Simon Munnery
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
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Dave's Edinburgh jokes make appearance on Pointless
A number of jokes told by comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival have appeared on an edition of BBC quiz Pointless.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th December 2017Kate Copstick's diary: size doesn't matter
I was chatting with Simon Munnery about small audiences - not that he is an expert on that. He told me Eugene Cheese of the Chuckle Club would cancel if there were fewer than 30 in the audience. Unbelievable now.
Kate Copstick, The Scotsman, 13th August 2017The Edinburgh Interviews 2017: Simon Munnery
Simon Munnery is always a stand out surrealist performer at the Edinburgh Fringe and this year looks set to be no different. Munnery is performing his latest show Renegade Plumber at The Stand throughout August.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 11th August 20177 sensible questions: Simon Munnery
He's master of the accessible avant-garde; of understated lunacy and any other contradiction-in-terms you like. A stuffed monkey interviews him.
Billy Coconuts, FringePig, 9th August 2017How Edinburgh changed British comedy
Comedy did not feature at all when the Edinburgh Fringe began but over the past three decades it has become the "spiritual home" of Britain's funny folk.
Steven Brocklehurst, BBC, 6th August 2017Dubious ideas for promoting Fringe shows
We asked some of the comedians appearing at the Edinburgh Festival what they'd do to attract larger audiences - ignoring laws and morals!
British Comedy Guide, 5th August 2017Fringe on a theme: returning Fringe legends
At the Fringe it is easy to focus on new artists and overlook those who helped shaped stand-up before it became a viable career - here's where to catch those legends in Edinburgh this year.
Ben Venables, The Skinny, 26th July 2017Edinburgh festivals: "It's a habit I suppose."
The Edinburgh festivals have grown enormously in 70 years and this looks set to continue, Mike Wade writes.
Mike Wade, The Times, 6th July 2017Simon Munnery, comedy review
Fans of Noel Fielding and Spike Milligan will enjoy Simon Munnery's comedy, says Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 23rd March 2017Live review: Simon Munnery, The Stand, Glasgow
One of the best shows at the Edinburgh Festival last summer was a special retrospective greatest hits gig by Simon Munnery marking his three decades in show business. In a way his current tour, Standing Still, which also premiered in Edinburgh in 2016, feels like a potted version of that show, harking back to his best bits.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th March 2017