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EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: TOM LENK IS TRASH, Assembly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 5, 2019

In 2016, SAG Award-winning, middle-aged scene-stealer Tom Lenk (Buffy, Tilda Swinton Answers..., Transparent, HBO's Room 104) accidentally achieved what millennials and wannabe social media 'influencers' desperately crave: Instagram superstardom. Using 'household junk and sly humor' (New York Times), his 'Lenk Lewk for Less' red carpet parody photos and videos have garnered 500k followers, hundreds of millions of views, and reposts from your fave celebs (Kylie Minogue?!). Now, Lenk combines comedy, trash-fash, hot glue guns and all things half-assed in this hilarious hour of craftertainment.

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: LAURA LEXX: KNEE JERK, Gilded Balloon
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 6, 2019

Star of Live at the Apollo, Laura Lexx is a 'bouncy, bubbly stand up star' (Telegraph) shining a hilarious light on how hard it is to be a good person these days. Can you change the world without offending anyone?

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: WEST END PRODUCER - FREE WILLY, Studio 2 @ Assembly Studios
by Fraser MacDonald - August 4, 2019

On his first foray in front of the curtain at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, West End Producer unveils his brand new project - Free Willy: The Musical - and invites his audience to audition for their own role in the production.

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: UNEXPECTED ITEM IN THE BAGGING AREA, Underbelly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 5, 2019

Grab your Bag for Life, stick your pound-shaped keyrings into the trolley and step inside The Supermarket for a freshly baked musical treat. Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area is an original comedy-musical from Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society (SiX, Hot Gay Time Machine) by Laurence T-Stannard and Cambridge Footlights Amaya Holman and Jamie Bisping.

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: SPONTANEOUS POTTER, Gilded Balloon, Rose Theatre
by Christiana Rose - August 4, 2019

Spontaneous Potter is a playful, inventive piece, joyfully tapping into a generation of Potterhead's love of the franchise

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: TONY LAW: IDENTIFIES, Monkey Barrel
by Christiana Rose - August 4, 2019

Tony Law is wild, utterly absurd and magnetic in his new show 'Identifies'


EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: SUCH FILTHY F*CKS, Pleasance Dome
by Daniel Perks - August 4, 2019

Oli Forsyth expertly writes and directs Such Filthy F*cks, a show that questions why porn and porn addiction is still taboo.

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: BLODEUWEDD UNTOLD, Pleasance Courtyard
by Christiana Rose - August 4, 2019

The story of Blodeuwedd Untold is about a woman created from the flowers, but her passion has a devastating effect

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW REVIEW: DEAD RINGERS LIVE, Pleasance EICC
by Christiana Rose - August 4, 2019

Jon Culshaw, Lewis MacLeod, Jan Ravens and Duncan Wisbey thrill audiences with their quick wit and wonderful impersonations of politicians and public figures. Hilarious, clever, inventive.

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: SOOZ KEMPNER: MEGA DRIVE, The Globe Bar
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 4, 2019

Following 2018's Super Sonic 90s Kid, award-winning comedian Sooz Kempner is back with a brand-new hour, Mega Drive: a show about the video games that defined our youth and the ambition they helped create. Sega, childhood, songs a?" this is for anyone who remembers the 90s and had big dreams as a kid.

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: STEPHEN BUCHANAN: BABY DOVE, Pleasance Courtyard
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 4, 2019

Winner of the prestigious BBC New Comedy Award 2018 and the reigning Scottish Comedian of the Year, Stephen brings his much anticipated debut hour to the Fringe. Expect sharp storytelling and offbeat observations, as the 27-year-old delves into the reality of living at home with his mum and a refugee

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: ENOUGH, Traverse Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 4, 2019

Jane and Toni are immaculate, iconic, accommodating flight attendants. They're here for your safety, your comfort and your pleasure. Or so you think. But 30,000 feet below them their seemingly perfect lives are rapidly unravelling.

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: VIKKI STONE: SONG BIRD, Pleasance
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 4, 2019

Multi award-winning comedian and musician Vikki Stone returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a new show of her trademark comedy songs and stand-up. Whilst in previews, Song Bird was nominated for Best Musical Show at the 2019 Leicester Comedy Festival Awards.

