User:Mortice/Fringe2017
Tues 15th to Saturday 19th
Prefix F is 'free' ie no need to book, others are ticketed.
Scores
[edit]C=Chosen on the day from what was available G=Recommended by Guardian article R=Recommended by Radio 4
| Title | Price | Oli | Eran | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Science of Cringe | £9.50 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| All Hail the Rat King! (Cornell University's The Skits) | £10 | 8 | 8 | C | |
| Bristol Revunions: Glass | £6 | 8 | 7 | 7.5 | |
| Phil Wang: Kinabalu | £10 | 7 | 8 | 7.5 | |
| The Starship Osiris | £11.50 | 8 | 7 | 7.5 | |
| Edinburgh Skeptics (Britt Marie Hermes) | £5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Flo & Joan: The Kindness of Stranglers | £5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | G |
| Off the Top: Neuroscience With Attitude | £5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Tom Crosbie | £5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| GayShit | £8 | 7 | 7 | C | |
| Kevin Quantum: Anti-Gravity | £11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Andy Zaltzman: Satirist for Hire (World of 2017 Special Edition) | £12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | R |
| Trump'd! | £12.50 | 8 | 6 | 7 | |
| A Monk's Tale: Relics, Revolt and Reformation | £8 | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | C |
| Matt Forde: A Show Hastily Rewritten in Light of Recent Events – Again! | £10 | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | |
| Matt Forde's Political Party Podcast | £12 | 6 | 7 | 6.5 | |
| Tiff Stevenson: Bombshell | £12 | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | C |
| The Cambridge Footlights | £13 | 6 | 7 | 6.5 | |
| Harmon Leon Infiltrates Trump America | £3 | 6 | 6 | C | |
| Paper Doll (Weird Sisters) | £8 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Gein's Family Giftshop | £9 | 6 | 6 | C | |
| We Are Not Afraid (Róisín and Chiara) | £3 | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | C |
| UCL Graters: Smashing | £9 | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | |
| Tobias Persson: Sweden Sour | £10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
| Jon Pointing: Act Natural | £11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | G |
Definites
[edit]| Title | Start | Duration | Where | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUESDAY 15th | ||||
| Matt Forde: A Show Hastily Rewritten in Light of Recent Events – Again! | 20:30 | 1h | Forth in Pleasance Courtyard | £10 |
| WEDNESDAY 16th | ||||
| The Science of Cringe | 13:20 | 1h | The Wee Coo in Underbelly George Square | £9.50 |
| Matt Forde's Political Party Podcast | 15:00 | 1h | Debating Hall in Gilded Balloon Teviot | £12 |
| Kevin Quantum: Anti-Gravity | 16:30 | 50 minutes | Debating Hall in Gilded Balloon Teviot | £11 |
| Phil Wang: Kinabalu | 19:00 | 1h | Beneath in Pleasance Courtyard | £10 |
| Trump'd! | 20:25 | 1h | C venues – C [near Tron] | £12.50 |
| THURSDAY 17th | ||||
| UCL Graters: Smashing | 12:00 | 1h | Delhi Belly in Underbelly, Cowgate | £9 |
| Flo & Joan: The Kindness of Stranglers | 14:20 | 1h | Just The Tonic at The Tron | £5 |
| Tobias Persson: Sweden Sour | 17:30 | 1h | Studio in New Town Theatre, Freemasons' Hall [New town] | £10 |
| Bristol Revunions: Glass | 19:55 | 1h | Just The Fancy Room in Just The Tonic at the Caves | £6 |
| FRIDAY 18th | ||||
| Stateless | 11:00 | 1h | Free Sisters | FREE |
| Off the Top: Neuroscience With Attitude | 13:00 | 1h | Ciao Roma | FREE |
| The Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show 2017: Dream Sequence | 16:00 | 1h | Ace Dome in Pleasance Dome | £13 |
| Jon Pointing: Act Natural | 19:15 | 1h | Pleasance Below in Pleasance Courtyard | £11 |
| SATURDAY 19th | ||||
| Tom Crosbie | 12:10 | 55 minutes | Voodoo rooms | FREE |
| Andy Zaltzman: Satirist for Hire (World of 2017 Special Edition) | 15:00 | 1h | Stand 3 in The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 | £12 |
| The Starship Osiris | 17:20 | 1h | White Belly in Underbelly Cowgate | £11.50 |
Oli interested
[edit]- F Mae Martin: Dope - 20:00 [City Cafe near Tron]
- The Red Emerald: A Farce for the Colourblind - 12:10, 17:50 [theSpace on Niddry]
- The Accidental Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - 14:40 [C venues – C near Tron]
- F Tiernan Douieb: Miserably Happy (political standup) - 14:30 [Waverley Bar near Tron]
- Tom Allen: Absolutely - 20:00 [Pleasance Courtyard]
- F Mark Simmons: One-Linerer - 15:00 [Bar Bados on Cowgate]
- Police Cops in Space - 19:00 [Pleasance Dome]
Possible but unknowns
[edit]- F The Oxford Revue: Witch Hunt - 15:45 [Subway on Cowgate]
- The Oxford Revue - 16:20 [Assembly George Square]
- Studio 9 - 14:45 [Gilded Balloon Teviot]
- Bristol Revunions Walnut - 13:55 [Jury's Inn near Tron]
- F Stealth Aspies: Autistic People Speak - 13:00 [Bar 50 on Niddry]
- 1 Woman, a High-Flyer and a Flat Bottom: Samantha Baines "lost women of science" - 15:30 [Pleasance Courtyard]
- F Ashley Storrie: Morning Glory (she was okay last year) - 18:45 [Counting House]
- Salt Water: A Comedy Show - 14:35 [Underbelly Med Quad near George Square]
- F Self Sabotage - 17:00 [Southside Social towards Meadows]
Late
[edit]- Mark Steel: Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright - 21:35 [Assembly Hall]
- Josie Long - 23:00 TUES WED [Summerhall]
- The Love of Stationery - midnight! [Tonic at The Caves]
- Sameer Katz: Can Fish Drown - 01:15 [Counting House]
- Asian Comedy Fusion - 23:00 [Counting House]
Inconvenient
[edit]- F The Sheffield Revue Presents: Comedy in a Basement - 17:00 Not Saturday [48 Below near flat!]
- All Hail the Rat King! - 22:00 [Royal Terrace near flat!]
Keep an eye out for
[edit]- Luisa Omielan
- Diane Morgan