British Comedy Guide

2013 Edinburgh Fringe

Pat Cahill: Start

  • Comedy (stand-up)
  • 5:45pm (60 mins)
  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug 2013
  • Pleasance Courtyard
  • £8.50 - £10
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33: Pleasance Courtyard

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Start is the debut hour of mixed stupidity from Chortle Best Newcomer 2012 Pat Cahill. Once it starts you'll get: gags, tunes, turns and bits, pausing occasionally to breathe/fart/wink. Once it stops, you can go. 'This quirky performer has true star quality and bags of originality, mixing physical humour, gimmicks, wordplay and comedy songs. Imagine a cross between Sean Lock and Eddie Izzard and you might be getting somewhere, but nowhere close' (Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard). 'A rich stream of inventive jokes which are certainly worth seeking out' (Chortle.co.uk). 'Wonderfully weird' (Guardian).

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Edinburgh Fringe picks 2013: Debut hours

We saw Pat debut his first full hour at Leicester and even on its first outing it was near-flawlessly tight.

Andrew Mickel, Such Small Portions, 29th July 2013

Fringe comedy highlights 2013: top ten newcomers

We've been hyping this bright young thing for yonks, ever since we first saw him rap about a cancer-ridden dog in 2011.

Ben Williams, Time Out, 22nd July 2013

Edinburgh festivals: 50 must-see events

A much anticipated debut from one of the most exciting, eclectic and eccentric talents emerging in stand-up, yet who nevertheless retains mainstream appeal. Winner of the prestigious New Act of the Year Award and Chortle's Best Newcomer for 2012, Cahill intersperses stupidly inventive gags with daft but memorable tunes.

Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 22nd July 2013

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Chortle Best Newcomer 2012 Pat Cahill brings his debut show, Start, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, offering gags, tunes, turns, bits and other mixed stupidity.

Pat has enjoyed a rapid rise through the comedy ranks in recent years, reaching the finals of the BBC New Comedy Award and Latitude New Act of the Year competitions, and winning the Amused Moose Laugh-Off 2011. His big breakthrough came in 2012 when he secured the New Act of the Year (formerly the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year) title, following in the footsteps of comedians including Ardal O'Hanlon and Stewart Lee, as well as being named Chortle Best Newcomer 2012.

He transformed his signature musical numbers into videos for BBC Comedy Online racking up well over 100,000 hits in the process. Subsequently, his appearance on Chris Moyle's Comedy Empire (BBC Three) and Dave's One Night Stand (Dave) have seen his unique style transfer seamlessly to television, with the Evening Standard's Bruce Dessau singling him out as having "true star quality" and likening him to a bizarre concoction of Sean Lock and Eddie Izzard. He was rewarded with a nomination for Chortle Breakthrough Act 2013.

Performances

Date Time Venue
31st Jul 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
1st Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
2nd Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
3rd Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
4th Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
5th Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
6th Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
7th Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
8th Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
9th Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
10th Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
11th Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
13th Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
14th Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
15th Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
16th Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
17th Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
18th Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
19th Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
20th Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
21st Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
22nd Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
23rd Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
24th Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard
25th Aug 2013 17:45 Pleasance Courtyard

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