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NEW PLAYERS THEATRE LONDON | EDINBURGH FRINGE COMEDY PREVIEWS
EDINBURGH FRINGE COMEDY PREVIEWS
Event ran June 2010
Get your Edinburgh comedy fix right here at the New Players Theatre as some of the fringe's hottest acts perform here first.
ADDY VAN DER BORGH
Tuesday 15th June at 8.00pm
Advanced Mumbo Jumbo
A show about the different ways we communicate, Advanced Mumbo Jumbo also covers basic Jibba Jabba and intermediate Double Dutch, among other bits and bobs. Students of Gobbledygook may also be interested in this show. Or maybe not. But then again, maybe so…with a hey nonny nonny.
“Brilliant natural clown” Daniel kitson, Edinburgh Festival 2004
“Born to make people laugh” Edinburgh Evening News. ***** The List
“There was not a single dip in this consistently funny and inventive show” The Scotsman
"A naturally gifted comic" The Times
“Spellbinding…perfect timing and physicality” Chortle
THE REAL MACGUFFINS
Tuesday 15th June at 9.30pm
Sketch trio
Join sketch trio Dan March, Jim Millard and Matt Sheahan (aka The Real MacGuffins Time Out London Critic’s Choice) as they climb the world's tallest mountain (in Hackney). See eerie shopkeepers, mentalist neighbours and something that should never be done with fonts; directed by Cal McCrystal (‘Mighty Boosh’, ‘Pluck’).
“Serious punning talent…completely brilliant” – Spoonfed
“The MacGuffins are the Real Deal” – Richmond and Twickenham Times
PETE FIRMAN
Wednesday 16th June at 8.00pm
Jokes & Tricks
Prepare to be amazed and amused by Britain's leading comedy magician as he returns with the "best tricks in the universe" (Independent).
After sell-out shows in 2007/08/09 Pete has established himself as one of Edinburgh's hottest tickets. Television appearances include Monkey Magic (FIVE), Dirty Tricks and Derren Brown's 3D Magic Spectacular (Channel4) and For One Night Only (ITV1).
"The man from Middlesbrough sets the pace for comedy-meets-magic in the 21st century" (The Times)
"Funnier than most comedians and more magical than Dumbledore on a good day" (Time Out)
"Fusing jaw-dropping tricks with a fast and furious delivery of gags...A killer combo indeed." (The List)
ELIS JAMES
Wednesday 16th June at 9.30pm
Daytripper
Wandering alone through Britain's market towns gives Elis James an intimate relationship with boredom. Elis, however, is a man who loves a daytrip, and has money to spend on souvenirs. Following last year's acclaimed debut show and fresh from the Melbourne Comedy Festival, Daytripper combines Elis' love of history and pop music with his obsessive personality to take audiences on a journey of self-discovery – via the American Museum in Claverton Down.
“Getting the sort of word-of-mouth recommendations that much more experienced comics would kill their mothers for'” The Scotsman
“A complete joy” **** TimeOut
DELETE THE BANJAX
Thursday 17th June at 8.00pm
One of the most exciting new live acts on the comedy circuit, DELETE THE BANJAX, invite you to this preview of their highly anticipated Edinburgh Fringe 2010 show! Known for their high energy performance style, Samuel Champion, Daniel Cook, Gareth Cooper and Caroline May-Jones present a show of subtly surreal sketches, characters and songs.
‘Daft, deft and hugely inventive’ The Independent
‘Hilarious’ Three Weeks
'The underground hit of Ed Fringe 09 ...daffy humour and inspired songs ...one to watch in 2010’ Guardian
'They successfully freshen the sketch format ...laugh out loud' Scotsman
‘A dynamic display of infectiously fast-paced comedy ...word is getting around about delete the banjax’ Chortle
Gigs, videos, music and more at www.deletethebanjax.com
THE DOG-EARED COLLECTIVE
Thursday 17th June at 9.30pm
Joyride
The Dog-Eared Collective set a sketch comedy crash course for Cloud 9!
Morris Dancing with missiles, falafel freefall and Team GB's Olympic dragon - whatever flips your switch and fires up your funny bone, join the DEC for a full throttle thrill ride.
Strap in punks, we’re not leaving without you.
