Category Archives: Plus 3 2018 – Features

All our features from the 2018 festivals.

+3 Interview: Nick Hall: Spencer

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“I had my appendix taken out. It was a huge moment in my life when I stared death right in the eyes and kicked it in the balls.”

WHO: Nick Hall, Writer/Performer

WHAT: “Spencer Percival has one claim to fame. He’s the only British Prime Minister ever to be assassinated. Unfortunately, no one’s ever heard of him. 206 years later, Nick Hall tells his story. In this inventive and hilarious journey through history, Nick brings alive the world of the 19th century, while drawing parallels with the present. In this age of Brexit, Trump, Corbynista and Maybot, could we still learn something from the past? As seen on BBC Two and Three, and heard on BBC Radio 4. ‘Brilliant’ (Times). ‘Crackingly original’ **** (List). ‘One not to miss’ **** (Skinny).”

WHERE: Underbelly, Bristo Square – Clover (Venue 302) 

WHEN: 13:30 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

This is my 8th year of coming to the Fringe! There’s something very depressing about writing out that sentence. That said, once you come up here it’s a great fun and you wonder where else in the world you’d like to be. Then by the end of August you can’t wait to get away. And the cycle starts all over again…

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

I had my appendix taken out. It was a huge moment in my life when I stared death right in the eyes and kicked it in the balls. The moment when the nurse turned to me and said, ‘Yep it’s definitely appendicitis’ was a truly life-changing bombshell which put things in perspective. Coming round the next day after the general anaesthetic I swore that I would lead life to the full, and not waste a single moment. Six months later I’m eating Pringles while I write this and preparing to go to the Fringe for the umpteenth time. But I’ve got a really good show. Which is actually sort of about death.

Tell us about your show.

My show is called Spencer – it’s written and performed by myself (egotistical I know). There is no company apart from myself – I’m a one-man company. A manpony. Although that just sounds like a man and a pony were genetically fused together in a Fly-like scenario. It’s directed by an wonderful lady named Jess Lazar and is being premiered in London in the run-up to Edinburgh. As for what happens after, touring around London and the UK hopefully, and then who knows? By the way that isn’t a rhetorical question, I’m genuinely asking the reader what I should do next.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

You should check out the hilarious stand-up stylings of Dan Cook. He’s a brilliantly funny man who also happens to be my flat mate in Edinburgh. I’m therefore recommending him in a bid to sooth his gigantic ego and try and curry favour when it turns out that I accidentally used his milk.

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+3 Interview: Dan Simpson: Worried Face Emoji

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“I fly through the Fringe with an electric energy, riding those currents of exhaustion to the very end.”

WHO: Dan Simpson, Stand Up Poet

WHAT: “If brevity is the soul of wit, then emoji is the funniest language on the planet. Or it should be. Stand-up poet Dan Simpson taps into the ideograms and idiocy of our modern anxieties with a little ‘wordplay alchemy’ (FringeReview.co.uk). ‘Charmingly geeky’ (Scotsman). Glastonbury and BBC regular returns to the Fringe with whip-smart words and playful performance. Praise for previous Fringe shows: ‘The perfect antidote to the perpetual screen-burn of our internet-obsessed age’ (Scotsman). ‘A talented wordsmith… poetry for the selfie generation’ (WestEndWilma.com).”

WHERE: Banshee Labyrinth – Banquet Hall (Venue 156) 

WHEN: 18:40 (55 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

This is my fifth Edinburgh with a solo show, and the ninth time I’ve headed up to be part of it in some capacity. As a solo performer who does everything for the show – from writing and performing to producing, marketing, and press – I fly through the Fringe with an electric energy, riding those currents of exhaustion to the very end. In 2016 I managed to perform in over 90 shows – two of my own each day, plus guesting anywhere else. I absolutely love it.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

I did a big project in Chicago, with the Botanic Garden there. I’m part of a popular science partnership (Dr. Illingworth & Mr. Simpson) and we flew over for nearly two weeks to partner up poets and scientists, and get them to make spoken word pieces together. I also ate a lot of deep dish pizza, which is the very best food in the world.

Tell us about your show.

