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PLEASANCE COURTYARD | BEYOND
ANGELOS EPITHEMIOU AND FRIENDS
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Casual Violence! have worked out the meaning of death. The good news is: it involves Siamese twins working as hitmen, smelly deathbeds, bubble guns, sad clowns and Santa hats. The way we see it: if you’re going to die (and you are), you might as well die laughing... Sharp jokes, physical comedy, live music and wonderful new characters are all guaranteed...
“Why not pop along and see me do my show called Angelos Epithemiou and Friends... It’ll be jokes and questions and maybe a quiz if we’ve got time, and all that will be dragged out for about 50 minutes I think or until I get chucked out the place. Come and see it.” Angelos Epithemiou.
jameshamiltoncomedy.co.uk | www.casualviolencecomedy.co.uk twitter: @casualviolence
Angelos is an original, brilliantly performed character.
Unique grotesquery FRINGEGURU.COM A truly brilliant show THE NEW CURRENT
THE TIMES
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CASUAL VIOLENCE: CHOOSE DEATH
Live Nation and MHA
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See Muslim comedian Jeff Mirza’s hilarious jihadi ‘faith off’ about the world’s beliefs. He has just come back from a tour of Saudi Arabia. Prophets or Losses? Blasphemy or Blast-for-me? Allah, Buddha,Christ or Dawkins; none are spared. Do beards really matter? Why was JK Rowling being discussed at the local Mosque? Can cousin marriages, burqas, inquisitions and Crusades really get us to heaven? Just don’t shoot the Messenger.
America’s $1 Funnyman Neil Hamburger returns! The hardest working and most profoundly suffering comedian in existence, Neil’s unique brand of comedy has thrilled, perplexed and repulsed audiences worldwide. Audacious, uncompromising and subversive, don’t miss the chance to see this cult icon perform at the fringe.
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A four-man Irish comedy group. Harking back to their boy-band success in the 90s, NPT take to the road for a come-back tour. This time, less songs, more sketches. The all style, no substance nonsense of NPT should have you reaching for the defibrillator. Swish.
Nerdgasm [n]: The excitement of one’s nerdy or geeky tendencies causing a sensory overload. For one night only, Tom Lenk (‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, Broadway’s ‘Rock of Ages’) reveals hilarious and shamefully geeky stories from a career spent playing a nerd in theatre, film and reality in his Time Out London Critics’ Choice comedy show.
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PLEASANCE COURTYARD | BABY GRAND
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A boisterous late-night gobstopper of a sketch show mixing the sharply observed with the outrageously silly. Join The Boom Jennies for a mischievous comedy rampage buzzing with energy, surprises and cheeky charm. Stuff this show in your face and leave feeling satisfied. ‘Delightfully silly’ – Daily Telegraph.
The Fringe’s original, longest running and most prestigious standup showcase returns with the hottest new talent on the comedy circuit: Hari Kondabolu (Russell Howard’s Good News BBC3, The John Oliver New York Stand Up Show, Comedy Central), Iain Stirling (BAFTA-nominated and Chortle Student Comedy Award Finalist), Paul Currie (CBBC), and Phil Wang (Winner of the Chortle Student Comedy Award and the Comedy Central Funniest Student Award). SELL-OUT 1991-2010. Back for the 21st consecutive year.
Laugh-aloud funny... bubbly, naughty, engaging fun. THREEWEEKS Hilarious... fluid comedy genius. SCOTSGAY
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Comedy’s finest new additions OBSERVER £5 £9.50 (£8)
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www.theboomjennies.com | facebook: theboomjennies twitter: @theboomjennies
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THE COMEDY ZONE
Lizzie Bates, Anna Emerson & Catriona Knox
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THE BOOM JENNIES: BLOWOUT
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Sweet and witty INDEPENDENT A welcome change from the average comedy show ... the laughs kept coming throughout PINKPAPER.COM
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www.tomlenk.com | twitter: @tomlenk
An exciting new talent ENTERTAINMENT.IE Ireland’s finest new sketch group THE PLAYER
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Eskinazi Productions
www.nopantsthursday.net | www.bottlerocketcomedy.com twitter: @NoPantsThurs
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TOM LENK: NERDGASM
BottleRocket Comedy
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NO PANTS THURSDAY
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A phlegm-filled sack of putrid self-loathing... Truly extraordinary CHORTLE Peerless SCOTSMAN
www.jeffmirza.com | twitter: @jeffmirza
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Assembly & Soho Theatre
Jews and Hindus welcome. Ramadan Mubarak.
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NEIL HAMBURGER: DISCOUNTED ENTERTAINER
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JEFF MIRZA’S JIHAD; HERESY OR HEARSAY?
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