2014 Edinburgh Fringe
Paul McCaffrey: Paul Or Nothing
Star of BBC Three's Impractical Jokers, as seen on Russell Howard's Good News, returns with a new hour of top quality anecdotal stand-up. A regular headline act at all of the major UK comedy clubs, McCaffrey is a guaranteed good time. 'A total natural, his storytelling is utterly unique, never anything less than gut-bustingly hilarious' (GQ). 'A disbelieving glance from him can destroy a room. Surely a pick for the next series of Live at the Apollo, McCaffrey simply has funny bones' (Shortlist). 'Born to be a comic' (Scotsman).
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Audio: Is comedy a science or an art?
How do comedians come up with funny lines? Is it a science or an art? "Quite often I work backwards from the punch line", Tim Vine recently told the Today Programme. But other comedians work differently. Paul McCaffrey admitted he picks out what he thinks is funny and then works it into a point at which he thinks the audience will laugh. "The trick is to try and make it look as spontaneous as possible. You want the audience to believe that this is something that you're saying and thinking for the first time there and then," he added. Stand-up comedian, actor and writer Tiff Stevenson hones her act in a similar way, explaining that "I work at how I feel about something and then I find the funny within that."
BBC News, 22nd August 2014Audio: Is comedy a science or an art?
How do comedians come up with funny lines? Is it a science or an art?
Today Programme, 22nd August 2014My Edinburgh festival nightmare
Lucy Beaumont, Susan Calman, Carl Hutchinson and others survive humiliation in a homemade sandwich board, a hex involving the number two, and being upstaged by a giant rabbit in the audience.
The Guardian, 31st July 2014The Paul McCaffrey three minute interview
Paul McCaffrey has established himself very quickly, winning both The London Paper and the Latitude Festival new act competitions in 2009. In 2011 Paul took his debut solo stand-up show, Saying Something Stupid to the Underbelly, to great critical acclaim. He returns in 2014 with Paul or Nothing.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 8th July 2014Interview: Paul McCaffrey
Paul McCaffrey has quickly established himself as one of the most exciting new acts around, winning both The London Paper and the Latitude Festival new act competitions in 2009. In 2011 Paul took his debut solo stand-up show, Saying Something Stupid to the Underbelly, to great critical acclaim, having previously appeared as part of The Big Value Comedy Show and the AAA Stand-Up Show at The Pleasance.
The New Current, 8th July 2014More details
Paul McCaffrey has taken a month out of his busy daily routine of signing for his neighbours' parcels while they're at work and trying to stop his cats from using the internet to perform his new show Paul or Nothing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Come and join Paul trying to make sense of parents, parking tickets and shaved balls...
Paul McCaffrey's 4th year school report was signed off with a simple two word comment from his head of year: I DESPAIR. This set the precedent for most of his early adult life. Before starring in BBC Three's Impractical Jokers and establishing himself as an award-winning stand-up, Paul had a series of hilariously unfortunate mishaps at several menial jobs. For example, during his short spell as manager of a London pub, he was chased round the bar by a local nutter wielding a glass ashtray, and during his time at Kestrel pest control he was given the prestigious job of driving around the south of England in a purple van looking for buildings with bird shit on them that might want bird proofing.
Paul is a regular on UK television screens and is the star of BBC Three's hidden camera show Impractical Jokers. He's performed stand-up on Russell Howard's Good News (BBC3), Russell Kane's Whistle Stop Tour (BBC Radio 2) and Alex Zane's Funny Rotten Scoundrels (London Live TV).
Performances
| Date | Time | Venue |
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| 30th Jul 2014 | 20:40 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
| 31st Jul 2014 | 20:40 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
| 1st Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
| 2nd Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
| 3rd Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
| 4th Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
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| 20th Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
| 21st Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
| 22nd Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
| 23rd Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Assembly George Square Gardens |