Stoph Demetriou Brings THE DUNNING-KRUGER EFFECT to Edinburgh Fringe

"The Dunning-Kruger effect" is a cognitive bias in which low-ability individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly assessing their ability as much higher than it really is.

In his Edinburgh Fringe debut solo show, exciting and troubled comedian Stoph Demetriou attempts to educate the audience on why some people are too useless to realise how useless they are, while his paranoia and confidence have their own ideas...

Stoph has always been told that "comedy isn't about being funny, it's about being clever". In his research for his Edinburgh Fringe debut, he stumbled upon The Dunning-Kruger effect, and thought it would be the perfect topic for his show. In this multi-layered hour Stoph battles with his own confidence and paranoia and his feelings about people's perception of him.

Could it be that he himself has overestimated his abilities by committing to delivering an hour long set? Let's hope not for everyone's sakes.

The Dunning-Kruger Effect utilises multimedia heavily throughout the show, complementing the high-concept ideas that he explores. The show has a very clever narrative arch, helping audiences to invest as much in the story as they do the comedy.

Stoph Demetriou is no stranger to Edinburgh Fringe despite this being his solo debut. He has had cult success with his sketch group - The Banana Collective, and as writer, performer and self-shooting director, he regularly collaborates with Edinburgh Fringe star, Richard Gadd.

Stoph and Richard are currently working on making a web series called Tour Diaries, which is a fictional blog of the Monkey See, Monkey Do tour.

Stoph has also been behind some big viral hits and has seen his work showcased on 'LadBible', 'The Hook' and 'BBC Online', and which have collectively had close to 2 million views.

Tickets can be purchased here.

STOPH DEMETRIOU:

The Dunning-Kruger Effect

The Free Sisters Staff Room/Wee Room

23:10

3-27 August

www.Stoph.co.uk

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