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The Wrestling

The Wrestling

Anarchic night of body-slamming action and comedy

(5 stars)18 Aug 2011

Max Olesker is some sort of twisted genius. The former wrestler (under the nom de guerre Max Voltage) and one half of sketch duo Max and Ivan has combined two of his talents to create one of the best events on the Fringe. Not that his cohort Ivan…

Haircuts in t-shirts

Haircuts in t-shirts

aka The Russell Howard Effect

17 Aug 2011

Maybe it's a sign of getting older but aren't the comedians looking young this year? We're not the only ones to notice the phenomena. Every second Fringe poster seems to be a picture of a 20-something in skinny jeans, t-shirt and a BBC Three…

Tom Rosenthal: Child of Privilege

Tom Rosenthal: Child of Privilege

A very funny and innovative debut about privilege

(4 stars)14 Aug 2011

At around the halfway point in Tom Rosenthal’s debut show, he applies the brake and settles into a gorgeous little homage to one of his comedy idols, Stewart Lee. Around him, some of the crowd are not entirely sure what’s going on as he seems trapped in…

Fringe 2011 comedy: five shows about parents

Fringe 2011 comedy: 5 shows about parents

Scott Capurro, Tom Rosenthal, Catie Wilkins and Des Bishop

29 Jul 2011

Scott Capurro. In 2009, the San Francisco comic wrote movingly and warmly about the death of his mother, Donna. Now he’s turned his pain into Who are the Jocks? a show about his ‘best friend and coke dealer’. Pleasance Dome, 556 6550, 6–29 Aug (not…

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…

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