The Top 155 Shows at EdFringe 2015 - Part 2 of 7
Where was I? Oh yes. Again, it's in order of quality, so these shows are slightly less good than the ones in Part 1, but much better than the dross in Part 6. Also, I've moved Tez Ilyas into this section because he assumed after Part 1 that it was alphabetical and that he'd be in Part 6. This is a lesson to him not to be a clever-clogs and never to assume as it makes an ass out of Tez Ilyas. It just so happens that all the quite good shows in this section begin with a C, D, E, F or G, but again, that's pure coincidence and they are all arranged in decreasing order of quality.
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16:15. August 6th-19th. Free
Character
In which Charlie reminisces about her experiences making Annie 2.
Heroes @ Bob's BlundaBus, 20:30. August 6th-11th. Pay What You Want
Concept
In which Christian Talbot chats to myself and other comics about our mental health problems.
Check This One Out! Tez Ilyas: TEZ Talks
Pleasance Courtyard, 19:15. Paid
Stand-up
Should take him out completely, really, for his Bad Attitude, but I won't as he's very good.
Just The Tonic @ The Caves, 17:30. Pay What You Want
Clown
In which Cheekykita and Mr Dinner go to space and sing Babylon Zoo songs.
Pleasance Courtyard, 21:45. Paid
Stand-up
In which a sentient beard with a Canadian attached to it explores the social goings-on in bars.
Chris Coltrane: Left-Wing Propaganda Machine
PBH @ Banshee Labyrinth, 15:30. Free
Stand-up
In which Chris pretends to be left-wing for an hour when we all know he's one of them horrible Tories.
Christian Talbot Is Shite At Being Irish
Underbelly Med Quad, 17:40. Paid
Stand-up
Christian is actually Irish and therefore objectively better than me at being Irish, so I don't understand his title.
Just The Tonic @ The Caves, 13:45. Pay What You Want
Clown
In which Claire gets inside a cardboard box, I think. Then maybe gets out of it?
Just The Tonic @ The Tron, 15:40. Paid
Concept
In which Eric Lampaert plays ringleader to a gang of fools recreating classic films.
Comedy Club 4 Kids 4 Grown Ups
Assembly Roxy, 23:00. August 14th. Paid
Mixed Bill
In which the cream of the Comedy Club 4 Kids gang bring their child-friendly stuff to a bunch of drunken revellers.
Underbelly Med Quad, 19:00. Paid
Clown
In which Dan gets us all to list cheeses for upwards of ten minutes.
Dane Baptiste: Reasonable Doubts
Pleasance Courtyard, 19:15. Paid
Stand-up
I don't think Dane's doubts are reasonable, as everyone knows he's great. He should have more self-confidence.
Pleasance Courtyard, 20:30. Paid
Absurdist
In which Darren goes to ludicrous technological lengths to provide context for ridiculous puns.
Daryl Perry & Sunil Patel: Dopeness - A Guide To Hip-Hop
PBH @ Cowgatehead, 12:00. Free
Stand-up
Sunil's in literally everything, you all know Sunil. He's in this too. So is Daryl. I think it's about hip-hop.
Pleasance Courtyard, 18:00. Paid
Stand-up
In 2013 I recommended Adam Hess and David Elms' two-hander despite not knowing who David Elms was. Well now I do know who he is, so he doesn't need anybody else to persuade me to recommend him. So I'm recommending him.
David Mills: Don't Get Any Ideas
PBH @ The Voodoo Rooms, 17:15. Free
Stand-up
My friend Charley told me the other day that David has discovered the "secret of comedy," and it's to say "you" instead of "I." Sounds like bad grammar, doesn't it? But he makes it work.
Ed Aczel: The Random Flapping Of A Butterfly's Wings
Heroes @ The Hive, 17:30. Pay What You Want
Stand-up
Ed made me laugh the hardest I've laughed all year by saying "Ooohhhh" in response to somebody talking about their mortgage.
Eleanor Morton: Allotted Mucking Around Time
The Stand Comedy Club 2, 13:20. Paid
Stand-up
In which Eleanor channels the lost souls of dead cats, and gets jealous of a rat.
PBH @ The Voodoo Rooms, 19:50. Free
Stand-up
In which Elf wears a shark costume. I wore one in my show last year, but Elf does it better than me.
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 17:00. Free
Stand-up
Hi Evelyn! I've not seen you in aaaaaaaaages! Is your show good this year? I hope so, cos here it is in my list.
Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 13:15. Free
Stand-up
In which Faye plays the trombone objectively better than any other comedian.
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 12:10. Paid
Stand-up
In which Fern recreates a hypnotic health-spa full of dickheads.
Pleasance Courtyard, 18:00. Paid
Stand-up
In which Fin is smelly and lazy but somehow still charming.
Assembly George Square Gardens, 15:20. Paid
Children's
In which Phil Ellis returns to traumatise more children by being tragic at them.
Garrett Millerick: A Selection Of Things I've Said To Taxi Drivers
Underbelly Med Quad, 21:25. Paid
Stand-up
Garrett's getting cross because people keep thinking his show is about taxi drivers. Personally, I think he's brought it on himself.
Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 2
Pleasance Courtyard, 22:45. Paid
Sketch
If you would like to see a penis in a Fringe show, this is your best bet.
Assembly George Square Theatre, 15:20. Paid
Absurdist
Part-clown, part-mime, part-raconteur, part-theatremaker, part-sketch act, part-character act. He should make his mind up.
