Our lovely Hannah Gadsby just got 4 STARS from the Skinny!
In an intricately assembled hour of slow-burning mirth, Mrs Chuckles takes in Australian small towns, homophobia and famous last words with an endearing, ramshackle charm.
Ambling across the stage to the rough-edged riffs of Tom Waits, Gadsby is not the kind of artist to go in for an arresting introduction. The tea and biscuits opener is quite brilliant, allowing the performer to set up a deliciously awkward conversation with a sometimes feisty, sweaty Friday afternoon audience, most of whom are Australian. Humdrum subject matter is a foil, of course, as the recurring Jammy Dodger motif allows Gadsby the space to explore deeper topics of identity, the problems of human communication and femininity.
Despite an air of self-deprecation, she is a comic whose technical judgement is clinically sharp throughout this pleasing show. Gadsby’s versatility allows her to shift from a Donald Duck impression to a provocative reflection on murder and prejudice in seconds.
The Fringe starts today and Edinburgh begins to burst at the seams with comedy and other entertainment, six of our eight shows have their very first previews today and we’ve already had some very lovely press!
The Skinny has interviewed Fiona O’Loughlin and her daughter Biddy, a lovely snippet is, “I really wish you wouldn’t say the word penis to your mother,”
read the whole thing here
The Pleasance Courtyard has been home to EdCom’s ‘The Showcase Show’ for an incredible Eight Sell Out Years making it one of the staples on the Festival.
Offering a incredibly range of comedy, the Showcase Show doesn’t just bring you the hottest names in stand-up, we also hand-pick musical, sketch and new acts to really show off what The Fringe has to offer.
We try to mix it up with an eclectic and original line up everyday that not only is fantastically funny but maybe offers something you wouldn’t normally pick to see.
Our line-up already includes such fantastic familiar comedy faces as,
EdCom Productions 