2013 Edinburgh Fringe

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Bulletproof Jest - because the world needs to know about Space Geese. And then run away.

Who are The Dead Secrets and what do they want?

The Dead Secrets are a six-strong sketch comedy troupe who formed in 2012 after several years performing together in improvised comedy shows in Oxford; the world premiere of Bulletproof Jest is their first show at the Edinburgh Fringe as a group. They write, perform, direct and film their own material, and to date have only broken one camera.

Bulletproof Jest features:

* The shocking truth about Space Geese, the greatest threat mankind has ever known

* Jeremy, the incredibly inebriated inventor of Shoehats, the Cakespoon and the Razortoothbrush

* A behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood's latest blockbuster-in-development: the discovery of the Higgs Boson

And other such important issues.

Some people like to think that comedy is not rocket science. The Dead Secrets believe comedy is as complex as, if not more complex than rocket science, which is why they have a rocket scientist in the group. To put it perhaps a shade crudely, The Dead Secrets prefer not to dumb down their comedy, but smarten it up.

Co-writer and performer Jen Sugden says: "We do a lot of what I'd call 'narrative sketch comedy' - fully realised characters with developed story lines. Whilst we intersperse this with short silly sketches, to change the pace and tone, one of our strengths as a group is the creation of short stories populated by characters that you'd, hopefully, want to watch again (and again)."