The London Revue Pleasant‘e Dome. 5—27Aug. 5.50pm. Engaging channel- hopping multimedia show cataloguing misadventures of the richly famous. WNW MO" Gilded Balloon. 3-27 Aug. 9.15pm. Acclaimed stand-up comedian from Dublin brings his show to the Fringe. Catch him on his way to the top; we gave him three stars in difficult circumstances last year. but he deserved better.
OOarth Marenghi's Netherhead Pleasant'e Courtyard and Over the Road. until 27Aug, [0.25pm. See preview. Marilyn - I Wanna Be Loved By You Clowns Anonymous. Komedia Southside. 3—26 Aug. 6.05pm. A new side of Marilyn as she tries to make people love her by doing singing. dancing and stand-up. Marques Brothers Pleasanee Courtyard and Over the Road. until 27Aug. 4.35pm. Great character comedy by the Marquez Brothers. Sold out seasons at the Soho Theatre. catch them before their television debut.
Mat And Mackinnon: One I’leasanee Courtyard and Over The Road. until 27 Aug. 6.45pm. Making it into the grand finals of both So You Think You‘re Funny and the Open Mic award is a pretty good way to precede your first Festival run. Manchester University graduates Mat Home and Bruce Mackinnon entered both competitions randomly last year. and were rather pleased with the outcome. ‘We managed to get through to the end of both. which was great.‘ explains Home. ‘We were the only double act in it. and there were all these established comedians around. and people like Michael Barrymore in the audience.‘ This year’s production. featuring a dog called Stockport
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Meet Me At The Bijou - Wild West Review Califontia Travel Troupe of San Francisco. Rocket @ South Bridge Resource Centre. 6—18 Aug. lpm. Audience participation is a must in this wild west. music hall. singalong melodrama from the Califomia Travel Troupe of San Francisco. Come and join the fun!
Mickey D and Justin Hamilton are The indescribabies Gilded Balloon. 3—27Aug. Ilpm. The lndescribables have received critical acclaim separately. Together they‘re unstoppable. Catch them before they‘re unseeable.
Middle England Kirk and Messing/tam with Lucinda Raikes. Pleasanee Courtyard and Over the Road. until 27Aug, 6.15pm. Dark. gothic sketch comedy from BBC perfonners. Described as ‘really classy‘ by Greater London Radio.
Midnight Comedy with Edd Case and Pete Kerr Tristan Baker Productions. C o2. 3—26 Aug, midnight. Edd Case and Pete Kerr deliver an hour of ‘irreverent. irrelevant and outlandish humour‘ But will it rock the Fringe? Midnight Show Gilded Balloon. 3—27 Aug. midnight. Whiting. ()‘Rourke. Clarke and Brinson have been described. respectively. as brilliant. intriguing. a rising star and simply brilliant. That's more than you can say for most things in the Fringe. so this might be worth a look.
Midnight Velvet Comedy Club Boom Boom at The Tron. The Tmn. 5—2 7 Aug. midnight. The talented Brian Hennigan competes a changing bill of stand-ups in an intimate club setting.
The Mitchell And Webb Clones Assembly Rooms, 3—27Aug. 8. I 5pm. Mitchell and Webb don't say anything about themselves. Last year. we said they were worth five stars.
John Moloney Live John Moloney. Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, until 27 Aug. 8pm. John Moloney. seasoned Fringe pro. returns with gags about celebrity. royalty and religion.
Monkey House Cabaret White Rabbit Cowboys, 7—26 Aug. 10pm. Cabaret. comprising ‘the best. funniest. strangest and worst acts on the Fringe.‘ Their own words. Tony Morevvood In The Comedian‘s Book or The Dead Komedia Southside. 3—26 Aug. 8.05pm. A comedy equivalent of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. The Brighton Argus think he's hit on a comedy goldmine and the San Francisco Sentinel reckon he‘s an obvious talent. Could be good.
Julia Morris in Show And Tell Assembly Rooms, 3—2 7 Aug. 9.30pm. Julia Morris could talk for Australia. And Britain. And anywhere else given half a chance. She‘s endlessly enthusiastic. charming in a naughty schoolgirl manner. and very excited about coming back to Edinburgh. Mainly to drink the Assembly Rooms bar dry. ‘l furioust have to do an hour show and then back to the vacation. I'm sure that‘s the wrong attitude.‘ Fast becoming a TV luvvie with Edinburgh 0r Bust. Happiness and more recently Chambers under her belt. Morris is already a star in Australia where she hosted a late night entertainment show. Her act this year may be called Show And Tell. but don‘t expect fancy name-dropping. ‘lt‘s back to basics. Just like 70s fashion has gone out and 80s has come in. we don‘t want to tricksy things up much with too many gold chains.‘ (Maureen Ellis)
Susan Morrison: My Lite with the Titanic The Stand Comedy Club ll. 4-26 Aug. 2.55pm. Popular Stand regular Morrison takes us on a journey through her obsessions to good comedy effect.