They say a picture paints a thousand words: so how many does an emoji depict? Can poetry survive in a world of love hearts, shocked cats, and smiling poop? I love thinking about the impact of technology and how we communicate – essential things for a poet, or any writer / performer – so the show is influenced by that. It’s also a whole bunch of pieces I’ve written over the past two years as I work towards my second collection of poems.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

Rob Auton is always a fantastic experience – I can’t fathom what he does, and he’s super unique. A big shout out to all the other spoken word shows, especially on the Free Fringe – the biggest home to the genre at the Festival. I can’t not mention my other show Stand Up & Slam: a battle night where we get poets to fight comedians (with words) – that’s 8.45pm each day at Subway on Cowgate, and we have acts like Harry Baker, Mark Grist and The Story Beast going up against the Fringe’s finest comedians!

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+3 Interview: Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Home Sweet Home

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“I got a PlayStation 4! So, yeah, it’s been a big year.”

WHO: Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, stand-up

WHAT: “The debut hour from the future of Scottish stand-up. A three-time Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist, So You Think You’re Funny? finalist and two-time nominee for Best New Act at the Scottish Comedy Awards. As featured on BBC Radio 1 and 4 Extra. ‘On the cusp of something big and you don’t want to miss it’ (Daily Record). ‘A charming young comic. Macarthur-Boyd’s material is well-honed and well-delivered’ (Scotsman). ‘The personal and political housed seamlessly’ (Skinny). ‘A comedy nerd’s informed tweaking of stand-up convention’ (Chortle.co.uk).”

WHERE: Gilded Balloon Teviot – The Turret (Venue 14) 

WHEN: 22:15 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

This is my first proper debut hour, but it’s not my first rodeo. In 2015 and 2016 I did double-handers with Ben Pope and Rosco Mcclelland, then last year I did a 45-minute solo show called The Boyd With The Thorn In His Side.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

My girlfriend has emigrated from Australia to Glasgow to live with me… in my mum and dad’s house. That’s what the show is about, too, funnily enough. Also, I got a PlayStation 4! So, yeah, it’s been a big year.

Tell us about your show.

Well, like I said, I’ve got my girlfriend living with me, my mum, and my dad. The show is about that living situation. 4.3 million adults in Britain still live with their mum and dad, and I think that’s shite.

The first ever run-through of it was at the Leicester Comedy Festival in a room above a pub, then the Glasgow Comedy Festival at The Stand. Since then it’s had trial runs at the Bath Comedy Festival, at The Stand in Edinburgh, at the Tringe in Tring, at Breakneck Comedy in Aberdeen, and in the corner of a pub in Bristol called The White Rabbit. I’ve put a lot of miles into making sure that it’s as good as it can be.

I’d really like to tour it post-Fringe. Fingers crossed!

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

The room I’m performing in at the Gilded Balloon is called The Turret. It’s a wee tiny sweatbox, and it’s great. I can recommend virtually every comedian who’s playing in it. It’s like a who’s who of modern Scottish brilliance; Rosco Mcclelland, Julia Sutherland, Jay Lafferty, Chris Forbes.

Also, check out Ed Night and Ben Pope. They’re brilliant.

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+3 Interview: Paul Savage: DoGooder

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“The first year I did a show where at the last minute we decided to give away free tea and biscuits. We had a 140 seater room and we said we’d be happy to get 20 in. We ended up filling it nearly every day. “

WHO: Paul Savage, Comedian

WHAT: “It’s hard to do good when everything’s falling apart. Paul Savage had a weird year, that really made him look inside himself. That’s never a good thing. Contains great new jokes about depression, identity politics and jewel heists. ‘Brave enough to be offensive, with a number of insane anecdotes. Shades of brilliance lurk here’ (ThreeWeeks). Top 10 Jokes of the Fringe 2017 (Guardian, Mirror, Esquire, Shortlist, Week). ‘An engaging and affable labour of love from a man determined to find comedy in the unlikeliest of places’ (BroadwayBaby.com). ‘Genuinely brilliant. An all round hoot’ (Guardian).”

WHERE: Ciao Roma – Downstairs (Venue 283) 

WHEN: 16:35 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

It’s my 7th time in 8 years, 5th solo show, and I think the 17th show I will have done for the full run. I didn’t do 2012 because I had Olympic tickets. The first year I did a show where at the last minute we decided to give away free tea and biscuits. We had a 140 seater room and we said we’d be happy to get 20 in. We ended up filling it nearly every day. Never underestimate how much the great British public want a sit-down.

