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Hot new talent Impress friends and family by saying you saw them before they were famous. Ross Lee
Show, you are going to have to be a pretty miserable c*nt not to be won over by this natural entertainer. ✪ Patrick will be at the Gilded Balloon, at 9.15pm, on 7-31 August (not 13 or 20).
Jonny Sweet: Mostly About Arthur
Ross Lee: Not A Lot Of Sex, Lies and Videotape. It is often said about an artist that they are original, and perhaps they are; but if you see a more original act on the Fringe this year than TV’s Ross Lee, The Fix will refund you the cost of this mag. All his life, he has wanted to be famous, and as his dream starts to come true ten years too late, this show tells you the story of that journey. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll watch from behind your hands, but most importantly you’ll go on an incredible passage of amusement. ✪ Find TV’s Ross Lee at the Pleasance Dome, at 7pm, on 5-27 August (not 17) and 31 August.
Having appeared in last year’s highly-rated, highly-imaginative The Meeting with his House of Windsor cohorts (and Inbetweeners stars) Simon Bird and Joe Thomas, Jonny Sweet is back with his debut solo show. Mostly About Arthur is the story of his late brother Arthur, told with the aid of video, PowerPoint, and a two minute biopic play. ✪ Mostly About Arthur will be at the Pleasance Courtyard, at 4.45pm, on 5-30 August (not 17). .
Elis James: The Most Cautious Little Boy in Wales
Kevin Bridges: An Hour to Sing For Your Soul
With more energy than a four year old on orange squash, Patrick Monahan is Saturday night entertainment personified. Now a firm housewives’ favorite thanks to his stint on The Paul O’Grady
Picture the scene for a moment: you’re an up-and-coming comedian who gets asked to open a new primetime TV comedy showcase. Great. Then within days your Edinburgh shows have
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Lloyd Langford: Every Day I Have the Blues Welsh wunderkind Lloyd is a master at eking out humour from absolutely any situation. The Nevermind the Buzzcocks (and Fix) writer does another grand job in his new show about getting older and his love of the Blues. ✪ Lloyd will be at the Pleasance Courtyard, at 9.45pm, 5-30 August (not 18) Lloyd Langford
The affable, rambling raconteur throws caution to the wind and gets back to Edinburgh with a new show. While many will know him as the bilingual comic sidekick to Rhod Gilbert on BBC Radio Wales, Elis seems destined to step out of the shadow and become a star himself. ✪ Catch Elis at GRV, at 8.20pm, 6-30 August (not 19).
Patrick Monahan: Cowboys and Iranians.
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sold out and you’re adding extra dates to cope with the demand for tickets. The undoubted - if unexpected - hit of Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Kevin Bridges brings his debut show to the Fringe. ✪ Kevin will be at the Pleasance Dome, at 8.45pm, on 5-31 August (not 17).
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