2012 Edinburgh Fringe

Abandoman: Party In The Key Of C Major

  • Comedy (music / improv)
  • 9:45pm (60 mins)
  • 1-13, 15-25 & 27 Aug 2012
  • Pleasance Dome
  • £13 - £14
Abandoman: Party In The Key Of C Major. Rob Broderick. Copyright: Celador Productions
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23: Pleasance Dome

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This year, Abandoman is writing a hit single for the radio - and you're providing the lyrics! Fresh from touring with Ed Sheeran, the award-winning rapper is looking to score his own chart topper - and as always, audience participation is essential. Come to the show, drop your suggestions in the ring and watch as Abandoman makes musical magic. Or, simply sit back and listen as Abandoman improvises, writes, plays and sings songs on never-before-seen futuristic instruments. "Flight of the Conchords meets 8 Mile... Nothing short of genius" (Chortle.co.uk).

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Interview - Abandoman

The greatest (possibly only) Irish improv comedy freestyler tells us how some misunderstood lyrics got him into hip-hop...

Kate Russell, The Skinny, 4th August 2012

Interview - Abandoman: Party in the key of C major

An interview with Abandoman about their latest Fringe show.

Tommy Holgate, The Sun, 28th July 2012

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Last year, they re-invented hip hop. This year, Abandoman are writing a hit single for the radio - and you're providing the lyrics! Fresh from touring with Ed Sheeran, award-winning Irish one man hip hop band, Abandoman (Rob Broderick), is looking to score his own chart topper - and as always, audience participation is essential. Come to the show; drop your suggestions in the ring and watch as Rob makes musical magic, creating hilarious raps and musical sketches at lightning speed. No two shows will be the same.

This year saw Abandoman as multi-platinum artist Ed Sheeran's main support act on his sell-out UK tour that culminated in two nights at London's Brixton Academy; in February this year, Rob performed in Australia for the first time, where the show was nominated for the two comedy awards at the Adelaide Fringe Festival ("Best Comedy" and "Best Comedy Newcomer") and won the latter.

Abandoman has appeared on BBC Three's Live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, BBC2's The Stephen K Amos Show, on Sky Arts as part of their Latitude coverage and many radio shows, including BBC Radio 1's Fun And Filthy Cabaret, alongside Dappy from N Dubz.

The show has recently appeared at festivals such as Bestival, Latitude, Altitude, Rockness, Glastonbury, Hop Farm, V Festival. They performed at the 2010 Brits after-party, Daisy Lowe's 21st birthday party and have opened for numerous comedy and music acts such as Micky Flanagan, Tommy Tiernan and DJ Yoda.

During last year's Edinburgh Fringe Rob also featured in The Wrestling, which went on to win the Spirit of The Fringe award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, and was nominated for the Innovation awards at the Chortle Awards 2012.

This year Abandoman are due to perform at Camden Crawl, Udderbelly @ Southbank and Camp Bestival amongst many other festivals. They are also performing at the Breakin' Convention - a breakdancing event in May.

Performances

Date Time Venue
1st Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
2nd Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
3rd Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
4th Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
5th Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
6th Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
7th Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
8th Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
9th Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
10th Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
11th Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
12th Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
13th Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
15th Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
16th Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
17th Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
18th Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
19th Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
20th Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
21st Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
22nd Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
23rd Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
24th Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
25th Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome
27th Aug 2012 21:45 Pleasance Dome

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