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The Dirty Talk is very funny, very sad, thought provoking and very topical. Take an hour out of your schedule. You won’t regret it. Comment posted by Mike Hammond
Only Bruises (●●●●●) Only six of us watching this production in a living room setting, which almost made me feel like I was a part [of it], worthy of moving on to a larger stage. Comment posted by Dougie McGlashan
F 1 8 K (●●●●●) Probably the worst show I’ve seen at the festival for a long time. Save your time and money. The show’s concept simply did not work, despite the cast’s best efforts. Comment posted by Franc
The Generation of Z Brainssssssssssssssssssssssss is banned! Comment posted by Craig McVeigh
Camilla Cleese Miss Cleese’s routine about the bogus ‘short man syndrome’ is something that would not be tolerated if it was directed at other groups based on race, religion, skin colour, sex – especially women, sexual orientation, etc. Her routine is based on malice, hate, prejudice and a seemingly sublime belief held by her and many others that bigotry based on height, almost always directed at short people and particularly short men, is acceptable, good, right and
should be celebrated. Her routine should not be tolerated by short men or short people in general. We have posted her routine on our site – supportfortheshort.org – and condemned it, which is what should be done. We even tweeted her. She has yet to have the courage to tweet us back, probably both out of fear and no doubt out of awareness that it might hurt her finances in some way. We condemn her routine and believe it should be banned, just as any other group would probably do under similar circumstances. Comment posted by SupportForTheShort.org
Malasombra Amazing and mágica! Comment posted by Maria Gomila
Dangerfield: Sex with Children (●●●●●)
kak. Comment posted by Chris Dangeri eld
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Bridget Christie feature Wow. This comedian is incredibly grandiose. Does she seriously think she is ‘raising awareness’ of a very well known issue? What an idiot. And she wasn’t funny once in a quite long piece so that’s suspicious. Irritating, patronising and obviously not that bright. Comment posted by Sprained Violet
The Dirty Talk I love The Dirty Talk. It makes you laugh and then cry. Good luck at the festival Michael [Puzzo, writer/performer]! Comment posted by Peggy Puzzo
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