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Comedy 2012 Archives - One4Review

A Final Day Fringe Selection

August 28, 2012 |

Camille Claudel (Theatre) ****

Oliver Reed: Wild Thing (Theatre) ****

Bad Musical (Comedy) ****

Celia Pacquola – Delayed (Comedy) ****

On this the final day of the Fringe and having completed my reviewing schedule a few days ago, on something … Read More

News at Kate 2012 – Kate Smurthwaite

August 26, 2012 |

4 Star

**** 

Kate Smurthwaite is an atheist leftie feminist comedian, but that is no reason why she should not be taken seriously. In spite of a venue with a Mussolini quote on the wall, hardly conducive to her show, … Read More

Andrew J Lederer – Cold Comfort

August 26, 2012 | 2

4 Star

**** 

I have known Andrew J Lederer for a number of years now and have always admired him as a performer. He is not a flash performer, he is an honest to goodness journeyman, but the New York … Read More

This Audio Tour Belongs to Lionel Richie

August 25, 2012 |

****

This audio tour takes about forty-five minutes, and has a simple circular route, with, in the main, good directions (I only got lost once). Narrated by Barry Ferns in a lovely … Read More

Elis James – Speaking as a Mother

August 24, 2012 |

4 Star

**** 

Eis James is definitely on the move as a comic in what is his 4th solo Edinburgh show, really(?) and the sell-out signs for this strangely entitled show in a port-a-cabin are very much in evidence. His … Read More

Nish Kumar – Who is Nish Kumar?

August 24, 2012 |

4 Star

****

Nish Kumar was a new name to nearly all of the near capacity audience at the performance I witnessed but once seen I’m sure most will not forget him.

Kumar hails from Croydon and is a Brit … Read More

David Trent – Spontaneous Comedian.

August 24, 2012 |

3 Star

***

If ever there was a misnomer of a show title to describe the content then his has to be up with the best.

Spontaneous is certainly not a word that can be applied without irony to this … Read More

McNeil and Pamphilon

August 23, 2012 |

3 Star

***

Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon are male sketch comedy duo  who have been around for a year or two now and obviously are confident in their approach to this medium.

Unlike a lot of their genre they … Read More

Activism is Fun

August 23, 2012 |

****

This is not standard political comedy, where politicians are lampooned for ill-thought and highly publicised remarks or generally-disliked policies are picked over in finer detail. This is activism for beginners: learn about a subject, question it and get involved. … Read More

Coalition

August 23, 2012 |

4 Star

****

The concept of politics and comedy can be a successful one as a number of explorations have taken place over the years and in this new production by Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky all the players are … Read More