2011 Edinburgh Fringe

Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine & Nat Luurtsema: Jigsaw

Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine & Nat Luurtsema: Jigsaw. Image shows from L to R: Tom Craine, Nat Luurtsema, Dan Antopolski. Copyright: BBC / Baby Cow Productions
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33: Pleasance Courtyard

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Dan Antopolski (Triple Perrier nominee, Dave Award winner 2009) 'Hilarious, imaginative and wonderfully cheap' (Independent) joins forces with Tom Craine (Times Top Five 2010) 'Wise, funny and lyrical' (Observer) and Nat Luurtsema (Chortle Newcomer nominee 2008) 'Disgustingly talented' (Guardian) to culture an hour of smart, stupid sketches for your entertainment. FAQ: Are you better / worse than other sketch shows? Maybe better. Are you good-looking or funny? Yes. Will your show fill us with joy? Steady on. Also our venue is air-conditioned in case you are hot or blow off.

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A smart, stupid sketch show from three of the Fringe's most inventive comedians.

Dan Antopolski (Triple Perrier Award Nominee, BBC New Comedy Award Winner and Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe Award Winner 2009), Tom Craine (BBC National Student Award Winner 2006) and Nat Luurtsema (Chortle Best Newcomer Nominee 2008) have joined forces to create a hydra-headed sketch monster called Jigsaw. This is their self-titled debut Fringe show.

First there will be some funny sketches that will definitely make you laugh maybe. Then, as the 'jigsaw' is assembled, connections will begin arcing all over the place like toilet roll over a teacher's house. Finally the show will end in life-affirming triumph. It will be "a perfect blend of smart and silly" (Spoonfed) containing "dozens and dozens of well-honed jokes" (Guardian) in a fast-paced show that promises to be "hilarious, imaginative and wonderfully cheap" (Independent).

JIGSAW are:

Dan Antopolski: "Charming, bizarre and very funny" Melbourne Age is a multi-award-winning veteran of eleven Edinburgh festivals. This year he completed a 50-date national tour of his seventh stand-up show Turn Of The Century. His previous collaborations include the Perrier Award nominated sketch show Lee Mack's New Bits with Lee Mack and Catherine Tate - and The Dinks with Tony Law and Craig Campbell which followed its Edinburgh hits with a run in New York for NBC.

Tom Craine: "Wise, funny & lyrical" (The Observer) is an award-winning stand-up comedian and writer. Previously one eighth of highly acclaimed Fringe sketch group Superclump, his solo 2010 show Choirboy to Addict And Back Again was chosen in The Times Top 5 Picks, while his BBC Radio 2 comedy The Sharp End was Comedy Choice in The Guardian, Independent, Times, Daily Mail and Telegraph. Tom is ex-head Choirboy of Bath Abbey Choir and a proven recording artist.

Nat Luurtsema: "Wincingly funny" (The Guardian) is another eighth of Superclump and one sixth of Channel 4 sketch show Girl Friday. Last year she performed her debut solo Fringe show In My Head I'm A Hero. She is the author of The Boomerang Kid, to be published by Hodder and Stoughton in early 2012. She has written for The Times, Channel 4 and The One Show and doesn't she just bang on about it.

Visit www.jigsawcomedy.com and watch three sketches made by Jigsaw for the BBC.

People of all ages love a jigsaw! No under-12's.

Performances

Date Time Venue
3rd Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
4th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
5th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
6th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
7th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
8th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
9th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
10th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
11th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
12th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
13th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
14th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
15th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
16th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
17th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
18th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
19th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
20th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
21st Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
22nd Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
23rd Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
24th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
25th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
26th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
27th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
28th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
29th Aug 2011 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard

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