2010 Edinburgh Fringe
Musical Comedy Awards 2010 Showcase
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll never pay to see another young bloke standing up talking about his girlfriend ever again. The Musical Comedy Awards is a unique competition that celebrates the emerging musical comedy community in the UK and promotes the art form of comedy songwriting as an independent genre. Having scooped a Time Out London Critics' Choice and Guardian Pick of the Week, the sell-out show hits Edinburgh with two exclusive showcases. Get ready to turn it up to eleven with the UK's best emerging and established musical comedians from this year's awards.
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Musical Comedy Awards showcase best acts
Musical comedy is becoming a bigger draw every year at the Fringe, and this year there's a showcase of the best acts...
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The Time Out London Criticsʼ Choice and Guardian Pick of the Week show hits Edinburgh with two exclusive showcases. Get ready to turn it up to eleven with the UKʼs best emerging and established musical comedians from this yearʼs Awards. The very best musical comedy the Fringe has to offer over one weekend.
"A venerable art form, thoroughly deserving of the attention focused on it by this new award" - The Guardian
"A superb variety of the macabre and the flowery, the shrewd and the stupid, the minimalist and the downright maximumist" - Spoonfed
Here are the line-ups...
Saturday 14th August
LORETTA MAINE (Nominee for the 2008 IF Comedy Best Newcomer) - "The finest female character comic around". Time Out
ABANDOMAN (Winners of the 2010 Musical Comedy Awards and the 2010 Hackney Empire New Act of the Year Award) - "Very funny, fresh and endlessly creative... A star-of-the-
future" - Time Out
SARAH-LOUISE YOUNG (as seen on Showstopper: The Improvised Musical) - "Intelligent and unforgettable comedy" - The List
JAY FOREMAN (2009 Musical Comedy Awards Best Newcomer) - "Likeable presence, elegant performance and an effective collection of gags add to a very pleasant package" - Chortle
JOLLYBOAT (2010 Musical Comedy Awards Semi-Finalists) - "One of the hottest new acts on the musical comedy scene" - Avin A Larf
SOOZ KEMPNER (Best Newcomer 2010 MCA) "A quirky, knockout voice" - Chortle
STRONG & WRONG - "Funny sketches skilfully blended with musical comedy" - BBC Comedy
Sunday 15th August:
GINGER AND BLACK (BBC3ʼs Comedy Shuffle) - "Terrifyingly deadpan" - The Guardan
JAMES SHERWOOD "Non-stop invention and brilliant comic craft" - The Guardian
THE CAST OF ʻME, ME, MEʼ - a triumvirate of cabaret talent in the shape of Desmond OʼConnor, Sarah-Louise Young and Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer - "Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer's 'chap-hop' ("reconnecting rap with the Queen's English") was note-perfect" -The Telegraph
TOM ADAMS "A charming and smartly groomed young man singing funny, original, whimsical songs" - The Scotsman
HORSE AND LOUIS (2010 Musical Comedy Awards Runners-up) - "Genuinely funny lines and a charming manner... they felt a little different." - Chortle
HELEN ARNEY (Founder of the Air Accordeon Society) - "Elfin, charming and captivating... intelligently funny..." - BBC Club
MAX AND IVAN - "The chemistry between these two is amazing" - Three Weeks
Performances
| Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 14th Aug 2010 | 21:00 | Udderbelly, Bristo Square |
| 15th Aug 2010 | 21:00 | Udderbelly, Bristo Square |