2014 Edinburgh Fringe

Ellie White: Humans

  • Comedy (stand-up)
  • 2:30pm (50 mins)
  • 2-12 & 14-23 Aug 2014
  • Viva Mexico
  • Free
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274: Viva Mexico

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In her debut show, the urgently striving to be unstoppable Ellie White presents an hour of idiosyncratic character comedy. Catch her now before she's not in Edinburgh anymore. 'A phenomenal character comedian' (Skinny). 'Excellent characters' (Spoonfed.co.uk). 'A pleasure to watch ... satisfyingly outlandish' (ThreeWeeks). As heard on BBC Radio 4's Fresh from the Fringe 2013, BBC Radio 4 Extra's Newsjack, and seen on BBC Three's Live at the Electric and Jamie Demetriou's Comedy Blaps. Join this character comedian as she coughs up her debut hour of human creations.

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Edinburgh shows to make a comical dash for

Edinburgh festival fringe ends on Sunday, so our comedy critic reveals where to go for last-minute fun, from debut comics to wacky standups.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st August 2014

Edinburgh Fringe 2014: The comedy highlights

The most interesting game each year is predicting which lesser-known names will have that magical August that propels them into the big leagues.

Hugh Montgomery and Holly Williams, The Independent, 26th July 2014

A-Z of Edinburgh Fringe 2014

Festival favourites, late-night laughs, X-rated shows, Jesus... We present Time Out's 2014 Edinburgh Fringe comedy highlights and recommendations in a neat A to Z slideshow.

Ben Williams, Time Out, 23rd July 2014

The Ellie White three minute interview

The urgently striving to be unstoppable Ellie White presents an hour of idiosyncratic character comedy. As heard on BBC Radio 4's Fresh from the Fringe seen on BBC Thee's Live at the Electric. Martin Walker asks about her Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut.

Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 26th June 2014

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In her debut hour, the striving-to-be-unstoppable exquisite character comedian temporarily (one hour) suspends her on-going sense of self (whole life).

Our fervent young chameleon character act triumphantly airs a dirty laundry of senseless character-creations, one after the other. This is Humans... a promenade through the foolhardy, the birdbrained, and the unfamiliar. Expertly playing against age, gender, appearance, and level of self-awareness, Humans is a sophisticated take on the traditional solo character show. White brings depth and authenticity to her creations - the sorry-aged competitor in a one-woman beauty pageant, the empty speech at a pet's birthday party, the motivational speaker distinctly lacking in motivation -all the while favouring the offbeat laugh in her joke-rich writing.

What unites these characters is the sense of isolation that they all exhibit; each oneseeming as though they're staring at their own reflection, yet without any sense of self-reflection.

White cuts a remarkably watchable figure. Part bespectacled crone-in-waiting, part jittery and excitable tomboy - the 26-year-old is a mature expert of character observation, subtle mannerism, and the unlikely trait. A quietly-tipped talent [withincomedy], Humans presents the darling buds of a bold and brilliant new presence.

Since starting out at the Fringe in 2010 as a member of student revue show The Bristol Revunions, White has appeared in Live At The Electric (BBC Three), Jamie Demetriou's ComedyBlaps (C4), Adam Hess' Happenings (BBC Online) and was featured in BBC Radio 4's new comedy showcase Fresh From The Fringe. Earlier this year she featured as a cast memberin BBC Radio 4 Extra's topical sketch show Newsjack.

Performances

Date Time Venue
2nd Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
3rd Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
4th Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
5th Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
6th Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
7th Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
8th Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
9th Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
10th Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
11th Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
12th Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
14th Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
15th Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
16th Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
17th Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
18th Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
19th Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
20th Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
21st Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
22nd Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico
23rd Aug 2014 14:30 Viva Mexico

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