the best comedians in the world! Sell out shows 2002-2008!

Sponsored by

Midnight 7 & 8, 13-16, 20-23, 26-30 Aug

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| The Festival Up Close ‘THE IRISHMAN AND THE AUSSIE PUT ON A GREAT SHOW, IT’S RANDOM AND UNREHEARSED SO THERE IS NO GUARANTEEING WHAT YOU WILL GET BUT YOU WILL CRY WITH LAUGHTER’ Edinburgh Evening News

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Bongo Club 37 Holyrood Road

14:35 (17:30)

AMUSED MOOSE LAUGH-OFF GRAND FINAL

Assembly presents

A.M.Entertainments, in association with 4DVD

Vote for hot, breakthrough stars-of-tomorrow battling brilliantly for fame, fortune and shiny Moose trophies, following in the footsteps of Jimmy Carr, Simon Amstell, Rhod Gilbert, Sarah Millican, Mark Watson and Jack Whitehall. Stephen K Amos skilfully comperes award-winning AmusedMooseComedy’s prestigious talent search Grand Final, in association with 4DVD www.amusedmoose.com/shows

Fine and often quirky Fringe Report The standard proved to be high guardian

BOX OFFICE: 0131 557 2827 www.thebongoclub.co.uk

4 SHOWS ONLY! Midnight Thur 13, Fri 14, Sat 15, Sun 16 August

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Just The Tonic at the Caves Caves 3

14:40 (15:40)

£9.50

Underbelly Delhi Belly

14:45 (15:45)

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)

FIVE CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF SUSAN

ERIC’S TALES OF THE SEA A SUBMARINER’S YARN Eric | Eric

Unique, riveting, funny and poignant, Eric offers us a glimpse into the life of Royal Navy nuclear submariners.

Susan Harrison | Susan Harrison

Character comedian Susan Harrison transforms into five completely different individuals in this funny, twisted and surprisingly poignant hour of comedy. Meet an androgynous teenage rapper, a slippery old lady with a very big secret and come face to face with the oddest psychotherapist you’ll ever meet.

A classic Buddy Story, and nowhere are greater affinities formed between two men, than the harsh, unforgiving environment of a nuclear submarine on patrol in wartime conditions! Truly Excellent ***** Fringereview.co.uk www.ericdotcom.co.uk

Brilliant Originality, an Emotional Rollercoaster of Laughs, brought my imagination to a near Nuclear Meltdown  THREE WEEKS

Just The Tonic at the Caves Caves 1

14:50 (15:50)

Black and White Rainbow | The Reduced Shakespeare Company

The world-famous Reduced Shakespeare Company show speeds through all Shakespeare’s works in one hour, including a 30 second backward Hamlet... Fast-paced, exciting, and brilliant - its charm and enjoyment factor are second to none!

Susan Harrison shines as a character actor and is also in possession of razor sharp timing

Far more than a short, sharp ‘doing’ of Shakespeare. It made me so happy! TCS

UK THEATRE.NET

intense, infectious energy VARSITY NEWSPAPER

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Just The Tonic at the Caves Caves 2

15:00 (16:00)

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Underbelly Belly Laugh

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ALEX AND HELEN’S RADIO NOWHERE

TIM: AGAINST ALL ODDS

Alex and Helen have ideas above their (radio) station. They make a show that only ten people hear. That’s only nineteen ears mind; Malcolm’s missing one. Alex Nash and Helen Cripps present a comedy about opening your ears and listening.

Throughout history, there have been no winners called Tim. No heroes called Tim. One man has vowed to change that. His name is Tim. From the creators of last year’s cult hit ‘Why We Ate Cliff Richard’.

Extraordinary... One of the most hilarious shows on the fringe STAGE

A script full of gem one-liners, enjoyable interplay… a terrific piece of observational comedy FRINGEREVIEW.

One of the star productions at the Edinburgh Festival... A laugh a minute SUN

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Pleasance Dome AceDome

15:00 (16:20)

Yes, ten years of brilliant, sell-out, industry-endorsed showcases! So grab your hot tickets too, for talent spotting the next Rhod Gilbert, Jimmy Carr, Sarah Millican, Mark Watson, Jack Whitehall and Simon Amstell, from amongst this year’s handpicked stellar crop, plus a past Hot Starlet who is now rather famous. amusedmoose.com/shows

CO.UK

A.M.Entertainments, in association with 4DVD

www.roaringboys.co.uk

Must-have ticket TIMES

AMUSED MOOSE COMEDY’S HOT STARLETS: 10TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL

The Roaring Boys | Jonny Donahoe and Danny Benoliel

TheYoung Marriage Club | Alex Nash and Helen Cripps

The place to see tomorrow’s stars today THREE WEEKS

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the clinic

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Debating Hall

15:00 (17:00)

BREAKTHROUGH CANCER BENEFIT

Universal Comedy’s ‘Clinic’ showcases the extraordinary comedy talents of people with ill health, mental health and employability problems.

After playing six years of sell-out shows, Oxford’s improv comedy troupe hits Edinburgh again! Armed only with audience suggestions, the Imps create a ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ high-paced style comic show on the spot. Fit for teens and adults. www.oxfordimps.com

Breakthrough is a pioneering charity, changing lives through research, campaigning and education - removing the fear of breast cancer for good.

There are loads of very talented people who have a need to express themselves and I like to think Universal Comedy play a big part in helping these people to get their voices heard

Gilded Balloon Teviot Sportsmans

15:00 (16:00) TheOxford Imps | Improvised

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women in Scotland.

www.universalcomedy.co.uk

0844 545 8252

0131 556 6550

THE OXFORD IMPS

Can laughter save lives? It can if you join us for the first Hot Pink Gilded Balloon Show benefiting Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Join our famous comedy tutors and participants and we’ll show you how comedy can reach the parts which need some TLC.

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PLEASANCE

 This is the best improvised comedy that I have ever had the pleasure to witness THREEWEEKS

... something that can genuinely be enjoyed by all ages EDINBURGHGUIDE.COM

Raymond Mearns, Stand-up Comedian

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Underbelly White Belly

15:05 (16:05)

Oxford University’s celebrated sketch comedy group returns to Edinburgh for another knockout punch, featuring props, sound effects and jokes, potentially. An hour of mirth, intrigue and delightful misunderstandings (not necessarily in that order) awaits! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to enjoy the very best in student comedy.

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Pleasance Courtyard Upstairs

Rob Castell and Tom Sadler, aka The Bodega Brothers and co-creators of 2008’s hit show ‘Barbershopera’, bring you a set of hot, fresh tunes and fearless social commentary, including MC Stands for Middle Class, Green Party Get Sexy and The Dinosaurs Were Gay. Multi-instrumental, soaring harmonies, ridiculous rhymes. www.barbershopera.com

 Brilliantly acted FEST

The Bodega Brothers – Festival Highlights I Rob Castell & Tom Sadler

 Pure comic genius CHERWELL

AFTERNOON DELIGHT

The Oxford Revue

15:15 (16:15)

Etch a Sketch

£10.00

Sadler and Castell’s songs achieve a tricky balance… a beautifully rendered line instantly followed by an unexpectedly bawdy one. Bravo!  Chortle

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TOP COMEDIANS CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF THE PLEASANCE

IN A THRILLING SERIES OF AFTERNOON SHOWS EVERY WEEKEND Presented by 29th Edinburgh Comedy Awards, formerly the Perrier Awards:

2008 Nominees RUSSELL KANE & RHOD GILBERT with 2008 Best Newcomer SARAH MILLICAN Daphne Fairfax presents ARTHUR

SMITH and friends - including KEVIN DAY

LINE UP TO BE ANNOUNCED - see www.pleasance.co.uk for latest details Avalon Promotions present FRANK

PLEASANCE

GRAND

2PM

SKINNER and guests

LINE UP TO BE ANNOUNCED - see www.pleasance.co.uk for latest details Three times Olivier nominated and also 25 year old FASCINATING AÏDA and musical guests Pleasance Theatre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales. Charity Number 2013041. For 25 years the Pleasance Trust has provided a platform for the talent of the future and has been the first to showcase the work of many of our best loved comedians, actors, directors and writers. The Pleasance Trust does not receive public funding and it is grateful to the many individuals and businesses who continue to support our work.

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Mightily impressive the stage Funny and worldly-wise

Theatre Reviews

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Pleasance Courtyard Hut

15:30 (16:30)

COLIN HOULT’S CARNIVAL OF MONSTERS

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Great in places where most character comedy doesn’t even have places. It is a smart, fresh concept made gloriously comic with brilliant, well-observed, pitchperfect writing sCOTSMAN

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Assembly @ George Street Drawing Room

15:35 (16:35)

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Underbelly Belly Dancer

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CKP | Richard Sandling & Stuart Goldsmith

A stripped-down sketch show from two stand-up comedians. Richard Sandling and Stuart Goldsmith are proud to present the sequel to their award-winning 2008 extravaganza! An unwieldy ogre and a simpering pretty-boy – lo-fi sketches, competent banter, Peloponnesian dancing. www.ckpedinburgh09.com www.kioskofchampions.com

Perfectly executed comedy... the only thing one wonders about The Grandees is why they aren’t on a bigger stage with a prime time slot  EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

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Pleasance Dome JokerDome

15:45 (16:45)

KIOSK OF CHAMPIONS 2: KIOSK OF CHAMPIONS!

THREEWEEKS

…Not only funny, but tender and true GUARDIAN

The most ridiculous comedy I’ve seen so far this fringe 

Very funny… INDEPENDENT

A gloriously cracked comic trio  Chortle

www.mattharvey.co.uk

www.prosperocommunications.co.uk

The wondermental things apply.

Preview £5.00

Soho 1983. Martinis club opens for business. Lurking in the shadows of Thatcher’s London the insane Grandee mob are about to change the world. The heat is on..!

Matt Harvey - from Radio 4’s Saturday Live - presents a comedy-infused, poeticallyenhanced, fundamentally wonder-filled hour, celebrating subjects as diverse as kippers and curtains, IT and potatoes, petty theft, pain relief and public nudity. Also featuring Empath Man, contemporary superhero – as heard on Radio 4.

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Matt Harvey

£8.50 (£7.50) £9.50 (£8.50)

THE GRANDEE WAY

MATT HARVEY WONDERMENTALIST

Following on from the success of last year’s ‘Alpha Males’, Adam Riches delivers another collection of questionable characters all teetering on the brink. **** The Scotsman **** Fest **** Three Weeks **** The Stage **** List

Stomach-achingly funny FEST

Pleasance Courtyard Cellar

15:30 (16:30)

Sheer comic gold METRO

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www.avalonuk.com

Preview £5.00

Adam Riches | Adam Riches

Writers’ Guild Award winner Colin Hoult (Zimbani, Colin and Fergus, Al Murray’s Multiple Personality Disorder ITV1) invites you to a truly original tragi-comic character show that will shock, tickle and appal.

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Top heavy with great material and an exploration of joy and silliness which is a real treat for those prepared to go on the ride THEGROGGYSQUIRREL.COM

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In short: Super-comedienne in the making ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

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Fifty minutes of pure joy as the audience meet the weird and wonderful characters from the mind of Maggie Service. Character comedy at its finest. Forget silver service, this girl’s gold.

Ever considered becoming a Superhero? Don’t know where to start? Follow Bec as she brings stick figures to life, auditions sidekicks and innocently searches for a costume at a sex exhibition - all in an effort to fulfill a childhood dream.

Gilded Balloon Teviot Wee Room

15:15 (16:15)

Maggie Service

Roly Poly Grandma Productions | Gilded Balloon

19:30 15:15

MAGGIE SERVICE WITH A SMILE

BEC HILL: IF YOU CAN READ THIS, MY CAPE FELL OFF

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Funny, fresh… positively Pythonic. Marvellously dark and dangerous  KATE COPSTICK, SCOTSMAN

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Pleasance Courtyard Over The Road 2

16:00 (17:00)

Footlights in ‘Wishful Thinking’

Find me the Funny Wild Rover Productions

Sold out 2008. Part of the 2009 “Best of The Edinburgh Fest” tour of Australia. An afternoon at the Fringe is not complete without an hour in the company of this award winning Irish comedian. “Thoroughly recommended” by The Scotsman

Must-have ticket TIMES

www.edcom9.com www.jigser.com

Please note this show is available at the following times: 16:00 (17:00) 18:00 (19:00)

Gilded Balloon Teviot Billiard Room

16:00 (17:00)

Lisa Richards & EdCom | Jarlath Regan

Following sell-out runs in 2007 and 2008, the world-famous Cambridge Footlights return to the Fringe with an all-new show about deceptions and delusions.

www.bbc.co.uk/findmethefunny

0844 545 8252

0131 556 6550

JARLATH REGAN MAN OF VERY LITTLE MYSTERY

Cambridge Footlights | Cambridge Footlights

Kurtis Matthews CEO of San Francisco Comedy College presents a showcase of the hottest new comedy talent from Northern Ireland and an even hotter celebrity guest. Witness the survival of the funniest, filmed exclusively for BBC ONE. An unforgettable comedy ‘coming of age’ and it’s not just the way they tell them.

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Side-splitting stuff  METRO The perfect tea time show CHORTLE

£8.00 (£7.00)

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Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance One

16:00 (17:30)

The School For Scandal

Pleasance, Comedians Theatre Company and Jeremy Meadow | Phil Nichol

R.B. Sheridan’s hilarious 18th Century farce has kept audiences in hysterics for exactly 232 years. Under Lady Sneerwell’s bitter gaze a group of scandalmongers wreak havoc in London society. Will love prevail? Yes it will. This sparkling new Comedians Theatre Company (Talk Radio, True West, Breaker Morant) production is the event of the Fringe. A stellar cast: Stephen K Amos, Miss Behave, Lionel Blair, Marcus Brigstocke, Bridget Christie, Paul Foot, Steve Jameson, Ella Kenion, Phil Nichol, Huw Thomas, Clare Thomson, Richard Thomson as you have never seen them before. Directed by Cal McCrystal (The Mighty Boosh, Spymonkey, Peepolykus, Office Party).

McCrystal is a one man laugh factory. The brains behind some of the funniest theatre in Britain INDEPENDENT This is one of the funniest pieces of theatre you will ever see Time Out (on Cooped)

A gold nugget among the rubble… don’t miss this Guardian (on True West)

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Just The Tonic at the Caves Caves 3

16:00 (16:50)

Underbelly Delhi Belly

16:00 (16:55)

THE MUFFIA: TIGHT WOMEN

TIERNAN DOUIEB: 28 YEARS LATER

They are back after touring the states, the ‘mental’ states, what a journey it has been. Speaking from personal experiences about celebrities, biscuits, Clint Eastwood and balls, ‘Tight Women’ bring you into their dark magical world of satire and intelligent word play with their absurd characters.

Tiernan’s never grown up. In height or behaviour. Ever nearing 30, more and more responsibility looms and Tiernan doesn’t like it. Or weaving. But he does like bad puns. How can he start to act his age but still watch cartoons?

The Muffia | Katie O’Brien & Sinead King

The most accomplished sketch comedy I have seen in years.  SUNDAY TELEGRAPH A masterclass...  TIMES

Uplifting and light hearted…his humour was full of kitsch appeal BBC.CO.UK

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www.twolefthands.co.uk www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com

Genuinely funny THREEWEEKS

Comedy gold Comedy Store, Manchester

The world knows the price of everything and the value of nothing; should we stockpile raindrops, roses…and whisky in kittens? After their sellout debut, this inventive duo return with their unique, effervescent sketch comedy - serving up dishes of nostalgia, notoriety and Pauline Prescott’s revolutionary plans for global economic revival.

www.tiernandouieb.co.uk

Artistic Director, Greenroom, Manchester

Bound and Gagged Comedy by arrangement with Vic Murray Talent | Leila Hackett and Charlotte Hudson

Acclaimed stand-up Douieb brings you his debut hour about adulthood, childish imaginings & zombies.

These are two very funny women playing around with the chat show format. It’s political, erotic and biting. A must for festival goers!

TWO LEFT HANDS ANOTHER MOUTHFUL

Brett Vincent for Underbelly Promotions | Tiernan Douieb

www.themuffia.co.uk

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Pleasance Courtyard Beside

16:00 (17:00)

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THE HOTEL

G3- THE GINGE, THE GEORDIE AND THE GEEK

The Invisible Dot

Prod, poke, and peel back the wallpaper at The Hotel. Check in-between the walls. A short walk from the Assembly Rooms, it’s a comedy of sorts directed by if.comedy award winner Mark Watson.

G3- THE GINGE, THE GEORDIE AND THE GEEK

In the days when mullets reigned supreme 3 Messiahs of comedy were born. It was written in the snow (in yellow) that if these Messiahs united their respective comedic powers the world would have a new force to eclipse even the powers of Timmy Mallet. And G3 was born: The Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek. Hysterical sketch comedy. Great characters, surrealism, silliness, 80’s power ballads and 90’s icons. With individual comedy credits ranging from Little Britain to Run Fatboy Run not to mention a Fringe First award- G3 guarantee sixty minutes of non stop hilarity!

www.theinvisibledot.com

The highest achiever the Fringe has seen this decade TIMES

www.g3gingegeordiegeek.com

Fantastic! Every single sketch is funny. They’re the must see sketch group! JAMES MCAVOY Absolutely hilarious! Best comedy I’ve seen! Go and see G3! NATHAN CONNOLLY - SNOW PATROL

…moments of real comedy brilliance Islington Gazette

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Wee Room

Did he find love, Gold Run glory and Bob’s mints? Maybe…

Brilliantly witty... Hilarious caricatures TELEGRAPH

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Bespectacled double act Phil Gilbert and Jacob Edwards proudly present their Edinburgh debut. Expect a charm offensive of epic proportions, with a hint of rivalry and a twist of mututal contempt. Anticipate a finale of either fighting or kissing.

Preview £6.00 £8.50 (£7.50) £10.00 (£9.00)

Pleasance Courtyard Attic

16:30 (17:30)

Alison loves cake, and needs to get over it. Savannah lives part-time in Sunnydale Rehabilitation Retreat, full-time in her head. They meet somewhere in between. Eventually one of them is left behind to remember... After their sell-out London shows, Mackenzie & McGuire bring you their comic play about two unlikely friends who meet in rehab, and the bizarre array of characters that inhabit their world.

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THE SUNDAY DEFENSIVE: FRIEND AND FOE Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live

As seen on ‘Peep Show’ and ‘The IT Crowd’. www.mickperrin.com

One of the most innovative sketch groups around…a terrific duo TIME OUT

Recommended GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT

Mackenzie & McGuire are actually funny PAULINE MCLYNN - FATHER TED

I’LL ALWAYS THINK OF YOU THAT WAY

Absolutely hilarious. 100% the one’s to watch WIRELESSTHEATRECOMPANY

EVENING STANDARD

www.pleasance.co.uk

A beguiling show, 

Pleasance | Mackenzie & McGuire

Did appearing on Blockbusters when he was an awkward teengeek, change Dan’s life?

www.sanbaka.fc2web.com/menu.htm

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All the world’s a game and all the men and women merely players.

Unexpected Productions | Dan March

the SCOTSMAN

DAN MARCH GOLDRUNNER

Feel modern TOKYO’s air!

Florez excels at physical comedy - his mobile expressive face transforms from menacing to puppy-dog in a heartbeat

16:30 (17:30)

Co-stars are various daily life articles like rubber gloves, juice and straws.

Comically surreal  METRO

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A huge storm from TOKYO!!!! The body tights men called “3 GAGA HEADS” will make you laugh with the NON-VERBAL show, like funny dances and pantomime performances.

www.myspace.com/dave_florez

The place to see tomorrow’s stars today THREEWEEKS

3 gaga heads | 3 gaga heads

Join Dave as he plunders his netherregions to bring you the weird and wonderful alter-egos who squat in the baroque Belgravia mansion of his mind... Look, it’s basically character comedy, stand-up and song. Come along!

amusedmoose.com/shows

THE BODY TIGHTS MAN SHOW

Spin Promotions | Dave Florez

Yes, ten years of brilliant sell-out, industryendorsed showcases! So grab your hot tickets for talent spotting the next Rhod Gilbert, Jimmy Carr, Sarah Millican, Mark Watson, Jack Whitehall or Simon Amstell from amongst this year’s hand picked stellar crop, plus a past Hot Starlet who is now rather famous.