One of Fringe Review's Top Ten Sketch Shows at Brighton Fringe 2010
* * * * * "I'll be recommending it to everyone I know" ThreeWeeks
"Offbeat to the extreme and profane beyond measure. It's The Mighty Boosh meets The League of Gentlemen." Fest Magazine
“Firmly on the critics' radar. Definitely one to watch.” Metro
THE GRANDEES
Friday 18th June at 8.00pm
In a heady mix of comedy, drama and lycra these kids of the 80's bring you a sketch adventure packed with bizarre and compelling characters. If you haven’t yet discovered The Grandees, they’re a trio of comedy performers featuring Marny Godden, Greg Faulkner and Tom Turner. Or strange goblin-like inter-dimensional beings that live in basements, depending on who you ask. Get ready for this surreal brand of fantastical hi-jinx. Whoosh!
***** - Perfectly executed comedy, Edinburgh Evening News
***** - Completely bonkers, but brilliant, Three Weeks
GRÁINNE MAGUIRE
Friday 18th June at 9.30pm
‘We Need to Talk about Bonnets’
Is living like you’re in an Emily Bronte novel necessarily a bad thing? Even if you’re a bit of a pisshead and don’t own a bonnet. Gráinne Maguire (Finalist in Hackney Empire, Laughing Horse, Funny Women and Leicester New Act) asks that perennial question- What would Jane Eyre do?
Incredibly Funny TIMES ONLINE 2009
Adorable, delightfully meandering; has a big future ahead of her TIME OUT RECOMMENDED
ALI COOK
Saturday 19th June at 9.30pm
Pieces of Strange
Star of Channel Four’s 'Dirty Tricks' and Five's 'Monkey Magic'. Award winning TV magician Ali Cook returns with a heady mix of anarchic illusion and off-beat comedy. Ali Cook’s irreverent persona and respected sleight of hand have made him one of the pioneers of the alternative magic scene. He has already written and performed seven British television series. His 2008 Edinburgh debut and West End performances sold out with four-star reviews.
‘A sharp irreverent magician’ Daily Star. ‘Immensely Funny’ Daily Telegraph.
“Weird and wonderful” Maxim Magazine
“A master of deception” Radio Times
“Our favourite man of magic” Zoo Magazine
GRÁINNE MAGUIRE
Tuesday 22nd June at 8.00pm
‘We Need to Talk about Bonnets’
Is living like you’re in an Emily Bronte novel necessarily a bad thing? Even if you’re a bit of a pisshead and don’t own a bonnet. Gráinne Maguire (Finalist in Hackney Empire, Laughing Horse, Funny Women and Leicester New Act) asks that perennial question- What would Jane Eyre do?
Incredibly Funny TIMES ONLINE 2009
Adorable, delightfully meandering; has a big future ahead of her TIME OUT RECOMMENDED
RAYGUNS LOOK REAL ENOUGH
Tuesday 22nd June at 9.30pm
An engaging and energetic mash-up duo, that combine the three genres of comedy, cabaret and live rock music, and deliver them to you, in one fell swoop! Their unique combination of musicality and vigour creates the atmosphere of a vast stadium rock concert, in a space the size of a hatchback!
JARRED CHRISTMAS
Wednesday 23rd June at 8.00pm
One of New Zealand's funniest exports is BACK for Edinburgh 2010. Following sell out shows in Edinburgh and London, a starring role in a BBC2 sitcom, winning an award, and dancing like Beyonce for pot noodle, Jarred Christmas returns to do what he does best.stand-up.
Winner of Chortle Best Compere Award 2010
"LIKEABLE, INTELLIGENT AND FULL OF UNPREDICTABLE ENERGY" The Scotsman or "One of the funniest men to pick up a microphone" Tim Arthur, Comedy Editor, Time Out
TOULSON & HARVEY
Wednesday 23rd June at 9.30pm
Toulson & Harvey used to be friends
Directed by Sara Pascoe
“EXCELLENT MIMICS AND SUPERB ACTORS WITH TIMING COMING OUT OF THEIR EARS” The List
“A TALENTED, CHARISMATIC DUO WITH AN INCREDIBLE INSTINCT FOR TIMING AND PACE” Chortle
In 2005, Toulson&Harvey were nominated for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award. By the end of their third show in 2007 they were no longer speaking to each other. The time has come for them to explain why.
In a show of breath-taking ingenuity, a liberal relationship with the truth, and one of the most litigious songs ever to grace the Edinburgh Festival, Toulson&Harvey dig-up hatchets, and bury them in each other’s skeletons.
But is this the result of their own free will, or the machinations of a teddy bear called Iago? As Lions befriend Christians, only to be eaten by Russell Crowe, and Justin Lee Collins claims credit for Toulson’s early career, it’s time for the audience to take sides…are they with Toulson, or with Harvey?
