2016 Edinburgh Fringe
Shappi Khorsandi: Oh My Country! From Morris Dancing to Morrissey
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Shappi is reclaiming patriotism. She's celebrating her 40th year in Britain with a love letter to her adopted land. Skinheads welcome. Star of BBC's Live at the Apollo and Radio 4's Shappi Talk. Author of the bestseller A Beginner's Guide to Acting English and Nina is not OK. 'She has plenty to say, and says it with pointedness and potency' (Guardian). 'Has the crowd in the palm of her hand' (List).
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Political comedy isn't dead
Serious issues are back on the stand-up agenda. Here are the Fringe's hottest topics.
Stephen Armstrong, The Sunday Times, 7th August 201650 must-see comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe (Link expired)
Here at WOW 247 we've pooled together our comedy brains to pick out a whopping 50 shows we think make a good starting point for any Fringe adventurer.
Matthew Dunne-Miles, Finlay Greig and Craig Leiper, WOW247, 2nd August 2016Comedians recall their first gigs
Shappi Khorsandi felt as if she'd walked on the moon. Isy Suttie watched a man change a dressing on a wound as she spoke. Omid Djalili fell off the stage. So how did the first gigs of Paul Merton, Susan Calman and other top comics go?
Chris Wiegand and Anna Menin, The Guardian, 1st August 2016Five more go on about race
Five more non-white standups on race.
Claire Sawers, The Herald, 30th July 2016I talk to: Shappi Khorsandi
She's just released her debut novel and she's about to go on tour, but before she does, Shappi Khorsandi is bringing Oh My Country! From Morris Dancing to Morrissey to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 29th July 2016Fringe preview: The Stand
Iconic Edinburgh venue keeps its finger on the Fringe pulse with an exciting programme of established names and up-and-coming talent.
Kevin Wight, TV Bomb, 26th July 2016Author comedians
Interviews with Bridget Christie, Susan Calman, Luisa Omielan and Shappi Khorsandi.
Jay Richardson, Edinburgh Festivals, 25th July 2016Seeing red
This Fringe is arguably more political than ever. Stewart Pringle talks to the artists who've had enough.
Stewart Pringle, Fest Mag, 20th July 2016Performances
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| 3rd Aug 2016 | 20:30 | The Stand Comedy Club |
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| 28th Aug 2016 | 20:30 | The Stand Comedy Club |