Gilded Balloon Teviot Sportsmans

16:15 (17:15)

ONE MAN SHOW-OFF

A.M.Entertainments, in association with 4DVD

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AMUSED MOOSE COMEDY’S HOT STARLETS: 10TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL

£9.00 (£8.00)

Underbelly Belly Laugh

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Daily Festival Guide More Reviews Than Any Other Newspaper Pleasance Courtyard Baby Grand

16:30 (17:30)

FERGUS CRAIG STILL WATCHES NEIGHBOURS

Pleasance Courtyard Beyond

16:30 (17:30)

Welcome to TeakZone. These Hackney Empire Finalists present a fast-paced razor-edged blend of sketch and character comedy with health nazis, eighteenth century football hooligans, crazed preachers, and more. All performed with impertinently slick, relentless energy. TeakShow leaves you scarred, breathless and crying for your mum. But in a good way.

Paul Merton and his highly acclaimed Impro Chums are wonders of nature. Impro Chums take audience suggestions and create cascades of fantastic tumbling laughter. Most of the time. The Impro Chums are Paul Merton, Suki Webster, Richard Vranch, Lee Simpson and Mike McShane. www.mickperrin.com

www.avalonuk.com

www.teakshow.co.uk

Every year (they) bring the house down…a testimony to their brilliance and consistency  MIRROR

With killer lines, great delivery and a delightful dollop of surprises, Craig was class STAGE

Marvellous, manic performances. Expertly realised CHORTLE Daring, varied, fabulously outrageous. REMOTEGOAT

has a refreshingly different take

Recommended Time Out

Independent

Gilded Balloon Teviot The Turret

16:30 (17:30) TeakShow

Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live

Hackney Empire New Act of the Year, star of Star Stories and Northumberland under 13’s badminton champion 1992, Fergus Craig still watches Neighbours. He’ll explain why by showing you clips from the show and some home movies from his childhood. If nothing else Jim Robinson’s death will be a hoot.

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TEAKSHOW

PAUL MERTON’S IMPRO CHUMS

Avalon Promotions | Fergus Craig

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Assembly @ George Street Edinburgh Suite

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ALISTAIR MCGOWAN AND CHARLOTTE PAGE: COCKTAILS WITH COWARD

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JONNY SWEET: MOSTLY ABOUT ARTHUR

McGowan (‘The Big Impression’) and the multi talented Page perform a selection of Noël Coward’s masterful songs and poems. Witty, classy and romantic - a perfect feel-good show for the cocktail hour.

In 3 years on the circuit, Brian, has written 14 jokes. He’s run them past his wife, Cheryl. She said they had ‘disappointing punchlines.’ He gave himself 5 years to reach the London Palladium (because he’s a man who likes a game plan). Unfortunately, Brian is now somewhat behind schedule.

Jonny talks mostly about his late brother Arthur (a quite-highly-regarded writer of blurbs - on the back of books etc) with the aid of video, powerpoint presentation and a 2-minute biopic play. From BBC2’s Winging It & the acclaimed ‘House of Windsor’ (Total Sell-Out 2007/08), comes Jonny’s highly-anticipated debut solo show.

www.offthekerb.co.uk

www.briangittins.com

Siobhan Rhodes & United Agents – Festival Highlights

Preview £5.00 £8.50 (£7.50) £9.50 (£8.50)

Pleasance Courtyard Cellar

16:45 (17:40)

BRIAN GITTINS: ROADSIDE CAFÉ OWNER

Off The Kerb Productions

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CKP by arrangement with United Agents | Jonny Sweet

www.jonnysweet.com www.ckpedinburgh09.com

One of the best comedy characters of the decade RICKY GERVAIS

Unmissable  LIST What a show: box-fresh wit and bitingly original  SCOTSMAN

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NICK MOHAMMED IN APOLLO 21

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Andrea Donovan | Karushi Management

Comedian Andrea Donovan’s brilliantly inspired characters have regrets. (She does not) Why didn’t Ms. Warner pursue her modelling career? What can Kathleen teach us that we don’t already know? Regret Me Not will leave you shedding your own regrets and prove that everything really does happen for a reason

All-new character comedy 40 years after man landed on the moon, from writer and star of hit Radio 4 series QUARTERS. Nick recently appeared in BBC comedies REGGIE PERRIN and HORNE & CORDEN, and has just completed filming a second series of BAFTA-nominated sketch show SORRY, I’VE GOT NO HEAD. Total sell-out 2007/2008.

Excellent TIME OUT

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Assembly @ George Street Supper Room

16:50 (18:00)

Very funny, Jane’s got a death wish

 Julian Hall, The Independent

One of the most passionate, smart and hilarious hours on the fringe Guardian

Tim Arthur, Time Out

Jane Bussmann (South Park, Fast Show, Brass Eye) fled Britney’s Hollywood for heady Uganda, land of spies, trustafarians - and, reputedly, a sexy-peacemaker. Investigating war-criminals was an infuriating accident… Sally Phillips directs this hysterical, heartbreaking true story and best-selling book. Winner of the Tap Water Award for comedy.

One of the most talented character comedians around… Superb

Filthy Pictures & Richard Jordan Productions Ltd in association with Macmillan Publishing

www.andreadonovan.com

www.ckpedinburgh09.com www.nickmohammed.com

Bussmann’s Holiday: The Worst Date Ever

REGRET ME NOT

CKP by arrangement with United Agents | Nick Mohammed

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Pleasance Courtyard Hut

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Matt Stone, South Park

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ROGER MCGOUGH - THAT AWKWARD AGE

Photo: Leila Romaya and Paul McCann

www.rogermcgough.org.uk

The patron saint of poetry CAROL ANN DUFFY

Liverpool’s own Poet Laureate DAILY POST

£12.00 (£10.00)

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Character comedy at its absolute best from the star of ITV1’s Al Murray’s Multiple Personality Disorder. Four inspired creations. ‘A prodigious talent, Simon Brodkin could well become a household name.’ (The Times)

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Assembly @ George Street Wildman Room

17:05 (18:05)

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Nicholas Parsons | Pleasance

More engaging, more flamboyant, more outrageous than ever! The legendary star of stage and screen, and host of Radio 4’s Just A Minute, is back for an 8th year with his interactive and inimitable comedy chat show. Come and join in the fun and laugh with popular guests that will surprise and delight you! www.pleasance.co.uk www.nicholasparsons.co.uk

Choose this one for smoothness Daily Express

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Underbelly Belly Dancer

17:05 (18:05)

MACKENZIE CROOK

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Pleasance Courtyard Cabaret Bar

Nicholas Parsons’ Happy Hour

Characters that make you think ‘I wish I’d thought of that’

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17:10 (18:20)

www.shirleyandshirley.com

Evening Standard

Female comedy duo perform a marvelous medley of character, cabaret and physical sketches. Meet Ogo Eze from Nigera, the binge-eating Ballerinas from Swan Lake, Amber from the X-Factor and the cast of Mamma Mumbai!

Gobsmacking originality

Shirley & Shirley | Joanna Carolan & Pascale Wilson

Brilliantly written…a real sense of superior craftsmanship Guardian

Preview £5.00

SHIRLEY & SHIRLEY“THE SHIRLEY & SHIRLEY SHOW”

www.avalonuk.com

Simon Brodkin’s new show is inspired Metro

The 2005 Perrier Award winner and star of Radio 4’s Laura Solon: Talking and Not Talking returns with a brand new character comedy show. *****Metro ****Times **** Scotsman **** Independent ****Chortle

A veritable feast of character comedy, all packing harpoon-sharp material Scotsman

The next Ant & Dec PHIL & PHILL

Avalon Promotions | Laura Solon

www.avalonuk.com www.myspace.com/simonbrodkin

Hysterical… comic geniuses GQ

LAURA SOLON: RABBIT FACED STORY SOUP

Avalon Promotions

www.britainsbestmates.com

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SIMON BRODKIN: STILL NOT HIMSELF

Obsessed with sports, lads’ mags, girls and each other, Comedy Central’s delusional couple, Phil & Phill, share the secrets of their bizarre, award-winning friendship and hopefully bag themselves a TV deal in the process.

At a time when the magic seen on television is almost universally bland and lacking individuality, [Bamboozlement!] lends a real breath of fresh air DAILYINFO.CO.UK

Pleasance Dome JokerDome

17:00 (18:00)

Phil & Phill - Festival Highlights | Jamie Glassman & Matthew Steer

www.morganandwest.co.uk

0844 545 8252

0131 556 6550

BRITAIN’S BEST MATES

An evening of magic, mystery and whimsy. Magical duo Morgan and West demonstrate their powers of dupery, hoodwinking and confabulation in this Victorian parlour magic show. Hold on to your top hats, there’s not a white rabbit in sight! (May not be suitable for ankle-biters or the overly impressionable.)

underbelly

PLEASANCE

0131 622 6552

Gilded Balloon Teviot Balcony

17:00 (18:00)

Pleasance Courtyard Above

17:00 (18:00)

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Morgan & West | Rhys Morgan and Robert West

Miracle birth of a new collection and an evening of poems to amaze & delight! McGough wrestles with mortality, seeks love in the launderette and jives in Macca’s trousers. Addresses, elegies, prayers & ever perceptive playfulness make this a must-go. There’s poetry in the house and McGough fitted it.

GILDED BALLOON

BAMBOOZLEMENT!

UK Touring | Roger McGough

ASSEMBLY

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Pleasance Courtyard Beside

17:10 (18:10) Tommy and The Weeks: Wonderbang Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live

Comrades, gather. This “made in comedy heaven double-act” (Scotsman) returns to throw more jokes at you. Catch! Two worlds collide: papery indie waif versus brusque Tory boy, bringing you sketches, wonder and fresh justice. Comedy so good your mind will think it’s won a prize. www.mickperrin.com

Icon of Post Modern Cool Independent

One of the full-on funniest hours I remember spending  SCOTSMAN

Few since Spike Milligan have had their ability to flip us into unexpected comic uiverses GUARDIAN CRITICS CHOICE

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| The Best Of The Festival Every Weekend Underbelly Delhi Belly

17:15 (18:15)

GERRY HOWELL’S INCUBATION HOUR

Pleasance Courtyard Over The Road 2

17:20 (18:20) Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live

After accidentally signing up for two years on an Edinburgh flat, Lady Garden are back. Pop in, we’re just over the road.

Award-winning comedian and amateur (z)oologist Gerry Howell presents his ‘wonderfully befuddled stream-ofconsciousness’ (Guardian), musing on life, the universe and eggs.

Simon Donald, co-founder of Viz Comic, brings thirty years of creating characters off the page and onto the stage, appearing as his own all-new outrageous creations.

www.mickperrin.com

Maff Brown is a totally natural standup “Brilliant Stand up, Great Material” Bill Bailey. “Succeeds in raising roars of laughter from the audience” - Fest Mag

One of the funniest, clever & sexy new sketch groups around TIME OUT Jaw-droppingly funny THREEWEEKS

www.showandtelluk.com

www.justthetonic.com

Without the legacy of Simon Donald, the 21st century would be 18% less funny STEWART LEE

A young Eddie Izzard GUARDIAN Surreal rambling brilliance... A truly brilliant rising talent TIME OUT

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Wine Bar

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WitTank | WitTank

Classy, fresh, funny ideas, skilfully executed. Performed with a sly wit

Ties done up to eleven. Shirts clean and pressed. Trousers, on. WitTank mix razorsharp sketches with shambolic charm. Join us for an hour of boundless energy, infectious fun and above all great jokes, leaving behind fond memories and an unacceptable mess. Forget your troubles and immerse yourself in ours. www.wittank.co.uk

As uniquely inventive as they are downright funny... Brilliant LIST More original and fresh ideas in the first ten minutes than many sketch shows fit into an entire hour CHORTLE

CHORTLE

Surprisingly slick and surprisingly funny... with the audience pining for more electronic frivolities LIST

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WITTANK

Unique... Gifted with great comic timing... classic double act formation chortle Unerringly clever... kinetic, mad... A-Grade stuff... highly recommended melbourne age

17:30 (18:30)

www.mouldandarrowsmith.com

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www.lasttuesdaysociety.com/listoperators

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Winners - Melbourne Comedy Festival ‘09 Best Independent Production & Melbourne Fringe ‘08 Auspicious Arts Award.

Gilded Balloon Teviot Debating Hall

Returning with their unique brand of geeky sketch comedy, these Trident Comedy Award finalists bring you paradoxes, puns and pi to seventy places. Not to mention two inventions that might just change the world. From the double act that brought you A Sketch Show in PowerPoint.

17:30 (18:30)

Mould & Arrowsmith | Mould & Arrowsmith

This multi-award winning show is a left field, lo-fi triumph of inventiveness. A show about lists to be enjoyed by anyone who has ever made one.

£10.50 (£9.00)

MOULD & ARROWSMITH’S INVENTIONS

1. Make a list. 2. Do stuff on it 3. Cross stuff off. 4. Have a cup of tea. 5. Repeat!

£9.50 (£8.00)

… A lot of heart, naiveté, irony and honesty. The entire audience is bouncing in their seats, singing, and laughing – amazed about what’s happing on stage www.stockholmpride.org

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Streetsmart and charming... super professional musicians and at least one of them can really dance WEB NEWSPAPER NUMMER.SE

The List Operators

DAILY SWEDISH NEWSPAPER NORRKÖPINGS TIDNING

The List Operators

In short; it’s playful, packed with energy and incredibly tight

17:30 (18:30)

www.sirqusalfon.com

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A must see act!

Funny...Fabulous. They really are a pleasure to watch CHORTLE

Crazy Swedes that make you scream and laugh! They deliver their own style of old-school slapstick in a new-rave context. ”EUROTRASH” is live music, absurd acrobatics, video-projections and virtuoso juggling. Recently winning the best show award at Freiburg Internationale Kulturbörse.

Wonderful. Ingenious STAGE

MAXIMUM-ELECTRIC–EXPLOSIVE–FUTURE-VARIETY.

In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to The Edinburgh Fringe. If you want action, explosives, power ballads... maybe you should see A-team The Musical. Warning: Nobody dies

Sirqus Alfon | Sirqus Alfon

Scratch | Gareth Kane

EUROTRASH

A TEAM THE MUSICAL

Just The Tonic at the Caves Caves 3

17:20 (18:20)

Simon Donald and Maff Brown | Simon Donald and Maff Brown

“The joyous Lady Garden...as intricate as an opera and ten times more fun” Chortle**** The List **** Hackney Empire New Act Finalists 2009

Assisted by characters uncannily similar to himself, Gerry tackles the great mysteries of the universe: What are we? Where did we come from? And whatever happened to the giant elephant bird?

19:30 17:15

SIMON DONALD AND MAFF BROWN

LADY GARDEN

Show + Tell | Gerry Howell

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COMEDY BITCH

Book your seats early. Judging by their talent these guys won’t be hanging around the fringe for too long STAGE Deliciously funny... the laughs fly thick and fast Steve Bennett, Chortle

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KEVIN TOMLINSON: SEVEN AGES Kepow Theatre Company | Kevin Tomlinson

Fresh from a sell out world tour to Canada, America, Norway, New Zealand, Germany, Holland and Hawaii! This light-hearted comedy show looks at the seven stages of life that we go through. A truly life-affirming show that will help you assess your life, whilst simultaneously making you laugh!

Refreshingly honest and hilarious. He creates magical comedy theatre. A wonderful, dynamic show! HERALD

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Gilded Balloon Teviot The Turret

17:45 (18:45)

Gilded Balloon Teviot Nightclub

17:45 (18:45)

ELVIS MCGONAGALL: ONE MAN AND HIS DOGGEREL

PRINCESS CABARET

Politicians. Celebrities. Jeremy Clarkson. All these make Elvis angry. Stand-up poet, armchair revolutionary, star of BBC Radio 4 Saturday Live and The Graceland Caravan Park’s sole-resident, Elvis McGonagall is fast, funny and furious – if poetry’s the new rock ‘n roll then Elvis... is Elvis.

Now, through darkly satirical, fast-paced sketches and polished song and dance numbers they explore old stereotypes and their nostalgia for childhood heroines.

Tumbleweed Theatrical Productions

Once upon a time, seven young Aussie women came to know and love those meek and male-dependent icons - the Disney Princesses.

www.tumbleweed.org.au

Pacy, cheeky and a lot of fun AGE, MELBOURNE

www.elvismcgonagall.co.uk

THIS IS A MUST SEE SHOW AND 10 OUT OF 10, I WANT TO GO SEE IT AGAIN RIGHT NOW FUNNY TONNE

He’s not just funny, he’s RHYMING and funny SUE PERKINS

Wonderfully inventive and original... demand a ticket, see him when you can! COMEDY MAGAZINE

Elvis McGonagall | RBM

www.kevintomlinson.co.uk

Pleasance Dome 10Dome

17:40 (18:40)

Tremendously funny... a must-see DAVID MITCHELL, PEEP SHOW

The hottest new sketch act on the circuit. Great writing, superb performances and laughs a plenty. They’re Bitchin James Wren, Spank

0844 545 8252

0131 556 6550

www.guy-incognito.co.uk

I haven’t seen it Griff Rhys Jones

0131 622 6552

BBC New Talent Pick of the Fringe Guy Incognito welcomes you to King Peter’s School (est. 1571.) 400 years of proud tradition crumble quietly into dust as King Peter’s surrenders its once selective admissions policy and throws open its onetime hallowed gates to The Great Unwashed. The Prols. The Baying Mob. In a word, You. So bring your crisps, your jeans, your clothes with words on, your regional accents, pull a comb through your unacceptable hair and prepare to do your bit to lower our grade average. See Tomorrow’s Leaders. See how the great half live.

www.comedy-bitch.com

0131 623 3030

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Guy Incognito | Luke Catterson, Matt Greene, Garrett David Millerick and Darren Richman

More underground than the Velvet Underground. More underground than the Jam, when they were Going Underground. Introducing Comedy Bitch: A Brand New Sketch Show debuts at this year’s festival. Because sometimes being funny isn’t enough. Sometimes you have to be really funny. See it.

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TOMORROW’S LEADERS

Bite The Bullet | Cottle, Howells, Wright, Gittos, Kewin and Broke

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Seymour Mace and Peter Slater: Sundayland! CKP by arrangement with Ashley Boroda Entertainment | Peter Slater | Seymour Mace

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17:45 (18:40)

TIFFANY STEVENSON: ALONG CAME A SPIDER

TWO EPISODES OF MASH

Is she a spider or a fly trapped on a glittering web? The host of Edinburgh hit ‘Old Rope’ spins a tangled web of jokes about her journey into stand up. Funny, dark and personal the show is part existential, part arthropod.

www.theinvisibledot.com

The Invisible Dot | Joe Wilkinson and Diane Morgan

The new sketch show from award winning comedians Joe Wilkinson and Diane Morgan.

Jeremy Meadow for Something for the Weekend | Tiffany Stevenson

Seymour Mace and Peter Slater from BBC3’s ‘Ideal’ present Sundayland! Do you like biscuits? Think swearing’s funny? Or just like laughing at idiots? Whatever your bag, if you’re daft and you like to have fun then get yourself down to Sundayland! Funnier than dipping chickens in a bucket of custard.

The skits blend the absurd and the sharply real with effortless ease, not dropping the energy or the gag rate for a moment SUNDAY TIMES

*This show does not contain actual spiders.

www.seymourmace.co.uk www.ckpedinburgh09.com

Hit the stage with style… Can’t wait to see her again ONE4REVIEW Had me and the rest of the audience in stitches

Extremely funny and strangely relaxing MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

WHATSONSTAGE.COM

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17:45 (18:40)

CARDINAL BURNS Pleasance

Favourites on the UK live comedy circuit and two thirds of if.comedy nominees ‘Fat Tongue’ (‘The most original sketch act around’ Times), Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns return to Edinburgh in a brand new guise with their hotly anticipated show for 2009.

Udderbelly’s Hullabaloo chrystal macmillan building

17:50 (19:00)

From his insider’s position as a director of the Tate Gallery, Will Gompertz hilariously tells the entire story of Modern Art in an hour, in an actual classroom, in a mortar board. Will covers 120 years, twenty-nine ‘isms’, 400 separate works of art and sets homework.

