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✽ Nish Kumar Intelligent and self-reflec- tive stand-up from a comedian on the verge of great things. See review, page 45. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, until 24 Aug, 7.15pm, £9–£12 (£8–£10.50).
✽ The Pin They’ve only gone and pretty much re-invented the sketch wheel.
Tricky sods. See review at list.co.uk/festival. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, until 25 Aug (not 18), 6pm, £9–£11 (£8–£10).
✽ Tim Key The people’s poet warmed up rather nicely for this year with some
storming bed-based shows last August. Now, he’s fully back and with an amazing beard. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, until 25 Aug, 9.40pm, £12–£16 (£10–£14).
✽ Bridget Christie Edinburgh Comedy Award crown-wearer insists she’s An
Ungrateful Woman with another powerful show. See review, page 45. The Stand, 558 7272, until 25 Aug, 11.10am, £10 (£9).
✽ Liam Williams Unconventional and fre- quently hilarious hour from the guy who
also dabbles in Sheeps. The sketch group. See review at list.co.uk/festival. Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey, 221 9759, until 25 Aug, 1.15pm, free.
✽ Adrienne Truscott A show full of daring
and bravado which takes a sw ipe at rape culture. See review, page 54. Heroes @ Bob & Miss Behave’s Bookshop, 226 0000, until 16 Aug, 11pm, free (£8 to reserve a seat).
✽ Cardinal Burns See preview, left. Pleas- ance Courtyard, 556 6550, 15–23 Aug
(not 18), 10pm, £12–£13 (£11–£12).
✽ Neil Hamburger The most reptilian man at the Fringe or a breath of ‘fresh’ comedic air? Underbelly, Cowgate, 0844 545 8252, until 24 Aug, 8.50pm, £10–£12 (£9–£11).
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CARDINAL BURNS Sketch duo make a welcome return to where it all sort-of began I t was way back in the dry sands of historical time, 2009 to be precise, that Cardinal Burns first made their way into the public’s psyche. Their 2009 show in the titchy Pleasance Attic (where everyone from the little-known Katy Wix, Anna Crilly and Michael McIntyre had all trodden before them) was the moment where big things began to happen for Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns. We said this about their frenetic show: ‘As each sketch gets played out with such vim and verve, even the failure of a prop or the collapse of a wig only seems to boost the charm which they exude – and the crowd never fail to adore them.’
become when they shed a member: the Pin and Pappy’s for two) but slimming to a duo has done them little harm. Their eponymously- titled E4 show broadened their appeal (at first to include everyone who watched E4) before being given a leg-up to C4 status. For those fans making the journey to the Pleasance Courtyard, we hope they are rewarded with the likes of the Office Flirts, fashion interns Olivia and Yumi, Turkish minicab drivers Hashtag and Bukake, and music festival stewards Bert and Moon. Or they may have ditched the aforementioned to create a whole set of new characters. All will be revealed. (Brian Donaldson)
Initially, the pair were part of acclaimed trio Fat Tongue (it’s strange / intriguing to note how much more successful some sketchy acts Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 15–23 Aug (not 18), 10pm, £12–£13 (£11–£12).