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Hannah Gadsby: Performance or lecture?
In Mary. Contrary., Hannah Gadsby succinctly catalogs the art history of the Virgin Mary, examining how one of the most iconic women in history has been portrayed throughout the years. Gadsby graduated with a degree in Art History in 2004 and her knowledge and enthusiasm shines through. But something about the show left me questioning [...]
‘We rehearse so much it hurts’ – The Showstoppers.
The Showstoppers (previously Showstopper! The Improvised Musical), hit Edinburgh for their fifth season this August. Improvising a new musical comedy every night based on audience suggestions is no mean feat, but this troupe keep coming back for more – and the Edinburgh Fringe seems to love them. The premise of the show focuses on a writer [...]
‘I love talking to strangers’: Patrick Monahan shoots from the lip.
ITV’s reality TV attempt Show Me The Funny may not have been the most successful (read: watched) show of 2011, but it arguably justified its existence by bringing comedian Patrick Monahan some well deserved exposure. This jolly Irish-Iranian took first place, earning himself a DVD release and a healthy cheque in the process. But Monahan isn’t letting [...]
Venue Preview – Gilded Balloon
August rolls around again, and like Sisyphus we shoulder our biscuity boulder up Arthur’s Seat – looking out, we can only imagine what delights and dreads await us in the fair city of Tennants, Grayfriar’s Bobby, and Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond. In the birthplace of Harry Potter, where Ben Jonson famously called Shakespeare ‘a bit [...]
Gilded Balloon
We’ve a real soft spot for the Gilded Balloon. The Library Bar. The gourmet fast food huts. The fact it isn’t the Udderbelly. It all feels so damn classy. Some good stuff on too, now you mention it. In the main program, comedy rockers Axis of Awesome are always a good laugh, we’ve heard nice things about Claudia [...]
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