Silly silliness for you to point and laugh at. Daniel Rigby presents sketch, character and musical comedy. Winner of the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year Award.

Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live

www.mickperrin.com

Sublime and surreal chortle

www.doublearthistory.com

Daniel Rigby is one of the brightest stars shining in the comedy firmament. His comedy is delightfully surreal time out

A visionary PROSPECT MAGAZINE

New York

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Underbelly Iron Belly

18:00 (19:00)

THE PETTY CONCERNS OF LUKE WRIGHT

Mike is like a coiled spring. A new hour of stand-up from this if.comedy Newcomer Nominee. Time Out New Act of 2008, Chortle Best Newcomer Nominee 2009.

‘The best young performance poet around’ (Observer) asks himself how did the desire to be adored by millions turn into an ego trip?

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Underbelly Belly Button

18:00 (19:00)

Award-winning comedian Sammy J returns with a brand new comedy musical! Wind the clock back ten years to a time of innocence, floppy disks and awkward erections. “The Wonder Years” meets “Wolf Creek” in this twisted tale of schoolyard retribution. Sold out 2009 Melbourne Comedy Festival.

Against a backdrop of grotty Travelodges and some really bad teenage lyrics, Luke finds out what really matters.

Accomplished and consistently funny….his timing is immaculate… just could be the new comedy hero

Brett Vincent for Underbelly Promotions | Sammy J

Show + Tell | Escalator East To Edinburgh | Luke Wright

www.mickperrin.com

Preview £5.00

SAMMY J: 1999

MIKE WOZNIAK: CLOWN SHOES Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live

Pleasance Courtyard Cellar

18:00 (19:00)

DANIEL RIGBY: THE Mothwokfantastic

One of the top 50 creative thinkers in the world Creativity Magazine,

19:30 17:45

DOUBLE ART HISTORY

Gompertz & Head | Will Gompertz

Endlessly creative and wonderfully funny Time Out

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www.showandtelluk.com

www.sammy-j.com

Riveting THREEWEEKS

Comic, acute, rhythmic eulogies to modern life INDEPENDENT

Uncomfortably brilliant AGE, MELBOURNE Fiendishly talented SCOTSMAN

Wright has wit and opinions, which he can craft into stanzas with rhyme and scan and make you laugh SCOTSMAN

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4 POOFS AND A PIANO SMOKE AND MIRRORBALLS Bound and Gagged Comedy | 4 Poofs And A Piano

Drop everything! This well known TV house band are here in the flesh and there’s plenty on offer… The full force of their live show is something to behold. The fabulous foursome are storming back with another helping of frisky footwork and musical madness. Hot off the heels of their smash hit UK tour, Fringe favourites 4 Poofs and a Piano are returning with their popular brand of irreverent humour and lush harmonies. Fun, outrageous and rarely in the best possible taste. www.4poofsandapiano.com www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com

Riotous exuberance of this standard comes but once a year SCOTSMAN This uber-camp quartet shines SUNDAY TIMES

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Pleasance Courtyard Hut

18:00 (19:00)

GINGER & BLACK: THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND TIMES OF HAROLD Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live

E4 and BBC3’s dark musical duo tell a tale about what a boy did when Hitler was around. It will be done using jokes, songs, and some enchanted props. Fest **** ThreeWeeks**** www.mickperrin.com myspace.com/gingerandblack

Dissolved me into giggles sCOTSMAN Summon shrieks of laughter lIST

Has you crossing your legs with delight MAIL ON SUNDAY

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Assembly @ George Street Drawing Room

18:00 (19:00)

NEW ART CLUB: THIS IS NOW

Photo: Chris Nash

Unique... a double act who marry stand-up comedy with choreographic minimalism and a touch of philosophy TIMES

Pleasance Courtyard Over The Road 1

18:00 (19:00)

www.newsrevue.com

Phil Kay

0844 545 8252

0131 556 6550

From Israeli Men to the Max Clifford Cancer Centre, this show makes Have I Got News For You? look like Blue Peter. NewsRevue’s recent alumni are carving a name for themselves on the comedy circuit including: Zoe Lyons, Pippa Evans, Sara Pascoe, Idiots of Ants, Mould & Arrowsmith, Jess Ransom and Elizabeth Bower (Melody from Doctors) and some may pop in to make a cameo appearance!

One of the best things I’ve ever seen

0131 622 6552

Returning for a world record breaking 30th year, Canal Café Theatre has picked its finest material and hottest cast from the last 12 months to treat audiences to 60 minutes of searing satire.

www.newartclub.org

0131 623 3030

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Canal Cafe Theatre | several

In 1983, Tom illegally put the very first ‘Now That’s What I Call Music’ LP onto a C60 cassette. 25 years later he played it to Pete. Britain’s Funniest Dancers deconstruct this classic album to inspire new moves that shed their own twisted light on then, the future and now.

GILDED BALLOON

NEWSREVUE 30TH ANNIVERSARY

New Art Club

ASSEMBLY

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Laughing Horse @ The Hive 15-17 Niddry Street

18:00 (19:00)

I love NewsRevue. It’s the 1st show I saw last year. It’s almost too funny for Edinburgh! JOAN RIVERS NewsRevue knows what it wants to do and does it brilliantly. A rite of passage for all comedy newcomers CHORTLE Makes the watcher grateful for freedom of speech  Edinburgh Evening News

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Pleasance Courtyard Beyond

18:00 (19:30)

SPECIAL RESERVE COMEDY BENEFIT

PIFF-TACULAR

Piff the Magic Dragon/Laughing Horse Free Festival | Piff the Magic Dragon

TOM BASDEN: NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL MUSIC BASED COMEDY!

Pleasance

Piff the Magic Dragon is on a mission! Armed only with astounding magical skills, a mind-reading fish and a penchant for princesses - can he become the Greatest Magic Performing Dragon of All Time? Or at least at Edinburgh 2009? Hackney Empire New Act of the Year Finalist 2009. 14+

Now in its 5th year, this classic case of vintage comedy comprises this year’s hottest acts. Previous line-ups: Russell Howard, Andrew Maxwell, Ivan Brackenbury, Mark Watson, We Are Klang, Daniel Rigby, Tim Fitzhigham (MC).

www.piffthemagicdragon.com

See website for 2009 line-up!

The Cutest Magic Performing Dragon of All Time BIZARRE MAGAZINE

www.pleasance.co.uk

Pleasance Courtyard Upstairs

18:00 (19:00)

Phil McIntyre Entertainment | Tom Basden

if.comedy Best Newcomer Winner 2007. BBC 4 and Radio 4’s COWARDS, Music on Mark Watson’s Radio 4 show. Tom Basden sings songs that he’s written and learnt, presents pictures that he’s drawn, taken or found and puts forward ideas that he’s sort of had and generally hopes for the best.

Inspired [and] Gloriously Grumpy CHORTLE

www.tombasden.com

Comedy genius GUARDIAN Genre-saving stuff SUNDAY TIMES BOX OFFICE: 0131 556 0444

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Pleasance Dome AceDome

18:10 (19:10)

THE BOOM JENNIES

Instant Sunshine returns to Edinburgh with a colourful collection of music and humour – snappy songs and a delightfully lighthearted commentary on the daily round to put a skip in your step, tickle your fancy and brighten your day

A boisterous sketch carnival from this oddly charming trio. Hurling joy and wonder your way, The Boom Jennies promise happy times and at least one disco number. So much fun that by the end of the show you’ll have arranged a dinner meeting with strangers in neighbouring rows.

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Balcony

18:15 (19:15)

www.lovetheconcept.co.uk

We were killed laughing IRISH TIMES The precociousness of McCauley Culkin, the foul mouth of Jerry Sadowitz and the singing voice of Ronan Keating SCOTSMAN

 Hilarious… fluid comedy genius SCOTSGAY

Love the Concept ‘s ‘all you can eat’ comedy buffet is guaranteed to leave you morbidly obese with mirth. It’s an all-new sketch show brimming with delights and scented brain wafts. Fresh from top slots at The Big Tickle Comedy festival, the Concept are here… and they’ve done sit ups.

 Bubbly, naughty, engaging fun… Three girls, one stage, an enormous capacity for wit: a great show THREEWEEKS

Light and easy with music and intelligent comedy SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

Love the Concept | Peter E Davidson

www.theboomjennies.com

Very, very entertaining SCOTSMAN

THE FEVER’D IMAGININGS OF... LOVE THE CONCEPT

The Boom Jennies | Lizzie Bates, Anna Emerson and Catriona Knox

www.instantsunshine.co.uk

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Pleasance Dome JokerDome

18:15 (19:15)

INSTANT SUNSHINE

Instant Sunshine | Peter Christie, David Barlow & Alan Maryon Davis with Tom Barlow on Bass

£10.00

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18:20 (19:20)

Kim Noble Will Die

DES CLARKE CLARXISM

Kim Noble from Perrier winning Noble and Silver is an unique artist and comedian. In his new show he lays bare his plans for departing this world in an absurd mix of comedy, video and avant-garde theatre.

Scotland’s comedy champion (Galaxy FM, BBC Sportsround) returns to the Fringe with a dream – to start his own political movement... in under an hour. Join the rally cry of a new world order. Viva la revolution! www.desclarke.com www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com

Memorable, distinctive and very popular STAGE

Well done for all your hard work over the last 3 days - the CEO of Norton Meats is very pleased. Now let 2008 if.comedy nominated Pippa Evans entertain you, hotel cabaret style. www.pippaevans.com www.chambersmgt.com

The finest female character comic around TIME OUT Murderously funny EVENING STANDARD

The most remarkable thing I’ve seen this year... People blather on about the cutting edge of comedy. Well, for once, here it is TimeS

A quick-witted comic mind... as entertaining as he is original HERALD

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Assembly @ George Street Wildman Room

18:20 (19:20)

THE UMBRELLA BIRDS: SKETCHES IN A SHOP CHANGING ROOM

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18:25 (19:25)

Alex shows how the PR industry attempts to manipulate the public by influencing the media. You want to see this show. You want to, you know you want to and below are some quotes from the media.

www.alexmaple.com

Not a weak minute in sight 

Raw talent … punchy gags LIST

THREE WEEKS

You can’t fail to giggle FEST

Laugh out loud funny 

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Underbelly Delhi Belly

18:30 (19:30)

KEITH FARNAN: NO BLACKS. NO JEWS. NO DOGS. NO IRISH. ALL WELCOME

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Billiard Room

18:30 (19:30)

www.bridgetchristie.co.uk

Most original idea on fringe … wonderfully bonkers  METRO

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18:40 (19:40) Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live | Anna Crilly and Katy Wix

British Comedy Award nominee 2008 Anna Crilly (Lead Balloon etc) and Katy Wix (Not Going Out etc) present a show so funny you’ll think they’re men. Seats provided. Please try very hard not to be late. Many thanks to our friend Mark Whelmer.

Following his phenomenally successful 2008 Stand-up Show about the Death Penalty, Irish Comedian Keith Farnan takes a fierce and funny look at Racism and Religionism, tracing the religious and racist stupidity of everyone, including himself.

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Just The Tonic at the Caves Caves 3

18:40 (19:40)

www.justthetonic.com

Baker’s combination of stand-up and song makes up a superior modern take on the traditional showman GUARDIAN

Seriously Funny Time Out

In a city full of show offs why not see the greatest? Imagine Frank Sinatra, Jack Black and Jethro had a son, Imagine no more as Charlie Baker presents his debut Edinburgh show. This fast rising comic is sponsored by Devonflag.com and Stan’s Trophy shop (next to the market ).

The most cunning, exciting and brilliantly original example of a sketch show  LIST

As close to a reincarnated pre-Black Books Dylan Moran as we’re likely to see nowadays SCOTSMAN

Charlie Baker | Charlie Baker

www.mickperrin.com

www.myspace.com/irishcomedian

CHARLIE BAKER - THE WORLD’S GREATEST SHOW OFF

ANNA & KATY

Keith Farnan | Keith Farnan

Real class TIME OUT

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I worked on the Daily Mail gossip column for five years. I was strangled by Gene Wilder, fed a fish by Peter Stringfellow and saw Alan Yentob fall off a plastic chair. “Chortle Best Breakthrough Act 2009 Nominee”

METRO

Siobhan Rhodes - Festival Highlights I Bridget Christie

Will also contain potentially offensive jokes, be slightly weird and feature public transport.

www.avalonuk.com

BRIDGET CHRISTIE: MY DAILY MAIL HELL

Good Sense Of Humour | Alex Maple

The stars of Radio 4’s The Ladies, return with a brand new hour of comedy. Following on from their 2007 cult hit, WC, and a sell-out run in 2008 of Gym, the acclaimed sketch group explore vanity, delusion and how to steal things – in another show with a self-explanatory title.

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ALEX MAPLE’S PRESS RELEASE

Avalon Promotions

Pleasance Courtyard Beside

18:20 (19:20)

Chambers Management | Pippa Evans

Nothing prepared me for the visceral, often horrifying and hysterical, onslaught of imagery and ideas that bombarded me… a profound work of art Time Out

LIST **** EVENING NEWS **** CHORTLE ****

18:20 19:30

PIPPA EVANS YOUR EVENING’S ENTERTAINMENT

Brown-eyed Boy

Bound and Gagged by arrangement with Craig Latto at Debi Allen Associates | Des Clarke

Assembly @ George Street supper Room

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18:40 (19:35)

CKP by arrangement with Ashley Boroda Entertainment | Tom Binns

Discover the legend behind the microphone. If.comedy award nominee. Winner of Spirit of the Fringe. ‘One of my favourite DJ’s’ Steve Wright, BBC Radio 2. ‘On its way to being a classic’ Independent on Sunday. ‘Not just a laugh-a-minute, but a laugh every ten seconds’ Time Out. Total sell-out 2007/08.

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18:45 (19:45)

In an effort to find out who he really is Paddy got himself tangled up in his family tree, but discovered plenty of laughs in the characters, contradictions and gruesome past of his ancestry. 400 years of family skeletons via Oliver Cromwell, King Billy, Westminster Abbey and Giant’s Causeway. www.oldmanmanagement.com

A laugh-a-minute which leaves the audience wishing the show was just a little bit longer  FEST Excellent stand-up, Paddy Lennox, is laid-back and charismatic. Vastly entertaining  THREEWEEKS

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Wine Bar

18:45 (19:45)

Back for the 20th time bi-polar demand. Must be good. Mind lover comedianchameleon, musician – magician, agile and alert Mr Kay will move around the room and be attracted to things and speak of his last year.

Having stormed Edinburgh 2008 and the Melbourne Comedy Festival, the ‘enfant terrible’ of mind-reading returns. If you missed him in his smash-hit show last year, now’s your chance to catch him. If you saw him, come back for some new impossibilities. Mindboggling, baffling and utterly compelling.

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Assembly @ George Street Music Hall

18:50 (20:20)

The winner and nominees of the UK’s premier comedy awards on one fabulous bill! This outstanding comedy show brings you tomorrow’s big stars today. Previous winners and nominees include Frank Skinner, Peter Kay, Eddie Izzard and the League of Gentlemen. Book early. Every year a sell-out!

Such outlandish behaviour attracts and repels the audience in equal measure fest Genuinely magnetic stage presence

A singularly gifted entertainer… a sharp wit… a master of the unexplained… a highly entertaining show  Scotsman

The 29th Edinburgh Comedy Awards (formerly The Perrier Awards)

Phil Kay is a comedy Jesus Metro

www.6impossiblethings.co.uk

THE 29TH EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARDS SHOWS

Gilded Balloon

Jeremy Meadow for Something for the Weekend | Philip Escoffey

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PHIL KAY LONDON AYE!

PHILIP ESCOFFEY: SIX MORE IMPOSSIBLE THINGS BEFORE DINNER

Gilded Balloon Teviot Sportsmans

18:45 (19:45)

Paddy Lennox | Paddy Lennox

Cryer’s timeless comic writing is clearly on display... Golden’s technically brilliant musical ability complements Cryer perfectly CHORTLE T

0844 545 8252

0131 556 6550

PADDY LENNOX - WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS?

www.gildedballoon.co.uk

 Scotsman

Gilded Balloon Teviot Wine Bar

18:45 (19:45)

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For this, their eighth Fringe show, the miffed duo have written a bunch of protest songs for you to relate to and sing along with. We Shall Not Be Moved! (Well, not ‘til Dial-A-Ride comes for Barry.)

Never ending bombardment of great gags  CHORTLE

0131 623 3030

Gilded Balloon / Barry Cryer / Ronnie Golden

www.ivanbrackenbury.com www.ckpedinburgh09.com

GILDED BALLOON

BARRY CRYER & RONNIE GOLDEN “AT THEIR PIQUE!” - PROTEST SONGS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

IVAN BRACKENBURY’S ALL NEW HOSPITAL RADIO SHOW

ASSEMBLY

www.comedyawards.co.uk

fest

The unofficial Oscars of comedy

The legendary Kay glimmers tantalisingly throughout both shows

GUARDIAN

fest

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After two successive Fringe sell-outs, it’s third time lucky for Henning Wehn and Otto Kuhnle with their latest, crafty masterplan to finally put Teutonic jolliness where it belongs – on top of the world. Adelaide and Melbourne have already capitulated – Edinburgh is next. Failure is not an option. Deutschland über alles!

Laughing all the way to the bank closure. Straight from a sell-out run in London’s West End, Frank Skinner hosts a series of 90 minute variety shows starring awardwinning comedians, fantastic musical acts and leading variety performers.

£14.00 (£13.00)

Skinner deserves a financier-sized bonus for his efforts... one would have to be clinically depressed not to enjoy an evening like this BRUCE

The weirdest, most unexpected hit at this year’s Festival… seriously skilled performers AGE, MELBOURNE

www.avalonuk.com

I laughed so much I gave myself earache SCOTSMAN

Avalon Promotions | Frank Skinner

www.germanhumour.com

Assembly @ George Street Music Hall

18:50 (20:20)

FRANK SKINNER’S CREDIT CRUNCH CABARET

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ABRACADABRA GERMAN HUMOUR GOES GLOBAL IMWP, Henning Wehn & Otto Kuhnle

DESSAU, EVENING STANDARD

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Pleasance Dome JackDome

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Underbelly Belly Laugh

18:55 (19:55)

WILLIAM ANDREWS: NITWIT

JOLLIE: ABREAST OF CULTURE

Part standup, part sketches, part monster; a happily chaotic mix of media, melodrama and monkey jokes. Tap Water Award winner, BAFTA winner, Michael Winner; William created Tony Carter, did those things in The Ugly Kid and Will and Greg. Come, do, I think you will like it.

BIG NEWS! New 1: John and Ollie have received a Commission, to present their stories and songs at a Festival of Story and Song. New 2: Since last festival, John’s married Ollie’s ex-girlfriend Amy. Q: What do these things have to do with this show? A: They’re what it’s about.

www.mickperrin.com

www.wearejollie.blogspot.com

A deranged and quite brilliant comic star SCOTSMAN

 A tightly written and intelligently thought out double act LIST

A vision of love wearing boxing gloves singing hearts and flowers

Pleasance Courtyard Over The Road 3

19:00 (20:00)

Bound and Gagged Comedy by arrangement with Comic Voice Management | Geoff Norcott

Geoff Norcott has become a bit sexist and isn’t happy. It’s time to rediscover the New Man he abandoned. Science isn’t helping; some of the ‘Gender Myths’ he hoped to challenge could be enshrined in our DNA. Worse still, the genetic status of masculinity is lower than he hoped... www.myspace.com/geoff_norcott www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com

Impressive and humorous dialogue… a double act to look out for next Fringe CHORTLE

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GEOFF NORCOTT - THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT MEN AND WOMEN

Jollie | John Biddle, Ollie Birch, Adam Brace

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Rebus McTaggart Strictly limited return visit by awardwinning character comedian Richard Thomson with this fringe favourite. Enter the weird world of Ecclefechan’s top policeman, just promoted to Joint Deputy Temporary Head Community Support Liaison Officer. It’s an important job.

