LOLs in translation
Adapting humour for an international audience
19/08/2019 … The Edinburgh Fringe attracts an international audience and an increasing number of comedians from overseas.
Mon 19 August 2019
Tom Parry: Parryoke!
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
19/08/2019 … If you translate Tom Parry’s name into French it comes out as Joie De Vivre.
Jimmy McGhie: BA (Hons)
Edinburgh Fringe review by Julia Chamberlain
19/08/2019 … I didn’t see last year’s show form Jimmy McGhie, but this is apparently a re-vamp.
What's the worst thing you've eaten for a bet?
Another from Richard Herring's stock of Emergency Questions
19/08/2019 … 40 chicken nuggets at once.
Matt Stellingwerf: Sisyphus
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
19/08/2019 … ‘I’m better than my reputation,’ New Zealander Matt Stellingwerf reassures his audience before the show.
Samantha Hannah: How To Find Happiness (In A Year)
Edinburgh Fringe review by Alex Bruce
19/08/2019 … Samantha Hannah’s self-explanatory hour contains mostly mild comedy, lit by beacons of sudden, honest, edgy, dark, rude or revealing material.
The lesson? Take some chances!
Phil Nichol recalls his most memorable gigs
19/08/2019 … Worst gig and best gig At Edinburgh in 1996, in a different era, the Gilded Balloon was still on Cowgate.
Mother
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
19/08/2019 … There’s something of the drama-school about Laura Curnick and Jack Mosedale’s double act, with big performances making showy use of their obvious on-stage…