Maria Tea (aka Maria Tsartsali) is a stand up comedian, clown, performance artist, and poet from Greece. She has a cult following among comedy fans at the Edinburgh Fringe. PODCASTTRANSCRIPTKEYWORDS Maria Tea origin, Greek comedian, star tickler, comedy course, Brexit impact, vintage shop, Love Pigeon sketch, poetry books, Cherries by XXX, Down and Out, Amazon […]
Read MorePaul Sinha is a hugely talented comedian’s comedian, leading quizzer and a household name, best known to millions as the white suited Sinner Man on ITV’s The Chase. In a typically honest and frank interview, Paul discuses the success of The Chase, his autobiography One Sinha Lifetime, gay icons, the tabloid press, his Parkinson’s disease, […]
Read MoreSam See is a stand up comedian from Singapore, currently based in London, England. This is his origin story. Okay, so this is the fun thing. You’re gonna get the actual origin story. Because in a lot of articles and a lot of interviews, I tell the 2012 story, which is that I was […]
Read MoreBecky Fury: Great British C*nts ★★★★ Becky Fury discusses her discomfort with fashionable identities and she chooses to explore an unfashionable one – being British. She critiques the left-wing middle class’s distain of patriotism and the insularity of British politics. Describing her relationship with Britain as a “pansexual, non-monogamous situationship,” Becky emphasizes the importance of […]
Read MoreNarin Oz (née Özenci) is an actor, comedian, writer and prankster based in London, England. She co-starred on the television hidden camera show, Girls Go Trolling (Ch4) with Stephanie O’Keeffe, Annie McGrath and Verona Rose. She acted in the TV comedy drama Man Like Mobeen (BBC Three) and in feature movies Hooligan Legacy (dir. Nicholas Winter, 2016), Finding Fatimah (dir. Oz Arshad, 2017) and […]
Read MoreMilo Standards: Penis de Milo ★★★★★ Traditionally, Drag Kings are women performers who adopt masculine attire and embody male gender stereotypes. Drag has been part of the British entertainment scene since the days of the nineteenth century music hall. Interestingly, in China, women took to the stage to perform as men as early as 700 […]
Read MoreJohn Dowie is a stand up comedian, writer, composer and author. His act is considered by many to be the precursor to the alternative comedy movement. Indeed, when John first started performing solo stand up, there was no live comedy circuit at all. Over the years John has collaborated with such diverse acts as bands […]
Read MoreThere are several comedy awards and competitions in Edinburgh. Here is a list of the winners. The 2024 On the Mic Comedy Awards No award show. No prizes. Just our favourite shows from the Edinburgh Fringe. Best Free Show – Open to any solo show that is free entry without option to book, reserve […]
Read MoreWe published reviews of 36 shows at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe. This is our complete list of 5 STAR shows. ONE Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows ★★★★★ “Abby is warm and vulnerable and powerful.” TWO Milo Standards: Penis de Milo ★★★★★ “One day Kate Smurthwaite will receive the wider credit […]
Read MoreAbby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows ★★★★★ Alex Kitson: Must I Paint You a Picture? ★★★ Barbaren Barbies: A Wild Women Circus ★★★★ Becky Fury: Great British C*nts ★★★★ Chelsea Birkby: This is Life, Cheeky Cheeky ★★★ Derek Mitchell: Double Dutch ★★★ Dizney in Drag: Once Upon a Parody ★★★★ Dr Jo […]
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