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Having witnessed a Virgin Train Manager abuse his position, (Hitler would’ve watched admiringly, taking notes), Tom writes to Richard Branson about a random act of kindness causing good to triumph over evil. The SYTYF? Winner and Chortle Nominee returns with a show about making a stand, being proud and speaking French. www.tomwrigglesworth.co.uk www.ckpedinburgh09.com

Dunno about the funniest... but Ross has got to be the thinnyiest man in Edinburgh KARL PILKINGTON

CKP by arrangement with Comedy Store Management | Tom Wrigglesworth

Russell Brand

TOM WRIGGLESWORTH’S OPEN RETURN LETTER TO RICHARD BRANSON

He’s the new Peewee Herman. And I mean that in a good way...

Thomson is sure to soon break free of the beat and into the national psyche  List

Kids have seen his Ghoulies, now you can feel his balls. From Hull to Hollywood the original TV terrorist dishes the dirt. With humorous excerpts of eccentricity and clips that are guaranteed to make you cringe - join Ross Lee, the bonebag freak, as he rewinds his hysterical life on VHS.

Thomson gives several star turns in this inventive and cheeky one-man show, never dropping a line or missing a trick  metro

Phil McIntyre Entertainment | Ross Lee

www.festivalhighlights.com

ROSS LEE: NOT A LOT OF SEX LIES AND VIDEOTAPE

Richard Thomson directed by Mat Baynton – Festival Highlights

Comedy giant TIME OUT A joy to watch SCOTSMAN

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Just The Tonic at the Caves Caves 2

19:00 (20:00)

THE ASPIDISTRAS

ASSEMBLY

GILDED BALLOON

0131 623 3030

0131 622 6552

Pleasance Dome 10Dome

19:00 (19:50)

DANIEL SLOSS TEENAGE KICKS

TheAspidistras | Gerardine Coyne & Maria Hodson

Bone dry, original and very very funny WORD

Gilded Balloon Teviot Wee Room

19:00 (20:00)

Lisa Richards & EdCom | Eleanor Tiernan

Hello prospective audience member. Do you like mischief and mayhem? Do you sometimes laugh when you know you shouldn’t?

Solo debut from Scotland’s 18-year-old comic powerhouse, SO YOU THINK YOU’RE FUNNY finalist 2008 (one of the youngestever), writer for Frankie Boyle on “Mock the Week” and typical half-man-half-Xbox, hormone-ridden Teenager. Clips: www. myspace.com/danielslosscomedy

www.theaspidistras.com

0844 545 8252

0131 556 6550

ELEANOR TIERNAN TROUBLE

MZA & Get Slossed Productions Ltd | Daniel Sloss

Plants are the new rock ‘n’ roll. The Aspidistras’ brand of darkly stylish character comedy sets you thinking as you smirk hysterically. Sketches, songs and a little light movement. Suitable for curious minds and those who aren’t sure. Of anything.

underbelly

PLEASANCE

Comedy = Tragedy + Time. I’m an exciting new Irish comic and I’d like to tell you stories about the times I got away with it, and the times I didn’t.

www.mza-artists.com

www.edcom9.com www.lisarichards.ie

Hot new talent… Charming, selfdeprecating and genuinely funny… Star of the future TIME OUT

One of the brightest and most promising new Irish comic talents

Daniel Sloss is a rising star QMU REVIEW

IRISH TIMES

Jokes - she’s good at SCOTSMAN

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Pleasance Dome QueenDome

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GODLEY’S WORLD Janey Godley | Janey Godley

All the world’s a stage for the globetrotting Glasgow comedian, bestselling author, playwright, columnist and award-winning blogger. Janey has performed her multi-award-winning comedy shows everywhere from off-Broadway in New York to acclaim this year in New Zealand. Now she tells her true travel tales from Holland to Holyrood to Hollywood. Everything from Jesus attacking her leg in New York to meeting a tiger in New Zealand; from anarchy in Disneyland to death on a bleak Highland train. A regular on Radio 4’s ‘Just a Minute’, Janey travels with her rant around the world in 60 minutes. www.janeygodley.co.uk

Some of the sharpest-elbowed comedy in the world NEW YORK TIMES Unlike anything I’ve heard from a stand-up before THEATRE REVIEW NEW ZEALAND

Scotland’s funniest woman... The Godmother of Scottish Comedy... Effortless stream-of-consciousness riffs that Virginia Woolf might have written SCOTSMAN

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Debating Hall

19:00 (20:00)

Hardeep Singh Kohli – The Nearly Naked Chef Gilded Balloon | Hardeep Singh Kohli

Of the three possible meals in a day, dinner is the latest and therefore most memorable. And what could be more memorable than a fat Glaswegian Sikh cooking you (the punter) a sumptuous dinner whilst telling anecdotes? That’s right: nothing. Let Hardeep Singh Kohli cook and cajole you into a higher state of happiness. It promises to be the most memorable Glaswegian/Sikh cooking show in the world (apart from the other highly memorable Glaswegian/Sikh cooking show) www.hardeepsinghkohli.co.uk

Funny, fascinating and utterly charming Harry Enfield Hardeep is the second funniest Sikh to come from the North of Glasgow north glasgow sikh times

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ROB BROWN: WHAT A LOAD OF KABUL!

Paramount International and EdCom | Rob Brown

Brutally Honest, Confronting, Very Funny. Australian Rob Brown will take you from one dark place to another – from Australia’s hardest prisons, training Police in Iraq or on his current adventure in Afghanistan - you will cry laughing from start to finish. Stand up that knocks you flat on your arse. www.edcom9.com www.robbrown.com.au

His friends include Stephen Fry, Lily Allen and Gordon Ramsay but none were prepared to give a quote

Gilded Balloon Teviot The Turret

19:00 (20:00)

This is stand-up at its best MELBOURNE AGE

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| Pages Of Reviews Every Week Of The Festival Gilded Balloon Teviot Nightclub

19:00 (20:00)

JON HOLMES: ROCK STAR BABYLON

Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Two

19:05 (20:05)

The multi-award winning (and not very tall) star of Radio 4’s THE NOW SHOW and BBC 6MUSIC and co-creator of DEAD RINGERS reads from his book of outrageous rock n’roll rumours and tries not to get sued. With Stephen Fry as ‘the voice of the footnotes’

The award-winning and popular emerging Welsh artist Hugh Hughes invites you into his wonderful world to share an evening of delightfully comic stories of friendship, mountains and the sculpture of the excitement of building the dam.

Total Sell-out 2005-2008, returns with a brand new line-up. Paul F Taylor: ‘Nicely offbeat lines’ (Chortle)), Chris Martin: ‘Made matter-of-fact, dry, witty observations that never failed to hit the mark’ (BBCi), Bryan Lacey: ‘A genuinely funny man and a potential comedy star of the future!’ (BBC6 Music). Book early!

Bound and Gagged Comedy | Bryan Lacey, Chris Martin, Paul F Taylor

www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com

Charming, surreal, warm-hearted

Scalpel sharp… a drive by shooting of a show TELEGRAPH

AAA Stand-Up is comedy the way it should be: a laugh-a-minute which leaves the audience wishing the show was just a little bit longer  FEST

SCOTSMAN

Hilarious yet touching GUARDIAN

A classic – a pop culture gem BOOKLIST

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Pleasance Courtyard Upstairs

19:15 (20:15)

Shoo-in for stardom EVENING STANDARD

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Pleasance Courtyard Below

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Bound and Gagged Comedy by arrangement with Comical Management | Tom Craine

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Underbelly White Belly

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Technically immaculate, it’s what he does with his slick talent that really sets him apart GUARDIAN

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Assembly @ George Street Drawing Room

19:20 (20:20)

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19:20 (20:20)

RANDY’S POSTCARDS FROM PURGATORy Brett Vincent for Underbelly Promotions | Heath McIvor

From the award-winning puppeteer behind ‘Sammy J In The Forest Of Dreams’ comes a brand new comedy about a life misled and a puppet unstitched. Join Randy as he rants his way through tales of disastrous career moves, romantic miscalculations and incredibly poor life choices.

WARNING: This show does not promote the practice of hasty lip contact for sugary reward.

www.underbelly.co.uk

Heath McIvor is ingenious

www.edcom9.com

SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

A piercing razor sharp wit Chortle

Dynamic energy, intelligence, razor sharp wit…vastly entertaining THREEWEEKS

A ventriloquist for the South Park generation STAGE

Hannah is an award-winning comic who just wants a quiet chat about the importance of self-destructive behaviour and the benefits of defective memories.

www.myspace.com/thomascrainecomedy www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com

www.paulzerdin.com

Dick The Horse & EdCom | Hannah Gadsby

Star of the sell-out ‘AAA Stand-Up’ 2008, Rhod Gilbert’s tour support, ‘6 Music’ regular and the creator of BBC Radio 2 comedy ‘The Sharp End’. Tom Craine’s debut show peeks cautiously at reassurance. No stone is left unturned, although he may ask you to check for earwigs first.

As seen on not one, not two, but three Royal Variety Performances, join the UK’s No.1 Ventriloquist plus Sam, Albert and Baby. ‘If you thought the words ‘brilliant’ and ‘ventriloquist’ could not appear in the same sentence, go and see Paul Zerdin for some brutal re-education.’ Evening Standard.

HANNAH GADSBY KISS ME QUICK I’M FULL OF JUBES

TOM CRAINE COMFORT BLANKET

Brett Vincent for Underbelly Promotions | Paul Zerdin

Matt Green is one of those clever comedians that manage to fool other comics into thinking stand-up is easy...his anecdotal, observational humour is intelligent, well constructed and, crucially, funny THREEWEEKS

Sickeningly young wunderkind TIME OUT

Preview £5.00 £10.00 (£8.50)

Matt Green | RBM

www.jackwhitehall.com www.chambersmgt.com

PAUL ZERDIN: SPONGE FEST

God, this brochure is massive isn’t it? The choice is bewildering. All you want is a brilliant comedy show from “definitely one to watch” (Guardian), with “regular laughs pulled together to form a charming whole” (Chortle) which will leave you with a massive grin on your face! Wait a minute...

Pleasance Courtyard Hut

19:15 (20:15)

Jack’s always wanted to be a real man, like the ones in the audience at Top Gear, but unfortunately he likes Smirnoff Ice and doesn’t look good with his shirt off.

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MATT GREEN: TRUTH & PLEASURE

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JACK WHITEHALL NEARLY REBELLIOUS Chambers Management | Jack Whitehall

Pleasance Courtyard Cellar

19:15 (20:15)

AAA STAND-UP

www.hoipolloi.org.uk

www.jonholmes.net

19:00 19:30

HUGH HUGHES IN... 360

Hoipolloi / Escalator East to Edinburgh

Jon Holmes | RBM

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McIvor proves himself a talented puppeteer (and) a master anecdotalist CHORTLE

Deadpan Perfection SKINNYFEST

Craine’s unexpected punchlines keep the audience on its toes EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAGAZINE

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Assembly @ Assembly Hall Rainy Hall

19:20 (20:20)

ALISTAIR MCGOWAN: THE ONE AND MANY

ASSEMBLY

GILDED BALLOON

0131 623 3030

underbelly

PLEASANCE

0131 622 6552

0844 545 8252

0131 556 6550

Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance One

19:20 (20:20)

PAPPY’S FUN CLUB’S WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT: 200 SKETCHES IN AN HOUR Phil McIntyre Entertainment | Pappy’s Fun Club

Fresh from Channel 4 and critically acclaimed tour of Great Britain and Ireland, “the funniest sketch troupe on the Fringe” (Scotsman, Aug 08) return to take Edinburgh, and the record books, by storm.

Off The Kerb Productions | Alistair McGowan

The best impressionist in Britain (‘The Big Impression’) returns to Edinburgh for the first time in ten years. No wigs, no makeup but more voices than any other show - including, most importantly, his own!

In 2007 they were nominated for the If.comedy award. In 2008 they won Chortle Best Sketch Act, performed in Australia and had their own shows on Channel 4 and Radio 4. In 2009 they attempt the impossible.

www.offthekerb.co.uk

200 sketches. 60 minutes. 1 World Record. Heroic attempt, or spectacular folly? Whether they succeed or fail, it’s “the perfect way to spend an hour” (EdFest magazine, Aug 08).

. . . wickedly funny mimicry SUNDAY MIRROR

www.pappysfunclub.co.uk

Impossible to resist… you really should see this METRO Turbo-charged... great jokes GUARDIAN

Preview £11.00

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Assembly @ George Street Music Hall

19:20 (20:20)

Karushi Management | Mark Watson

This is a compilation of Mark Watson’s Edinburgh Fringe shows to date.

A joyful stream-of-consciousness Observer

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Absolute comic genius! 

Metro

The funniest comedians in the world! Time out sydney

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August 17th 19:25 (20:25) August 18th 17:50 (18:50) August 19th 16:25 (17:25)

This is an inspirational tale of sailing, friendship and borderline stupid determination. If these two lovable fools can pull it off, anyone can

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Putting the pimp back into magic 

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A comedy fireball... electric and impossible to take your eyes off... a complete star  time out

Scintillatingly shambolic  TIMES

£11.00 (£10.00)

E4 Udderbelly’s Pasture Cowbarn

Gob-smackingly talented  metro

£13.00 (£12.00)

19:25 (20:25)

TIME OUT

Preview £5.00 £12.00 (£11.00)

www.underbelly.co.uk

A minor comic genius 

Think Vegas, via Middlesbrough, with blood, sharp spiky things and a wood-chipper.

One of the most original acts in years GUARDIAN

The UK’s No.1 comedian/magician returns with his biggest show yet. More big tricks and big laughs from “The MySpace generation’s Tommy Cooper” (Scotsman) with jaw-dropping sleight of hand and hilarious comedy presented in his unique ‘geek’ magician style. Expect the unexpected as Pete cheats injury with animal traps, swallows two-inch embroidery needles, eats woodland creatures, presents a goose which can read your thoughts, and generally bends your mind.

www.showandtelluk.com

Underbelly & Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent | Pete Firman

Aczel solves such problems as the Credit Crunch, Climate Change and, critically, Stand-Up Comedy. There is a strict no refunds policy on problems that you feel he hasn’t solved.

Hopkins and Glover | Hopkins and Glover

Please note this show is available at the following times:

Pete Firman The Pete Firman Magic Show

EDWARD ACZEL - EXPLAINS ALL THE WORLD’S PROBLEMS... AND THEN SOLVES THEM

WITH SAILS AND I - HOPKINS AND GLOVER Two skint comedians have somehow blagged a yacht and are sailing around Scotland, hoping to dock in Edinburgh in time to perform this show. They’ve never sailed before. Will they make it?

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E4 Udderbelly’s Pasture CowBarn

VARIOUS

Tracy Edwards, MBE

£13.00 (£11.50) £14.00 (£12.50)

SCOTSMAN

The highest achiever the Edinburgh Fringe has seen this decade. He stands out in the way you imagine John Cleese or Peter Cook must have done Times

Preview £5.00 £12.00 (£10.50)

Assembly @ George Street Edinburgh Suite

19:25 (20:25)

...The freshest, funniest, most likeable and entertaining comic

One of the most dazzling displays of comedy theatre I’ve ever seen  TIMES

Guardian

Brand new comedy from last year’s sold out sensation! Winners of the 2009 Best Show, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Perrier Shortlist, Double Act Award.

He is in the Edinburgh super-league

Fringe Management | Pajama Men

www.markwatsonthecomedian.com www.karushi.com

PAJAMA MEN: THE LAST STAND TO REASON

THE MARK WATSON EDIT

Photo: Nolan Rudi

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19:30 (20:25)

Just The Tonic at the Caves Caves 1

19:30 (21:30)

ADAMS & REA: BLISSFULLY UNAWARE

THE BIG VALUE COMEDY SHOW EARLY

Award-winning cheeky pluckers, Adams & Rea (4 Stands Up – BBC Radio 4, Play and Record – BBC7) are strung, gifted and back. Join them as they ignore all the warnings and do as they damn well like, along the merry towpath of life. Pets welcome.

Four top comedians, two hour show. After 6 months of auditions Just the Tonic Comedy Club bring you the finest new talent in the country. In its 15th year as the recognised launchpad for future stars. A proper comedy club night and all for £10 or less!

www.adamsandrea.com

Many comics have asked, “What’s the difference between men and women?” Is it that men sometimes do a turd so impressive, they want to show you? In this show, if.comedy Best Newcomer winner Sarah Millican gets to the bottom of it. And finds out whether it’s hairy or not. www.sarahmillican.co.uk www.chambersmgt.com

Wonderfully wrong... incredibly funny METRO

Undoubtedly cabaret comedy at its best SCOTSMAN

Her set is as neatly constructed as her individual, triple-punchline jokes

One of the best variety comedy shows LIST

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Pleasance Courtyard Beside

19:30 (20:30)

Chambers Management | Sarah Millican

www.justthetonic.com

Probably the funniest female musical duo since French and Saunders, if French and Saunders played instruments and sang really well TIME OUT

19:30

SARAH MILLICAN TYPICAL WOMAN

Just the Tonic

Adams & Rea | Sarah Adams & Leisa Rea

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Pleasance Courtyard Over The Road 1

19:30 (20:30)

FASCINATING AIDA 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR Fascinating Aida

Starring Dillie Keane, Adéle Anderson and Liza Pulman Britain’s top female comedy trio return to the fringe with their unique and hilarious cabaret that has been thrilling audiences for a quarter of a century. They are doing it for the fun, not the money, which will soon be worthless anyway! www.fascinatingaida.co.uk

See them before you die otherwise your life will have been meaningless MAIL ON SUNDAY The glamour is magnetic, the satire razor-sharp, the lyrics brilliant...intensely poignant GUARDIAN ...operatic and jazz-trained female singers who outsatirise Rory Bremner and outbeguile Eartha Kitt. It’s as though they’re the love children of Freddie Mercury and Dawn French. Is that possible? Impossibly good is what it is ken russell

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Queen’s Hall Queen’s Hall

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Balcony

19:30 (20:30)

Puppetry of the Penis – Economic Growth Tour

TOM ALLEN: WOMEN!

For 3 Shows Only!

All the women he’s ever loved… but not like that. Fresh from Radio 4’s Bleak Expectations, The Correspondent and Channel 4’s Law of the Playground. Dapper. Young. Homosexual. Quirky. Funny. Hilarious tales and adventures from the winner of So You Think You’re Funny and the BBC New Comedy Awards.

Tom Allen | RBM

Puppetry Of The Penis, the genital origami extravaganza, is back with the Economic Growth tour! It has now been over 10 years, or a dickade, since the show began, having played to over 10 million people, been performed in 5 different languages, 29 countries and in temperatures ranging from 52 degrees to -38 degrees! Please note that this show is available at the following times: Friday 21st 22:00 (23:00) Saturday 22nd 19:30 (20:30) Sunday 23rd 19:30 (20:30)

www.tomindeed.com

The sly dexterity of his delivery has you hooked. Definitely one to watch DAILY TELEGRAPH

Sold out to the rafters…the Audience scream and squeal MAIL ON SUNDAY

Astonishing…Unforgettable…Go see for yourselves DAILY TELEGRAPH

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Otherworldly... a delight of raconteurship SCOTSMAN

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DIXIE’S TUPPERWARE PARTY Dixie Longate

Dixie Longate, the fast-talking Tupperware Lady, packed up her catalogues, left her children in an Alabama trailer park and took Off-Broadway by storm! Now join Dixie as she travels to Scotland throwing good ol’fashioned Tupperware Parties filled with outrageous tales, FREE giveaways, audience participation and the most fabulous assortment of Tupperware ever sold on a theatre stage. See for yourself how Ms. Longate became the #1 Tupperware seller in the world as she educates her guests on the many alternative uses she has discovered for her plastic products!

Off The Kerb Productions | In Aid of Waverley Care

Michael McIntyre hosts Edinburgh’s biggest comedy event featuring an all-star cast. Last year’s guests included: Rich Hall, Jon Richardson, Adam Hills, Ed Byrne, Jeff Green, Stephen K Amos and Brendon Burns among many others.

www.dixiestupperwareparty.com

www.offthekerb.co.uk www.eft.co.uk

Like a deranged portrait of suburban hell hopped up on crystal meth! ASSOCIATED PRESS Not your grandmother’s Tupperware Party! NBC TODAY SHOW

BOX OFFICE: 0131 529 6000 www.eft.co.uk W

£25.00 (£24.00)

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GREG BEHRENDT

US stand up star, Sex And The City consultant and writer of the New York Times bestselling book (#1 hit movie) ‘He’s Just Not That Into You’ makes his UK debut in a new show.

