2011 Edinburgh Fringe

James Sherwood - I Fed My Best Friend Her Favourite Cow

James Sherwood - I Fed My Best Friend Her Favourite Cow. James Sherwood. Copyright: BBC / Saunders And French Productions
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14: Gilded Balloon Teviot

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James Sherwood uses stand-up and songs to find out the difference between good people and bad. A writer for Radio 4's best-loved comedy shows including The News Quiz, The Now Show and Look Away Now, James has also appeared on Loose Ends, 4 Stands Up, and often reviews the papers on Sky News. His previous Edinburgh shows have included sell-outs Songs of Music and I Know What You Did Last Sunday, and his album At the Piano is now available.

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James Sherwood will be performing his brand new show I Fed My Best Friend Her Favourite Cow in the Gilded Balloon Wee Room throughout the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. James investigates the difference between the good and the bad through ingenious stand-up and strikingly perceptive songs.

What makes someone 'good' or 'bad'? James is scouring the UK for answers. I Fed My Best Friend Her Favourite Cow is only one of the reasons for being bad that James has teased from his ever-growing audience. This year in Edinburgh, James will unveil an array of answers infused with musical masterpieces.

Calling on the piano skills which he has previously showcased in Fringe shows including Songs Of Music, At The Piano and One Man And His Piano, James will perform musical numbers about morally ambiguous fictional characters to illustrate his point.

These musical interludes will include Beverley Tring Did A Bad Thing which tells the twisted satirical tale of little Beverley, who is haunted by the fear of doing something wrong.

I Fed My Best Friend Her Favourite Cow dismantles the idea that people and actions can all be mapped on a continuum between evil and saintly. Yes, it is possible to decide how good or bad a person is, but it's a total waste of time.

James performed at the 2010 Hollywood Fringe Festival, picking up the award for Best Comedy and Best International Show as part of the 'British Invasion' strand. As well as performing regularly in comedy clubs up and down the country, he also hosts his own acclaimed monthly stand-up and music night, James Sherwood's Piano Bar.

James contributes the funnies to radio shows across the BBC, including The Now Show, The News Quiz and Look Away Now. During 2010's General Election campaign he appeared on Radio 4's Vote Now Show singing original satirical songs. As a professional classical singer, chorister and musician, he was ideally placed to write for BBC Radio 3's recent comedy offering The Right Notes In The Wrong Order. He devised and wrote for the panel show I Guess That's Why They Call It The News, which ran in Radio 4's prestigious Friday night 6.30 topical slot in Summer 2009.

Performances

Date Time Venue
3rd Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
4th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
5th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
6th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
7th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
8th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
9th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
10th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
11th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
12th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
13th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
14th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
15th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
17th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
18th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
19th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
20th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
21st Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
22nd Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
24th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
25th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
26th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
27th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot
28th Aug 2011 15:15 Gilded Balloon Teviot

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