Saturday was the day after the night before, in which I believe I initiated the first Edinburgh Drinks Festival. So I was feeling slightly wrung out and did nothing. What I need from you is less judgement, more love. Lets not get into who may or may not have a drinking problem, because I know things about you that don't need to be dredged up from the past too. Do you want me to blog about them? Well DO YOU?
Sunday made up for any lack of whatever you all seem to think I should have been doing yesterday. Lets just say I taught Edinburgh a thing or two about stuff. Started by visiting a craft market that was pretty much strictly for chicks, which I should have known considering it was called a 'craft market'. But then I went to Edinburgh Castle and after looking at guns and stuff I regained the feeling in my testicles. The castle was awesome, I spent about 3 hours there - I specially liked the war memorial bit (even though its not a shade on the Australian one) because that's what I'm into. Awesome place.
Then I started on the comedy, firstly heading to a free fringe show called "Smut" which was a "showcase" where a few comics do a short set to get you interested in their full show. This was a bit hit-and-miss for me, good laughs from Desiree Burch (the host) and an American guy (whose name I missed, sorry!) but otherwise a bit of a washout. An interesting thing happened here - I met the guy who invented "Viz" magazine! Remember that puerile teen smut magazine you probably read in high school? Yeah...it was odd. But at least I told someone about my love for "Fat Slags" who would finally know what I was talking about and understand.
Sunday made up for any lack of whatever you all seem to think I should have been doing yesterday. Lets just say I taught Edinburgh a thing or two about stuff. Started by visiting a craft market that was pretty much strictly for chicks, which I should have known considering it was called a 'craft market'. But then I went to Edinburgh Castle and after looking at guns and stuff I regained the feeling in my testicles. The castle was awesome, I spent about 3 hours there - I specially liked the war memorial bit (even though its not a shade on the Australian one) because that's what I'm into. Awesome place.
Then I started on the comedy, firstly heading to a free fringe show called "Smut" which was a "showcase" where a few comics do a short set to get you interested in their full show. This was a bit hit-and-miss for me, good laughs from Desiree Burch (the host) and an American guy (whose name I missed, sorry!) but otherwise a bit of a washout. An interesting thing happened here - I met the guy who invented "Viz" magazine! Remember that puerile teen smut magazine you probably read in high school? Yeah...it was odd. But at least I told someone about my love for "Fat Slags" who would finally know what I was talking about and understand.
Then I was waiting for my "Mixed Game" stew (again in a cup! WTF Edinburgh?) and a bloke approached me with an offer of a two for one ticket to his show. I explained that I was on my own and he just looked at me, reached into his bag and gave me a free one! BAM. The show wasnt on for a fair while though, so while I ate random cup-meat I checked what was on next and got a ticket to see Brown & Corley: Born in the 80s. I knew nothing about this show but it was on next and would be finished in time for me to get to the freebie show I just scored a ticket to. Both shows turned out to be sketch shows and both were very good, although very different.
Born in the 80s is randomly awesome. After being welcomed in with after-dinner mints and a polite chat, Brown & Corley smash straight into their sketches, launching into character after mental character without skipping a beat. The sketches themselves are character studies, not relying on punchline driven gags, meaning that you just don't know what's coming next and this extremely talented pair commit 100%. I got the feeling that sometimes they may have ended a sketch when they felt like it had run out of legs, which if true, I think is the smartest thing I've seen the whole festival. My favourite was a repressed chambermaid and her manipulative lord but there is plenty to like throughout (although some local references went straight over my head). I loved this show.
Born in the 80s is randomly awesome. After being welcomed in with after-dinner mints and a polite chat, Brown & Corley smash straight into their sketches, launching into character after mental character without skipping a beat. The sketches themselves are character studies, not relying on punchline driven gags, meaning that you just don't know what's coming next and this extremely talented pair commit 100%. I got the feeling that sometimes they may have ended a sketch when they felt like it had run out of legs, which if true, I think is the smartest thing I've seen the whole festival. My favourite was a repressed chambermaid and her manipulative lord but there is plenty to like throughout (although some local references went straight over my head). I loved this show.
The next show was called Moonfish Rhumba: The Chronicles of Moonfish. This show mixed a bit of musical comedy, a bit of puppetry, a revolutionary yet low-tech hair-transplant system, some audience participation involving wigs and overall it was generally really funny. They had a big enough stage to have a screen set up which they could duck behind for costume changes and whatever else and it meant that they could be a bit more elaborate with their material, which worked well and gave them a more professional-looking edge. Unfortunately I think they tried too hard for a big finale and it felt forced meaning it ended on a bit of a dud note. Still a good show and definitely worth a look.
This was the fourth sketch show Ive seen since the festival began and every one of them has been different in its own way. I really love how different comics see a stage and how they all use it so differently. Clever stuff.
This was the fourth sketch show Ive seen since the festival began and every one of them has been different in its own way. I really love how different comics see a stage and how they all use it so differently. Clever stuff.
Daily Show Count : 3
Total Shows Seen: 18
Total Shows Seen: 18
Tomorrow - Fringe veteran Richard Herring
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