Did the same again next year, with anothr 3 hander and free tea and biscuits. Then in 2013, started with my solo show Cheerful Shambles. That was very fun, then next year did the very fun (but utter nightmare to write) show “Paul Savage finds all the jokes in the bible”. That had a lot of nice reviews, mostly from its very hooky title. Then the next year, the difficult third album “Tired And Emotional”. It had some of my favourite bits but I was very jaded with comedy and it never came together as a whole. That year, I also did my gameshow Hell To Play (A gameshow set in Hell, hosted by the devil. I played Bernard Manning, a virgin sacrifice, and God, as a cockney gangster), which was the most fun I’ve ever had at the Fringe. It was riotous. Proper things falling apart in a sweat soaked box that stinks and shows running over by 15 minutes because there was too much laughter Fringe experience. It was great.

Last year’s show was called Paul Savage is set to self destruct and was really fun. Probably the best “show” show i’ve put together. And then this year’s show is called “Do Gooder” and is about trying to be a better person despite everything falling apart. Too early to say if it’s better yet, but it has some real nice set pieces and i’m building and rewriting and editing. I’m also MCing the late show for AAA at the Pleasance with Sakia Preston and George Zach.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

Biggest thing is, I bought property. It’s a 41-foot narrowboat I live on and is both the best and worst thing I’ve done this year. There’s a lot in my show this year about narrowboat maintenance and your problems not going away because you transfer them into a leaking tub with a knackered shower tray moored in Birmingham.

Tell us about your show.

It’s a show about trying to do better. I had some heartaches last year. My girlfriend cheated on me, a sitcom I was writing for RTE that we wre told was a lock was cancelled when they made a very similar idea, and I had a couple of friends die in their 30’s. So, it’s sort of about seizing the moment but also that doing so will have consequences.

I tried it out in Leicester, and it went ok, and then it’s been to Brighton and Wandsworth and various other places where I learnt some horrible and useful lessons on marketing and so on. I’m hoping I can get the show funny enough to hang in some sad bits because they have to have load bearing jokes underneath. Otherwise, it’s just pointless self-indulgent mawkishness.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

I am contractually obliged to say see me at AAA late at the Pleasance (23:00) although you should, I’m really looking forward to it. It’s a hot sweatbox of a room and a rowdy late night crowd and those sort of rooms are always fun for me to compere.

Darren Harriott will be great. He always is. He smashed the arse off the gig I run in Birmingham. Laura Lexx I reckon is gonna take a step up this year and cement herself amongst the big dogs. But lovely dogs, like a red setter or something. Rob Kemp’s gonna be very interesting as it’s a show about he cannot possibly follow up on his last show The Elvis Dead which I maintain is maybe the best show I have ever, ever seen. He’s a very funny boy. I always say boy despite the fact he’s 4 years older than me and has a mortgage because he has the sort of childlike glee of a smart kid who likes taking apart things to see how they work. Great when it’s Mechano, bad when it’s a kitten.

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+3 Interview: Snowflake It ‘Til You Make It

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“Even a cat who has had a stroke is working harder on self-improvement than me.”

WHO: Matt Duwell, Performer/ writer/ producer

WHAT: “Matt Duwell is a snowflake, and he is owning that label (despite thinking labels are pejorative). A show for anyone who has ever been called a snowflake, a libtard or a remoaner. Expect jokes about lighthearted subjects such as the polarisation of political discourse and the rise of nationalism as well as more serious subjects like Netflix and Angel Delight. ‘Razor sharp ability… the boy’s got talent’ **** (MumbleComedy.net).”

WHERE: Laughing Horse @ Harry’s Southside – Upstairs Bar (Venue 264) 

WHEN: 22:0 (45 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

No this will be my fourth fringe show and my second solo show, after last year’s ‘A Pessimist’s Guide to Being Happy’. More importantly, Edinburgh is my home. I came here for the culture, the people, the views and, yes, the relatively reasonable house prices.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

I adopted a crippled cat. Watching a cat drag itself up a flight of stairs like a mountaineer whose had too much Buckfast is both the most heartbreaking and heartwarming thing you could possibly see, as well as being a stark reminder that even a cat who has had a stroke is working harder on self-improvement than me.

Tell us about your show.

This show has been written by me and foisted upon the people of Hastings, Brighton and London who seem to be at ease with their status as testing ground for Edinburgh shows. It describes how offended I get with being called easy to take offence. Basically, they are correct for all the wrong reasons.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

Go see Christopher MacArthur-Boyd. Great guy and the best thing I’ve seen in Scotland comedy wise this year. NB: I haven’t seen a lot. I’ve been watching a crippled cat scale a flight of stairs. I’ve been very busy.

