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2015 Edinburgh Fringe

Adam Hills: Clown Heart

  • Comedy (stand-up)
  • 7:30pm (60 mins)
  • 22-27 & 29-30 Aug 2015
  • Assembly Hall
  • £13 - £15
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35: Assembly Hall

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Fringe favourite and star of Channel 4's The Last Leg and BBC One's Live at the Apollo, Adam returns to Edinburgh with a new hour of spontaneity and joy. Sundays with BSL interpreter. 'Friendlier than a drunk Labrador' (BBC Radio 6 Music). 'Hills delivers stand-up so effortlessly brilliant you wonder why some comedians even get out of bed' (Guardian). 'If you cannot enjoy Adam Hills you cannot have a pulse' ***** (Scotsman).

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Best reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2015

A list of the best reviewed comedy shows at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

British Comedy Guide, 7th September 2015

EdFringe round-up: sit down and enjoy stand-up

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EdinBlogger, 7th August 2015

Aussie acts to see at this year's Edinburgh Fringe

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Squirrel Comedy, 3rd August 2015

Edinburgh Fringe 2015 highlights: comedy

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Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 31st July 2015

10 unusual Fringe experiences for 2015

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The List, 31st July 2015

Preview: disability at the Fringe

Even though government estimates suggest about a fifth of the working age population are disabled, it is - not unsurprisingly - less than (can you do the maths in your head?...) the proportional 660.

Callum Madge, TV Bomb, 29th July 2015

Signed performances at the Edinburgh Fringe

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Chortle, 22nd July 2015

Fringe 2015: the best comedy shows to book now

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Alice Jones, The Independent, 11th June 2015

A wee preview of Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015

The launch of the joint programme by Assembly, Gilded Balloon, Pleasance and Underbelly has revealed that, once again, the Edinburgh Fringe is going to be utterly fabulous!

Wendy Glass, The Scots Magazine, 22nd May 2015

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Widely referred to as 'the nicest man in comedy', Adam Hills has fast become one of the most popular comedians in the UK, with 15 solo shows that have toured internationally. His combination of positive, uplifting comedy and rampant spontaneity has seen him receive numerous awards, glowing reviews and a legion of fans around the world.

As host of Channel 4's groundbreaking The Last Leg, Adam won 'Best Breakthrough Act' and was nominated for 'Best Entertainment Personality' at the British Comedy Awards in 2013. 2015 has seen Adam return to The Last Leg for it's sixth series, as well as three Election Specials with another series commissioned for later this summer.

Adam's solo shows are established highlights at international comedy festivals around the world. He is the only Australian comedian to have performed at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, and is a regular star of the Cat Laughs Kilkenny Comedy Festival in Ireland, and The Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal.

Adam's recent notable UK TV appearances include; Mock The Week (BBC2), The Paul O'Grady Show (ITV1), Alan Carr: Chatty Man (Channel 4), Loose Women (ITV1), Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC2), The Jonathan Ross Show (ITV1), Channel 4's Comedy Gala Live At The 02 (2013 & 2014) and The One Show (BBC1).

Performances

Date Time Venue
22nd Aug 2015 19:30 Assembly Hall
23rd Aug 2015 19:30 Assembly Hall
24th Aug 2015 19:30 Assembly Hall
25th Aug 2015 19:30 Assembly Hall
26th Aug 2015 19:30 Assembly Hall
27th Aug 2015 19:30 Assembly Hall
29th Aug 2015 19:30 Assembly Hall
30th Aug 2015 19:30 Assembly Hall

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