EDINBURGH FRINGE 2019
Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour
Date: 1-25 August (off 14)
Time: 9.20pm
Venue: Underbelly Cowgate
Hailing from the historic New York 'The Big Apple' City, Jack Tucker is the ultimate comedian's comedian. A well-respected journeyman on the comedy circuit, Jack has bumped mics with the best of them. He’s performed multiple sets on Conan O. Bryan, Jonny Carrson, and Jimmy Kinnel. Tucker is a bonafide legend in the Upstate New York regional standup comedy scene. Ask any comedian, they’ll all say the same thing: “Jack Tucker is going to make it big any day now.” Nothing can stop him, except himself.
★★★★★ ‘A master in female genitalia’ What’s On In Adelaide
★★★★½ “Where comedy goes to die a beautiful ridiculous death” Kryztoff
★★★★ “An hour of killer character comedy” Herald Sun
★★★★ “Punters will either see him as a stupid buffoon or a genius of comedic commentary, but in fact, he’s both” The Music
Directed by Jonny Woolley
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Roisin Crowley Linton: Teenage Kicks
Date: 1-25 August (off 12)
Time: 4.20pm
Venue: Underbelly Cowgate
A raunchy, chaotic, full-on train wreck, Stamptown Comedy Night is a late-night variety show featuring the best alternative performance on the international scene. Hosted by the bad boys of clown, Zach & Viggo, this show has been described as 'hell on earth' and almost always contains zero jokes, relying heavily on nudity.
Featuring Natalie Palamides, Rosie Jones, Reuben Kaye, Demi Lardner, Tom Walker, Flo & Joan, Gingzilla, Double Denim, Aaron Chen,
★★★★★ “A variety showcase unlike any other” Funny Tonne
★★★★½ “Stamptown is outrageous silly fun with an energized crowd showcasing some of the finest comedic talents at the fringe” Great Scott
★★★★ “The night is a testament to the quality Stamptown bring to the Fringe and makes Thursday nights feel like the weekend” Fest Mag
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AJ Holmes: Yeah, But Not Right Now
Date: 1-25 August (off 12)
Time: 4.30pm
Venue: Underbelly Cowgate
After five years touring with The Book Of Mormon as Elder Cunningham on Broadway and The West End, AJ Holmes brings his new solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe. Yeah, But Not Right Now is about the struggle to form a strong sense of self and even, quite possibly… grow up. Cheaper than therapy (and with a lot more songs!), AJ navigates through reality and fantasy, attempting to piece together where it all went wrong. (Or right. He’s not sure yet.) Mostly he’s just happy you’re here to listen. But please, hold your applause. You’ll only enable him
AJ worked in the writer’s room for season 21 of South Park, and is a frequent collaborator of Team StarKid, playing piano and co-composing, A Very Potter Musical, alongside Darren Criss.
★★★★★ ‘Out-and-out sensational’ The Daily Telegraph
★★★★★ ‘A puerile clown’ Sydney Morning Herald
★★★★½ ‘Absolutely hysterical’ Daily Review
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Stamptown Comedy Night
Date: 8, 15, 22 August
Time: 9.20pm
Venue: Underbelly Cowgate
A raunchy, chaotic, full-on train wreck, Stamptown Comedy Night is a late-night variety show featuring the best alternative performance on the international scene. Hosted by the bad boys of clown, Zach & Viggo, this show has been described as 'hell on earth' and almost always contains zero jokes, relying heavily on nudity.
Featuring Rosie Jones, Reuben Kaye, Demi Lardner, Tom Walker, Natalie Palamides, Aaron Chen, Double Denim, Mark Silcox, Lauren Pattison, Garry Starr, Flo & Joan and MORE
★★★★★ ‘A variety showcase unlike any other’ Funny Tonne
★★★★ ‘The night is a testament to the quality Stamptown bring to the Fringe and makes Thursday nights feel like the weekend’ Fest Mag
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Jonny’s Panel Show (Really Good)
Date: 1-25 August (off 14)
Time: 9.20pm
Venue: Underbelly Cowgate
After directing ungrateful clown duo Zach & Viggo, starring in an award-winning funk opera with Thumpasaurus, and touring the world three times over, Jonny Woolley (aka Mr X) rolls the dice on late-night entertainment with a (really good) panel show. Expect an abundance of sound effects, special guests, and many extravagant prizes.
Last Fringe, Jonny starred as Jeff Bezos in Where Does The Love Go in which he ‘outshone everyone else’ (Mumble Comedy). Jonny has worked as a writer and director with acts such as Zach Zucker, Viggo Venn, Josh Glanc, and more. He also co-founded the infamous variety show Stamptown Comedy Night, where he terrorizes acts from behind the tech desk.
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Zach & Viggo: Thunderflop
Date: 9-10, 16-17, 23 August
Time: 11.55pm
Venue: Underbelly Cowgate
Fresh off an international tour of Europe, The US and Australia, Norwegian-American comedy duo Zach & Viggo returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a five night run of their award-winning show, Thunderflop! Together they've won Best Comedy awards at Adelaide and Brighton Fringe, sold out back to back seasons at the Edinburgh Fringe and were The Guardian's Top Comedy Pick in Edinburgh in 2016. This show was created by Gaulier-graduates Zach Zucker, Viggo Venn and directed by Jonny Woolley.
WINNER: Best Comedy - Brighton Fringe
★★★★★ “Ridiculous, crazy and chaotic, an absolute must see” Voice Mag
★★★★½ ‘Unpredictable, ridiculous and joyous… Your new favourite double act’ Steve Bennett, Chortle
★★★★ “A non-stop riot of laughter… Pure comedy gold” Herald Sun
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Business Casual
Date: 1-25 August (off 12)
Time: 9.20pm
Venue: Underbelly Cowgate
Business Casual is an LA-based, comedy group created by three grown men. One of them has a beard, so you know he means business. The other two don’t have a beard so you know they mean casual. Together they have performed to packed out rooms in New York, LA and San Francisco, at venues such as The UCB Theatre and Lyric Hyperion, as well as working for Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s production companies, Funny Or Die and Gary Sanchez Productions.
Don’t miss the Edinburgh debut of Cory Peter Lane (beard), Hunter Saling (no beard) and Jeremy Elder (no beard), bring you an hour of sketch comedy that will make you say “damn, these are some seriously grown men”.
★★★★★ “Business Casual has the potential to become the next big thing. They left me in stitches!” Good Grief Media, US
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Josh Glanc: Glance You For Having Me
Date: 1-25 August (off 14)
Time: 5.20pm
Venue: Underbelly Cowgate
Josh Glanc had a big 2018 - he sold out his entire comedy festival season, sold out shows in London and Edinburgh and was named by The Age as one of the country’s ‘most exciting emerging talents’. He was also nominated for the prestigious West Australian Arts Editor Award (the only comedian to be nominated).
WINNER: Best Comedy - Fringe World Perth
★★★★ ‘The ringmaster of the ridiculous’ The Guardian
★★★★ ‘Absurd, dynamic sketch comedy, furnished with props, costumes and musical cues, and infused with warmth and care’ Fest Mag
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