2016 Edinburgh Fringe
Ayesha Hazarika: Tales from the Pink Bus
Ayesha Hazarika spent eight years as political adviser to Harriet Harman and Ed Miliband. Before working for the Labour party she was a stand-up comedian - who knew. In her first show since leaving front-line politics, Ayesha ponders the big questions. Where did it all go wrong for Labour? When it comes to real power, where are the women? How on earth did a hard-core feminist end up touring the country in a pink bus...
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Brexit puts UK comics in the Thick of It at the Fringe
At this year's Fringe festival in Edinburgh, political comedy takes center stage. With recent upheavals in Britain, the country's comedians are scrambling more than usual to keep their material current.
Anna Russell, The Wall Street Journal, 11th August 2016Rarely asked questions - Ayesha Hazarika
Ayesha Hazarika spent eight years as political adviser to Harriet Harman and Ed Miliband, but before that she had been a stand-up comedian. For reasons which or may not be obvious she is now doing stand-up again more regularly. In her new show Hazarika draws on her experiences around Westminster to ask where did it all go wrong for Labour, where are the women and how on earth did a hard-core feminist end up touring the country in a pink bus?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th August 2016Ayesha Hazarika on sexism within the Labour Party
Ayesha Hazarika, former special adviser to Ed Miliband and Harriet Harman, tells Rosamund Urwin how she came to make an Edinburgh Fringe show about the Labour Party.
Rosamund Urwin, Evening Standard, 29th July 2016Ten politicial Fringe shows
As politics gets more manic, and possibly depressing, than ever, here are ten shows that try to find the funny in the tumultuous times.
Chortle, 25th July 2016Ayesha Hazarika interview
She advised Ed Miliband and wrote gags for Harriet Harman. Now Ayesha Hazarika is turning her heady Whitehall days into standup.
Simon Hattenstone, The Guardian, 6th July 2016Performances
| Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 16th Aug 2016 | 20:15 | Gilded Balloon Teviot |
| 17th Aug 2016 | 21:30 | Gilded Balloon Teviot |