2017 Edinburgh Fringe
Ayesha Hazarika: State of the Nation
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64: Gilded Balloon at the Museum
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Politics, power and how we lost the plot. Ayesha Hazarika MBE lifts the lid on what life's really like behind the scenes at Westminster and, with her characteristically brutal honesty, asks what's next for British politics. Since leaving frontline politics, Ayesha has become a sought-after commentator for the Financial Times, Guardian, Scotsman, New Statesman and Grazia. Now she returns to her stand-up roots with her one-woman show which examines the State of the Nation. With regular appearances on Good Morning Britain, Sky News, The Andrew Marr Show, Newsnight, The Agenda and The Today Programme.
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Ayesha Hazarika on her Fringe experience
It's been highs and lows for me this Edinburgh Festival. I achieved a bucket list ambition which was to perform a proper one-woman stand-up show. It had been a secret desire for a long time and I never thought I would have to guts to do it. I remember doing a radio show with Sue Perkins many, many years ago when I was starting out as a stand-up and she scribbled something on a tiny scrap of paper and pushed it towards me. It read "You have got to do an Edinburgh show. Just do it!"
Ayesha Hazarika, The Scotsman, 23rd August 2017A Scotsman walks into a bar . . . and satire sells out
Political animals are vying with comedians for laughs at this year's festival -- and Brexit is invariably the punchline.
Gillian Bowditch, The Sunday Times, 20th August 2017Edinburgh festival 2017 - in pictures
The Edinburgh festival 2017 is still going strong with unlikely film stars, black-history monologues and toddler comedy sidekicks - here's a selection of the latest shows photographed by Murdo MacLeod.
Murdo MacLeod, The Guardian, 19th August 2017Fringe 2017: the 20 best comedy shows to see
The best from the comedy section.
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 4th August 2017#EdFringe17: Ayesha Hazarika on the State of the Nation
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with comedian, turned political spokesperson, turned comedian, Ayesha Hazarika. How does the former special adviser to Ed Miliband and Harriet Harman feel about the rise of Jeremy Corbyn? What's Westminster really like on the inside?
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 31st July 2017Ayesha Hazarika interview
Stand-up and former Westminster insider takes our Q&A.
Robert Peacock, The Wee Review, 31st July 2017Fringe preview: Gilded Balloon
Kerry Teakle, who once headed up the GB Fringe press office herself, recommends her choice of shows this Fringe.
Kerry Teakle, The Wee Review, 23rd July 2017Shining a light on inequality is just what Doctor order
Publishing the gender pay gap will be illuminating because it will shine a light on who has the top jobs, how they are valued and who has the real power.
Ayesha Hazarika, The Scotsman, 19th July 2017Ayesha Hazarika: Britain's not cracking satire like USA
From comedian to Labour's special advisor and back again, the stand-up comic argues the political mess we're in should be throwing up better satire.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 12th July 2017Ayesha Hazarika: State of the Nation Q&A
We caught up with Ayesha to talk comedy, Edinburgh and politics...
Funny Women, 11th July 2017Fringe shows that will tackle indyref2
At the febrile height of the Indyref campaign in August of 2014, the Edinburgh Fringe became a hotbed of political debate, humour, and even controversy.
Ross McCafferty, The Scotsman, 6th July 2017Performances
| Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 14th Aug 2017 | 19:30 | Gilded Balloon at the Museum |
| 15th Aug 2017 | 19:30 | Gilded Balloon at the Museum |
| 16th Aug 2017 | 19:30 | Gilded Balloon at the Museum |
| 17th Aug 2017 | 19:30 | Gilded Balloon at the Museum |
| 18th Aug 2017 | 19:30 | Gilded Balloon at the Museum |
| 19th Aug 2017 | 19:30 | Gilded Balloon at the Museum |
| 20th Aug 2017 | 19:30 | Gilded Balloon at the Museum |