“It’s a great festival because there is something for everyone, and now I get to perform in it!”
WHO: Stevie Vegas
WHAT: “The hit online show UK Pun Off has made the transition to a live show and is coming to Edinburgh! Four top comics will have three jokes on different topics and it is up to the audience to decide the winner of each round to crown the winner. We also look for the audience’s best puns on each of the topics to be read out at the end of each round and prizes are up for grabs for the audience member with the best pun. ‘Exceptional’ (NottsComedyReview.wordpress.com). Winner of Best Panel Show 2022 (Late Stage Comedy).”
WHERE: Laughing Horse @ City Cafe – Nineties (Venue 85)
WHEN: 13:10 (60 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
I’ve been attending EdFringe as a punter for over 20yrs now. My favourite time of the year, especially as I now live in England. I get to move back home with my Parents in Stirling and travel in each day! It’s a great festival because there is something for everyone, and now I get to perform in it!
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2023 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
I performed twice on the UK Pun Off show last year. I have won it since at Leicester Comedy Festival, so I have an idea how better to present my jokes to the audience this time round!
Tell us about your show.
The UK Pun Off is hosted by the punderful Iain MacDonald, who is doing the full-run.
It features 4 punsters who have been given 4 topics in advance (eg Sport, America, Winter, Drinks), and they each get to tell 3-4 jokes on each topic. After each topic, the audience clap and vote for their favourite punster, and whoever wins the most rounds… wins! Different topics and different lineups each day.
I am competing from 16-25 August as that’s the dates that I am up for (after the shows, I’ll head out and enjoy watching loads more shows as a regular punter!)
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
They should go and see Iain MacDonald’s Around the World in 80 Puns. They should grab the leaflets from the 4 punsters who have competed in the UK Pun Off on that day, and consider seeing their shows also! You will find many of these one-liner comedians also taking part in “Aaaaaaaaaaargh! It’s the One Liner Show” (this doesn’t have a twitter address, but I want to give it a big shout out!)
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