“I realized it was something special when I was promptly handed twenty flyers, and then was asked if I’d like to rent a room for the night for £450 plus a kidney.”
WHO: Steve Goodie
WHAT: “Weird Al Yankovic and Daniel Harry Potter Radcliffe were destined to be together onstage, and now they are (sort of)! This loving tribute to two icons of entertainment will leave you giggling as your toes are tapping. American comedian/musician Steve Goodie brings it all together with songs and accordions and guitars and visual effects that cost many dozens of pounds, all for your amusement! Plus, there’s a lot of Tom Lehrer! Nerds rejoice!”
WHERE: Band Room at Laughing Horse @ Freddy’s (Venue 194)
WHEN: 14:15 (60 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
This is my fourth time doing a run of shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. But many years before that I stopped in Edinburgh on a motorbike tour of the UK, not knowing what the Fringe was. I realized it was something special when I was promptly handed twenty flyers, and then was asked if I’d like to rent a room for the night for £450 plus a kidney.
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2024 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
Since Edinburgh 2024 I’ve learned that if I leave my home in the US for even three weeks, the place goes mad and elects a lunatic. This year, I figure the damage is done so I may as well come over again. Lesson absorbed… I’ll stay home in 2028.
Tell us about your show.
I have two shows, back to back every day. Both are solo, with me having written and produced and designed everything. Well, I did have the help of my friend Bob, who is a small yellow plastic springy toy… but his contributions are limited mostly to encouragement and distraction. The first show is a tribute to the musical comedian legend Weird Al Yankovic, and I wrote it specifically for Edinburgh. I learned that though there are plenty of nerds in the UK (like myself), shockingly few are aware of the genius of Weird Al… and I am here to solve this crisis in the Nerd Community. Well, to be fair, first I’ll make everyone aware of the crisis, and then I’ll solve it. My second show, entitled “Steve’s Big Dumb Show,” is a potpourri of songs and shtick and nonsense, and has been roaming the cities and towns of America for many years. This year the show and I aim to showcase many naughty and politically dangerous new songs (while it’s still legal). Where will I take it after Edinburgh? We’ll see which countries allow me in.
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
I recommend that you see a qualified counselor, first of all. After that, I highly recommend Tom Greaves and his show “Fudgey,” Alison Larkin and her show “Grief… A Comedy,” and Mark Vigeant and his show “The Best Man Show.” Why these shows? Well I enjoyed them all immensely. And each one stars a particularly talented solo performer who is digging into the darkness to find that extra-meaningful humor. “Fudgey” is about a boy’s harrowing experiences at boarding school; “Grief” is about losing a soulmate; and “Best Man” is about the family lunacy that comes out at a wedding. Two of them incorporate improv to a masterful degree, and all three take us somewhere familiar and then somewhere completely unexpected. One has a piano player. I like pianos, and I also like people who play pianos. And none of these shows is a “personal journey of discovery of who I am.” I mean, sure, go ahead and do that sort of show if you like… but I’ve seen far too many of those shows to wish for more. I like the grit and humor that comes ten or twenty years after that sort of show… where the weary adult finds their childishness once again, and that child/adult explodes out with a funny and meaningful tale of insanity and joy. Sometimes with a piano.
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