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: AARON SIMMONDS: DISABLED COCONUT, Underbelly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 4, 2019

Join the BBC New Comedy Award finalist and wheelchair enthusiast as he tells you about how his first paid gig led to him performing on BBC2 a year later, and what happens when you are being trolled online for not being disabled enough. Aaron is far better at stand-up than standing up and his unique perspective on life a?" usually of people's belly buttons a?" gives him a distinctive edge in his performances as well as a sore neck.

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: ASHLEY STORRIE: HYSTERICAL, Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
by Fraser MacDonald - August 4, 2019

In her one-hour set at Edinburgh's Counting House, she brings a fresh perspective to dating, crime and autism with a brand that is most definitely her own.

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: SUZI RUFFELL: DANCE LIKE EVERYONE'S WATCHING, Pleasance Courtyard
by Christiana Rose - August 3, 2019

Suzi Ruffell is happy and she's not afraid to celebrate with you. She's passionate about things that bring joy and lists her quiff, therapy, meditation, yoga, cross-fit and a source of pure elation- her nutribullet. Love is the little things. Keep on with the joy, it is infectious #glaydy #lgbtqi+ #joy #happy #edfringe #comedy

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: SNORT, Pleasance Courtyard
by Joanna Trainor - August 4, 2019

Utterly and brilliantly bonkers improvisation from New Zealand

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: BYSTANDERS, Summerhall
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 3, 2019

Written and directed by Adrian Jackson. 'I was murdered once'. Shocking stories (and wild speculations) about the lives and deaths of homeless people. A Windrush generation boxer, a Polish migrant marked with a tattoo and a man with a bottle of gin and a television in his shopping trolley. Playfully serious and seriously playful. Last seen at the Fringe with Cathy in 2017, Cardboard Citizens return with an eye-opening collection of homeless histories. Are we mere bystanders?

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: GRAVITY AND OTHER MYTHS: BACKBONE, Underbelly
by Christiana Rose - August 3, 2019

A cast of 12 stunning demi-gods, with a love of stones much like Makka Pakka (see In the Night Garden on CBeebies) and a need to be at one with mystical gravel, begin to empty buckets of said gravel, which is then strewn across the stage utterly gloriously, creating a vision of turquoise light and dust.

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: WITH CHILD, Pleasance Courtyard
by Christiana Rose - August 3, 2019

In Clare Pointing's spectacular solo show, we meet six characters, all visibly pregnant, but not always acknowledging this.

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: FRIENDSICAL: A PARODY MUSICAL ABOUT FRIENDS, Assembly Rooms
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 3, 2019

A new parody musical, inspired by the iconic TV show. When Ross' wife leaves him for another woman, he fears he will never find love again. But then Rachel runs back into his life... will he end up with his true love? Featuring original songs: (He's her) Lobster!, Richard's Moustache and You're Over Me? When Were You Under Me?, the gang take on naked Thursdays, a power cut and a dinosaur convention. What could possibly go wrong? This is a loving parody not to be confused with the Warner Bros Entertainment Inc series Friends.

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: CATHERINE BOHART: LEMON, Pleasance Courtyard
by Joanna Trainor - August 3, 2019

When life gives you lemons, squirt them in people's eyes. Catherine Bohart's back for a second year at the Pleasance Courtyard.

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: ARMOUR: A HERSTORY OF THE SCOTTISH BARD, Gilded Balloon
by Fiona Scott - August 5, 2019

Fearless Players return to the Edinburgh Fringe with a polished version of their musical, Armour: A Herstory of the Scottish Bard. They present an engaging hour that tells the story of the women left behind by Robert Burns after his death.

EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: IMPROV ACTUALLY, Gilded Balloon
by Fiona Scott - August 5, 2019

The Cambridge Impronauts bring their rom-com inspired show, Improv Actually, to the Edinburgh Fringe. At the top of the show, they take suggestions of character dating profiles from the audience and a favourite is decided by vote. The group then attempt to improvise a full romantic comedy within an hour using that character as the protagonist.

Edinburgh 2019: BWW Review: CHRISTINA BIANCO: FIRST IMPRESSIONS, Assembly
by Fiona Scott - August 4, 2019

It may not be Christina Bianco's first time at the Fringe but she brings her hilarious new impressionist show, First Impressions to Assembly Checkpoint. Bianco hails from New York and is famous for her fabulous diva impressions, from Julie Andrews to Liza Minelli, some of which have gone viral on YouTube.


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