British Comedy Guide

2022 Edinburgh Fringe

Spanking The Monkey: The Etymology of Onanistic Euphemisms

  • Comedy (stand-up)
  • 6:20pm (60 mins)
  • 12-28 Aug 2022
  • RSE Theatre (Welcome West)
  • £10
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Venue

431: RSE Theatre
Room: Welcome West

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An informative, "hands-on" lecture by the renowned Oxford Professor of English Literature Richard ('Dick') Handler on the word origins of the innumerable euphemisms for self-pleasure around the world. Whether one is chugging in Scotland, slapping the sergeant in Turkey, marinating the salmon in Norway, or flying a kite in Thailand, Professor Handler's scholarly study of the foundations of onanistic slang is guaranteed to have universal appeal because, let's face it, we're all wankers.

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Spanking The Monkey: The Etymology Of Onanistic Euphemisms interview

It is a character comedy piece where I play a fallen Oxford Professor of English literature, Richard "Dick" Handler, who has been demoted to teaching this summer course on wanking slang. I play it straight, if a little unhinged.

On The Mic, 29th July 2022

Performances

Date Time Venue
12th Aug 2022 18:20 RSE Theatre (Welcome West)
13th Aug 2022 18:20 RSE Theatre (Welcome West)
14th Aug 2022 18:20 RSE Theatre (Welcome West)
15th Aug 2022 18:20 RSE Theatre (Welcome West)
16th Aug 2022 18:20 RSE Theatre (Welcome West)
17th Aug 2022 18:20 RSE Theatre (Welcome West)
18th Aug 2022 18:20 RSE Theatre (Welcome West)
19th Aug 2022 18:20 RSE Theatre (Welcome West)
20th Aug 2022 18:20 RSE Theatre (Welcome West)
21st Aug 2022 18:20 RSE Theatre (Welcome West)
22nd Aug 2022 18:20 RSE Theatre (Welcome West)
23rd Aug 2022 18:20 RSE Theatre (Welcome West)
24th Aug 2022 18:20 RSE Theatre (Welcome West)
25th Aug 2022 18:20 RSE Theatre (Welcome West)
26th Aug 2022 18:20 RSE Theatre (Welcome West)
27th Aug 2022 18:20 RSE Theatre (Welcome West)
28th Aug 2022 18:20 RSE Theatre (Welcome West)

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