2011 Edinburgh Fringe

Josie Long: The Future Is Another Place

  • Comedy (stand-up)
  • 7pm (60 mins)
  • 4-14, 16-21 & 23-28 Aug 2011
  • Pleasance Dome
  • £12
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Josie Long is back again with her fifth Fringe show. Come along! This is a show about feeling newly tormented by the world around you and about optimism and despair. But that sounds more serious than it is. It'll be a silly, manic round up of all kinds of things. It will probably have a play in it where I play every one of the Bronte's too, if that's your bag? The show has two clear aims: 1. Fight some sort of a cool gang or something. 2. Fight injustice.

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Interview: Josie Long, comedian

An interview with comedian Josie Long.

David Pollock, The Scotsman, 30th August 2011

Video: Josie Long does best she can

Currently at the Edinburgh Fringe with acclaimed new show The Future is Another Place, comedian Josie Long talked to STV about the newfound political anger driving her - as well as other more light-hearted matters.

STV, 18th August 2011

Josie Long interview

'I apologise a lot for things that aren't my fault'.

Adam Jacques, The Independent, 7th August 2011

'Josie Long's Alternative Universe'

Comedian Josie Long has created an exclusive comic strip for The Guardian Guide.

Josie Long, The Guardian, 30th July 2011

Josie Long interview

Fans of Josie Long's likable on-air persona and extensive indie-pop t-shirt collection may be blissfully unaware that she's also a soapbox-mounting Tory-bothering political firebrand.

British Comedy Guide, 30th July 2011

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It seems a long time ago that Josie won the Perrier Newcomer Award back in 2006, and things have only gone upwards since then. She's won and been nominated for loads of awards, she's whirled around the world with sell-out tours from New Zealand to New York, she's released a DVD, she's put on charity benefits, and she's done fantastic things like recording her own radio series and stuff.

But in this, her fifth Fringe show, she reveals that not all is wonderful in the whimsical world. This is a show about feeling newly tormented by the world around you, and about optimism and despair. But, don't worry, that all sounds more serious than it is. It'll be a silly, manic round-up of all kinds of things. It will probably have a play in it where she plays every one of the Bronte's and, of course, the show will have two clear aims: to set up some sort of cool gang or something, and to fight injustice.

Josie has appeared at various international comedy festivals from Melbourne to Montreal, toured four solo shows nationwide, sold out shows in LA and New York, and has numerous TV credits to her name; The Bubble (BBC2), 8 Out of 10 Cats (Channel 4), Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC2) and You Have Been Watching (Channel 4).

Her second solo show Trying is Good was released on DVD in 2008, her 2009 show All of the Planets Wonders (Shown in Detail) became a Radio 4 series, and her last Edinburgh show Be Honourable! was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award and went on to tour to sell-out audiences. Josie has also written for and appeared in Channel 4's esteemed teen drama Skins.

Performances

Date Time Venue
4th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
5th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
6th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
7th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
8th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
9th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
10th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
11th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
12th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
13th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
14th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
16th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
17th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
18th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
19th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
20th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
21st Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
23rd Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
24th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
25th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
26th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
27th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome
28th Aug 2011 19:00 Pleasance Dome

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