COMEDY & REVUE
AUSTRALIAN COMICS @THE GILDED BALLOON Venue 38 -The Gilded Balloon Theatre, 233 Cowgate. Tickets 226 2151
ASSEMBLY ROOMS continued NICK DIPAOLO - THE UGLY AMERICAN Watching Nick is like being beaten up by your older brother. He'll hold you down, tickle you until you pee your pants - then spit in your face. But you still love him. Confrontational, contemporary, intelligent and hysterically funny. Warning - offensive. Aug 9-15,18-22,26-31 midnight (01.05) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 16,17,23-25 midnight (01.05) £8.00 (£7.00) SANDI TOKSVIG stars in her one woman show, RAMBLING. Well obviously she's starring because she's the only person in it except I shouldn't say that because you'll think 'ha, no big tap numbers then' which is true but come anyway. Aug 10-15,18,21,22,26-31 18.00 (19.15) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 16,17,23-25 18.00 (19.15) £9.00 (£8.00)
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★ GREG FLEET - TEN YEARS IN A LONG SLEEVED SHIRT (or how to take drugs and influence people). In 1995 'Thai-Die' was awarded five stars by the Scotsman. Now drug culture takes a fleeting. 'A wild, great show' The Herald-Sun (Melbourne). Aug 9-31 (not 19) 19.30 (20.40)- £7.00 (£6.00) JUDITH LUCY - AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM If you thought the Manson family were dysfunctional - then meet the Lucys. A story about families, adopted, biological and acquired from Australia's hottest comic. 'Best stand-up, sit down/lounge around comic I've seen' The Age - Melbourne. Aug 9-31 (not 19) 21.15 (22.25) £7.00 (£6.00) IN LOVE (NO-ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM) Janei Anderson and Greg Fleet bring with them years of experience in frustrating, brilliant, awkward, loving and ultimately disastrous relationships. Amongst the roses is always a bear trap waiting to slam shut. Aug 9-31 (not 19) 17.30 (18.40) £6.50 (£5.50)
THE WOW SHOW Steve Frost, Paul Mark Elliott, Lee Cornes and Mark Arden are 'Just Four Men'. Brand new show. Sell-out 1995. 'Funny enough to bring a tear to the seat of a dead man's trouser' The Herald. Aug 9-15,18-22 18.00 (19.05) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 16,17,23,24 18.00 (19.05) £8.50 (£7.50)
★ BLIMEY - IT'S MATT KING Matt King is one of Australia's hottest comics, he also spent 22 years bored crapless in Hertfordshire - this is that story. 'Both sad and very, very funny ***** | /2' Adelaide Advertiser. Aug 9-3 I 16.00(17.10) £6.50 (£5.50)
JOHN HEGLEY - POETRY IN MOTION Comedy's poet laureate' Independent. Alongside the verse, two new pieces commissioned by the South Bank. A story to complement a Svankmajer film and a movement collaboration with Tony Curtis: over Nigel Piper's pulsating score the two men dance out miraculous scenes from monastery life. Aug 10-15,18-22 19.00 (20.10) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 16,17,23,24 19.00 (20.10) £8.50 (£7.50)
BILL BAILEY Venue 3 - Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street. Tickets 226 2428
ATTILATHE STOCKBROKER AT THE MUSIC BOX Venue 50 - The Music Box, 9c Victoria Street Tickets 220 4847
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THE RADICAL SOUTH In the last year Attila has led the fight to save all that he cherishes. (Brighton & Hove Albion FC etc..) Now the social surrealist relates tales of his time. Hard hitting world travelling Mandola toting poet returns. Aug 12-26 19.16 (20.25) £6.00 (£5.00)
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BILL BAILEY Behold, the axe-wielding, keyboard twiddling cyber-beardie is back. He returns to Edinburgh with a brand new show, armed with just an old guitar, a new whistle and a mumbling inner voice. Truly, Bill Bailey is the twiddlemaster. 'Wonderfully hilarious' Sunday Times. Preview Aug 9 21.00 (22.00) £4.50 (£3.50) Aug 10-12,14,15,18-22,26-28,30,31 21.00 (22.00) £7.50 (6.50) Aug 16,17,23-25 21.00 (22.00) £8.50 (£7.50) NICK BALL Venue 33 - Pleasance, 60The Pleasance. Tickets 556 6550
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DRY SLOPES ...IN THE FLESH Your chance to catch Radio 4's 'Dry Slopes' live on stage before its second series. 'Nick Ball...('One Foot In The Grave', 'The Detectives', 'Going Live!')., plays Angus Dry with worrying credibility' Observer. Preview Aug 8 13.45 (14.45) £3.50 Aug 9-14,18-22,26,27,30,31 13.45 (14.45) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 16,17,23-25 13.45 (14.45) £7.00 (£5.00)