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Review: George Egg
Brighton-based George Egg makes use of trouser presses, Bibles and stuff from the mini-bar to crack yokes and jokes. It's by no means laugh a minute but it does have enough charm and consideration to keep us all content for an hour or so.
Sean Tizzard, Leicester Mercury, 8th February 2016Interview: George Egg
The anarchic comedy chef is putting a whole new spin on hotel food, as he tells Jane Hall.
Jane Hall, Newcastle Chronicle, 1st January 2016Everyone's a critic, by German Chuckieegg
We liked this blog post by the renowned Teutonic cuddly bearded fried egg toy comedian German Chuckieegg, so we've reprinted it here. Does anyone else have an opinion on the recent reviewer habit of tweeting your reviews right at your face so you can't avoid them? Tell our editor: kipper@fringepig.co.uk
German Chuckieegg, FringePig, 23rd August 2015Egg breaks a few conventions
My find of the Fringe is George Egg.
Alice Jones, The Independent, 21st August 2015Michael Legge: telling it like it is
We decided weeks before the Festival began that this would be the year when we finally got round to chatting to TW favourite Michael Legge, here on the pages of your Three Weeks magazine. He's back with his new show Tell It Like It Is, Steve. "What's the bloody point of anything ever? I don't know" runs the blurb. This was all going to be so perfect. Then we forgot to organise the interview.
Chris Cooke, ThreeWeeks, 19th August 2015Naked ballet dancers, pigeons and Egg Roulette shock
More pigeon news. On Thursday in this blog, I mentioned the tussle performer Adrienne Truscott had with pigeons inside her flat. Yesterday, Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards judge Claire Smith of The Scotsman told me she had seen last year's Malcolm Hardee Award winner Candy Gigi running out of a sandwich shop.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 16th August 2015Interview: Colin Leggo, Leggoland
A chat with Colin Leggo.
Hannah Whitcombe, Fresh Fringe, 15th August 2015Reggie Perrin captured the essence of his era
The death of his creator, David Nobbs, reminds us of the genius of the best TV comedy: its characters define their age.
Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian, 14th August 2015Simon Pegg filmed with a sausage stuck up his nose
The actor bonded with his canine sidekick in the film by being "the guy with the sausage on his face". Here's an exclusive interview with Pegg about this intriguing acting method...
Kasia Delgado, Radio Times, 13th August 2015Interview with Colin Leggo
One of the best named shows of the year's Fringe, Leggoland, tells the story of Colin Leggo becoming an amputee over the past year. We caught up with him just before the Fringe started to talk all things Edinburgh!
Callum Moorin, The Angry Microwave, 10th August 2015