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Edinburgh Festival recommendations

Post by Sanjøy » Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:19 pm

Need to book some stuff for the weekend anyone been to anything they recommend ?

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Re: Edinburhg Festival recommendations

Post by The Hoff » Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:46 pm

Neil and Christine Hamilton are doing 2 different shows I think.. one is later in the evening which is a bit "naughty" apparently..
(saw the pair of them out in Edinburgh on Saturday).
Lucy Porter's "bare essentials" show was not so good (too scripted).. but it was her first performance at the Fringe on Saturday night. (saw her in November last year at The Stand, and she was very good).

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Re: Edinburhg Festival recommendations

Post by jamiey » Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:55 pm

Saw this last Sunday, "Stefan Golaszewski Speaks About a Girl He Once Loved" at the Pleasance.

It's sort of a comedic play.

He recounts a girl he loved in 99 when he was 18, it's utterly brilliant. You get totally pulled in by his performance.

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Post by scottyf » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:43 pm

Gamorjobat... Mental Japanese physical comedy :thumbsup

Fringe seem to be getting it in the neck over the ticket situ. We took the kids to see a show yesterday and they had sold twice as many tickets as the venue could hold. We were just about the last people they let in! Lot of disgruntled people kicking about. The line for picking up prebooked tickets was full of people with similar stories. :?
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Re: Edinburhg Festival recommendations

Post by Tom » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:47 pm

I saw priorite a gauche a couple of times. Very funny, would def. go again :thumbsup
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Re: Edinburhg Festival recommendations

Post by chrisdb » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:57 pm

Went to see Jo Caulfield. Was funny but not 'laugh till it hurts' funny.

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Post by Edin430 » Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:35 pm

Jimmy Carr
Jason Byrne
Jim Jeffries
Scott Capuro
Stephen Amos
Danny Bhoy

All booked... All great... All v famous... All majorly offensive :mrgreen: (Apart from Danny Bhoy, but girlf wanted to see him... <yawn>) :lol:

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Re: Edinburhg Festival recommendations

Post by Sanjøy » Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:57 pm

Bored with the headliners after being badly disappointed with Franky Boyle
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Re: Edinburgh Festival recommendations

Post by jamiey » Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:12 am

Stephen Grant - Second at Pleasance Courtyard 18:00.

Comedy - show is about coming second - based on the premise that the performer came second to James May to become the new presenter on Top Gear.

Was really funny and he's up and coming rather than established.
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Re: Edinburgh Festival recommendations

Post by mckeann » Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:46 am

rich hall - crap
lucy porter and des clark - good
janey godley - brilliant
ed byrne - excellent.

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Post by Mr Momo » Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:50 pm

Sanjoy wrote:Bored with the headliners after being badly disappointed with Franky Boyle
any reason why ?
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Re: Edinburhg Festival recommendations

Post by Sanjøy » Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:19 pm

Mr Momo wrote:
Sanjoy wrote:Bored with the headliners after being badly disappointed with Franky Boyle
any reason why ?
I watch a lot of Mock the Week & QI and it is the same gags, I mean exactly the same gags, think there were all of two new punchline at Franky Boyles show last year. :(
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Re: Edinburgh Festival recommendations

Post by jamie » Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:29 am

Tim Minchin - very good
Sanjoy - nice to catch-up you know DP'08 makes sense :thumbsup

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Re: Edinburgh Festival recommendations

Post by Sanjøy » Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:59 am

jamie wrote:Tim Minchin - very good
Sanjoy - nice to catch-up you know DP'08 makes sense :thumbsup
Second vote for Tim, some talent.

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Re: Edinburgh Festival recommendations

Post by woody » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:24 pm

Sanj, did you see Jim jeffries this year? Some of the reviews aren't too hot?

Trying to decide what to see on Suday, it's between Jim Jeffries, Tim Minchin and the Comedy Reserve. :? All starting between 9 and 10 pm.

We've Mark Watson and Ed Byrne (was superb two years ago) already booked for the Monday night, just need to sort Sunday.

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