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+3 Interview: Beaker’s Place

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“Taking a show to Edinburgh … is a massive leap into the unknown.”

WHO: Pippa Le Grand, Company Manager

WHAT: “‘You stab ‘em, we slab ‘em!’ Beaker is the meticulous owner of an illegal body disposal service in the cellar of his pub. Deeply affected by the recent demise of his cat Paul, Beaker decides to take his own life. But at the crucial moment, he receives one last urgent delivery. Anxious to complete his own “departure”, Beaker is shocked when the bag begins to move…”

WHERE: theSpace on North Bridge – Argyll Theatre (Venue 36)

WHEN: 12:25 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

It’s our first project as a company, and our first time at Edinburgh! I’ve been as a visitor before, and our Technical Manager, Iz, has worked as part of the crew for productions, but this is a new challenge for all of us!

Tell us about your show.

‘Beaker’s Place’ is Only Lucky Dogs’ first show. It’s an original dark comedy, with the concept by writer James Huxtable and director Michael Saliba. We’re exploring the eternally present questions of life and death through the character of Beaker, the meticulous owner of an illegal body disposal service in the cellar of his pub. Deeply affected by the recent demise of his cat Paul, Beaker decides to take his own life. But at the crucial moment, he receives one last urgent delivery. Anxious to complete his own ‘departure’, Beaker is shocked when the bag begins to move…

Only Lucky Dogs was born in early 2018 as a result of wanting to take a show to the Fringe, and the idea for Beaker’s Place really taking hold of all of us! Myself and Aaron, our Publicity Manager, are producing the show along with our graphic designer and producer for the project, Lucy. We’re all students at Sheffield Uni, with lots of experience acting, directing and producing at the uni’s theatre company, SUTCo. Although, taking a show to Edinburgh from this experience is a massive leap into the unknown (to shamelessly steal the 2018 slogan)!

We previewed the opening of the show back in March at Platform Performance Festival, winning their Best in Theatre Award – that was an incredible boost to our confidence in the show! We’ll be doing a full preview in Sheffield in July too, and we’re really looking forward to getting the reactions (and reviews!) from that.

The future of Beaker’s Place depends a lot on the Edinburgh run, really. We think it’s got great potential and would love to take it to other venues and festivals. Only Lucky Dogs will keep unleashing new writing on Sheffield and beyond, regardless of what happens to Beaker’s Place, though!

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

I’m a bit biased, having come from SUTCo (Sheffield University Theatre Company), so you should definitely watch their wonderful play My Mate Dave Died. Brilliant writing, very funny and charming characters. I’m also a fan of Fat Rascal Theatre, having seen their musical ‘Buzz’ last year at Edinburgh and just loved their sense of humour. Definitely an inspiration for the future of Only Lucky Dogs!

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+3 Interview: Laura Davis: Ghost Machine

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“I still spend a lot of time in the Sainsbury’s looking at all the biscuit products that never made it to Australia.”

WHO: Laura Davis, Comedian

WHAT: “A show about life. Performed by a ghost. For the love of god. Laura Davis pushes into new ground in her internationally acclaimed, multi award-winning show Ghost Machine. Lauded as one of the strongest and most unique comedic voices around, Laura Davis is unconventional, cathartic and exhilaratingly hilarious. Ghost Machine sees audience members returning multiple times to celebrate this darkly honest, constantly surprising, existential extravaganza. Winner: Best Indie Show at Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Best Comedy at Melbourne Fringe. ‘An original and provocative hour in the company of a unique mind’ **** (List).”

WHERE: Underbelly, Cowgate – Belly Dancer (Venue 61) 

WHEN: 17:40 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

I came in 2017 for the first time to do my show ‘Cake in the Rain’ at Edinburgh and at Soho Theatre.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

I moved from Australia where I’ve lived all my life, to London where I’ve lived for six weeks now. I still spend a lot of time in the Sainsbury’s looking at all the biscuit products that never made it to Australia.

Tell us about your show.

I wrote and toured this show GHOST MACHINE in 2015 throughout Australia and have been performing it ever since. I also toured it to Kuala Lumpur and it’s very hot dressing up as a ghost in the jungle.

It won best independent show at Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2015, and Best Comedy Show at Melbourne Fringe.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

They should go and see Alice Fraser, ETHOS which is the show that I directed this year. They should also go and see James Nokise, over at The Stand.

