2011 Edinburgh Fringe
Bad Bread review
When Bad Bread launch into their opening medley of acappella TV themes and follow it up with a forceful message to TV commissioning editors, you know there are going to be no half measures from these guys.
The show is rapidly paced and deliciously puerile in places as Bad Bread create their 'TV project' out of nothing more than some cardboard, sticky-back plastic and some excellent voice acting.
It's easy to say that Bad Bread has a more widespread appeal than some other sketch shows at the Fringe. Everyone loves a good gag about TV and the troupe take to the lampooning of accepted TV norms with gleeful and occasionally dark consequences.
There are elements of the show which disappoint however. Some of the sketches go on just slightly too long and lose a kick because of it, while some punchlines feel shoehorned in just for the sake of ending the sketch. There are several moments during the show where they would be better just fading to black on a strong joke than desperately seek out a conclusion.
That being said, Bad Bread is a wonderfully funny show with three excellent comedians which telly addicts will go absolutely mad for.
