list.co.uk/festival Lynne Jassem | FESTIVAL COMEDY
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GOLDEN YEARS Lynne Jassem might be one of the most senior Fringe comedy debutantes of all time, but these guys shouldn’t feel ashamed at being newcomers merely in their 40s and 50s
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THIS GLORIOUS MONSTER Two of the quartet who make up this i rst-time sketch act have just entered their 40s. Signed up by Hat Trick in 2014 to develop telly work, their darkly comic routines have been compared to the League of Gentlemen and the Boosh. Very little pressure, then. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 6–29 Aug, 4.30pm, £9–£11 (£8–£10). Previews 3–5 Aug, £7.
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Circuit stalwart Askins (52) played the Royal Albert Hall in April for a charity gig
alongside the likes of Stewart Lee, Josie Long and Romesh Ranganathan, so it’s unlikely that he’ll be especially fazed at making his Fringe debut. Gilded Balloon at the Counting House, 622 6552, 3–28 Aug (not 15), 7pm, £5 in advance or Pay What You Want. LEWIS MACLEOD
You’re more likely to know this 46-year-old guy’s voice rather than his face as he’s
fronted his own impersonation shows on the radio, such as Lewis Macleod’s Wired News and Lewis Macleod Is Not Himself. His Barack Obama and George Galloway take-offs are pretty special. Frankenstein Pub, 226 0000, 4–21 Aug, 6.40pm, free. PAUL MCMULLAN
At 48, this ‘cockney raconteur’ has clearly assembled a strong
back-story to unleash on the Fringe. Alcopop is a fearless portrayal of a man who has been through the mill. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 6–28 Aug (not 15), 9.15pm, £10–£12 (£8–£10). Previews 3–5 Aug, £6. 4-11 Aug 2016 THE LIST FESTIVAL 49