2014 Edinburgh Fringe

Henry Paker: Unpacked

  • Comedy (stand-up)
  • 9:35pm (60 mins)
  • 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug 2014
  • Pleasance Courtyard
  • £6.50 - £10
Henry Paker: Unpacked. Henry Paker. Copyright: Initial
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
29 30 31 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Venue

33: Pleasance Courtyard

Show in Google Maps

Admin

A stand up show from a master craftsman. Henry is rifling through a dusty box of bits and bobs from his past, and is sent on an epic quest into his own mind. A decluttering of the soul. 'There's not a spare syllable or hesitation in the whole hour, he is as precise as music and the audience were delighted to follow his tune' (Chortle.co.uk). **** (Guardian). **** (List). **** (Fest).

More details

Share this show

Featuring

Reviews

Press articles

Edinburgh fringe 2014: the 10 best jokes so far

Our roundup of the best standup gags at this year's festival.

James Kettle, The Guardian, 12th August 2014

This week's new live comedy

Previews of Nick Helm, Henry Paker and the free fringe.

James Kettle, The Guardian, 9th August 2014

Edinburgh picks 2014: easy watching, evening edition

The best of the rest on in the evening...

Andrew Mickel, Such Small Portions, 29th July 2014

More details

Henry Paker is rifling through a box of memories. Join him as he unearths the answers to some of the big questions in life. Such as: what is the point of Kendal Mint Cake? Unpacked is yet another fantastic offering of stand up from a master craftsman. Performing nightly throughout the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014 catch Paker at the Pleasance Bunker at 9:35pm.

After a brief career in computer animation Henry Paker decided to give comedy a go. He started out doing stand up in rooms above pubs, then in rooms below pubs and then eventually in the main body of the pub itself. In 2008 he won the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year and realised he might be onto something. Since then Henry's many comic talents have seen him carve out a career as a comic writer, stand up, actor and cartoonist.

Henry took his first solo hour of stand up Edinburgh Festival in 2010 and followed it up with his acclaimed show Cabin Fever in 2011 (**** - The Guardian: 'scales impressive comedy peaks throughout this entertainingly twisty solo hour') and Classic Paker in 2013 (**** - Chortle: 'there's not a spare syllable or hesitation in the whole hour, he is as precise as music and the audience were delighted to follow his tune'). His narrative comedy show, The Golden Lizard, won him and Mike Wozniak the Best New Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival in 2011, and went on to sell out a run at London's Soho Theatre.

Henry's TV appearances include Russell Howard's Good News, Seann Walsh World and Edinburgh and Beyond. Henry also co-writes and stars in Radio 4 sketch show Small Scenes and has also appeared on Russell Kane's Whistle Stop Tour, Act your Age and Arthur Smith's Balham Bash.

Henry is one of the most sought after writers in the industry. He has written for shows including; Mock the Week, 8 out of 10 Cats, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Stand Up for the Week, Big Fat Quiz of the Year, Comic Relief and Seann Walsh World, as well as for Small Scenes and Newsjack.

He has written and illustrated two cartoon books with Dave Skinner, Don't Arm Wrestle a Pirate, which was made into animations voiced by Steve Coogan and Why Steve Was Late, which was serialised in The Times.

Performances

Date Time Venue
30th Jul 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
31st Jul 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
1st Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
2nd Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
3rd Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
4th Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
5th Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
6th Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
7th Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
8th Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
9th Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
10th Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
12th Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
13th Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
14th Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
15th Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
16th Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
17th Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
18th Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
19th Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
20th Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
21st Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
22nd Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
23rd Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard
24th Aug 2014 21:35 Pleasance Courtyard

Share this page