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Underbelly Belly Dancer

19:45 (20:45)

PAUL FOOT - BY THE YARD IMWP | Paul Foot

An extravaganza for Connoisseurs of Imperial Comedy from one of the Empire’s (includes USA) most original talents. For a unique experience, don’t wait furlong; let multi-award winning, 2008 finalist of NBC’s prestigious ‘Last Comic Standing’ take you the extra mile for just a few pounds.

A thing of stand up legend... the potential to be outstanding SCOTSMAN

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Pleasance Courtyard Above

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Billiard Room

19:45 (20:45)

CELIA PACQUOLA IN AM I STRANGE? Celia brings her award-winning show from Australia. Am I Strange? Winner of Critics Award 2009 Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Best Comedy 2008 Melbourne Fringe. Celia wondered if her mind was strange. Then she was cheated on. This did not help. Don’t call a wah-mbulance. Buy a ticket. www.adamsmanagement.com.au

AGE, MELBOURNE

Jaw-achingly funny… most assured and pitch-perfect debut in years AGE, MELBOURNE

Remarkable INDEPENDENT

A delightfully witty hour… Great

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Assembly @ George Street Music Hall

SCOTT AGNEW: SCOTTISH COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR 2008

JASON MANFORD & FRIENDS AT THE FRINGE

Award winning Glaswegian comic regales audiences with tales of night life and tramp life in a master class of brash full on storytelling. A debut Fringe show from one of Scotland’s top acts; covering everything from sexual misadventure to mental health. Glasgow Comedy Festival sell out past four years.

Join Jason Manford and friends for two free shows of big, big comedy recorded for Radio 2. Last year guests included Michael McIntyre, Jon Richardson, Adam Hills and Mark Watson. For ticket information visit:

BBC Radio 2 & Open Mike Productions

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He shares Billy Connolly’s ability to spin an anecdote and draw out its humour. A bold, brash, barnstorming performance... CHORTLE

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www.hahacomedy.co.uk

A surreal delight THREEWEEKS

Ha Ha Comedy | Scott Agnew

www.paulfoot.tv

CHORTLE

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Takes you on a cerebral outing . . . she soars, unimpeded, at altitude

The Dallas Morning News

www.offthekerb.co.uk

A consternated everyman, alternating between befuddlement and anger at the ridiculousness of life. He is particularly hilarious

Star of BBC One’s ‘Live at the Apollo’ and ‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’ returns to Edinburgh with a brand new show.

Outstanding, impeccable and one for the ages MONTREAL GAZETTE

Off The Kerb Productions | Shappi Khorsandi

www.gregbehrendt.com

SHAPPI KHORSANDI: THE DISTRACTED ACTIVIST

Assembly by arrangement with Avalon | Greg Behrendt

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Assembly @ George Street Supper Room

19:40 (20:40)

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JOEY PAGE - ECCENTRIC TREASURE OF THE FUTURE

DYLAN MORAN Just for Laughs Live

Dylan Moran’s legendary stand up rants have sold out across the world cementing this unkempt wordsmith’s reputation as one of the foremost comics of his generation.

Joey Page | Joey Page

Comedies most unique and exciting rising star presents his debut show. Join Joey as he takes you on a charming and surreal journey through his hilariously eccentric mind, combining genuinely original subjects with his trailblazing brand of ‘Indie Comedy’ for one of the most memorable shows on the fringe.

Labelled ‘The Oscar Wilde of Comedy’ Dylan is unpredictable, bizarre, elegiac, often cruel but above all painfully funny. www.gildedballoon.co.uk

About as perfect an evening as I can recall TIMES

Dylan Moran makes you laugh so hard you have to put your head between your knees and gasp for air

www.justthetonic.com

Brilliantly inventive and imaginative and very funny JOSIE LONG

OBSERVER

a sonic imagination NOEL FIELDING

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JOHN BISHOP: ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING John (“Comic Revolutionary” Independent) is the age Elvis was when he died. Crisis? “Bishop is a born storyteller” Independent on Sunday, “If you fail to laugh like a lunatic, check yourself into a mortuary; you are probably dead” Metro.

Bishop strolled out and proceeded to wow the crowd Bruce Dessau

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Gilded Balloon | Token Productions

Simmons is a genius…with a dash of Mighty Boosh and a huge dollop of something that is unmistakably his own CHORTLE

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CLEVER PETER

CKP by arrangement with Troika Talent William Hartley, Edward Eales-White, Richard Bond, Dominic Stone

After a sell-out Edinburgh debut show in 2008, the award-winning sketch troupe return with their new, fast-paced, exciting brand of comedy. Expect the bizarre, the ridiculous and the just plain funny. What has Clever Peter been up to this year? ‘Monty Python meets The League of Gentlemen’ The List. www.cleverpeter.co.uk www.ckpedinburgh09.com

Pretty much top of the class  SCOTSMAN One of the best sketch troupes we’ve seen in recent years 

www.pleasance.co.uk

Miles Jupp is so comfortable in his own skin, and that’s what makes him so funny GUARDIAN guide

Check the website for this year’s line-up.

A new level of middle class angst  CHORTLE

A top night of comedy with all proceeds going to Waverley Care – supporting people living in Scotland with HIV. Previous year’s line-ups have included: Michael McIntyre, Stephen K Amos, Russell Howard, Ivan Brackenbury, Russell Howard, Jason Byrne and many, many more. If you only have time to see one show, see this one – it’ll be the cream of the whole Edinburgh programme, and all the profits go to charity. Beg, steal or borrow a ticket, it’s sure to sell out!

Through laughter he will seduce you  AGE, MELBOURNE

www.rbmcomedy.com

Pleasance and Waverley Care

The multi award winning Aussie maestro of suburban absurdism in his UK debut. Adventure, Romance, Moths... It’s like Elvis Presley shaking hands with Jim Henson at a cocktail party where David Lynch has spiked the punch. Sold out all over Australia, even though his mum doesn’t really like it.

Perrier Best Newcomer Nominee and star of some things, Miles Jupp returns to the Edinburgh treadmill with stories, jokes, angsty but scripted ramblings and vigorous rants about some of the following: half-marathons, playing vicars, night buses to Amsterdam, fatherhood, waitresses and the problem of democracy. Free entry for welterweight boxers.

TARTAN RIBBON COMEDY BENEFIT 2009

SAM SIMMONS PROBLEMS

Miles Jupp | RBM

Mark Walker dances upon the stage and immediately drags you into his own deranged view of the world FEST

Mark looks at his life as a Scorpio and asks, am I in control of the decisions I make, or controlled by the cycle of the cosmos? His performances have been described as Dynamic, Creative, Passionate.... coincidence?

CHORTLE

MILES JUPP: TELLING IT LIKE IT MIGHT BE

Charismatic, generates such glee with the cracking pace and dynamism of the performance

Joyous observations SUNDAY TIMES

MARK WALKER SCORPIO

www.markwalker.com

www.johnbishoponline.com

Gilded Balloon Teviot Sportsmans

20:00 (21:00)

Brett Vincent for Underbelly/Mark Walker

Phil McIntyre Entertainment | John Bishop

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Pleasance Courtyard Cabaret Bar

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SUSAN CALMAN THE LAST WOMAN ON EARTH

JOHN GORDILLO: F*CKONOMICS Off The Kerb Productions | John Gordillo

Sex. Man. Consequences. Cost.

Underbelly & Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent

***** (Daily Record, Metro, Chortle)

Heckler: “I wouldn’t f**k you if you were the last woman on Earth”... But what if she was? Be afraid... Best New Scottish Comedian 2009 (Real Radio Scottish Variety Awards) Susan Calman (The Rab C Nesbitt Christmas Special and Channel 4’s Blowout) will be taking prisoners in this hotly anticipated all-new show. Complete sell-out 2008.

www.offthekerb.co.uk

Brilliant. Poignantly funny SCOTSMAN A grown up comic who combines emotional intimacy with high quality gags. You may not find a more accomplished fringe show GUARDIAN

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Properly, Scottishly funny... she almost ‘glows’ funniness KATE COPSTICK A wee lassie with a big future… Calman is excellent LIST

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20:15 (21:15) Pleasance | Idiots of Ants

The Ants are back with their unique blend of fast paced sketch comedy. Having amassed millions of hits online the ‘Internet sensations’ (BBC Online) and creators of the most viewed BBC3 comedy clip on YouTube (Facebook in real life) return with an all-new show. Renowned for their off-kilter take on the world around them and hot off the heels of the Montreal ‘Just For Laughs’ Festival and their UK tour, ‘grab your chance to see them before they leave the circuit for TV land (Time Out)’. Total sell-outs 2007 and 2008. Book early!

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Oozing thespian wherewithal, producing impeccably constructed short pieces. A real pleasure to watch CHORTLE

Downright anarchic fun...nothing short of blissful List

Side-splittingly funny GUARDIAN

Must See! Daily Telegraph

www.scratchimpro.com

Sheer excellence SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

‘Great entertainment’ (Stage). ‘Wonderful... ingenious...perfect...best impro troupe around’ – ***** (Threeweeks)

‘Very, very funny’ Evening Standard

The sell-out smash hit is back. Improvised comedy direct from the pages of the fringe brochure. See all the shows as they were never intended.

www.idiotsofants.com www.pleasance.co.uk

Scratch | Scratch

***** Edinburgh Guide, ***** Hairline, **** Metro, **** The List, **** Fest, **** Scotland on Sunday.

THE REDUCED EDINBURGH FRINGE IMPRO SHOW

Idiots of Ants: This is War

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JASON BYRNE: THE BYRNE SUPREMACY

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Assembly @ Assembly Hall Assembly Hall

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Gilded Balloon Teviot The Turret

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UNSUPERVISED DETENTION

Phil McIntyre Entertainment | Jason Byrne

Unsupervised Detention

Sell Out 1997 - 2008. No comedian has ever sold more tickets on the Fringe! www.jasonbyrne.ie

Watching Jason Byrne on stage is like watching Ronaldinho play for Barcelona. It’s not a matter of if the magic will come, but when and how often… He’s effortlessly masterful. If you leave disappointed from this show don’t ever bother going to see comedy again Edinburgh Evening News

…an hour of stand-up so joyous the clinically depressed should get it on prescription Metro Comic Nitroglycerine.... there’s material a plenty METRO

Sketch comedy that breaks all the school rules. Our delightful former pupils present a perfectly behaved hour of social satire, surprising songs, scintillating scenes and accordions – as they discover the world that awaits them outside the school gates. Anyone who fails to attend will be locked in the toilet. www.unsuperviseddetention.co.uk

Watching a new Jason Byrne show is a bit like watching lightening in a bottle....Jason Byrne could do no wrong EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

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Colm O’Regan: Hindsight

CRAIG HILL - 40 LOVE…?

Join nimble-witted Irishman Colm O’Regan (Montreal Just For Laughs, Paramount Comedy Channel, RTE) for his Fringe debut show Hindsight as he looks back, takes stock (now worth less than half its original value) and leads his audience on a hilarious and insightful journey through the past and imperfect tense...

This show’s sooo not about tennis... Craig’s 40, single and back on the market… wayhey! New balls please! Soldout 2008/07/06/05

MZA & CHiLL PRODUCTIONS | Craig Hill

EdCom | Colm O’Regan

“Riotously Funny” [INDEPENDENT] “Wickedly subversive … Funny, charming and charismatic” [METRO] www.mza-artists.com www.mrcraighill.com

Hill actually has to wait until the audience stop laughing before he can start again. It’s absolutely hilarious EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

www.edcom9.com www.colmoregan.com

Craig Hill live is a revelation… His spur-of-the-minute stuff, when he shoots straight from his kilted hip, is priceless SCOTSMAN

Plenty of pleasing highlights...Subtle and nifty CHORTLE

A show you wish would last forever… If you had to go to the same show every night of the festival, then this would be the one RADIO

So funny he could reduce a 19th century Russian novelist to tears

FORTH

HOT PRESS

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Pleasance Courtyard Attic

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Bound and Gagged Comedy by arrangement with Comic Voice Management | Rudi Lickwood

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Bound and Gagged Comedy by arrangement with Debi Allen Associates | Lucy Porter

Festival favourite Lucy Porter’s latest solo show is a witty romp through the history of gold. In these times of recession, gold is prized more highly than ever, as other forms of currency grow worthless. What’s so special about gold, and why is it that human beings have long been obsessed with the yellow, shiny stuff? The show will feature live alchemy, a tribute to Mr T. and a very valuable, big gold thing with security guards and everything! www.lucyporter.co.uk www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com

Hilarious Porter is definitely in credit after the crunch EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

One of the most talented comics on the circuit…brilliantly crafted jokes TIME OUT Utterly charming Porter is a frighteningly gifted comic SUNDAY TIMES SCOTLAND

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Just The Tonic at the Caves Caves 2

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Pleasance Dome QueenDome

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WIL HODGSON: Punk Folk Tales

Phil McIntyre Entertainment | Wil Hodgson

Chippenham’s Punk story teller and Perrier award winner returns with more monologues of small town misfitry. As heard on Radio 4. ‘The light at the end of the tunnel for British comedy’ Mark Thomas, ‘A state of the nation address Five documentaries can only dream of’(List) ‘Genius’ Russell Howard

No one handles pathos better than Hodgson. Few handle class so cleverly... Hodgson can deconstruct a joke with a skill worthy of Stewart Lee... absolutely captivating SCOTSMAN

Huge comic talent METRO

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Pleasance Courtyard Beyond

LUCY PORTER - FOOL’S GOLD

intelligent wit, and a dry and dirty sense of humour THREEWEEKS

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COPSTICK, SCOTSMAN

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Hugely, inventively funny KATE

He’s an intelligent, one of a kind with something to appeal to everyone CHORTLE

jakeyapp.blogspot.com

Observant engaging interactive comic whose routines roll out like warm custard over Spotted Dick INDEPENDENT

Fans of Lily Allen, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Jay Z, stay away from this cheerful desecration of musical ‘greats’. Sony Comedy Award nominee Jake Yapp takes time out from the BBC 6Music breakfast show to bring you brand new songs, sketches and standup. ‘Diamond-edged wit’ (EdinburghCentric.com)

www.lickwood.co.uk www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com

Jake Yapp | Jake Yapp

B.E.C.A Award Winner Rudi brings you an evening’s buffet of comedy conversational with passion. Like the milkman, he always delivers. No calories, fat free! Not afraid to say what’s on his mind; With infectious charm, Rudi shows our struggle to be ‘PC’ has some very funny, surreal consequences. Book Early!

JAKE YAPP PRESENTS “HALLO, MUSIC LOVERS!”

RUDI LICKWOOD FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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Pleasance Courtyard Cellar

20:30 (21:30)

TOM DEACON INDECISIVE Avalon Promotions

Star of Comedy Zone 2008, Chortle Student Comedian of the Year Winner and BBC Switch regular embarks on his first solo show www.avalonuk.com www.myspace.com/tomdeaconcomedy

Looks, confidence, charm and great material, expect other comics to lynch him SUNDAY TIMES Youthful energy in abundance, clear to see why he’s tipped for greater things CHORTLE

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CHRIS COX: MIND OVER PATTER

CLIVE JAMES IN THE EVENING: MORE TO SAY

Acclaimed mind-reader, who can’t read minds, Chris Cox, returns to the Festival for his fourth consecutive year. He already knows what you’re thinking. Come see if he’s right. 2007 & 2008 sell out + Fringe award winner will deliver more mind mixology and nonsense. ‘You’ll be gobsmacked’ Chortle

Having enjoyed himself far too much in 2008, the UK’s favourite Australian writer, broadcaster and raconteur returns with brand new anecdotes in the show in which he turns solo public speaking into an all-star spectacular. Thinking on his feet, Clive James continues to talk the way he writes as the world around us does its best to defy all reason.

Phil McIntyre Entertainment | Chris Cox

PLEASANCE

Jeremy Meadow | Clive James

Concludes with an exclusive Q&A session – pitch your own question to the master interviewer!

www.chriscox.info

Clive James – the man who can talk about anything and make it mean everything.

Tricks that would make Jesus proud TIME OUT

www.clivejamesevening.com

One of the most exciting entertainers in Britain GUARDIAN

Sparkling  SCOTSMAN James could probably talk unaided and uninterrupted for 24 hours and still be captivating DAILY TELEGRAPH

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20:30 (21:30)

CHRIS MCCAUSLAND - 7 STRIKES

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Frank, funny and self-deprecatingly personal chortle

A fine hour of stand-up in anyone’s books

EDINBURGHGUIDE.COM

the age, melbourne

McCausland is the genuine article, a comedian with a true talent

It’s all over the shop, brusquely honest, and absolutely hilarious

Be sure to catch the excellent McCausland – Critic’s choice TIMES

Actress and comedian Janeane Garofalo has been an American institution since she burst on the scene 1992. She has had many memorable and critically acclaimed roles in films such as “The Truth About Cats and Dogs”, “Reality Bites”, and as the voice of Colette in the Disney feature “Ratatouille”. Janeane received an Emmy nomination for her role in “The Larry Sanders” show and can currently be seen on the series “24”.

www.chrismccausland.com www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com

Gilded Balloon

During his life Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning 7 times. That’s just mental! How do you even compete with a story like that?... What’s the bloody point. The award-winning Scouse comedian takes a look at the eventfulness of life amidst Roy’s incredible story.

Janeane Garofalo

Bound and Gagged Comedy | Chris McCausland

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JON RICHARDSON: THIS GUY AT NIGHT

THE PENNY DREADFULS PRESENT... THE NEVER MAN

The if.comedy newcomer nominee and Chortle award winner 2008 returns to Edinburgh. Alone with his thoughts for a year, he is now ready to unleash the funniest of them.

From the chaps who brought you the critically-acclaimed Aeneas Faversham trilogy, comes something a bit more modern day. Presenting a brand new comedy thriller set on a mysterious themepark island. Sell-out 2006-2008. From BBC2 & Radio 4.

www.offthekerb.co.uk

Pythonic, Blackaddery excellence  LIST

Off The Kerb Productions | Jon Richardson

The Penny Dreadfuls

www.pennydreadfuls.co.uk

A true star. LIST

Brilliant silliness... A complete and utter triumph  METRO

Could well be the best comic of his generation HERALD

Unrivalled imagination, impeccable comic timing. A comedy masterpiece  ThreeWeeks

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SEAN HUGHES: WHAT I MEANT TO SAY WAS...

ZOE LYONS: MISS MACHISMO

The youngest comic ever to win the Perrier award, for his Edinburgh Fringe debut in 1990, Sean Hughes returns with a brand new show. The star of The Last Detective (ITV), Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC) and Sean’s Show (Channel 4) whose dark, explosive style and quick-fire audience banter made him a household name is in Edinburgh for 8 SHOWS ONLY. Not to be missed.

If.comedy Newcomer Nominee 2007, DaveTV joke of the Fringe winner 2008. Lyons returns with a new hour of punchy comedy and according to Germaine Greer’ she can be astonishingly vicious, which can only be a good thing. “Charming and honest” Chortle.

Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live

Jeremy Meadow | Sean Hughes

Book Now!

www.mickperrin.com

‘Intelligent stand-up’ The Guardian

A natural talent  THREEWEEKS

‘His delivery is a delight…captivating’ The Times

Zingy one liners INDEPENDENT

www.seanhugheslive.com

High-calibre comedy as it should be EVENING STANDARD

Hugely impressive and intelligent TIME OUT

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JIM JEFFRIES: THE HITS

E4 Udderbelly’s Pasture Udderbelly

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Assembly @ George Street Drawing Room

20:35 (21:35)

For adults only, this unique spectacle offers a feast of dazzlingly skilful puppetry to suit all tastes. An eclectic cabaret of live puppetry and animated short films, see puppets like never before and enjoy an evening dashed with raciness and raunch, at this rip-roaring and outrageously funny show.

Britain’s king of the double entendre celebrates his 50th year by going back to basics: expect filth and smut in liberal quantities. He has done for camping what Michael Flatley did for dancing… www.mickperrin.com

www.littleangeltheatre.com

Julian Clary brings the house down

Puppets! Sick, twisted and depraved puppets! Rocks being a grown-up, doesn’t it?

