list.co.uk/festival Needing laughs from dusk til dawn? Or, for the purposes of this day planner, just after noon to around midnight? Brian Donaldson helps to sketch out your itinerary between The Lunchtime Club and The Late Show
Noon The Lunchtime Club: Class of 2010 The sound of laughter is expected to drown out the rumbling of hungry tums as a bunch of newbies get their chance in the Fringe sun. The Tron, 226 0000, 7–29 Aug (not 16, 23), 12.30pm, £5. Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £2.50.
1pm
Sarah Bennetto In The King and I, this Aussie storyteller tells the story of a rather special party that she showed up late to. Pleasance Dome, 556 6550, 7–29 Aug (not 16), 1.30pm, £8–£9 (£6.50–£7.50). Previews until 6 Aug, £5. Gentlemen of Leisure A sketch show crew which promises learning alongside the laughter in a show entitled An Hour of Too Much Culture. Grand aims indeed. The GRV, 226 0000, 6–30 Aug (not 19), 1.40pm, £5.
2pm
Charmed Forces Possibly some military-based sketch fun. The Caves, 556 5375, 7–29 Aug (not 16, 23), 2pm, £7 (£5). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5. A Betrayal of Penguins One of the unheralded treats of last year’s Fringe, two young Irish jokers return with more sketchy silliness. Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552, 7–30 Aug (not 17), 2.45pm, £8.50–£10 (£7–£8.50). Previews until 6 Aug, £5.
3pm
Ray Green Some Adventures in Telly Land 3D here with a Will Ferrell- endorsed (apparently) small-screen legend with a terrific mouser. Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552, 7–30 Aug (not 16), 3.15pm, £8.50–£9.50 (£7.50–£8.50). Previews until 6 Aug, £5. Nick Helm Poetry, music and stand–up as Helm implores us to Keep Hold of the Gold. Those with a pessimistic view of life should steer clear. The Tron, 226 0000, 7–29 Aug (not 18), 3.40pm, £5. Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £2.50.
4pm
Bec Hill Seems this perky comic Didn’t Want to Play Your Stupid Game Anyway, so don’t go in the huff now. Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552, 8–30 Aug (not 17), 4pm, £8–£9 (£7–£8). Previews until 7 Aug, £5. The Incident ‘Godot meets Point Break in a shop’. The joint show from Aussie comics Sam Simmons and David Quirk sounds intriguing at the very least. Assembly Rooms, 623 3030, 7–29 Aug (not 16, 23), 4.45pm, £10–£12 (£9–£11). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5.
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9pm
Patrick Monahan One of the mildest men in comedy delivers more inoffensive fun with the punningly- named I Walked, I Danced, Iran. See what’s happened there? Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552, 6–29 Aug (not 9, 16, 23), 9pm, £10.50–£12.50 (£9–£11). Previews until 5 Aug, £5. Max and Iván ‘An hour of joy- soaked trans-genre sketch wizardry’ should pretty much cover this. Though technically, it’s down in the Fringe programme as lasting 55 minutes. C central, 0845 260 1234, 5–30 Aug (not 17), 9.30pm, £8.50–£10.50 (£7.50–£9.50).
Ali Cook The scary/funny stand- up/magic boy does more scary and funny things in Pieces of Strange. Prepare to get involved. Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552, 7–30 Aug (not 11, 18), 9.45pm, £11–£12 (£9.50–£11). Previews until 6 Aug, £6.
10pm
Hans Teeuwen If you go and see Paul Foot, Emo Philips and this Dutch guy in the same night, chances are you may need to lie down for the remainder of the month. Unique is one word for Teeuwen. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 7–29 Aug (not 11, 18, 25), 10.30pm, £14–£15 (£12.50–£14). Previews until 6 Aug, £8. Grainne Maguire One for those with a penchant for dreaming of living their life as though in an Emily Brontë novel. We Need to Talk About Bonnets, you see? The Caves, 556 5375, 7–29 Aug (not 17), 10.15pm, £7 (£5). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5.
11pm
Bingo! It’s off the Cuff All the fun of the old-fashioned bingo hall, without the odour of nicotine, boozed- up dames and actual proper bingo, as this improv affair has your sketch ideas printed on 50 wee balls. C soco, 0845 260 1234, until 30 Aug, 11.15pm, £7.50–£9.50 (£6.50–£8.50). Sound and Fury Hot on the behinds of their previous musical theatre/comedy triumphs, S&F delivers Private Dick, a film noirish extravaganza. Underbelly, 08445 458 252, 7–29 Aug (not 18), 11.45pm, £9–£10.50 (£6.50–£9.50). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £6.
