2012 Edinburgh Fringe
The Comedy Zone
The Fringe's longest-running comedy showcase is renowned for bringing the future stars of UK comedy to its stage - Dave Gorman, Russell Howard, Al Murray and Russell Kane all started here on their rise to the top. Be the first to catch this year's electrifying rising talent - Kieran Boyd (Live At The Electric, BBC Three), Hayley Ellis (XFM Manchester Breakfast Show), Ahir Shah (The Hackney Empire New Act of The Year 2009 finalist) and Mark Smith (The Sun's Comedy Pick 2012).
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10 questions with The Comedy Zone
If you want to see the stand-up stars of the future, head to The Comedy Zone at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. As always, it features four up-and-coming comics - and this year, those talented types are Ahir Shah, Hayley Ellis, Mark Smith and Kieran Boyd. And they've been kind enough to answer our 10 Quick Questions...
The New Current, 7th August 2012Interview: The Comedy Zone - Part 1
Kieran Boyd (KB), Hayley Ellis (HE), Ahir Shah (AS) & Mark Smith (MS) the the headliners at this years Comedy Zone showcase which has boasted some of the biggest recent names in UK comedy. Having already seen their show all that is left to say is SEE them, laugh, and rest comfortably in the knowledge that is these four comics represent the future of British comedy then I think we're going to be ok!
Niger, The New Current, 5th August 2012The Comedy Zone - 10 Edinburgh questions
4 comics. 1 show. 55 minutes. 25 nights.
10 questions. 40 answers. 1 article. Peace out.
These comics are in a different kind of Zone
The Sun interviews The Comedy Zone about their new Fringe show.
Tommy Holgate, The Sun, 11th July 2012More details
The Comedy Zone, the Fringe's longest running and most prestigious stand-up showcase, is back for its 22nd consecutive year with four of the freshest acts on the circuit.
Recognised as the place to catch the best new stand-ups on the Fringe, The Comedy Zone has helped launch the careers of Dave Gorman, Harry Hill Russell Howard, Russell Kane, Al Murray, Ross Noble, and Chris Ramsey amongst others.
This year the line-up stars: Kieran Boyd; semi-finalist in both So You Think You're Funny, Amused Moose Laugh-Off and one third of acclaimed sketch trio WitTank. Hayley Ellis; semi-finalist at Funny Women 2010 who can currently be heard on XFM's Breakfast Show. Ahir Shah; finalist at the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year and Mark Smith; finalist of So You Think You're Funny, regular presenter for MTV2 and one half of double-act Dregs.
Performances
| Date | Time | Venue |
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| 1st Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 2nd Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 3rd Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 4th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 5th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 6th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 7th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 8th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 9th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 10th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 11th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 12th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 13th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 14th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 15th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 16th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 17th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 18th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 19th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 20th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 21st Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 22nd Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 23rd Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 24th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 25th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 26th Aug 2012 | 22:45 | Pleasance Courtyard |