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2014 Edinburgh Fringe

A Controversial Title In Order To Sell Tickets

A Controversial Title In Order To Sell Tickets. Gavin Webster. Copyright: BBC / Baby Cow Productions
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12: The Stand Comedy Club III, IV

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There are those, the outsiders, that like to shock us all, that like to fire poisonous sound bites into the pits of our souls to question our own accepted comfortable western identity. Are they rebels? Do they do it as a relief valve for life's biggest horrors? Do they want to kick start their own careers by spewing forth verbal detritus? Do we care? Gavin Webster, no stranger to being accused by critics of offensiveness or just being a club comic with the temerity to perform at the Fringe, explores their motives.

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Six controversial comedy shows at the Fringe

In the maze that is the Edinburgh Fringe, sometimes the best plan for an act is to simply think up a controversial title in order to sell tickets.

Brian Donaldson, The List, 22nd July 2014

Gavin Webster set for Edinburgh Fringe & Newcastle show

Anarchic funnyman Gavin Webster has prepared yet another provocative show for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which is sure to have the cultural comedy cognoscenti, celebrity circus and the common collective questioning their sanity.

Gordon Barr, Newcastle Chronicle, 9th July 2014

63 of the most eye-catching show titles at the Fringe

Whilst we put together our official picks of the Edinburgh Festival (coming very soon), we take a cheeky look at some of the best show titles that caught our eye:

Ben Hewis, What's On Stage, 9th June 2014

Fringe 2014: the 10 best show titles this year

With the bulk of the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe listings released yesterday, we've spent the past 24 hours sifting through the lot. They say a good show title can put bums on seats - and if that's true, these ten comedians are in for a treat this August.

Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 11th April 2014

Performances

Date Time Venue
31st Jul 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
1st Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
2nd Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
3rd Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
4th Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
5th Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
6th Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
7th Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
8th Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
9th Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
10th Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
12th Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
13th Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
14th Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
15th Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
16th Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
17th Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
18th Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
19th Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
20th Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
21st Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
22nd Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
23rd Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV
24th Aug 2014 17:50 The Stand Comedy Club III, IV

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