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2015 Edinburgh Fringe

Ismo Leikola: Observing the Obvious

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14: Gilded Balloon Teviot

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Winner of Laugh Factory's Funniest Person in the World 2014; Finnish comedian Ismo brings his unique gift of seeing the hidden obvious to the Fringe. He reveals the simplest of things that have for so long been lurking in plain sight. All this with a second language (it's English, don't worry!). **** (ThreeWeeks), 'for a man speaking his second language, Ismo Leikola is uncannily incisive, charismatic and entertaining.' **** (Dubliner) 'Scandinavian Mitch Hedberg; an oddball with a few extra twists' **** (List).

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Next month, the South African comic Trevor Noah will take up one of the biggest gigs in comedy, as the new host of The Daily Show. So who are the other international stars making their mark? Who is the Belgian Stephen Fry or New Zealand's Josie Long? And why did the poulet cross the road?

Alex Hardy, The Times, 18th August 2015

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They come over here and take our punchlines... Hang on, let's not get all right-wing-press about the foreign stand-ups appearing at the Fringe.

Alan Morrison, Sunday Herald, 16th August 2015

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Ismo brings us his unique gift of seeing, hearing and understanding the world around us to the fore as he pulls apart the subjects in our everyday lives and finds the funny hidden in plain sight. Expect a hell of a lot of 'o yeah' moments and even more laughs from one of Europe's most accomplished comedians.

Ismo is a travelled comedian having performed across the world in places such as Germany, Iceland, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Singapore and USA, where he won the Laugh Factory's Funniest Person in the World award in 2014, and of course his own native Finland where he is one of the country's most successful stand-up comedians. There, he has had four nationwide concert hall tours and has appeared in numerous TV shows including Totus Rakkaudesta (TV1), Naurun Tasaino (TV2) as a judge with a special performance for the final episode, the Finnish reboot of Have I Got News For You, Uutisvuoto (TV1) and is currently filming his own fictional comedy series Ismo (Elisa viihde) about his life, which will air in September.

His first DVD release Good Gig and Helluva Lot of Extras went platinum while his second release Ismo Leikola Grows as a Person sold gold right after its release. Ismo also performs comedy songs with a band formed of some of Finland's leading musicians and has released three singles, Pendolino, Mitä jos me silti voitetaan and Moottoritie on kesken.

Performances

Date Time Venue
7th Aug 2015 16:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
8th Aug 2015 16:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
9th Aug 2015 16:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
10th Aug 2015 16:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
11th Aug 2015 16:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
12th Aug 2015 16:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
13th Aug 2015 16:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
14th Aug 2015 16:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
15th Aug 2015 16:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
22nd Aug 2015 16:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
23rd Aug 2015 16:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
24th Aug 2015 16:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
25th Aug 2015 16:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
26th Aug 2015 16:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
27th Aug 2015 16:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
28th Aug 2015 16:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
29th Aug 2015 16:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
30th Aug 2015 16:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot

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