EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: JUST CHECKING IN, Gilded Balloonby Natalie O'Donoghue - August 6, 2019A once-glamorous Scottish hotel is being sold to Donald Trump. Eccentric staff and celebrity guests conspire to prevent the sale. But first, if they are to succeed, a menacing mystery must be investigated EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: TOM LENK IS TRASH, Assemblyby Natalie O'Donoghue - August 5, 2019In 2016, SAG Award-winning, middle-aged scene-stealer Tom Lenk (Buffy, Tilda Swinton Answers..., Transparent, HBO's Room 104) accidentally achieved what millennials and wannabe social media 'influencers' desperately crave: Instagram superstardom. Using 'household junk and sly humor' (New York Times), his 'Lenk Lewk for Less' red carpet parody photos and videos have garnered 500k followers, hundreds of millions of views, and reposts from your fave celebs (Kylie Minogue?!). Now, Lenk combines comedy, trash-fash, hot glue guns and all things half-assed in this hilarious hour of craftertainment. EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: UNEXPECTED ITEM IN THE BAGGING AREA, Underbellyby Natalie O'Donoghue - August 5, 2019Grab your Bag for Life, stick your pound-shaped keyrings into the trolley and step inside The Supermarket for a freshly baked musical treat. Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area is an original comedy-musical from Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society (SiX, Hot Gay Time Machine) by Laurence T-Stannard and Cambridge Footlights Amaya Holman and Jamie Bisping. EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: SOOZ KEMPNER: MEGA DRIVE, The Globe Barby Natalie O'Donoghue - August 4, 2019Following 2018's Super Sonic 90s Kid, award-winning comedian Sooz Kempner is back with a brand-new hour, Mega Drive: a show about the video games that defined our youth and the ambition they helped create. Sega, childhood, songs a?" this is for anyone who remembers the 90s and had big dreams as a kid. EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: STEPHEN BUCHANAN: BABY DOVE, Pleasance Courtyardby Natalie O'Donoghue - August 4, 2019Winner of the prestigious BBC New Comedy Award 2018 and the reigning Scottish Comedian of the Year, Stephen brings his much anticipated debut hour to the Fringe. Expect sharp storytelling and offbeat observations, as the 27-year-old delves into the reality of living at home with his mum and a refugee EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: ENOUGH, Traverse Theatreby Natalie O'Donoghue - August 4, 2019Jane and Toni are immaculate, iconic, accommodating flight attendants. They're here for your safety, your comfort and your pleasure. Or so you think. But 30,000 feet below them their seemingly perfect lives are rapidly unravelling. EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: VIKKI STONE: SONG BIRD, Pleasanceby Natalie O'Donoghue - August 4, 2019Multi award-winning comedian and musician Vikki Stone returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a new show of her trademark comedy songs and stand-up. Whilst in previews, Song Bird was nominated for Best Musical Show at the 2019 Leicester Comedy Festival Awards. EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: AARON SIMMONDS: DISABLED COCONUT, Underbellyby Natalie O'Donoghue - August 4, 2019Join the BBC New Comedy Award finalist and wheelchair enthusiast as he tells you about how his first paid gig led to him performing on BBC2 a year later, and what happens when you are being trolled online for not being disabled enough. Aaron is far better at stand-up than standing up and his unique perspective on life a?" usually of people's belly buttons a?" gives him a distinctive edge in his performances as well as a sore neck.
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