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London-based comic chiming in. I've been lurking intermittently so I thought I'd jump in. I'm in a 4-man sketch group that's taking a show to the Fringe this year. It will be our 5th (maybe 6th?) show and might well be our last for a while. We've had sellout 5* shows each year but by god it's tiring and expensive. On top of that, we're each doing a half hour solo show on the free Fringe which is terrifying! Me? ALL ON MY OWN??? WHAT? The Fringe is amazing, for those that haven't been. The atmosphere is wonderful and it's incredible fun, but at the same time it can be the most soul-crushing thing in the world, some days. Feel free to ask if anyone wants advice on sketch comedy, I guess.
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Ha! Fair point. The show is The Beta Males in: Happenstance. Link here: https://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/beta-males-happenstance Bit of a change for us as we're used to doing big old narrative genre shows - last year it was superheroes, before that the space race, all that jazz. This year we're going back to a straight sketch show, but hopefully one where every sketch affects the next. Should be fun. We've got lots of London previews, too, if anyone can't make the fringe but fancies seeing the work-in-progress. Preview dates and bumf: JUNE Monday 16th @ Pleasance Theatre 6:45. Tickets: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/beta-males-happenstance Thursday 26th @ Hen and Chickens Theatre 7:30. Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/the-beta-males-happenstance-work-in-progress-tickets/122765 *** 2-4-1 offer with code "ditto" *** JULY Tuesday 1st @Hen and Chickens Theatre 9:30. Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/the-beta-males-happenstance-work-in-progress-tickets/122769 *** 2-4-1 offer with code "ditto" *** Sunday 6th @Hen and Chickens Theatre 7:30. Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/the-beta-males-happenstance-work-in-progress-tickets/122767 *** 2-4-1 offer with code "ditto" *** Saturday 19th @Camden People's Theatre 7:30. Tickets: http://www.cptheatre.co.uk/show/clever_peter3.php#.U5grI_ldW5U ***DOUBLE BILL WITH Clever Peter!!*** Wednesday 23rd in Milton Keynes 9:30. Tickets: http://mkfestivalfringe.com/dt_portfolio/beta-males-happenstance/ Friday 25th @The Harrison 7:30. Tickets: https://www.facebook.com/events/296496867171960/ Here's some words about it: Chortle Award nominees, stars of Radio 4's Sketchorama and five sell-out Edinburgh Fringe runs in four years, the critically-acclaimed sketch storytellers present Happenstance, a show where things happen. The Betas are back with another ‘hilarious sketch show’ (Sunday Times) and brand new characters, as they breathe life into a new world of stories with heart. This year things are going to happen... ‘Genius’ (Sunday Times). ‘Gloriously funny’ **** (Time Out). ‘A furnace of invention’ **** (Chortle.co.uk). ‘A mastery of, and love for their craft that is a delight to behold’ **** (Fest). OKAY I'M DONE WITH THE SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION NOW (Here is the link for my solo show: https://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/beta-males-sessions-adam-and-guy)
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Jun 13, 2014 15:00
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Ha! Yes! We were on one night - Five of us (one has hosed off to Australia now) in waistcoats. We won! Paul - the guy playing the goblin - was furious. He'd had "Kill the Betas" in his diary for weeks. We're doing it again, too. Yesssss. (Sack off something else and see us. We're amazing, yo.)
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Jun 13, 2014 15:28
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It really is amazing. If you come up as a punter, come about 7 days in. That way the shows are polished but still fresh. By the last week everyone is praying for death and in a constant state of hungover exhaustion. Coming up as a performer is a dream and a nightmare. It's so expensive. Even getting listed in the brouchure costs hundreds. Then there's rent, flyers, venue fees (if you're not on the Free Fringe) - the list is almost endless. That being said (and this is going to make me sound like a real prick) it feels like you matter for a month. Everyone seems to know everyone else and the vibe is like nothing I've ever experienced. Plus, there are bars that close at 6am. EDIT: I'm also in Go 8 Bit, a videogame themed comedy show at the fringe. IUt's sold out every night in Edinburgh and London and is a right silly laugh: https://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/mcneil-and-pamphilon-go-8-bit Flint_Paper fucked around with this message at 15:42 on Jun 13, 2014 |
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I wrote an hour-long show about mental health, toxic masculinity, and how close the world has come to nuclear war! An audience member had a panic attack! People have cried every time it was performed! It's a comedy! There's a clip here, if anyone's keep - would be delighted to hear some thoughts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pAT8MZBxGs
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DoctorDelaware posted:OH poo poo YOU GUYS [edit] Scratch that - still, excellent work though! Flint_Paper fucked around with this message at 17:38 on Nov 21, 2018 |
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