2014 Edinburgh Fringe
The News at Kate: Leftie Cock Womble
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Venue
274: Viva Mexico
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ThreeWeek's Editor's Choice 2013 Award winner and writer for BBC Three series The Revolution Will Be Televised, Kate is an increasingly familiar face after appearing on Question Time in January. Her new show, as you'd expect, is highbrow, left-wing, feminist, atheist and awesome. It's also free! 'The verve with which she articulates her view on our land is monumental ... when it comes to political comedy The News At Kate really is the cream of the crop' (BroadwayBaby.com). 'An important and inclusive narrative on our society' (ScotsGay). 'Comedy that cuts through the crap' (ThreeWeeks).
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Feminism and the Fringe
A look at feminist shows at this year's Fringe.
Laura Macdougall, Exeunt Magazine, 2nd August 2014Kate Smurthwaite interview
Kate Smurthwaite talks about how she would shake up the political system, and reveals a perfect new job for Jeremy Clarkson.
Jo Lateu, New Internationalist Magazine, 29th July 20143 To See ED2014: ThreeWeeks approved comedy
Does what it says on the tin this set of 3 To See tips. Even though we banned ThreeWeeks reviewers from using that phrase. Comedy. Approved. By us. ThreeWeeks Co-Editor Caro Moses picks three.
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 26th July 2014Ten feminist fatales
A selection of ten feminist Fringe shows.
Chortle, 21st July 2014The Kate Smurthwaite three minute interview
To regular consumers of comedy on the UK circuit, Kate Smurthwaite is known for her series of topical, satirical stand up shows, The News at Kate. But that's just part of the story. Martin Walker interrupted her busy tour of TV, radio and comedy venues to talk about what she's been up to.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 26th March 2014More details
Kate Smurthwaite asks whether we've ever really had free speech, whether we really want it and why language matters so very much anyway.
When Kate Smurthwaite appeared on Question Time in January, she was trending UK-wide on Twitter. Along with praise ("She was ace" Dan Hodges, The Telegraph) came the inevitable deluge of hate mail and Twitter abuse. The hashtag used by those who disagreed with her was #LeftieCockWomble. It was meant as an insult, now she's claimed it, named her show after it. And she still doesn't know what it means.
About Kate
After winning a 2013 Three Weeks Editors' Choice Award, the left wing, feminist, atheist, highbrow comedian has been writing for BAFTA-winning BBC Three show The Revolution Will Be Televised and the UK's most popular political comedy show Have I Got News For You. She has toured across the UK and overseas and MCed the Hammersmith Apollo for the Stand Up For Austerity benefit with Jo Brand and Mark Steel.
This is her sixth News At Kate political comedy hour. Kate's solo show from last year The News At Kate: My Professional Opinion was filmed on the South Bank as part of the Women of The World (WOW) festival. You can see it here:
Kate's other achievements include appearances on over 700 TV and radio shows including This Morning, Woman's Hour, The Big Questions, Moral Maze and Question Time. She writes regular humourous columns for New Internationalist, Feminist Times and The Teacher and has also written for The Guardian, The Independent and Cosmopolitan.
Kate has two other shows at the fringe: an interactive science-based comedy show about great apes and evolution called The Evolution Will Be Televised (8.20pm Ciao Roma 2nd-23rd, not 12th) and the Free Fringe's late night variety show Late With Kate (midnight, Canon's Gait, 2nd-23rd not Sundays, guest host on 12th).
Performances
| Date | Time | Venue |
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| 2nd Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 3rd Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 4th Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 5th Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 6th Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 7th Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 8th Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 9th Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 10th Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 11th Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 13th Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 14th Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 15th Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 16th Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 17th Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 18th Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 19th Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 20th Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 21st Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 22nd Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |
| 23rd Aug 2014 | 17:00 | Viva Mexico |