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Fringe for (around) a fiver: Comedy

Fringe for (around) a fiver: Comedy

The best cheap shows in Edinburgh this August

22 Jul 2011

AAA Stand-Up/Late A trio of dandy comics for much less than the normal price of three in this annual not-late/late line-up. The earlier bill includes Joe Rowntree while the later roster has Matt Price. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 3–5 Aug…

Everything Else You Always Wanted to Know About Life (But Didn’t Care to Ask)

Everything Else You Always Wanted to Know About Life (But Didn’t Care to Ask)

Largely-poor material takes us back to the mid-70s

(2 stars)23 Aug 2010

It could have been a trick of the light, but did foursome Bad Bread just follow up the word ‘queries’ with a limp wrist gesture? Twice? At least not all of their largely-poor material takes us back to the mid-70s as they perform sketches introduced by a…

Dead Cat Bounce

Dead Cat Bounce

Poised to go from cult hit to Minchin-like stardom

(4 stars)23 Aug 2010

Last year they certainly had the rock stylings off pat but this time around they’ve nailed the comedy too. This four-piece from Dublin is the finished article, with songs about running with midgets, one that pokes fun at the cute frontman and a lovely…

Dead Cat Bounce

Dead Cat Bounce

The overall effect is enjoyable

(3 stars)24 Aug 2009

Taking the idea of musical comedy to the extreme, these Irish lads not only perform sketches but are a four-piece band too. It's nicely presented but much of the actual comedy hasn't a lot of substance, instead relying on the music to carry it through.

Out of the bag

Out of the bag - Dead Cat Bounce

They may have upset everyone at Mo Mowlam’s memorial gig but Dead Cat Bounce are now flying high

22 Jul 2009

If you’ve never actually met rock’n’roll sketch band Dead Cat Bounce, you could be forgiven for thinking that these guitar-wielding Dubliners occupy a place so far ahead of the curve that they’re on the outermost tip of the zeitgeist’s serrated edge.

Dead Cat Bounce

Dead Cat Bounce

Am-dram antics fall flat

(2 stars)14 Aug 2008

There's an old-fashioned feel to this sketch show, which uses the same hotel bedroom as a backdrop for a set of Goons-style skits. Three American sailors on shore leave burst into knee-slapping golly-gee-whizz song at every opportunity, a ginger man…

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