INDEPENDENT

In a class of his own MAIL ON SUNDAY

www.myspace.com/jimjeffries

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Puppet Grinder & Little Angel Theatre

Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live

After making his mark in the U.S.A with his own HBO Special ‘I Swear to God, following in the footsteps of Eddie Izzard and Billy Connolly, Jim is back and we suggest you book f**king early for the ‘UK’s most offensive comedian’ Q Magazine. This is an all killer no filler hour – his confrontational classics coupled with snippets of new material. 5 nights only! BOOK NOW!

Preview £5.00

PUPPET GRINDER CABARET

JULIAN CLARY: LORD OF THE MINCE

Brett Vincent for Underbelly Promotions | Jim Jeffries

Time Out Critics choice

One of the most gratifyingly riotous comedians working today  LIST Better than Jesus scotsman

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ONE MAN LORD OF THE RINGS Underbelly Productions

3600 seconds of unbelievable kinetic entertainment! Lord of the Rings condensed into one hour, by one man, for a strictly limited run in Edinburgh. From the creator of Edinburgh Fringe hit, One Man Star Wars. www.underbelly.co.uk

If you like the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, you’ll love Charlie Ross’s version – and if you didn’t, well at least his is shorter SIR IAN McKELLeN Lung-poppingly funny CHARLESTON CITY PAPER It’s precious Orlando Sentinel

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MICKY FLANAGAN: SPIEL CKP | Micky Flanagan

If.comedy nominee Micky Flanagan returns with a brand-new hour of comedy, following his sell-out UK tour earlier this year. Star of BBC1 and Radio 4, Micky is also one of only a handful of comics to perform their own Comedy Central special. **** Times. Critic’s Choice Observer. Book now. Total Sell-out 2007. www.mickyflanagan.com www.ckpedinburgh09.com

If there was any justice in this world, he’d be a huge star Tim Arthur, Time Out

The rising star Micky Flanagan STEPHEN ARMSTRONG, THE SUNDAY TIMES

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RICHARD HERRING - HITLER MOUSTACHE

ANIL DESAI: STAND-UP CHAMELEON

‘There’s probably no God . . . but I wish there was. I’ve got some things I need to ask him.’ A brand new hilarious stand-up show from Argumental (Dave) and The Now Show’s own award-winning comedian.

Reclaiming Chaplin’s moustache for comedy, the star of The Headmaster’s Son and 90s double act Lee and Herring muses on iconography, whether racists are closer than Liberals to believing that all people are the same and why an innocent square inch of facial hair has taken the blame for Nazism.

One man. 52 Impressions. 52 mindblowing minutes. The London Comedian & Impressionist extraordinaire in his first solo show takes an entertainingly unpredictable journey in this fast-paced hour, like a one-man ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’

Avalon Promotions

www.offthekerb.co.uk

Brigstocke is brilliant New Statesman

Chameleon Productions / Virtue Management by arrangement with Hobson’s International

www.richardherring.com

As 52 famous faces and improvising with himself, it’s like nothing ever seen before!

He’ll be remembered as the best comic of his generation, mastering every comedic art form GQ

www.anildesai.com

Paramount Mercury quick, very physical, very funny SX Magazine

Always a Fringe must-see  STEVE BENNETT, CHORTLE

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Assembly @ George Street Edinburgh Suite

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DES BISHOP : DESFUNCTIONAL

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Why do some people struggle with intimacy? Is there a difference between shame and guilt? Can a comedian be funny about trying not to turn every emotional experience into a joke? Bishop is dealing with things on stage.

Scotland’s ‘young prodigy’ (Guardian) makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut.

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20:45 (21:45)

Endearingly dirty, whimsically honest, an unabashed postmortem of a very funny man’s insecurities about his aging body, non-traditional life and unusual circumstance. With broad strokes he reaches universal concerns but with a tuned intellect, he makes riotious humor leading us along his personal journey to happy-apathy, or just hapathy.

www.offthekerb.co.uk

Hilarious material...Just call his talent frightening SCOTSMAN Not just a talent to watch...one to envy HERALD

Funny, erudite and effortlessly delivered  SCOTSMAN

Brett Vincent for Underbelly Promotions/Pete Johansson

Off The Kerb Productions | Kevin Bridges

www.edcom9.com www.desbishop.com

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PETE JOHANSSON: NAKED PICTURES OF MY LIFE

KEVIN BRIDGES: AN HOUR TO SING FOR YOUR SOUL

Lisa Richards & EdCom | Des Bishop

0844 545 8252

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MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE: GOD COLLAR

Off The Kerb Productions | Marcus Brigstocke

underbelly

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Blooming hilarious THREE WEEKS

www.petejohansson.com

One of the comics to watch! HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

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Last year, Gilbert punched a shop assistant over the duvet tog-rating system and went berserk over a mince pie. This year he’s given his show a ridiculous title just to annoy someone in Canterbury. Is he a visionary in a sea of closed minds, or has he, as everyone else believes, got anger-management problems? If. Comedy Nominee 2008. ‘Comic of the Year’, ‘Breakthrough Act’ & ‘Best Show’ Winner – TimeOut 2008.

Having seen his photo on his university’s bookmark Neil wrote a show about life’s bookmarks – the events that highlight how far we’ve come and how far we’ve left to go. They could be anything, weddings, funerals, charges being dropped. Bring a bookmark. The best one wins a prize, I swear.

‘Breakthrough Act’ Nominee - South Bank Awards 2009 Star of ‘Live At The Apollo’ and ‘The Royal Variety Performance’. Total sell-out 2005-2008. www.myspace.com/rhodgilbertcomedian www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com

Comedy Manna from Heaven  INDEPENDENT

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Assembly @ George Street Wildman Room

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NEIL DELAMERE: BOOKMARKS

‘Comics Comic’ Winner – Chortle 2009.

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RHOD GILBERT & THE CAT THAT LOOKED LIKE NICHOLAS LYNDHURST

Bound and Gagged Comedy by arrangement with Comedy Store Management | Rhod Gilbert

Lisa Richards & EdCom | Neil Delamere

www.edcom9.com www.neildelamere.com

Delamere is a banter bomb, primed to make you explode with laughter  SCOTSMAN A wryly brilliant live performer

Exhilerating Stand-up  SCOTSMAN

SUNDAY TIMES

Powerhouse  metro

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Daily Festival Guide More Reviews Than Any Other Newspaper Assembly @ George Street Music Hall

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WIL ANDERSON - WILOSOPHY Token Events

In 2008, Wil Anderson was named GQ’s Comedic Talent of the Year, fronted a TV show that broke ratings records, hosted a national radio show, wrote a column for the highest-selling newspaper in Australia, and sold out shows from Melbourne to Montreal.

Off The Kerb Productions | Adam Hills

Australia’s triple Perrier nominee returns with a brand new hour of world class stand-up comedy. Uplifting. Joyous. Inflatable.

2009 has seen Wil tour his hit show Wilosophy to sell-out crowds right around Australia. One critic described it as: ‘heartfelt, regularly courageous and consistently funny… Brilliant.’ (The Age) Wil prefers to think of it as ‘about an hour of the funniest shit I could think of said in a row.’

Sundays with BSL interpreter. www.offthekerb.co.uk

If you’re not cheered up by this, you have no soul LIST

www.wilanderson.com.au www.token.com.au

Like Adam Hills on speed... Anderson’s new show is brilliant… flies by all too quickly STAGE

If you cannot enjoy Adam Hills, you cannot have a pulse 

His wit is savage and no one does intelligent extempore comedy better THE AUSTRALIAN

SCOTSMAN

A higher laugh-per-minute rate than anyone I’ve seen before... ‘Ando’ is a comic gem ThreeWeeks

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JAMIE KILSTEIN REVENGE OF THE SERFS

ANDREW MAXWELL - THE LAMP

Bound and Gagged Comedy by arrangement with United Agents | Andrew Maxwell

‘He radiates charisma…he’s the complete package’ ***** (The Independent). A brand new hour from If.Comedy Award nominee and Irish Post comedian of the year Andrew Maxwell. With appearances on BBC’s ‘HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU’, ITV2’s ‘CELEBRITY JUICE’ and the Dave Channel’s ‘ARGUMENTAL’, 2009 promises to be an outstanding year. ‘A comedy masterclass’ (The Standard). ‘One of the best comics around. A consummate raconteur’ (Time Out). ‘One of the funniest men in town’ (The List). SELL OUT 2005-2008. BOOK EARLY!

Assembly | Jamie Kilstein

America may have elected the black guy but we are still screwing over the rest of the world. Watch Kilstein take on the politics of rich vs poor. www.assemblyfestival.com

www.andrew-maxwell.co.uk www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com

Possibly the most impressive writer/ performer, I have seen all year SCOTSMAN

Fiercely funny and utterly invigorating TIMES Copper bottomed guarantee of a solid hour’s laughter

He’s sharp, sarcastic and engaging, fearless in niggling his targets… he is one of the best  Chortle

SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

Immensely impressive METRO

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Assembly @ George Street Supper Room

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FRISKY AND MANNISH’S SCHOOL OF POP

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Pleasance Courtyard Above

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ROB ROUSE: My Family…And The Dog That Scared Jesus

Brett Vincent for Underbelly Promotions by arrangement with PBJ Management | Rob Rouse

Frisky and Mannish

As seen on 8 out of 10 Cats, Friday Night Project & Spoons...

Have you ever found a pop song funny? Ever been so angry you exploded into a chorus of Beat It? Then you are chosen. Liberate your mind. Let the re-education begin. Frisky and Mannish are musicians on a mission. It’s Eternal Flame, Jim, but not as we know it.

This year sees the welcome return of one of Britain’s best loved Stand-ups. Rob takes a journey through his adult life, becoming a father, and owning the horniest, most antisocial dog you will ever hear about. Undoubtedly, one of the funniest shows you’ll see at this years’ festival Book Early! www.robrouse.com

www.friskyandmannish.co.uk

He’s a man with genuinely funny bones The Sunday Times

A pair of bright young things whose pop-star pastiches will surely send them supernova WHATSONSTAGE.COM

Laugh out loud funny Scotsman See him now  LIST

White-hot ones to watch TIME OUT

Missing this show means missing something wonderful  Edinburgh Evening News

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DAVE THORNTON - ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF Gilded Balloon | Token Productions

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CARL DONNELLY: RELAX EVERYONE, IT’S CARL DONNELLY!

The Axis of Awesome: Infinity Rock Explosion

Join multi-award winning newcomer Carl Donnelly for his hotly anticipated debut solo show (two time Chortle Nominee & Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year). Come along, kick back and laugh yourself silly at his tales of life as a 21st century slacker.

Australia’s musical comedy sensation return to Edinburgh with a brand new hour of rock comedy (romedy). They blitzed the Fringe in 2008 with their critically acclaimed “Comeback Spectacular”. Now Jordan, Lee and Benny are back and ready to rock your face off!

www.carldonnelly.co.uk

As heard on BBC Radio 1.

Gripping, unmissable stand-up

 Spinal Tap meets Flight of the Conchords SCOTSMAN

The Axis of Awesome

Brett Vincent for Underbelly | Carl Donnelly

Dave’s honest, laid-back and completely engaging live shows have already made him a Melbourne Comedy Festival Best Newcomer nominee and won him a legion of fans both abroad and at home. Come and see what one of Australia’s best young comics has to offer in his Edinburgh debut. www.gildedballoon.co.uk

GUARDIAN

A quick and self deprecating wit

Superb delivery… very funny

AGE, MELBOURNE

 Catchy tunes, brilliant lyrics and hilarious banter…in a word: Awesome! LIST

Fest Magazine

Razor sharp…very funny INPRESS MAGAZINE

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Dining Room

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FELICITY WARD’S UGLY AS A CHILD VARIETY SHOW

Through stand-up, characters, songs and electrocuting triva games, watch her give new meaning to car-accident comedy.

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21:15 (23:15)

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RAYBON KAN: SPERMBANK MILLIONAIRE

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Twinkled-toed, mischievous... raised the roof! SUN

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DENIS KRASNOV VERSUS SHANE HEALEY

Triple Perrier Nominee, BBC2’s Hyperdrive, Hollywood’s The Da Vinci Code, Radio 2’s Out To Lunch. Six 4-star reviews last year.

Denis Krasnov and Shane Healey | Denis Krasnov, Shane Healey

A love triangle: two comedians, one mic. Both are worthy, but only one will get lucky. With only 1 hr to win you over it’s going to get hectic.

www.avalonuk.com www.danantopolski.com

Solid gold - one of this Festival’s unequivocal highlights SCOTSMAN 2008

www.deniskrasnov.com

One of the best Gong performances I have seen at the London Store

Intelligent, truth-seeking, weirdly magical stuff. Thank heaven - with special thanks also to hell - for Dan Antopolski LIST 2008

www.raybonkan.com

Funniest show in Edinburgh 2008!

Avalon Promotions | Dan Antopolski

A million sperm doesn’t go far, especially at today’s exchange rate. Intellectile dysfunction? Premature opinionation? Cranium crunch? New Zealand’s favourite bespectacled Chinese comedian provides oral relief. Enjoy a soothing dab of his stimulus package. Award-winning, thought-provoking, thought-alicious. An Oyster Card for the Fallopian Tube. You’ll be glad you came.

www.mcintyre-ents.com www.patrickmonahan.co.uk

DAN ANTOPOLSKI SILENT BUT DEADLY

PBH’s FREE FRINGE | Raybon Kan

Brand new stand up show from International Award Winning ‘Best Stand up Comedian’ (WAALM 2008, previously won by Omid Djalili). Regular warm up and guest appearances on BAFTA Award Winning Paul O’Grady Show (CH4)! Non-drinking, non-smoking, non-drug taking Irish/Iranian/ Teesider goes in search of others like himself!

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Nicol Edwards CINEMA

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Phil McIntyre Entertainment | Patrick Monahan

Eccentric, beautifully inconsequential TIME OUT

PATRICK MONAHAN: COWBOYS AND IRANIANS

A Bit of a shambles frankly, and utterly inspired DAILY TELEGRAPH

She not only has funny bones, she has funny marrow ADAM HILLS

Critical reaction to It’s Nice Up North -

Brilliantly insane and insanely brilliant CHORTLE

“Sheffield’s funniest man” (The Independent) travels to Jersey to discover if it’s “Soft down South” .Hilarious sequel to critically acclaimed spoof documentary It’s Nice Up North as seen on Sky Arts. World Premiere Features special guest appearance by Martin Parr. Plus Q and A with director Graham Fellows.

Felicity was ugly as a child. She had a pan toilet and a BETA video player until 1993. Instead of Eastereggs, she got carob. What happened next? This.

Northern Pictures Ltd / Chic Ken Productions Ltd | Graham Fellows

Winner-Best Newcomer Melbourne Fringe 2008.

JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH: SOUTHERN SOFTIES

Gilded Balloon

ALEX ROCHFORD AGENT - COMEDY STORE MANAGEMENT

Searingly funny EVENING POST, NZ A Festival Highlight AGE, MELBOURNE Best Comedian 2005 metro (NZ) BOX OFFICE NO 0131 556 8642

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RUSSELL KANE: HUMAN DRESSAGE

GLENN WOOL: LET YOUR HANDS GO

Preening, posing, prancing. Why do we? How do we? Join double if.comedy nominee Russell Kane for an hour of fastpaced, tub-thumping merriment.

From: glennwool@hotmail.com To: brett@underbelly.co.uk

Brett Vincent for Underbelly | Glenn Wool

Avalon Promotions

Ok, let’s do it. Sorry if I’ve been a bit snarly recently but it’s a shock I only earned that much last year. I work so hard to write my shows and to only see 10% return? Not blaming you, it’s the whole system. (p.s. fifty word blurb above)

www.avalonuk.com www.myspace.com/russell_kane

An exceptional comedian, his pace is relentless and his material beautifully observed and exquisitely crafted...inspiring and brilliant

Edgy, imaginative, funny and original, Canadian-born Wool sets the standards at the Fringe

CHORTLE

DAILY TELEGRAPH

A fierce intelligence with an irreverent streetwise line of patter

Absolutely hilarious Independent

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Pleasance Dome JackDome

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ANDREW STANLEY ON SALE NOW

THE COMEDY RESERVE

Earlier this year Andrew tried to buy a laptop on Ebay and it turned out to be surprisingly difficult. Join him as he takes you through the funniest uses and abuses of the world’s largest internet auction site.

Dedicated to bringing the best new talent to the fringe, the Pleasance presents four of the hottest new acts on the circuit: Doc Brown, Jared Hardy, Chris Stokes, and Pat Burtscher; supported by the Charlie Hartill Special Reserve.

Lisa Richards & EdCom | Andrew Stanley

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21:30 (22:25)

PHILBERTO: PHILBERTO’S ANIMAL CKP | Milo McCabe

The uniquely touching story of one person’s transformation from man on the street to reality superhero, in just 30 days. Join Philberto’s Edinburgh debut as he examines his relationship with his father and relives his experiences on Portugal’s premier reality TV show, ‘Live On The Floor For A Month’.

Caton’s a slick performer with an unbeatable stage attitude and the confident air of someone much more experienced CHORTLE

A real talent GUARDIAN

www.nathancaton.com

www.avalonuk.com

Chortle Comedy Award Winner. After Nathan got his degree everyone thought he’d be set, but instead he turned to stand up and his mum and his family aren’t happy. Are they acting for the best or just pains in the arse? He graduated but his family is still giving him a lecture.

A few years ago Jimmy went to a disastrous party in the Highlands. It wrecked his relationship and his confidence. Now, hoping it will help, he has decided to share the whole shameful but hilarious story. An hour of confessional, character-filled, stand-up from this exciting newcomer.

Hilarious, often passionate delivery of great, witty writing… not to be missed THREE WEEKS

Phil McIntyre Entertainment | Nathan Caton

Avalon Promotions

Brilliant eye for a gag and imagination to burn METRO

NATHAN CATON: CAN’T TELL ME NOTHIN’

JIMMY MCGHIE’S NORTHERN MEETING

www.avalonuk.com www.dansdesk.co.uk

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21:30 (22:30)

2008 total sell-out returns with brand new hour of inventive intelligent comedy. There will also be jokes about body parts along the way.

Stanley’s boyish delight is highly contagious and keeps the crowd rapt FEST

Avalon Promotions | Dan Atkinson

Previous acts include Jack Whitehall (Channel 4), Pippa Evans (if.comedy newcomer 2009), Simon Brodkin (Writers Guild Award for Best Newcomer) and Holly Walsh (Chortle Best Newcomer 2008)

A hugely energetic performance, literally bouncing around the stage and filling the room with an infectious passion CHORTLE

DAN ATKINSON: DEATH BY A THOUSAND PRICKS

Pleasance | Charlie Hartill Special Reserve

www.edcom9.com www.myspace.com/andrewstanley

www.myspace.com/philbertosanimal www.ckpedinburgh09.com

PHILBERTO PARA O PRESIDENTE ESPELHO DIARIO

Has stacked up numerous plaudits

A COMIC MASTERPIECE

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GILDED BALLOON

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21:30 (22:30)

AMSTERDAM UNDERGROUND COMEDY COLLECTIVE

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Nightclub

21:30 (22:30)

ROSA WAXES LYRICAL Creative Cat

Amsterdam Underground Comedy Collective

The Dutch are back! From the people who brought you tulips, euthanasia, wooden shoes, legal prostitution, Dennis Bergkamp, XTC, Geert Wilders, Vincent van Gogh, Big Brother, gay marriage and easy abortion. This is the show where Hans Teeuwen first performed in the UK in 2007 and now the Dutch return with a thrilling new line-up of talent. www.comedytrain.nl

The influx of Dutch comedians is perhaps the most exciting trend in UK stand-up over the last two years... Grab a ticket before the tourists do, and find out what all the fuss is about SCOTSMAN Make your way sharpish to this all-Dutch hour of stand-up TIMES

An intimate evening with Russia’s favourite celebrity beautician This perfectly primped, plucked and groomed international sensation features a follicle-y unchallengeable beautician. The queen of depilation to the stars shares the secrets of her success with hilarious witty songs and tales from behind the Iron Curtain. www.marneymcqueen.com

If you enjoy song and dance, sexually irreverent humour and more euphemisms for a Brazilian wax than you ever imagined do not miss it Inside Out Australia She has the goods Barry Humphries Original the age

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Nightclub

21:30 (22:30)

TERRY ALDERTON For Four Nights Only! Perrier Award nominee and Royal Variety performer, Terry Alderton holds the record for the most consecutive encores at the Comedy Store. He’s back at the Fringe with a brand-new hour of comedy for a limited run, book early to avoid disappointment. Total Sell-out 2006.

