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Best comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2017
We pick out the must-see comedy shows that are already giving us goosebumps of excitement.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 11th July 2017I talk to: Lauren Pattison
Following a work-in-progress run at Edinburgh last year, this year marks Lauren Pattison's debut at the Fringe with her first hour, Lady Muck.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 8th July 2017BWW Q&A- Lauren Pattison
Lauren Pattison interview.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 3rd July 2017Review: NATYS Top Of The Bill final 2017
Rahul Kohli had just the right amount of post-Brexit politics in his set and there was something very winning about his youthful energetic style. Sure enough he was voted Top of the Bill by the judges and you can expect to be seeing a lot more of him.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th January 2017Review: NATYS 'Top Of The Bill' final 2017
Rahul Kohli is a slick gag-machine, packing in gags about Brexit that almost seem nostalgic now we're in a whole other world of racist madness. But he laughs off bigotry and uses politics as a bouncing-off point for silly gags rather than labouring any points.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th January 2017Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of Year review
A perfectly splendid night of comedy, this competition final was worth the ticket price. Nobody died - which is the least you can hope for - and some distinguished themselves. There was a standout winner (Joby MageeanOlga Koch) but the second and third positions (and there could have been a fourth) were tightly contested.
Julia Chamberlain, Chortle, 29th November 2016Seven questions with... Lauren Pattison
Lauren Pattison is one of the youngest comedians to have been featured on MoodyComedy, having being named September's Comedian of the Month, though watching her perform does not leave an impression of inexperience or immaturity. Lauren is a bright and exciting performer who grows in popularity with each passing year, becoming associated with bigger names in the world of comedy as she does so.
I asked Lauren these seven questions to find out more about her...
Comedian of the month #32, Lauren Pattison
Lauren Pattison is a stand up comic and actress from Newcastle who, having began performing at the age of eighteen, is still only in her early twenties yet has made the finals of the Chortle Student award as well as being runner up in 2014's Funny Women Awards.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 6th October 2016Ten must see Edinburgh Fringe shows for 2016
While up in the Scottish capital, I'm hoping to see at least two comedy shows a day. It is, after all, the world's biggest arts festival, featuring the best of British and international talent - many of them free entry. So here's ten shows I'm recommending (in alphabetical order) if you're visiting Edinburgh this month.
Jay Islaam, The Huffington Post, 4th August 2016Ten "must see" Edinburgh Fringe shows for 2016
While up in the Scottish capital, I'm hoping to see at least two comedy shows a day. It is, after all, the world's biggest arts festival, featuring the best of British and international talent - many of them free entry. So here's ten shows I'm recommending (in alphabetical order) if you're visiting Edinburgh this month.
Jay Islaam, 3rd August 2016