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DAVE GORMAN Back after a very lengthy Fringe absence, PowerPoint Presentation is the comeback show from the conceptual comic. See online feature at list.co.uk/festival. Assembly George Square, 623 3030, 6–28 Aug, 7.40pm, £15 (£13.50). Previews until 5 Aug, £8.
Tim Key The royal poet (well, he wrote a poem for that wedding) delivers his first show proper since ’09. See feature, page 14. Pleasance Dome, 556 6550, 6–29 Aug (not 15), 9.45pm, £12–£14 (£11–£13). Previews until 5 Aug, £6.50.
Daniel Sloss After two successful years on the Fringe, the scarily young comic pronounces himself The Joker. See feature, page 26. Assembly George Square, 623 3030, 6–29 Aug (not 16), 7.35pm, £11.50–£13.50 (£10–£11). Josie Long No one expected the all- new Josie who stormed it last year. Which Long is turning up this year? See preview, page 41. Pleasance Dome, 556 6550, 6–28 Aug (not 15, 22), 7pm, £10–£12. Previews 4 & 5 Aug, £7.
Nick Helm Having reinvigorated musical comedy last August, Helm will do his utmost to meet higher expectations. See feature, page 36. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 6–29 Aug (not 10, 17), 4pm, £11–£12 (£9.50–£11). Previews until 5 Aug, £6.
The Three Englishmen First off, there’s four of them. Next up, they’re funny as hell. See sketch show feature, page 32. The Caves, 556 5375, 6–28 Aug (not 17), 4pm, £8–£9 (£7–£8). Previews 4 & 5 Aug, £5.
Andrew Maxwell The Lights Are On and someone’s most definitely home. Andrew Maxwell: that’s who. See preview, page 40. Assembly George Square, 623 3030, 6–29 Aug (not 16), 9pm, £13–£15 (£12–£14). Previews until 5 Aug, £8.
Tom Green The man behind one of the most hated films makes his Fringe debut. See interview at list.co.uk/festival. Udderbelly’s Pasture, 0844 545 8252, 6–14 Aug, 10.55pm, £13–£15 (£12–£14). Previews until 5 Aug, £10.
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 5–29 AUGUST Top 5
SHOWS ABOUT. . . PARENTS
Dead or alive, mums and dads are a great source of comedy for these Fringe acts Scott Capurro In 2009, the San Francisco comic wrote movingly and warmly about the death of his mother, Donna. Now he’s turned his pain into Who are the Jocks? a show about his ‘best friend and coke dealer’. Pleasance Dome, 556 6550, 6–29 Aug (not 16), 8pm, £9.50–£10.50 (£8–£9). Previews until 5 Aug, £5. Tom Rosenthal The star of Channel 4’s Friday Night Dinner believes he had a charmed childhood, growing up as the son of a well-known ITV sports pundit. Intriguingly, Welsh comic Elis James also has some routines about Jim Rosenthal. Fight, fight. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 6-29 Aug (not 16), 9.30pm, £9.50- £12 (£8-£10.50). Previews until 5 Aug, £5. Catie Wilkins With A Chip off the Odd Block, this rising star reveals her father to be a robotic sort who shunned some swinging sixties free lovin’ to train as an accountant, and dubbed JFK’s assassination as ‘a bit of a whodunit’. Udderbelly’s Pasture, 0844 545 8252, 6-29 Aug (not 15), 8pm, £9.50–£10.50 (£8.50- £9.50). Previews until 5 Aug, £6. Des Bishop After last year’s emotional triumph with My Dad Was Nearly James Bond, the US- Irish comic revisits a show that will overflow with added poignancy given that the subject died in February. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 5–14 Aug, 9.10pm, £14 (£12.50). Preview 4 Aug, £11. Jack Whitehall Could Jack be the only lad to actually appear with their dad on stage this year? Papa Michael shows up to no doubt embarrass his boy with Back Chat as they attempt to broaden each other’s horizons. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 24–28 Aug, 5.10pm, £11–£12.50 (£9.50–£11).
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