Fantastic comedy mind Eddie Izzard

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Pleasance Dome Queen Dome

21:35 (22:35)

Superbly twisted and well-realised work… a dark and grisly treat METRO

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He’s the funniest thing this critic has yet seen, no contest TELEGRAPH

Hilarious! Herald

www.andrewlawrencecomedy.co.uk www.chambersmgt.com

Fantastic show! SCOTSMAN

Following three consecutive total sell-out runs at the Fringe 06/07/08, the double if.comedy award nominee, most recently seen in BBC 3’s ‘Ideal’, returns with a show examining the fickle nature of luck and how it can shape our lives.

Brilliant, always funny LIST

Chambers Management | Andrew Lawrence

www.terryalderton.co.uk www.ckpedinburgh09.com

ANDREW LAWRENCE - SOUL-CRUSHING VICISSITUDES OF FORTUNE!

Gilded Balloon & CKP – Terry Alderton

£11.00 (£10.00)

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21:40 (22:40)

STEPHEN K AMOS – THE FEELGOOD FACTOR

Bound and Gagged Comedy by arrangement with Glorious Talent Management | Stephen K Amos

It’s the show that’s full to the brim with more fun, warmth, bonhomie, joy, love and laughter than ever before. Over the last year Stephen has traveled the UK on his second solo sell-out tour, filmed his own comedy show and sitcom for the BBC and still found time to tour Australia. He has also recorded his first ever live stand-up DVD due for release later in the year. Forget the credit crunch, say no to doom and gloom, turn that frown upside down, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to The Feelgood Factor! ‘Born to entertain’ (The Guardian). www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com www.glorioustalent.co.uk

Radiates charm and exudes joy... a truly uplifting performer. Time Out For sheer entertainment value Amos is tough to beat Evening Standard Amos has the crowd eating out of his hand and unites everyone in laughter List

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Just The Tonic at the Caves Caves 2

21:40 (22:40)

Foil Arms and Hog – Sketch Comedy Show

Pleasance Dome 10Dome

21:40 (22:40)

JUSTIN MOORHOUSE: SEVEN

Feck-Arse Productions | Foil Arms and Hog

BOURGEOIS & MAURICE - SOCIAL WORK Bound and Gagged Comedy by arrangement with Tim Whitehead | Bourgeois & Maurice

CKP by arrangement with Comedy Store Management | Justin Moorhouse

Storming Edinburgh on the back of sell out shows in London, Dublin and Manchester, this trio of Irish comedic actors play over 50 characters in a fast-paced collection of comedy sketches ranging from the very dark to the utterly ridiculous in one hour of unmissable hilarity.

The sell-out show hits Edinburgh. Merging stunning films with bitingly witty original songs this twisted duo present a whistlestop tour through the peculiarities of a nation on the edge and a fabulous homage to the century we live in. Their superficial smiles might just save your life.

Blake’s. Wonders. Dwarves. Samurai. Oceans. Brides for Brothers. Seas of Rhye. Justin celebrates this fabulous number, in a romp through the seven basic stories. Expect tales of comedy, tragedy, heroes and overcoming the monster in this stand-up journey from the star of ‘Phoenix Nights’ and Ken Loach’s ‘Looking For Eric’.

www.foilarmsandhog.ie

Frighteningly Funny! COLIN MURPHY

www.bourgeoisandmaurice.co.uk www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com

Absolutely unmissable… 21st Century cabaret stars like no other. Do whatever you have to do to get a ticket: sell your Gran, your body, your soul TIME OUT

www.justinmoorhouse.com www.ckpedinburgh09.com

The Best Threesome I’ve Ever Had DAMIEN CLARKE

Powerhouse performer scotsman Comedic tour de force… excruciatingly funny  HERALD

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Pleasance Courtyard Below

21:45 (22:45)

Being a dad is never straightforward, but if your son thinks you’re a loser, desperate times demand desperate measures. Frank, personal, and properly funny, the award-winning, perrier nominated comic and star of Bafta nominated kid’s show, Space Pirates, talks fatherhood, failure, nativity plays and Cyndi Lauper.

One of the sharpest comedic minds on the circuit GUARDIAN A born banterer, Langford handles swerve balls with ease STAGE

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www.oldmanmanagement.com

You will see many shows before you see another comic hit so hard with such grace…quite brilliant  SCOTSMAN

Screw you, grey area! What’s the good in seeing two sides to every argument if both of them make you angry? It’s time to see the smaller picture. In his fourth year at the Fringe, acclaimed stand-up Nick Doody does away with the nuances of subtlety.

An explosion of good-natured self-deprecation and exasperated observations ... in terms of laughsper-minute, the show scores well

Pleasance Courtyard Upstairs

21:45 (22:45)

www.myspace.com/luketoulson

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Simply the best unadulterated, gimmick-free hour of pure stand-up  CHORTLE

Nick Doody | Nick Doody

DAILY TELEGRAPH

NICK DOODY: SCHIZO

Luke Toulson | Luke Toulson

www.myspace.com/lloydlangfordcomedian www.ckpedinburgh09.com

Pleasance Courtyard Cellar

21:45 (22:40)

A brand new hour of stand-up from the International Man of Misanthropy. Jokes, rants, grievances, anecdotes and complaints all delivered impeccably by an irresistible curmudgeon. A show that tackles musicology, manners and downright misery from ‘The Now Show’ and ‘Never Mind the Buzzcocks’ writer and performer.

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LUKE TOULSON: TOO MANY LAST CIGARETTES

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LLOYD LANGFORD: EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES CKP | Lloyd Langford

Pleasance Courtyard Over The Road 2

21:45 (22:45)

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Dead chickens, fake suicide, roller-blades and Angelica Houston are just some of the words that might be appearing in the new stand-up show from the multi awardwinning writer and star of cult hits Take-aBreak Tales and Psister Psycho.

This guy (KEY) is the hunky poet from Screenwipe (BBC4) and Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better (Radio 4) and writer/star of Cowards (BBC4).

www.avalonuk.com

A meticulously written and performed shambles, and one of the funniest, most off-the-wall and imaginative shows in Edinburgh

The Invisible Dot | Tim Key

One of my favourite female stand-ups RUSSELL BRAND

Just The Tonic at the Caves Caves 1

22:00 (00:00)

Just the Tonic

Four different comedians to the early show with all the added extras. Established as one of the best shows on the Fringe. Must-see for any comedy fan. Compere, 3 acts, 2 beer breaks, a joke competition. Comedians that in a year or 2 you’ll be paying more to see alone

www.theinvisibledot.com

SUNDAY TIMES

0844 545 8252

0131 556 6550

THE BIG VALUE COMEDY SHOW LATE

TIM KEY - The Slutcracker

Like a Nick Cave album recited by a cheerful would be Dorothy Parker

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PLEASANCE

0131 622 6552

Pleasance Courtyard Beside

21:50 (22:45)

DANIELLE WARD LIES Avalon Promotions | Danielle Ward

GILDED BALLOON

www.justthetonic.com

Top comedy, top value LIST

STAGE

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Balcony

22:00 (23:00)

MICK FERRY - THE COMEDY FINAL

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Pleasance Dome JokerDome

22:00 (23:00)

MONSIEUR MONTPELLIER: ENTERTAINER EXTRAORDINAIRE!

Comedy Store Management

He’s never entered a comedy competition, and never won anything. Join Edinburgh debutant Mick, in his own comedy final. Uniquely, he’s the MC and all the finalists showcasing styles from across the standup spectrum. Could he finally bag himself a prize? Isn’t that what entertainment is all about now – Winning?

Gasp with delight and recoil in horror as Monsieur Montpellier performs stories from his incredible life as chosen by you the audience! Ably assisted by his confidante Le Cabaret, Montpellier deftly showcases magic, mind reading and illusion as he attempts to cement his reputation as the greatest showman on earth!

Awesome stand-up BBC.CO.UK

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E4 Udderbelly’s Pasture Udderbelly

22:00 (23:00)

REGINALD D HUNTER: THE ONLY APPLE IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN AND NIGGAS

Monsieur Montpellier

www.thecomedystore.co.uk

Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live

‘One of the most skilled, powerful, charismatic comic performers around’ (Scotsman) ‘An hour of intelligent, edgy material’ (The List) www.mickperrin.com

A masterful, playful comic… Hunter gets more ideas into his 50-minutes than some comics manage in a career TIMES

As good as it gets METRO

Excellent SUNDAY TIMES

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E4 Udderbelly’s Pasture Udderbelly

22:00 (23:00)

RHYS DARBY: IT’S RHYS DARBY NIGHT Brett Vincent for Underbelly | Rhys Darby

Last seen on TV screens as Murray in HBO’s Flight of the Conchords. Or on the BIG screen in Yes Man and The Boat That Rocked. Come and watch Rhys LIVE in a new show full of characters and stand-up. No screens involved! www.rhysdarby.com

Darby win(s) over the hopeful crowd with a unique blend of physical comedy and great story-telling PERTH NOW

There is one genuinely funny performance in Yes Man worthy of note, not Carrey’s but that of Rhys Darby SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

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22:00 (23:30) AAAAAAARRGHHH! IT’S BOLLOCK RELIEF! THE MALCOLM HARDEE AWARD SHOW

ASSEMBLY

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0131 622 6552 Underbelly White Belly

22:00 (23:00)

90-minute charity extravaganza celebrating late, legendary, anarchic godfather of alternative comedy. Big comedy names. Nudity. Swearing. Prestigious annual Malcolm Hardee Award for most original Fringe comic.

Lindsay Honey has directed and starred in more than 150 adult movies around the world. You may now him as BEN DOVER. The UK porn legend tells all about his 30 year career in the adult industry both behind and in front of the camera. For more information on the show go to…

Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler had an amazing time in Edinburgh last year. They had so much fun they couldn’t wait to come back. But, they forgot to write new material. In the spirit of American Vaudeville, which repeated the same shit until the movies came, Kurt and Kristen are returning with an encore performance of last year’s Double Down Hearts. If you missed it, then it will be brand new! If you saw it last year then feel free to sing along.

Assembly by arrangement with Avalon | Kristen Schaal & Kurt Braunohler

The show is very rude and not for the faint hearted (over 16s only)

www.malcolmhardee.co.uk/award

Assembly @ Assembly Hall Rainy Hall

22:05 (23:05)

KRISTEN SCHAAL & KURT BRAUNOHLER - DOUBLE DOWN HEARTS

www.ben-dover.biz Latest news on who is appearing:

0844 545 8252

0131 556 6550

AN EVENING WITH BEN DOVER: INNOCENT ‘TIL PROVEN FILTHY!

Brett Vincent for Underbelly Promotions | Ben Dover in association with bluebirdfilms.com

Malcolm Hardee Award Show

underbelly

PLEASANCE

If.Com Award nominees 2008.

£14.00

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Underbelly Belly Button

22:15 (23:15)

22:15 (23:15) 23:45 (00:45)

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E4 Udderbelly’s Pasture CowBarn

SAMMY J IN THE FOREST OF DREAMS

BARRY & STUART: POWERED BY DEMONS

The smash hit of the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe is back! A show for anyone who was force-fed Disney films as a child. It’s a musical. For adults. With puppets Limited run, so Book Early!!!

Complete sell-out 2008, the ‘Ingenious and genuinely impressive’ (ThreeWeeks) Scottish comedy magicians return with a devious all-new jaw-dropping show. This is a rare chance to see the stars of Channel 4’s Dirty Tricks and Tricks from the Bible presenting their uniquely inventive illusions live on stage. Total sell-out ‘08.

Ingenious... I’ve never been enchanted so rudely before  SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

Myspace.com/scottishfalsetto

22:15 (23:15) - 23rd-30th 23:45 (00:45) - 14th, 15th, 21th, 22th

A show that will rock your socks off  THREEWEEKS

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Underbelly Delhi Belly

22:20 (23:20)

GERALDINE QUINN - HEX AND THE CITY Sold out - Melbourne 2006-2009, Adelaide 2009. Ginger. Female. Childless. In 1645, she’d be accused of witchcraft. Surely 2009’s different! Mistaken for Satan’s strumpet, award-winning rock-comedian Quinn (***** Advertiser, Adelaide) must restore sanity through song or be torched by crazed Christians. Will she (and her audience) survive the show?

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Pleasance Courtyard Above

22:20 (23:20)

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Underbelly Belly Dancer

22:20 (23:20)

MARCEL LUCONT: SEXUAL METRO Good Sense of Humour | Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent

France’s premier misanthropist and lover is the classiest act in Edinburgh. If you don‘t believe this, ask him yourself. His dry sardonic wit and Gallic charm have attracted acclaim from several critics and women, sometimes both at once. If you don’t come and see this show you are an idiot. www.myspace.com/marcellucont

Wonderful French wit... superb stuff TIME OUT

Deadpan delivery and surreal musings - a stand-up star in the making THELONDONPAPER

The laughs are guaranteed and don’t stop from beginning to end  EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

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His likeability almost goes off the charts  CHORTLE

Cleverly devised, brutally honest... vicious yet delightful ADELAIDE

www.underbelly.co.uk

MELBOURNE

By the age of 30, Napoleon could already speak fluent French and had decided on a look. In his 30th year, Matt Kirshen, the star of some things you may have seen on the telly, returns to the fringe in a new show with a needlessly self-effacing title.

Misanthropic, angsty hilarity AGE,

Brett Vincent for Underbelly Promotions by arrangement with Old Man Management/ Matt Kirshen

www.geraldinequinn.com

Matt Kirshen Shorter Than Napoleon

Geraldine Quinn | Geraldine Quinn

Back after two sellout Edinburgh years, with brand new songs, sketches, socks & violence.

www.sammy-j.com

Hugely enjoyable, funny and engaging STAGE

£14.50 (£13.00)

Gilded Balloon Teviot Billiard Room

22:15 (23:15)

For sheer energy and laughs per hour, these comic stockings are the biz - denier miss it  SCOTSMAN

£13.00 (£11.00)

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Sarcastic… Darkly brilliant... Pure magic LIST

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre

www.underbelly.co.uk

THE SCOTTISH FALSETTO SOCK PUPPET THEATRE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD

Brett Vincent for Underbelly Promotions | Sammy J & Heath McIvor

Underbelly & Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent

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Assembly @ George Street Supper Room

22:30 (23:40)

Gilded Balloon Teviot Wine Bar

22:30 (23:30)

ALI MCGREGOR’S LATE-NITE VARIETYNITE NIGHT

BEST OF SO YOU THINK YOU’RE FUNNY?

The cult cabaret show returns. Let spectacular singer Ali McGregor (La Clique and Opera Burlesque) with her butler Saxon McAllister (sideshow comedian Asher Treleaven) guide you through the festival’s ﬁnest comedians, burlesque dancers and sideshow acts. Variety at its very best. Includes free entry into The Supper Club! (subject to capacity)

Your chance to see the most recent winners and runners-up from the best and longest running comedy competition – Now 22 years old! Come see how they’ve grown!

Ali McGregor

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Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance One

22:30 (23:30)

BRENDON BURNS: COMEDY GOOD YEAH SILLY SIDE C**T

Gilded Balloon

Off The Kerb Productions | Brendon Burns

After touring the US and Australia, Brendon Burns returns to his home away from home that isn’t London – the Pleasance in Edinburgh. Two nights only! Book Early! Exclaim!

www.gildedballoon.co.uk

Mirth & merriment not to be missed! Chortle

www.offthekerb.co.uk

www.alimcgregor.com

Very promising new talent Chortle

It would be impossible to imagine the fringe without him 

…partial nudity, offensive tricks and gorgeous song MELBOURNE AGE

The best new act competition

THREEWEEKS

sunday times

Ali doesn’t just steal your breath, but your heart and soul too chortle

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Dining Room

22:30 (23:30)

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Assembly @ George Street Music Hall

22:30 (23:30)

RICH HALL

DEAD CAT BOUNCE... WIRED

Off The Kerb Productions | Rich Hall

Described thusly: ‘Grouchy.’ ‘Splenetic.’ ‘Extemporaneous powerhouse.’ None of these match the esteemed Adelaide Advertiser who stated, emphatically, ‘Rich Hall has Wild West eyebrows.’ That alone is worth the price of admission. Come and see the eyebrows that tamed the American frontier.

Lisa Richards, EdCom and Universal | Dead Cat Bounce

One of the most exciting acts to come out of Ireland in recent years, Dead Cat Bounce return to Edinburgh with a brand new Rock & Roll sketch show following sold out appearances at the Kilkenny Cat Laughs and Montreal Just For Laughs Festivals. As seen on RTÉ television.

www.offthekerb.co.uk

As close as it gets to a guaranteed good show SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

www.edcom9.com www.deadcatbounce.ie

Comedically Perfect  THE DUBLINER

A sketch show with a brain and a black sense of humour  CHORTLE

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22:30 (00:00)

SO YOU THINK YOU’Re FUNNY?

Lisa Richards & Hannah Chambers Management | David O’Doherty

Gilded Balloon

We’ve travelled the country to find the best of new acts – come and see them battle it out to reach the final and join the cast of many who have worn the crown – including Dylan Moran, Phil Kay and many more

Winner 2008 if.com (formerly Perrier) Award. Man plays cheap plastic keyboards purchased on Ebay while audience sit in near total darkness! Show includes at least 3 on-stage lighting changes! And excellent pre-show music!

Sponsored by Sony Pictures Ltd www.gildedballoon.co.uk

Winning it definitely gave me the confidence to keep writing the sort of stupid crappy jokes and songs I still do today David O’Doherty

www.davidodoherty.com

It’s truly delightful – a glistening stream of consciousness that turns mundanity to enchantment wherever it flows  METRO

For me it was the single most important thing I did in my career Jason Byrne

Final - Debating Hall 20:30 (23:00) 27th W

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THE DARK PARTY

SOUND & FURY’S ‘SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SALINE SOLUTION’

The Dirty Brothers | The Dirty Brothers

Rising from the embers of The Happy Sideshow ‘The Dark Party’ is a fusion of phsyical comedy and hardcore stunts. Surreal, sublime and just plain funny, think Samuel Beckett meets the jackass crew and makes a silent movie... this is a dreamscape of deranged delights.

Sound & Fury™

150 years ago Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh. Today, he’s rolling in his grave. Two-time Adelaide Fringe People’s Choice Award winners Sound & Fury (Richard, Shelby and Vinny), who were responsible for 2008’s EdFringe hit “Cyranose!”, return with another outrageous and hilarious send-up, holding Holmes’ prominent proboscis to the parody grindstone. Sir Fistulous Withers has been murdered, but Holmes & Watson are on the case! Each clue unearths another until the very nature of time, space and the future are utterly unraveled… by tea-time! Bawdy and irreverent, with songs of questionable decency!

 Adelaide Advertiser Bizarrely good, the show often leaves you drop jawed in amazement or smiling with amusement ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

sherlock.soundandfury.org

 The threesome are masters of their craft! Effortlessly hysterical! Completely different, first-class hour-long belly laugh!

They leap high above the tattooed throng with their use of character and story AUSSIETHEATRE.COM

EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

 (Featured Pick of the fringe) A deliciously silly play and a Fringe highlight! FEST  This is a delightful hour! kate copstick, scotsman

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Matinee 17.30, Aug 17

Barbershopera – Festival Highlights | Rob Castell, Tom Sadler and Sarah Tipple

Gilded Balloon Teviot The Turret

22:45 (23:45)

A feast of frenetic ridiculousness and technically superb singing  SCOTSMAN

Hackney Empire Finalists 2009.

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Lineups on website daily.

www.moonfishrhumba.com

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3rd year of Phil Nichol’s famous, chilled London club. Leading comics, circuit regulars and the best newcomers perform new material alongside a main headliner. Performers hold onto a noose only letting go when telling new gags. ‘The Comedians Club’ – who knows who’ll drop in? Bar open throughout the performance!