Midnight
Cammy and Phil’s Late Night Nonsense Possibly the last thing Mr Kay needs by his side is a surrealist folk singer, but that’s what he’s got in the shape of Cammy Sinclair. There’s a lot of hair on show here. Zoo Roxy, 662 6892, 6–30 Aug (not 10–12, 17–19, 24–26), 12.30am, £7.50 (£5). The Late Show Catch the stand-up talents of today and tomorrow (maybe even some from yesterday will pop up) over some long, Augusty weekends. Underbelly, 08445 458 252, 6–29 Aug (not 9–11, 16–18, 23–25), 12.35am, £10–£14 (£9–£13).
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The Brothers Streep It’s been a big year for all things South African, what with a pretty successful
World Cup still fresh in the memory banks. And things are set to go stratospheric for that nation’s humorous musical double act of Dylan and Simon. We’re fairly sure they will have the requisite sophistication not to bring along a flipping vuvezela. ■ Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552, 6–29 Aug (not 16), 6.15pm, £8.50–£9.50 (£7.50–£8.50). Previews until 5 Aug, £5.
5pm
Stewart Lee A full run of Vegetable Stew here, albeit one that has become his annual August work-in-progress towards telly material. Will be funny as heck, though. The Stand, 558 7272, 6–30 Aug (not 16, 18), 5.15pm, £10. The Roaring Boys Those who saw their Tim from 2009 will surely be flocking back as the Boys promise they Will Set You Free. Underbelly, 08445 458 252, 7–29 Aug (not 17, 24), 5.40pm, £9–£10.50 (£6.50–£9.50). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £6.
Dome, 556 6550, 7–30 Aug, 7pm, £11.50–£12.50 (£10.50–£11.50). Previews until 6 Aug, £5.
Paul Foot With Ash in the Attic, the stand-up who can only be appreciated by the comedy ‘connoisseur’ has got Noel Fielding in the director’s chair. Underbelly, 08445 458 252, 7–29 Aug (not 16), 7.40pm, £9.50–£10.50 (£6.50–£9.50). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £6. Jo Caulfield ‘A celebration of anger’ from the shirt and tied comic in Cruel to be Kind. The Stand III & IV, 558 7272, 7–29 Aug (not 16, 23), 7.50pm, £10 (£9). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £7.
6pm 8pm
The Penny Dreadfuls Looks like the trio may have ditched the Victorian gents look for good as they do some brand new sketch thing this year. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 7–30 Aug (not 17), 6pm, £12–£14 (£10.50–£12.50). Previews until 6 Aug, £5. Keith Farnan After two Fringe shows about the death penalty and racism, the gold–hearted Irish jester turns his attention to more comic-serious affairs with Sex Traffic: How Much is that Woman in the Window? Underbelly, 08445 458 252, 7–29 Aug (not 17), 6.20pm, £9–£10.50 (£6.50–£9.50). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £6.
Cactus Directed by Pajama Man, Mark Chavez, The Seduction is a love story amid ‘a carnival of boundless imaginings’. Which sounds quite a lot like the stuff created down the Fringe years by the Pajama Men. Assembly Rooms, 623 3030, 7–29 Aug (not 16, 23), 6.50pm, £11–£12 (£10–£11). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5.
7pm
The Godley Hour She’s doing a kids’ show with her daughter this year, but this evening slot may be a chance for Janey to just let loose. Pleasance
Jason Manford Best lap him up now, because he won’t be doing the live comedy thing for too much longer. Telly is where it’ll be at soon for our Jase. EICC, 08448 471 639, 7–11 Aug, 8pm, £17.50 (£16.50). Emo Philips The comic from outer space, they used to call this guy. Catch the master of the warped one-liner now as he only pops our way every ten years or so these days. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 7–29 Aug (not 9, 16), 8pm, £14–£16 (£12.50–£14.50). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £11.
Jeremy Lion The soused kids’ entertainer returns from a rather suspiciously long period away from Edinburgh. In Jeremy Lion Goes Green, he appears to have gone absolutely environmental. Pleasance Dome, 556 6550, 7–30 Aug (not 16), 8.20pm, £12–£14 (£10–£12.50). Previews until 6 Aug, £6. Kevin Bridges After a sell-out debut last year accompanied by a Best Newcomer nomination, all the early excitement revolving around the Clydebank comic has been wholly justified. This will be another hour of solid comic fare. Assembly Rooms, 623 3030, 7–30 Aug (not 8, 16), 8.55pm, £14–£16 (£13–£15). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £11.