British Comedy Guide

2010 Edinburgh Fringe

Doc Brown: Unfamous

Doc Brown: Unfamous. Ben Bailey Smith. Copyright: Central Independent Television
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33: Pleasance Courtyard

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Being human, we all have a desire to be special, to leave our mark. But how far would you go to be remembered? What's so special about human beings anyway? Witness a lifetime of extremes as Doc recalls the remarkable events that for him should have spelt infamy, but only spelt unfamy. What led Doc to leave behind crowds of 40,000, sharing stages with Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen...? Why did he walk away from the star treatment, the adulation...? The Fringe provides a chance to see him explain his idiocy to about 50 people in an attic.

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Heard the one about Zadie Smith's brother, Doc Brown

As the dust settles on this year's Edinburgh Fringe, one of the most exciting breakthrough stars of the Festival has mixed feelings about his August adventure being over.

Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 31st August 2010

My Edinburgh: Doc Brown, Comedian

This is my third experience of the Fringe (technically it's the fourth but the first time I went I was still in the music business, and I had no idea comedy existed). My brain is such that I can rarely learn more than a lesson a year so, for anyone following in my footsteps, here are three lessons I won't forget.

Doc Brown, The Independent, 20th August 2010

Doc Brown: rapper to comedian

Zadie Smith's brother Ben, aka Doc Brown, has turned his hip hop career into material for a standup show.

Veronica Lee, The Telegraph, 11th August 2010

Doc Brown: Unfamous

Doc Brown is the stage name of Ben Smith, retired rapper and brother to best-selling novelist Zadie Smith.

The Dundee Courier, 11th August 2010

Performances

Date Time Venue
4th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
5th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
6th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
7th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
8th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
9th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
10th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
11th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
12th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
13th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
14th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
15th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
17th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
18th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
19th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
20th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
21st Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
22nd Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
23rd Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
24th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
25th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
26th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
27th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
28th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard
29th Aug 2010 19:00 Pleasance Courtyard

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