The first of James Acaster's 'Trelogy' of shows was in the Pleasance Cabaret Bar every night of the Fringe It earned him his third (consecutive) nomination for Best Show at the Awards that year It's on Netflix now, along with Represent &...
Filed Under; Comedy, Edinburgh, James Acaster, Show Tech
This year's offering from J-L R was a breakup show which refused to admit it was a breakup show John-Luke Roberts works his way through the collapse of his long term relationship but pretends it’s just a stupid comedy show There’s a...
Filed Under; Comedy, Edinburgh, John-Luke Roberts, Lemons, London, Show Tech, Soho Theatre
Back for a second year with Nathaniel Metcalfe for the excellent follow up to Enthusiast This year, we visited Alan Davies in London ahead of the fringe to record a voice-over for the show, which - if you saw it - yes, that really was...
Filed Under; Alan Davies, Comedy, Edinburgh, Nathaniel Metcalfe, Show Tech
Fresh from her 2012 'So You Think You're Funny' win, Aisling got me involved with her debut Edinburgh hour which earned her a 'best newcomer' nomination at the awards this year I was at the back of the room every night at the Gilded Balloon's...
Filed Under; Aisling Bea, Comedy, Edinburgh, Show Tech
John-Luke's first show at the Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh - where we'd also return the following two years This show had a song about Patricia Routledge, a joke about a fish, and a bit where a bear carries John-Luke off the...
Filed Under; Comedy, Edinburgh, John-Luke Roberts, Show Tech
More projections and shouting from David's "difficult second album" show Larger room this time, and less screens scattered around the venue, though Once again, we did it in Soho again after the...
Filed Under; Comedy, David Trent, Edinburgh, Show Tech
Nathaniel's debut Edinburgh hour came in 2013 Having worked with him at Josie Long's Lost Treasures Of The Black Heart since 2011, Nat asked me to tech the show for him We did the show every day at Cabaret Voltaire during the Edinburgh...
Filed Under; Comedy, Edinburgh, Nathaniel Metcalfe, Show Tech
The Alternative Comedy Experience was filmed in front of a real comedy club audience during full weeks of packed houses at The Stand comedy club, Edinburgh, faithfully capturing the unique atmosphere at one of the UK's favourite and longest...
Filed Under; Baconface, Bridget Christie, Comedy, Edinburgh, Floor Manager, Helen Arney, Henning Wehn, Josie Long, Nish Kumar, Robin Ince, Simon Munnery, Stewart Lee, The Alternative Comedy Experience, Tony Law
David's debut solo show ran every night at the Pleasance Courtyard through August 2012, and saw him nominated for Best Newcomer at the Awards that year In possibly the hottest room on the fringe - Pleasance Attic - I helped set up all his...
Filed Under; Comedy, David Trent, Edinburgh, London, Show Tech, Soho Theatre
Back for another year with Tom, this time at the Tron Basement, Edinburgh Here's Tom's show blurb; Tom Goodliffe, the self-proclaimed big, friendly nerd, is back with a brand new show all about time But just what is time It’s a question that...
Filed Under; Comedy, Edinburgh, Show Tech, Tom Goodliffe