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Richard Morton Assembly Rooms, 3—27 Aug. 8.45pm. Richard Monon retums to the Assembly Rooms after paving the way with a sell-out show in l998.
DIV. Mounfleld iB Lying Comedy Dairy. Komediu Southside. 4—] I Aug. 5.40pm. Star of LWT‘s Slightly Filthy Show has a potentially funny look at lying.
Colin Murphy Colin Murphy. Pleasam‘e Courtyard and Over the Road. until 27 Aug. 9pm. Colin Murphy is a charmer. A foul- mouthed one. but a channer nonetheless; imagine a cheeky Cockney. albeit one with an lrish accent and you‘re almost there. The natural rapport he has with the audience means you can‘t help but to fall in love with him just a little. as his larger-than-Iife persona sweeps you up in a maelstrom of sharp observational humour. a shitload of bad language and spot-on characterisations. Since his success at last year‘s Festival. he has been much in demand: a nationwide tour and numerous TV appearances have established him as a name to watch and this year's show should once again be a sell-out. Go and see him while you can still get close enough to see his lovcable face.
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The Musical Baby Wants Candy. C. 3—26 Aug. 7.55pm. Chicago‘s hottest improv group return to Edinburgh with music and laughs galore.
Lee Moss: The Gay Bernard Manning Rare Birds Pmductions. Holymod Tavern. 5—26 Aug. times vary. Late runner Ness is outrageous. twisted and shows no mercy.
New Zealand‘s Brat Pack Gilded Balloon ll — Teviot. 3—27 Aug. [1.30pm. Antipodean upstans from the Pulp Comedy stable.
Newsrevue 2001: Monty-first Birthday ldltion Canal Cafe Theatre. C. until 26 Aug. [0pm. Nasty but funny sketch show.
Phil Nichol Phil Nichol, Pleasanee Courtyard and Over the Road. until 27 Aug. 10.15pm. New show from the flying Juice Pig who claims to be stuck.
Nicky Silver’s Raised in Captivity Festival Theatre USC — USA. Drummond Community Theatre. 5-23 Aug. 7pm. European premiere for acclaimed Festival Theatre USC group with Mametian overtones.
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Noble And Silver Pleasanee Courtyard and Over the Road. until 27 Aug. 9.40pm. There are those who think live comedy is just about getting up in front of a mic and belting out a few observations on everyday life. They may allow for the odd sketch show shenanigans. But the Noble & Silver
approach to comedy: non-comedic. thought- consting ‘things' which fall between every stool you can think of. Willi their debut last year. they annoyed critics and bamboo/led
audiences but the Perrier panel were impressed enough to give them the
Newcomer award. Their publicity shots give you a clue of their modtIs operandi: squeezed together in shrink wrap or crushed close up in a washing machine. It‘s claustrophobic. uncomfortable and often quite painful. Situationist genitises or student mucking about gone to its least natural concIUsion'.’ If you can stomach the prospect. then decide for yourself. (Brian Donaldson) A NonSense Oi Ireland Gilded Balloon. 3—2 7 Aug. 5pm. Anne (iildea of the Nualas and Kevin (iildea. both acclaimed in their own right come together to take us on a joumey of lrish nonsense incorporating bacon. football and mighty bacon footballs. Separately and respectively described as ‘genius‘ and ‘excellent‘.
Goodbye - We Were The Nualas Assembly Rooms. 3—2 7 Aug. 7. 30pm. ‘Goodbye. We Were The Nualas‘ is allegedly the swan song of this all-singing. all-eating comedy trio. If this is true. it is sad indeed. for few acts can lay claim to such a following. These giddy. madly bespectacled ladies go by the names of No Nonsense Nuala. Upbeat Nuala and Down Under Nuala (actually Susan Collins. Anne Gildea and Tara Flynn). Having met at a Dublin party in l995 they played their first Festival gig in August of that year to packed houses and encores. Their odd little songs and tales of love and food seemed to touch a populist nerve. Since then they have toured the world with their sugar coated ‘Big Shiny Dress Tour‘. In the words of Terrence Wogan: ‘Go tell us it ain‘t so'." (Paul Dale) Dara O’Briain Pleasanr'e Courtyard and Over the Road, until 27 Aug. 8.20pm. Instantly likcable stand-up. so charming you‘d like to take him home. Picked up four stars from The List last year.
Deirdre O’Kane a Tara Flynn - Tis Pity She's Anonymous Gilded Balloon at Peppermint Lounge, 3—27 Aug, 8.30pm. Acclaimed performers in their own right O‘Kane and Flynn come together to entertain and amuse.
Deirdre O’Kane is Crystalized Gilded Balloon, Gilded Balloon al Peppermint Lounge. 3—27 Aug. lllpm. Having featured in three sell-out shows in I999. Deirdre ()‘Kane gives us Crystal Hickey. hairdresser turned cabaret star.
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