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Gamarjobat

(3 stars)9 Aug 2007

The Japanese mime and magic duo take their street performance act inside for an hour of slapstick, spoof magic, acrobatics and guitar riffs with Rock’n’Roll Penguin. The pair waddle about like a hybrid of Pingu and Tommy Cooper and their non-verbal…

Janey Godley

(3 stars)9 Aug 2007

‘The most outspoken female stand-up in Britain’ likes to think of her show less as a routine and more of a informal chat among friends. Certainly, the fact that Godley’s reminiscences take in such close-to-the-knuckle subjects as child abuse, murder and…

Paul Chowdhry

(3 stars)9 Aug 2007

Chowdhry’s world is one of discomfiting male nudity, racist jokes and Panorama reconstructions: he turned down an offer to play a suicide bomber in a reconstruction of 7/7 because the £200 fee ‘wasn’t enough to buy me a new identity’, and revolving…

Tara Flynn

(3 stars)9 Aug 2007

Standing alone on stage amid the heart-rending cries of Kate Bush, Flynn clutches a comic from her childhood and encourages the audience to embrace her time-travelling adventures. Full of anecdotes about growing up in rural Ireland, she lampoons sham…

Trippplicate

Trippplicate

(4 stars)9 Aug 2007

Allow madcap ‘twins’ Kirsty and Miranda to guide you through the finer points of being a TimeLord. A barmy bonanza, our intrepid ‘superhumans’ zip through the timeosphere, with the help of stolen theme tunes, impressive Flashdance-worthy dance routines…

The Queef of Terence

(2 stars)9 Aug 2007

The insincerity and superficiality of daytime TV make a ripe target for lampooning, and the three stars of Queef start out promisingly in this supposed pilot for a show. With a finely-tuned sense of character acting and comic timing, they deserve a…

Vladmir McTavish

(4 stars)9 Aug 2007

McTavish packs his usual punch with this acerbic and energetic performance. A whistle-stop tour of Scotland’s history is delivered with the perfect balance of nit-picking, fun-poking satirical vim and pockmarked with trademark asides. For its…

Arthur Smith

(4 stars)9 Aug 2007

The Fringe veteran takes a different approach with a showcase of his and other comedians’ artwork. This exercise in combining comedy and art is Dadaist in its execution, with empty cupboards, daft signs and a happy slapping video. Stewart Lee’s…

Stephen K Amos

(4 stars)9 Aug 2007

Amos came out on stage last year and it’s marvellous to see him increasingly weaving tender and masterful material about growing up gay in a British-African household. You’re guaranteed a good time with this talented pro as he imbeds important stuff…

Nick Mohammed

(3 stars)9 Aug 2007

The crowd-pleasing 4uarters showcases Mohammed’s talent for character comedy. His performances are flawless, each of his four creations are sculpted from personality quirks, unusual mannerisms and teeth-gritting faux pas, making the sketches unbearably…

Working Girls

(2 stars)9 Aug 2007

Three sloanes deprived of daddy’s benevolence have to procure jobs in this patchy sketch show. The format is fine, and is slickly executed with an eclectic choice of tunes accompanying each overly-frequent, pace-destroying fade-to-black. But it’s hard…

Cirque de Sabotage

(1 star)9 Aug 2007

This female three-piece act proclaims itself as ‘heavily character-driven, comprising sketch-based slapstick and silliness, woven together with verbal dexterity and an extensive wardrobe of props and costumes’. True enough, but then so was the…

Rob Deering

(4 stars)9 Aug 2007

Deering giggles a lot during his own set, and it’s no wonder: he’s a funny man. His offbeat mix of late-night-presenter and cheeky teenager pushed all the right buttons. The best parts were the musical interludes with manic, sonic panic delivered with a…

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