Edinburgh Fringe
Hannah Platt: Defence Mechanism
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Venue
33: Pleasance Courtyard
Room: Bunker Two
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'Voice of a generation' (Skinny). Hannah Platt is an honest, distinctive new comic with an unflinching outlook on the world and, after a diagnosis of body dysmorphia, how the world looks back at her. Often acerbic and never shying away from sensitive topics, Hannah asks why we keep people at arm's length, and are you really a people pleaser if no one is pleased? Nominated Best Debut Show at Leicester Comedy Festival, BBC New Comedy Awards Finalist. Seen on BBC3 and heard on BBC Radio 4. Tour support for Fern Brady, Lou Sanders and Ashley Gavin.
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Longlists have been announced for the 2024 ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards, sponsored by Jones Bootmaker.
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Mark Muldoon has a bit of a story to tell you involving pregnancy, and reports back on Fringe shows from Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Olga Koch, Stamptown, Harriet Kemsley, Steen Raskopoulos, Amy Matthews, Hannah Platt, Josh Glanc and Sarah Roberts.
British Comedy Guide, 9th August 2024Three stand-up comedy debuts
Three stand-up comedy debuts at the Edinburgh Festival 2024...
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 5th August 2024Fringe 2024: Rarely Asked Questions - Hannah Platt
Introducing award-winning stand-up comedian Hannah Platt, who makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut with her show Defence Mechanism.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th August 2024How I stopped bullying myself on stage and started loving comedy again
Comedy isn't therapy, says Hannah Platt, and it was damaging to think it was.
Hannah Platt, Chortle, 1st August 2024Comedians mine Ozempic trend for laughs at Edinburgh Fringe
Female comics will confront body dysmorphia by turning the mirror on themselves and then back on society.
Vanessa Thorpe, The Guardian, 27th July 2024Hannah Platt and Amy Mason: Letter to a Debut Comedian
Hannah Platt and Amy Mason, two acts each debuting at this year's Edinburgh Fringe, take five minutes to give themselves some sage Fringe advice.
Hannah Platt and Amy Mason, The Skinny, 24th July 2024EdFringe Newcomers: All That's Fresh
Having your first hour-show at the Edinburgh Fringe is the gold ring for many new comics looking to make a sharp comedically suited-and-booted first impression.
Victoria Nangle, Entertainment Now, 22nd July 2024Fringe Quickies: 147 - Hannah Platt - Defence Mechanism
"I want the show to develop as I perform it over the fringe."
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 21st July 2024Hannah Platt interview
"Is saying 'cannae' cultural appropriation?"
The Herald, 16th July 2024Hannah Platt: "I'm a crotchety old man trapped in the body of a little girl"
The comic on her stand-up heroes, using depression as an inspiration for laughter and stereotypes about northerners.
Liam Pape, The Guardian, 16th July 202412 rising stars of comedy to see at the Edinburgh Fringe 2024
Heading to the Fringe? These 12 rising stars are well worth seeking out.
Nooruddean Choudry, Rolling Stone, 15th July 2024Fringe Quickies: 93 - Hannah Platt: Defence Mechanism
"I want the show to develop as I perform it over the fringe."
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 6th July 2024On the Mic Picks: Hannah Platt
Liverpudlian Hannah has funny bones.
On The Mic, 15th May 2024Performances
| Date | Time | Venue |
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| 31st Jul | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 1st Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 2nd Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 3rd Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 4th Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 5th Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 6th Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 7th Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 8th Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 9th Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 10th Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 11th Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 12th Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 13th Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 14th Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 15th Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 16th Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 17th Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 18th Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 19th Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 20th Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 21st Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 22nd Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 23rd Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 24th Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |
| 25th Aug | 20:10 | Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) |