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Over 100 more shows added to Assembly's Edinburgh Fringe line-up

Summer is on the way and the festival season is hotting up, with Assembly Festival announcing a further 110 shows for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th March 2024

Assembly announces more Edinburgh Fringe shows

Assembly Festival has announced over 100 shows for its 2023 programme.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th March 2023

Review - The Astonishing Adventures Of Alfred

The Astonishing Adventures Of Alfred is a fun short that can be enjoyed and appreciated by anyone who grew up on the novels of Enid Blyton.

Movie Blogger, 27th February 2021

Interview with Joe & Rory

Joe & Rory are two comedians and filmmakers who have produced a number of superb sketches over the years, as well as the pilot for The Astonishing Adventures Of Alfred which in a recent review we described as "an absolute delight" and "joyously absurd".

Comedy To Watch, 24th February 2021

Review: The Astonishing Adventures Of Alfred

As well as being visually playful it is packed with some very funny dialogue, sometimes it's joyously absurd and sometimes pleasingly knowing.

Comedy To Watch, 20th February 2021

ASFF 2020 Preview: 10 Comedies

The Astonishing Adventures Of Alfred: Alfred, a 10-year-old schoolboy who loves to go on wonderful adventures, has come into possession of a magical magnifying glass. How did he get it? Through mysterious circumstances.

ASFF, 17th February 2021

The week's best comedy on demand

The Astonishing Adventures Of Alfred: This 12-minute spoof of 1950s, Enid Blyton-type stories comes from London-based comedy filmmaking duo Joe & Rory and revolves around a mystery-loving boy who comes into possession of a magical magnifying glass. .

Chortle, 13th February 2021

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