2014 Edinburgh Fringe
Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 1
An hour of dark, absurd and fast paced sketches marrying the tragic with the riotous. Applying a warped world vision to the hilarious subject matter of abject misery and human tragedy. Your new favourite sketch group, you just don't know it yet. Winners: Best New Sketch Act and Audience Choice Award at London Sketchfest 2014. 'Gein's Family Giftshop made me absolutely howl' (AYoungerTheatre.com). 'A tour de force... watch this act as soon as you can' (Salfordian). 'Clever with words, clever with visuals - these three performers use simple ideas and execute them brilliantly' (TheBurtonMail.co.uk).
Featuring
Performances
| Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 30th Jul | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 31st Jul | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 1st Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 2nd Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 3rd Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 4th Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 5th Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 6th Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 7th Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 8th Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 9th Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 10th Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 12th Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 13th Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 14th Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 15th Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 16th Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 17th Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 18th Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 19th Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 20th Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 21st Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 22nd Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 23rd Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
| 24th Aug | 22.45 | Pleasance Courtyard |
Reviews
- The Skinny
- Voice Magazine
- Broadway Baby
- The Sunday Times
- Short Com
- Giggle Beats
- Fest Mag
- Time Out
- Metro
- Daily Mail
- The List
- The Guardian
- Chortle
- The Telegraph
- WOW247
- London Is Funny
- Beyond The Joke
Press articles
Edinburgh Comedy Award - Best Newcomer nominees
Details on the six shows in the running in the Best Newcomer category at the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2014.
British Comedy Guide, 20th August 2014And now for something a bit different from the Fringe
There's no better place than the Edinburgh Festival to seek out some exciting acts that you might not get to see elsewhere. Find out what The Times's Comedy Critic Alex Hardy is looking forward to seeing this summer, plus watch a selection of original clips from the comedians themselves.
Alex Hardy, The Times, 3rd August 2014Edinburgh picks 2014: Sketch acts
The sketchiest acts in the business...
Andrew Mickel, Such Small Portions, 30th July 2014Fringe cut: Best of the northwest in Edinburgh
Every August our friends in the North ruthlessly steal all of our comedians for an entire month. Frankly, it's not on. Still, we've rounded up some of our favourites from the Northwest circuit you should check out if you head to Edinburgh for the Fringe.
John Stansfield, The Skinny, 30th July 2014Fringe 2014: 5 hotly-tipped sketch comedy debuts
Featuring Aunty Donna, Gein's Family Giftshop, Massive Dad and zazU.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 25th July 2014More details
Lee Martin for Gag Reflex is proud to present the debut full-length show from Gein's Family Giftshop.
An hour of dark, absurd and fast paced sketches marrying the tragic with the riotous. This unique trio has rapidly (or should that be rabidly) become known for applying their very own warped world vision to the hilarious subject matter of abject misery and human tragedy.
Your new favourite sketch group, you just don't know it yet...
The fast paced and irreverent Gein's Family Giftshop have been honing their skills in the North on the stand-up comedy circuit and as such have an enviable gag rate and a stage presence that more established groups can only dream of.
The group is made up of Kath Hughes, Edward Easton, James Meehan and Kiri Pritchard-Mclean (the silent member in name only) and has been gigging for just over two years. They met whilst studying at The University of Salford, quickly bonding over a shared love of Walton Ford, serial killers, black comedies and a dislike of any sketch comedy they'd seen in the last few years. So they decided to make sketches that they would want to watch, which has become this debut hour, 55 minutes or thereabouts of the best sketch comedy money can buy. Lucky you.