Episode #426: Tape Face
When you hear the words Tape Face, what do you picture? Sam Wills began his comedy career in his native New Zealand as a teenage …
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The best comedy shows of 2022
From dazzling comic debuts at the Edinburgh fringe to occult sketches, soul-searching standup and deeply strange revelations, it was a top year for laughing matters• More on the best culture of 2022A set delivering all the livid topical comedy we expec…
Continue ReadingJellicle clown: Frankie Thompson on her unmissable feline fever dream Catts
Her cat-tastic stage show is a riff on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical that swerves into emotionally raw territory. The Edinburgh fringe sensation talks about trauma, taboos and the importance of being disgustingWas there ever a cat so clever? Move over …
Continue ReadingSami Abu Wardeh review – a clown in character-comic’s clothing
Underbelly, EdinburghOutlandish physical antics and a spontaneous stage presence keep Wardeh’s audience laughing as he clowns through a cast of oddball charactersClown is in vogue again, coming at us wide-eyed wherever you look on the fringe – at Frank…
Continue ReadingMr Chonkers at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
**** (out of 5) This is unlike any clown show I’ve ever seen. Because it’s not exactly clowning. More like buffoonery. There’s a whole lotta …
Continue ReadingJulia Masli: “CHOOSH!” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
***1/2 (out of 5) My friends suggested strongly that I couldn’t leave my first Fringe without seeing at least one bona fide clown show. It …
Continue Reading‘Horror and comedy were a saving grace’: facing her anger gave Elf Lyons the last laugh
Scary movies can exorcise the audience’s own demons but silliness can also help you process rage, says the comedian“Stop being hysterical!” “You are over-reacting!” “Put that watermelon down!” If I had a pound for every time I’d heard one of these rebu…
Continue ReadingCamels, clowns and sex education: what to see at Edinburgh fringe 2021
The festival has shrunk because of Covid but there are plenty of shows in person and online this summer – here’s our pick of the first to be announcedSex Education Xplorers (S.E.X.)What did they miss out in your sex ed at school? Mamoru Iriguchi fills …
Continue ReadingLes Beaux Freres Audition for America’s Got Talent 2021
Who are these two clowns? They’re Les Beaux Frères, aka a French-Canadian duo act who have worked with Cirque du Soleil and Machine de Cirque. Yohann Trépanier and Raphaël Dubé performed on France’s Got Talent in 2014, and now they’re…
Continue ReadingLes Beaux Freres Audition for America’s Got Talent 2021
Who are these two clowns? They’re Les Beaux Frères, aka a French-Canadian duo act who have worked with Cirque du Soleil and Machine de Cirque. Yohann Trépanier and Raphaël Dubé performed on France’s Got Talent in 2014, and now they’re…
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