The Edinburgh Fringe 2005 Show #019 (MP3 – 6.7MB – 22min 35 sec)
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This is it, the last “during the Fringe” podcast from 2005. Enjoy it, because when it’s gone it’s gone. Although I will admit to having a tear in my eye when I finished the FTP on this file, I’mnot quite sure if […]

The Edinburgh Fringe 2005 Show #018 (MP3 – 6.7MB – 22min 35 sec)
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Sarah Coomes - Gwynn Williams, Domestic Goddess
Character comedy seems to be a bit out of favour with the critics this yea, but Sarah Coomes delightful batty old dear, Gwynn Williams is another of those small shows that isn’t going to show up […]

If monkeys could be butlers, I imagine they would be a little hit and miss in terms of the service provided. Likewise, The Monkey Butlers show is a little hit and miss when it comes to the comedy served up. There are some real gems in amongst the sketches, but also a few […]

The dark comedy of this play, which deals with the hardships of raising a disabled child, is wonderfully brought to life in this production by an exceptional young cast. Of particular note is Jeremy Smith’s confident performance as Brian, which shows a maturity well beyond his years. Comic timing is essential in this […]

The Edinburgh Fringe 2005 Show #017 (MP3 – 9.3MB – 32min 17 sec)
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Gareth Jones - How Everything You Know Could Be Wrong
Or, if you’re of a certain age, the artist fromerly known as Gaz Top. What a smashing tim e I had with this intervew. There are some people who are either supremely good […]

Suppose I’d better post them…

The shortlist for the Perrier Comedy Award 2005
Chris Addison - ‘Atomicity’
Dutch Elm Conservatoire ‘Conspiracy’
Jeremy Lion - ‘What’s The Time, Mr Lion’
Jason Manford - ‘Urban Legend’
Laura Solon - ‘Kopfrapers Syndrome: One Man and His Incredible Mind’
The nominations for Perrier Best Newcomer
Charlie Pickering ‘Betterman’
Mark Watson ‘50 Years Before Death’
Rhod Gilbert’s 1984
Tim Minchin ‘Darkside’
Toulson […]

Hmmm… On the face of it an interview with Nica Burns, Perrier Awards Chief, should make entertaining reading, given the criticism the Perrier has taken this year. BUt hold on, the article is pretty much quotes from Burns, with almost no critical questions asked beyond “can you reply to everything everyone has said.” And it […]

The Edinburgh Fringe 2005 Show #016 (MP3 – 9.6MB – 33min 10 sec)
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Andrew McClelland & Lawrence Leung - The Somewhat Secret Secret Society Show
Want to know everything you didn’t know abou the groups of people that you don’t know about? Andrew and Lawrence have been reading up on secret societies since their school days, […]

Oh dear. I think I may be suffering from multiple personality disorder… How can I love, hate, pity, loathe, admire and despise the same person in just one hour? Quite easily, it seems, if that person happens to be Ben Willbond (who I fear may be suffering from a similar condition). His […]

The thing about Brendan Burke is that while he’s a stand-up, he’s not of the “story telling” ilk of comics. Obviously he has some material, but most of his charm comes from a sense that he has absolutely no idea where the act could go when he gets up on stage. And for the show […]