Sublimely silly yet smilingly sophisticated METRO

Tiffany Stevenson and guest hosts / Jeremy Meadow, Phil Nichol

Brace yourselves for a baptism of waistcoats, a moustache and a slice of the divine. A high-octane performance mixing sketches, banter and hilarious songs. The Moonfish Rhumba duo bring their unique blend of musical mayhem and off the wall comedy to the Edinburgh fringe.

www.barbershopera.com

Old Rope in the Balloon

The Moonfish Rhumba

Barbershop’s funniest quartet are back. Following their 2008 triumph (‘Most Promising New Musical, ‘Best Lyrics’, Musical Theatre Matters). Three guys and a girl return with the tale of a Catalan matador who inherits his father’s Norfolk barbershop. Expect laughs, tears and stampeding cows – all in four part harmony.

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The Moonfish Rhumba Show

Barbershopera II

Underbelly’s Hullabaloo bosco tent

22:40 (23:40)

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Wee Room

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THE ABI ROBERTS EXPERIENCE

AIDAN BISHOP NO SISSY STUFF

The human jukebox is back. Put a nickel in the slot for musical comedy, impressions and kick ass songs. Special guests include: Duffy, Aretha Franklin, Noel Coward and a jazz quartet. This sassy comedienne is UNMISSABLE.

This straight talking native New Yorker and resident MC of Dublin’s now famous International Comedy Club is making his official festival debut. Come join Aidan as he brings masculinity back to comedy. One thing he will not be doing is talking about his feelings.

www.abiroberts.com

The longest running and most prestigious stand-up showcase returns with the hottest new talent on the circuit: Jen Brister (BBC6 Music), Ed Gamble (The Ray Peacock Podcast), Chris Ramsey (Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2009 Nominee) and Gareth Richards (Frank Skinner’s Absolute Radio Show). www.avalonuk.com

The fringe’s leading stand-up showcase TIMES

Aidan does what he’s paid to do: get the audience laughing CHORTLE

A master impersonator ThreeWeeks

Comedy’s finest new additions

Aidan Bishop impresses with the New Yorker’s command of an audience CHORTLE

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22:45 (23:45) Avalon Promotions

www.edcom9.com

The consummate entertainer Chortle

22:45 19:30

THE COMEDY ZONE

Edcom | Aidan Bishop

www.abiroberts.com

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THE GADABOUTS

The Gadabouts | Joe Bor and Matt Rudge

They’re Back! After 2008’s cult hit. The Gadabouts unleash more “’Super British, Super un-pc comedy’ ThreeWeeks. With a mix of live and filmed sketches. And now with a late night slot! the-gadabouts.com

Excellent TIME OUT Laugh a Minute LIST

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THE 29TH EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARDS SHOWS

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Just The Tonic at the Caves Caves 2

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IS THE DAILY MAIL DEAD YET?

BBC Comedy presents another month of fantastic late-night comedy. Promising the biggest names and the hottest new talent, the show has sold out every year so please book early to avoid disappointment. Check the BBC Comedy website for details. Sponsored by 2Entertain

Do you despise racism? Do you despair at Middle England? Did you laugh when Robert Kilroy Silk got hit with a bucket of shit? If so, then see this show. A riotous ‘fuck you’ to everyone who has a Daily Mail where their heart should be.

Baby Chimp Productions | William HanmerLloyd

Well-worked ideas and clever oneliners LIST

www.bbc.co.uk/comedy

Absolutely hysterical...astounding... wonderfully funny 

A very funny and refreshingly different take on real life REMOTEGOAT

THREEWEEKS

www.comedyawards.co.uk

0844 545 8252

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BBC COMEDY PRESENTS BBC

The 29th Edinburgh Comedy Awards (formerly The Perrier Awards)

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The unofficial Oscars of comedy GUARDIAN

£14.00 (£13.00)

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Late Night Gimp Fight

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TIME OUT COMEDY PRESENTS ... FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY

Late Night Gimp Fight

The world’s first gimp-based sketch comedy group brings their Time Out Recommended show to Edinburgh this summer with whips and tassels swinging! Come and see why 2009 has been described as The Year of the Gimp. Uproarious sketches, hilarious songs and of course... gimps. Everyone loves gimps, right?

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WE MADE A FUNNY Bristol Revunions | Sam Edwards and Charlie Perkins

Last seen at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1978, Bristol Revunions is finally being resurrected after 30 years in the comic wilderness. Returning for an hour of intelligent, witty and hilarious sketches that show-cases the finest talent Bristol University has to offer.

Time Out Magazine and Pleasance

Curated by Time Out’s comedy editor, Tim Arthur, these late night extravaganzas will feature the best line-ups anywhere in town including top headliners, the hottest new talent around and a fair smattering of the downright weird and wonderful. Highoctane late night funniness.

www.latenightgimpfight.com

We definitely recommend their general gimping around if you fancy a laugh LONDON LITE

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Pleasance Courtyard Upstairs

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Pleasance Dome AceDome

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ASHLEY HAMES: CONFESSIONS OF A SEX REPORTER

CHORTLE STUDENT COMEDY AWARD FINAL

Bravo’s Sin Cities star Ashley Hames has blazed a toxic trail through a minefield of debauchery. Everyone’s favourite sexual guinea pig explains exactly why he had his scrotum nailed to a plank of wood, and recalls life in the danger zone of porn shoots, orgies, fetish nights and gang bangs.

Leading comedy website Chortle has scoured Britain to find the best student comedians - now watch the best 12 of these future stars compete for the coveted title and a £1,000 prize. With top MC and 2009 winner Jack Heal. Previous winners include Lloyd Langford, Nathan Caton, Tom Deacon

Phil McIntyre Entertainment | Ashley Hames

Brand new, highly original improvisation, stand up and sketch show. Based on true stories from the audience and spontaneous suggestions. From one of Britain’s most exciting comic talents, who has performed all over the world; Canada, America, New Zealand, Norway, Germany, Holland and Hawaii! www.kevintomlinson.co.uk

Tomlinson reminds me of a young Robin Williams; you can’t fail to have a good time! PARAMOUNT COMEDY CHANNEL

Irresponsible, insane but inspired, the Queen should present Ashley Hames with a knighthood and a straightjacket... he is equally deserving of both PIERS HERNU

Hilarious....Tomlinson has a sharp mind and undoubted talent! SCOTSMAN

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DIE ROTEN PUNKTE ROBOT/LION TOUR

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Assembly present

Warren & Hanbury - All To Bare | Jennifer Warren, Charlotte Jo Hanbury

Utterly dysfunctional siblings Otto and Astrid Rot are Berlin’s Prince and Princess of PopPunk and Electro-Clash. Straight from sellout runs in NYC, Canada and Australia, their Robot/Lion Tour is one of the most irreverent and hilarious gigs you’re ever likely to see. Best Production, Montreal Fringe.

Two small town girls on comedy crack bring you a kaleidoscope of entertainment through song, sketches, physical comedy, & mad characters that will make you happy to be your own rotten self! No jokes, just funniness in the flesh... A Must See Welsh-Canadian Duo!

www.dierotenpunkte.com www.paullucasproductions.com

www.jenniferwarren.ca

Charlotte Jo Hanbury - A beautifully magnificent performance GUARDIAN

Right out of a Christopher Guest film METRO - NEW YORK

Jennifer Warren - Supremely funny, oddball Canadian. Bright light, character comedian TIM ARTHUR, TIME OUT

 Inspired, brilliantly executed lunacy…a sonic collision between Plastic Bertrand, Kraftwerk and early Ramones MONTREAL GAZETTE

WARREN & HANBURY

Rodney Breit, Richard Jordan and Paul Lucas

Pleasance Courtyard Below

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Kepow Theatre Company | Kevin Tomlinson

Ashley Hames stands for everything that is bad in today’s society CHANNEL 4.COM

23:00 19:30

KEVIN TOMLINSON: TRUTH OR DARE?

Chortle

www.thesexreporter.tv

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The Supper Club returns, the throbbing heart of late night Assembly. A series of guest hosts, gorgeous performers, a cocktail menu to die for and the best place to catch up with the Festival gossip. With fabulous Fringe starlets including Ali McGregor, Camille O’Sullivan, Miss Behave, Dusty Limits and Pete Firman

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Underbelly White Belly

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Billiard Room

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ANDREW STANLEY’S COMEDY MISH MASH

The patter, banter, craic – call it what you will – Scots have the best sense of humour in the world, the Scottish comedy scene is great, here we celebrate it in style bringing you the pick of the crop from the past few years. Always a Glasgow Comedy Festival sell out.

Like biscuits? Like people who like biscuits? Like people who like talking to people who like biscuits? Then come to the nice and relaxed hour that is the Mish Mash for songs, improv, sketches, comedy and, of course, free biscuits.

Ha Ha Comedy

Lisa Richards & EdCom | Andrew Stanley

www.myspace.com/andrewstanley www.edcom9.com

www.hahacomedy.co.uk

Genuinely prestigious affair... with a genuine sense of occasion CHORTLE

What the fringe is all about, young comics showing off their talents and having a fun time doing it 

No-one can deny the sense of excitement and occasion that this annual event now generates

FRESH FM

The most fun filled hour you’ll find at the Fringe  THREE WEEKS

SCOTSMAN

0844 545 8252

0131 556 6550

BEST OF SCOTTISH COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR

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HANS TEEUWEN Dutch superstar, comedian, jazz singer and defender of free speech, Hans most likes to spend his days in a hot bath contemplating world peace. But this summer he has managed to haul his bony arse to Scotland for six nights only with his phenomenally surreal, critically acclaimed cabaret. Rated five stars by Guardian and Metro at last years Fringe and described by Stewart Lee as ...’the best stand-up I’ve seen in ages’. Winner of a 2008 Chortle Award. www.hansteeuwen.tv

Surely one of the top five comics in the world SCOTSMAN Teeuwen is among the funniest performers I have seen, and his sado-Dadaist cabaret is a masterclass in laughter GUARDIAN If there are still tickets left by the time you read this, go and see him - you’d be mad not to spend some time with this breathtaking performer  METRO

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Underbelly Delhi Belly

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Dining Room

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Bethany Black – Love and a Colt 45

PHIL KAY - OH EDINBURGH

Britain’s favourite Goth, lesbian, transsexual stand up comedian returns to Edinburgh with a brand new show ‘Love and a Colt 45’ which adds two more pigeon holes to her description “recovering alcoholic” and “love addict”. It’s like The Prodigy’s Smack my Bitch up video, but with more jokes.

An intimate and touchingly in-depth study of the geological rock formations underlying the surrounding area of these Lothians Capital as well as stories from what a comedian gets up to after hours and full of beans doing shows then doing stuff that becomes the shows.Holyrood palace gates’ gold under the finger nails right up to storming the castle in the nude.. oh and..

Paramount International and EdCom | Bethany Black

CHORTLE

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Come celebrate Underbelly’s 10th year in udderation. A festival finale like no other – top comedy, music, acrobats, beatboxing, balloons and party hats (maybe) in one mega show. It’s going to be big... Full details and line up at: www.underbelly.co.uk

a show that’s 88 percent brilliance,nine percent strangeness and three percent ‘what the f**k was that?’ METRO

Perfectly pitched... very funny

Underbelly Productions

www.gildedballoon.co.uk

Bethany Black should prepare for world domination Bruce Dessau

Underbelly’s Birthday Blowout

Gilded Balloon

www.edcom9.com

E4 Udderbelly’s Pasture Udderbelly

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23:45 (01:15)

Andre Vincent’s - Beyond The Edinburgh Comedy Festival

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COMEDY COUNTDOWN Good Sense Of Humour

2008’s last-minute sleeper hit returns, with some advance planning and everything (probably). See comedians pitted against each other in something almost resembling everyone’s favourite teatime quiz show!

Even though Andre has to be up to perform the Early Edition he thought he’d stay awake a little longer to give you something different. He has trawled the festival to find all manner of entertainment for you late night owls. One part music. One part variety and a whole lot of comedy! Book Early.

Last year Alex Horne beat the likes of Richard Herring, Josie Long and Stephen Grant to the inaugural trophy. Hosted by Dan Atkinson. www.gsohcomedy.co.uk

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Sportsmans

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E4 Udderbelly’s Pasture Udderbelly

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PURPLE RONNIE’S STAND-UP POETRY CLUB

GIRLS WITH GUNS Gilded Balloon | Tiffany Stevenson

Join If.Comedy Best Newcomer 2007 nominee Zoe Lyons and star of ITV 2’s FWTV Tiffany Stevenson as they present the elite of female comedy talent, joined by a token male comedian as their ‘special’ guest.

Purple Ronnie in association with Coolabi and Show + Tell | Purple Ronnie

The award-winning Luke Wright presents the first of a regular showcase of the UK’s finest stand-up poetry talents. This launch night features a rare return to his poetry roots by Q.I. and ‘Buzzcocks’ favourite Phill Jupitus and the acclaimed Dockers MC (author of ‘Ugly Shy Girl’, Kate Nash support act).

Isn’t he brave? Be gentle with him now... Bet he’ll only do jokes about beer and willies...

Proud sponsors of

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Enthusiastic, likeable, a razor-sharp talent… animated, and confident…

Assembly 09

The best young performance poet around OBSERVER - ON LUKE WRIGHT

Scotsman

Top Ten Literary Talent 2008 TIMES ON DOCKERS MC

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00:00 - 01:30

A Night of Comedy for Ray – Hosted by Michael McIntyre

ASSEMBLY

GILDED BALLOON

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Assembly @ Assembly Hall Assembly Hall

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Off The Kerb Productions & Assembly

A benefit in aid of the late Ray Cowper, our beloved Assembly colleague, who died suddenly at the age of 40. With special guests Adam Hills, Rich Hall, Mike Wilmot, Shappi Khorsandi, Jon Richardson and many others.

0844 545 8252

0131 556 6550

Assembly @ George Street Music Hall

00:00 (01:20)

ADAM, JASON & FRIENDS

BEST OF THE FEST 2009

Adam and Jason played to packed houses last year. They sang with the Soweto Gospel Choir, they stuck forks up their noses, they made the audience try stand up. They’re back for more! FOUR SHOWS ONLY!

Best of the Fest is the biggest night of comedy in Edinburgh. It’s a guaranteed night of unabashed showing off and big laughs. Definitely the only place to be round midnight this August!

Assembly | Adam Hills & Jason Byrne

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Assembly in association with STV

Starring Adam Hills, Jason Byrne, Rich Hall, Phil Nichol, Andrew Maxwell and many more!

www.assemblyfestival.com

The Irishman and the Aussie put on a great show, it’s random and unrehearsed so there is no guaranteeing what you will get – but you will cry with laughter

www.assemblyfestival.com PLEASE NOTE BEST OF THE FEST IS AT ASSEMBLY HALL ON THURS 27, FRI 28 & SAT 29

EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

£25

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FORDY’S LOCK-IN

£14.50 (£13.00)

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Just The Tonic at the Caves Caves 3

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SPANK

Fluid Thinking | Matt Forde

Underbelly and James Wren & Leon Fleury by arrangement with MySpace.com/ comedyuk and Corrie McGuire at Objective Talent

Join BBC 6Music and 5Live favourite Matt Forde for a late-night drink and muck about with the best fringe comedians every night. Destined to be the late-night home of comedy.

THE late show of the Fringe returns following five years of sell-out success! For incredible lineups of awesome comedians, late night dancing & occasional gratuitous nudity, get your newly reddened butt cheeks down to SPANK! Lineups at www.underbelly.co.uk - SPANK! YOU LOVE IT! Sponsored by myspace.com/comedyuk

www.fluid-thinking.co.uk

www.underbelly.co.uk

Sore throats and stomach cramps guaranteed. Pure dead brilliant THREE

Everything you could hope for in a late night comedy showcase... An absolutely must-see show! THREEWEEKS

WEEKS

Comedy and legendary party night... get down there right away!

Perfectly timed METRO

TIME OUT

Plus for one night only the massive Spank-tastic! In E4 Udderbelly 29th Aug - 23:45

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STAND UP FOR FREEDOM

A N D Y

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Assembly @ Assembly Hall Assembly Hall

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J O R D A N

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SUPPER CLUB

‘And now for something completely fantastic...‘

Assembly

The Supper Club returns, the throbbing heart of late night Assembly. A series of guest hosts, gorgeous performers, a cocktail menu to die for and the best place to catch up with the Festival gossip.

The Johannesburg Citizen

Amnesty International

Assembly @ George Street Supper Room

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P R O D U C T I O N S

The legendary Amnesty benefit is back in 2009, and bigger than ever! Two nights of Edinburgh’s best stand-up, starring Stephen K Amos, Sarah Millican, Phil Nicholl, Rob Rouse, Laura Solon, John Bishop, plus more!

www.assemblyfestival.com

Always a sell-out, book early to avoid disappointment. See online for full line-up. www.amnesty.org.uk/edinburghfestivals

by Roy Smiles Directed by Michael Kingsbury

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£18.50 (£16.50)

E4 UDDERBELLY PASTURE COWBARN 7 - 31 AUGUST 12.45 (14.05) NOT 18 AUG BOX OFFICE 0844 545 8252

‘Fiercely witty, gloriously silly and wilfully ridiculous....‘ Cape Town Argus

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| Daily Festival Guide - For The Shows You Should See Just The Tonic at the Caves Caves 1

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JUST THE TONIC COMEDY CLUB MIDNIGHT SHOW

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00:15 19:30 Pleasance Dome AceDome

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AFTER HOURS

Pleasance Theatre and Amused Moose Comedy

Legendary and unmissable, “AFTER HOURS” presents its 7th laughter packed sell-out season, showcasing the year’s biggest hottest comedians in its comedy club setting, adding surprise guests who’ve included Jimmy Carr, Simon Amstell, Noel Fielding, Ross Noble and Flight Of The Conchords. Ask Pleasance Box Office for tonight’s line-up.

Just the Tonic Comedy Club

‘Boasting some of the most consistently interesting bills in the country’ (The Times) Late night, top quality bills from London’s Leicester Square and Nottingham’s critically acclaimed comedy club. We book the best acts all year. We’re booking them here all month. ‘The best comedy club in the country’ Johnny Vegas

pleasance.co.uk amusedmoose.com/shows

Brilliant! The best late night show on the Fringe JASON BYRNE Stellar SCOTSMAN

www.justthetonic.com

As fine a night as you are likely to find on the circuit TIMES Top class TIME OUT

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Preview £5.00 £8.50 (£7.50) £10.00 (£9.00)

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Underbelly White Belly

00:45 (03:00)

MARK WATSON’S LAST EVER 24HOUR SHOW

THE LATE SHOW

Neil Masters and Underbelly Productions

The best damn comedy night show returns for its 8th glorious pillow-fighting year. The biggest acts (not literally) in the smallest of spaces. Top comedy bills that you won’t miss your bed for and don’t have to share with hundreds of other people. Previous acts include Bill Bailey, Ross Noble, Flight of the Concords, Jason Byrne, Dara O’Briain, Phil Nicol and many many more.

Mark Watson

Five years after it all began, the final chapter of one of Edinburgh’s strangest stories.

A Mark Watson long show offers nothing less than hope for humanity CHORTLE

For daily line-ups visit www.underbelly. co.uk

Mark Watson’s endurance shows have been among the most colourful contributions to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and to comedy as a whole INDEPENDENT

www.underbelly.co.uk

Pleasance Dome AceDome

01:00 (01:00)

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£10.00 (£8.00) £14.00 (£12.50)

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£5.00

Gilded Balloon Teviot Debating Hall

01:00 (05:00)

LATE ‘N’ LIVE Gilded Balloon

The first and still the very best late night show on the Fringe. The most talked about Late night show – great acts, great music, and a great atmosphere – it’s exciting, it’s funny and it’s very, very late! Not for the fainthearted! www.gildedballoon.co.uk

The celebrated comedy abattoir that has slain a thousand comics! SCOTSMAN

Live comedy at its most gladiatorial Edinburghguide.com One of the unalloyed joys of the Fringe Telegraph The most exciting late night cabaret on the Fringe! One of the most talked about shows at the Festival where anything can happen and most probably does Chortle

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