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+3 Interview: Nick Elleray: It’s Been Emotional

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“Any idiot can book a show for August, starting a relationship with a local shows real commitment to the city.”

WHO: Nick Elleray, Performer

WHAT: “Expat Aussie Nick Elleray has been described as ‘an under-appreciated purveyor of quality downbeat comedy’ (Chortle.co.uk). This is your chance to help remove ‘under’ from that description. Come join Nick as he digs deep into intimacy, masculinity, family and stoned cats. ‘An engaging stand-up with an inventive mind’ (List). ‘Definitely an act that left the audience wanting more’ (Bruce Dessau). Winner of Old Comedian of the Year 2017. As heard on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4 Extra.”

WHERE: Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre – The Little Kirk (Venue 27) 

WHEN: 16:40 (50 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

Oh, I’ve been here before, don’t you worry about that. Sure, I’ve done shows, but more importantly, I used to date someone in Edinburgh, so have spent time here outside of Fringe time. Any idiot can book a show for August, starting a relationship with a local shows real commitment to the city.

Tell us about your show.

It’s all by me and me alone. If it stinks, then that’s on me. If it’s a raging hit, I will be humble and say it was luck or the guiding hand of my dead Nan or something like that, but you will know that I will be secretly wallowing in crass self-congratulation.

I’ve been hammering the show into shape in Brighton, London and other southern cities, but it will not be truly fit for human consumption until August. After that, I’m gonna see how the Aussie festivals feel about it.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

The Delightful Sausage. I loved last year’s show and have just seen a preview of this years and it is better and funnier already.

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+3 Interview: Short & Curly: Young at Start

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“We are more conscious of our age among all the whippersnappers at the fringe.”

WHO: Rebecca, Performer

WHAT: “Curly is convinced that appearing youthful is the answer to success and he will do whatever is necessary to get ‘youth’. Cut a long story short. Short ruins it. If you thought pink custard was good you’ll crap your pants over this!”

WHERE: Pleasance Courtyard – Pleasance That (Venue 33) 

WHEN: 16:30 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

No we have been coming to Edinburgh for many years in various guises but this is Short & Curly’s fifth show in Edinburgh.

Tell us about your show.

Paul (aka Curly) is turning 40 this August so naturally, we are more conscious of our age among all the whippersnappers at the fringe, he’s panicking about that so we nostalgically take a look back at his memories. They end up a bit warped because Short is interfering with them trying to prove to him that age has no importance as long as you’re still having fun.

It’s a fast-paced, multi-sketch, multi-character show that we’ve crammed as many ideas into it as we could, it aims to be as much fun for the audience as possible.

We write it and produce it together but we’ve been working on the show with Marek Larwood from ‘We are Klang’ as an outside eye.

We were already a couple romantically and then in 2010 we started running a comedy night in London and it seemed only fitting to become the resident sketch act.

We have been previewing the show around the UK. Afterwards, we will probably do the show once more in London and then put it to bed.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

‘Kill The Beast’ always produce fabulous shows this year it’s called Directors Cut so we’re looking forward to that.

On a beast theme, two of the sketch group Beasts (Ciarán Dowd and Owen Roberts) are coming up with solo shows so we can’t wait to check them out.

You can’t go wrong with Susan Harrison’s; ‘Susan Harrison Is a Bit Weepy’

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+3 Interview: John Hastings: Float Like a Butterfly, John Hastings Like a Bee

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“I have a director named Paul Bryne but he does not like being spoken about.”

WHO: John Hastings, Comedian

WHAT: “Last year, John Hastings was hit by a car and broke his arm. He then became homeless (his choice) with a long distance girlfriend (her choice) and now has a lot of thoughts on pigeons and bicycles (your choice). Now he’s written this comedy show. A tale of displacement, death and denial (don’t worry, there are jokes too). As seen on Comedy Central.”

WHERE: Pleasance Courtyard – The Cellar (Venue 33) 

WHEN: 20:30 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

Nope, this is my 7th fringe IN A ROW! I am excited about this one because honestly, I think if anything I am funnier than I was last year.

Tell us about your show.

I wrote this silly bill show with all the jokes and trappings all by my lonesome. Well, I have a director named Paul Bryne but he does not like being spoken about so I get to take all the credit. This show is premiering at Edinburgh and everyone I know is excited about the show (because of my begging).

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

I got hit by a car, I became a homeless man. I continue to be in love with myself and my girlfriend.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

Go see Chris Betts, Ben Target, Carl Donnelly and come to see me again.

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