2015 Edinburgh Fringe
John Lloyd: Emperor of the Prawns
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Venue
322: Assembly Checkpoint
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Find out what the hell this means with the bloke behind QI, Blackadder and Spitting Image, and host of BBC Radio 4's Museum of Curiosity. 'A perfect hour of laughter' ***** (Telegraph). 'An eloquent raconteur of fine comic timing' **** (Chortle.co.uk). 'A thoroughly entertaining show' **** (Times). 'Lloyd's performance is impeccable' **** (List).
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Press articles
The geeks inherit the Fringe (Link expired)
The nerds are this year's class clowns, bringing nuggets of knowledge to the Fringe along with the laughs, finds Jay Richardson.
Jay Richardson, WOW247, 11th August 2015The shows that will make next month's Fringe
Side-splitting stand-ups, theatrical titans, literary legends... the shows that will make next month's Edinburgh Festival the cultural event of the year.
Mark Wareham, Mail on Sunday, 25th July 201513 second shows to see at the 2015 Fringe
'Difficult second shows' to catch.
Ben Williams, Time Out, 10th July 2015Fringe 2015: the best comedy shows to book now
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Alice Jones, The Independent, 11th June 2015More details
John Lloyd's stellar comedy CV includes creating Not The Nine O'Clock News, Blackadder, Spitting Image and QI. He also started The News Quiz and To The Manor Born for radio and co-wrote the first series of The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy with Douglas Adams, with whom he also co-wrote the bestseller The Meaning of Liff.
Recently John returned to his performer roots - he has presented seven series of BBC Radio 4's The Museum of Curiosity as well as delivering funny and informative talks at TED (his video on invisibility attracted over 1 million views), appearing on countless Radio 4 shows (from Infinite Monkey Cage to Desert Island Discs) and performing to sell-out crowds across the UK with his debut solo hour Liff of QI.
This summer John Lloyd returns to the Fringe with a show that is as funny as it is enlightening. Emperor of The Prawns takes you on a whistle-stop tour of the Universe through John's eyes, featuring mind blowing facts, exciting philosophical ideas, and crustaceans*.
*No prawns will be harmed during the making of this show.
Performances
| Date | Time | Venue |
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| 6th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 7th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 8th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 9th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 10th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 11th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 12th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 13th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 14th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 15th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 16th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 17th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 18th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 20th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 21st Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 22nd Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 23rd Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 24th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 25th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 26th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 27th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 28th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 29th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
| 30th Aug 2015 | 16:30 | Assembly Checkpoint |
User reviews
A highly entertaining hour, intelligent, engaging, some truly brilliant lines. Recommend without hesitation to those who like their comedy clever.