Edinburgh Fringe 2009
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Thankless Child
Thankless Child
World Premiere
Thankless children Liz Black and Freya Slipper present a brand new lunchtime sketch show. Learn what befalls if you don’t take heed of the cautionary tales of our youth. ‘hilarious’ *****- ThreeWeeks, ‘lightning-fast comedy’****- Fest
'Young, glitzy, delicious and different... Sure to have you chuckling away' ***** THREEWEEKS
'Lightning fast comedy' **** FEST
www.thanklesschild.com
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Mackenzie Taylor: No Straightjacket Required
Stage D’Or and Green Room Presents
World Premiere
Sometimes the only way to stay sane is to go a little mad. Mad from life. Mad from the slowest form of suicide... Love. "Playful, intelligent and very, very funny" - Dave Gorman
'An energetic, hairy whirlwind of a man, he’s one of those performers that everyone wants to be best friends with. Comedians with that amount of natural charm are a real rarity' HENLEY STANDARD
'Witty and quirky' CHORTLE
www.nostraightjacketrequired.co.uk | www.greenroompresents.com
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Kiosk of Champions 2: Kiosk of Champions!
CKP
World Premiere
A stripped-down sketch show from two stand-up comedians. Richard Sandling and Stuart Goldsmith are proud to present the sequel to their award-winning 2008 extravaganza! An unwieldy ogre and a simpering pretty-boy – lo-fi sketches, competent banter, Peloponnesian dancing.
ADVISORY: NO UNDER 13s
'Funny, fresh… positively Pythonic. Marvellously dark and dangerous' **** KATE COPSTICK, SCOTSMAN
www.ckpedinburgh09.com | www.kioskofchampions.com
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Britain's Best Mates
Phil & Phill - Festival Highlights
Obsessed with sports, lads’ mags, girls and each other, Comedy Central’s delusional couple, Phil & Phill, share the secrets of their bizarre, award-winning friendship and hopefully bag themselves a TV deal in the process.
'Hysterical… comic geniuses' GQ
'The next Ant & Dec' PHIL & PHILL
PLEASE NOTE THIS SHOW CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE
www.britainsbestmates.com
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The Boom Jennies
The Boom Jennies
A boisterous sketch carnival from this oddly charming trio. Hurling joy and wonder your way, The Boom Jennies promise happy times and at least one disco number. So much fun that by the end of the show you’ll have arranged a dinner meeting with strangers in neighbouring rows.
**** 'Bubbly, naughty, engaging fun… Three girls, one stage, an enormous capacity for wit: a great show' THREEWEEKS
**** 'Hilarious… fluid comedy genius' SCOTSGAY
www.theboomjennies.com
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Adams & Rea: Blissfully Unaware
Adams & Rea
UK Premiere
Award-winning cheeky pluckers, Adams & Rea (4 Stands Up – BBC Radio 4, Play and Record – BBC7) are strung, gifted and back. Join them as they ignore all the warnings and do as they damn well like, along the merry towpath of life. Pets welcome.
'Probably the funniest female musical duo since French and Saunders, if French and Saunders played instruments and sang really well' TIME OUT
www.adamsandrea.com
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SOLD OUT: Kevin Bridges: An Hour to Sing for Your Soul
Off The Kerb Productions | Kevin Bridges
Scotland’s ‘young prodigy’ (Guardian) makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut.
ADVISORY: NO UNDER 16s
'Hilarious material...Just call his talent frightening' SCOTSMAN
'Not just a talent to watch...one to envy' HERALD
www.offthekerb.co.uk
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Monsieur Montpellier: Entertainer Extraordinaire!
Monsieur Montpellier
Gasp with delight and recoil in horror as Monsieur Montpellier performs stories from his incredible life as chosen by you the audience! Ably assisted by his confidante Le Cabaret, Montpellier deftly showcases magic, mind reading and illusion as he attempts to cement his
reputation as the greatest showman on earth! www.monsieur-montpellier.co.uk.
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