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Top comedy gigs to look out for

10 Sep 2007

Tom Stade It takes years of hard, dedicated gigging to appear as relaxed as Tom Stade does on stage. Charming, handsome and unflappable he may be, but the Canadian émigré also possesses that indefinable knack of drawing you completely into his offbeat…

Lucy Porter

Lucy Porter

A set down to its bare bones

(2 stars)14 Aug 2008

While it may have been slightly dispiriting for Lucy Porter to hop out on stage to a less than packed auditorium, there's little in her jovial demeanour to suggest crushed hopes. To spend an hour in Porter's company is akin to having a litre of Jelly…

Lucy Porter

Lucy Porter - Festival veteran

31 Jul 2008

Lucy Porter wanted to be like Kate Adie but ended up being more like Lee Evans. That’s what repeatedly coming to the Fringe does to you. She doesn’t mind though… The Edinburgh Fringe Festival ruined my life. That sounds melodramatic, but it’s absolutely…

Lucy Porter

5 Questions - Lucy Porter

1 Aug 2007

Fast becoming a Fringe staple, Lucy Porter will this year invite us into her Love-In. Here, she gets all intimate with our limp Q&A.

Lucy Porter

Lucy Porter

31 Jul 2008

It seems wrong to describe Lucy Porter as a Fringe veteran but with an Edinburgh career dating back to 1995 when she was a finalist in So You Think You’re Funny (the winner that year was some guy called Lee Mack) that’s how she’s now known.

Lucy Porter

Lucy Porter

edfest.tv - video

5 Aug 2008

The Fringe's pre-eminent female stand-up (Sunday Herald) presents an hour of nakedly funny comedy.

Lucy Porter

Lucy Porter

5 Jun 2008

She may be regarded as one of the most delightful individuals on the comedy circuit, but Ms Porter has shown a different side to her character with her hard-nosed hustling in Celebrity Poker Club and her wickedly-tongued antics in shows such as Lady…

Lucy Porter

(3 stars)16 Aug 2007

From the instant Porter bounds onstage, her consummate professionalism is evident. Speedy, precise delivery and uncommonly consistent rhythm explain her popularity. It’s just a pity she still relies exclusively on relationships for material. She has the…

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