2011 Edinburgh Fringe

Asian Provocateurs: Rule Britannia! - Free

  • Comedy (sketch show)
  • 6:15pm (60 mins)
  • 4-7, 9-14, 16-21 & 23-28 Aug 2011
  • Espionage
  • Free
Asian Provocateurs: Rule Britannia! - Free. Image shows from L to R: Sajeela Kershi, Yasmeen Khan
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New Act of the Year finalists Sajeela Kershi and Yasmeen Khan's sketches feature media spoofs, original characters, and cross-cultural comedy. Pinch of sketch gold, drizzled with PC sauce, topped with crushed stereotypes. 'Asian French and Saunders' (Latest 7). Comedian/writer Sajeela has performed on the UK circuit and festivals including Montreal JFL, starred in Brendon Burns 2007 If.Comedy award-winning show and appeared on Comedy Central, ITV2's Comedy Cuts. Broadcaster/writer Yasmeen devises and performs comedy with the award-winning MUJU Crew, regularly presents documentaries for BBC Radio 4 and is developing her first play with Kali Theatre.

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Asian comedy: And now for our sketch about the Taliban

For years Asian comedians - and audiences - were a novelty on the circuit. Not any more, says Yasmeen Khan.

Yasmeen Khan, The Independent, 19th July 2011

Performances

Date Time Venue
4th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
5th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
6th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
7th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
9th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
10th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
11th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
12th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
13th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
14th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
16th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
17th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
18th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
19th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
20th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
21st Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
23rd Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
24th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
25th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
26th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
27th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage
28th Aug 2011 18:15 Espionage

User reviews

Came in late, so I can only vouch for about half of this. I saw Sajeela a couple of years ago in the same venue and it would always be a delight to go back and see her again, so I did. Can't go too far wrong with this woman!

Egbert

Egbert

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