“LIKE THE DAY TODAY WITH ALISTAIR MCGOWAN GUEST-STARRING” Independent On Sunday
THE REAL MACGUFFINS
Thursday 24th June at 8.00pm
Sketch trio
Join sketch trio Dan March, Jim Millard and Matt Sheahan (aka The Real MacGuffins Time Out London Critic’s Choice) as they climb the world's tallest mountain (in Hackney). See eerie shopkeepers, mentalist neighbours and something that should never be done with fonts; directed by Cal McCrystal (‘Mighty Boosh’, ‘Pluck’).
“Serious punning talent…completely brilliant” – Spoonfed
“The MacGuffins are the Real Deal” – Richmond and Twickenham Times
LUKE TOULSON
Thursday 24th June at 9.30pm
Sorry about last night
Directed by Sara Pascoe
"A GIFTED COMIC" Sunday Times
Award-winning comedian Luke Toulson, returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a brand new full-length show about falling back in love with the world… and the tricky social niceties of the back seat of the bus.
"A NATURAL STAND-UP. HIS AUDIENCE RAPPORT AND QUICK-WITTEDNESS ARE ASTONISHING, PUTTING HIM INTO THAT RARE GROUP OF COMICS WHO FIND IT EASY TO DEVIATE FROM THEIR PREPARED MATERIAL AND RIFF ON WHATEVER THE CROWD THROWS AT THEM." allthefestivals.com
After last year's Festival, Luke ran away. He had considered himself a loveable rogue…a loose cannon, a rapacious wit with an eye for the ladies. Turns out he was just another lonely alcoholic. He got as far as Austria, but was back in less than three weeks with a self-appointed mandate for change.
Exploring Love, Loss, and Addiction, Luke reveals how daughters are better liars than sons, Playboy models don’t make great wives, and just because you wear a hoodie doesn’t mean you’re destined to lose at ‘I spy’.
Sorry About Last Night is the account of a man who tried cynicism, but realised it wasn’t all that.
THE SUNDAY DEFENSIVE
Friday 25th June at 8.00pm
Further Complications
Directed by Nick Collett
Bespectacled duo Phil Gilbert and Jacob Edwards proudly present their hotly anticipated follow-up to last year’s sell-out show ‘Friend and Foe’. The live favourites present their unique blend of classic double act banter, smart character comedy and irreverent sketches.
'Two fantastic performers…some of the best writing I have seen’ *****Fringe Guru
'A superb double act’ London is Funny
‘One of the most innovative sketch groups around…A terrific duo’ Time Out
‘Hotly tipped’ Guardian
‘Recommended’ Independent
HELEN ARNEY
Friday 25th June at 9.30pm
Songs For Modern Loving
Comic songs, ukuleles and stand-up to take you through the highs, lows and heartaches of looking for that perfect someone.
Helen’s debut comedy hour looks at Modern Love: If Juliet were alive today, would she still choose secret trysts and double suicide over a fixed-rate mortgage and awkward Christmas dinners with Romeo’s parents? And would she spend August in a cave singing songs about it on the ukulele?
"Charming, witty, warm with great one-liners" **** The List
"Engaging, twinkly-eyed stage presence" Chortle
“Irreverent and heartfelt" British Theatre Guide
“Geeky” Time Out London
TARA FLYNN
Saturday 26th June at 8.00pm
Tara Flynn is a London-based Irish actress & comedienne. Tara is Ireland's leading female voice artiste. She's an Improviser and a Blogger. She was a founding member of the massively popular Festival hit The Nualas, She’s co-starred in The Omid Djalili Show, Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle and Paul Merton’s Thank God You're Here. Big Noise is Tara’s collection of comedy songs, performed with personality, style and panache by a lady with a fantastic range of styles.
HOLLY BURN
Saturday 26th June at 9.30pm
Living and Dying
After 2009’s critically acclaimed, sell-out show “At Home with Holly”, Holly returns to Edinburgh with more renegade character comedy that breaks all the rules. This year’s must-see show sees Holly stage her own life and death in another hour of distinctive silliness.
‘Highly talented… Wonderfully abstract… surreal’ Time Out London Critics' Choice
'Dangerous but hilarious… Genuinely inspired and edgy... daringly different' Stage
'A coup de theatre….likely to lead to Burn’s sectioning' Chortle
'Bonkers but brilliant! Exceptional' ***** Edinburgh Spotlight
‘Totally compulsive, totally memorable experience, with some surprisingly shrewd twists... LIST
'A total hoot... unmissable' **** One4Review
"The lively and inventive comic behind the wonderful cult show At Home With Holly" London is Funny
