Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead
- Music
- 10:20pm (1 hour)
- 1-5, 8-12, 15-19 & 22-26 Aug 2018
- Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Above)
- 10 - 12
Show details
Music starring Rob Kemp performed on the following days in August 2018...
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
Venue details
33: Pleasance Courtyard
Room: Pleasance Above
The multi award-winning Fringe cult hit is back. Rev up the Delta and come on a trip to a cabin in Tennessee, to witness the classic horror movie Evil Dead 2 reinterpreted through the songs of Elvis Presley. Best Show: Leicester Comedy Festival 2017. Best Musical Show: Leicester Comedy Festival 2017. Best Newcomer (nominee): Edinburgh Comedy Award 2017. Award for Comic Originality (winner): Malcolm Hardee Awards 2017. Outstanding Show (winner): Amused Moose Edinburgh 2017. Best Performer: Comedians' Choice Awards Edinburgh 2017. 'Twisted genius' **** (Sunday Times). 'Very funny' ***** (BeyondTheJoke.co.uk). 'Genius' **** (Fest).
This Malcolm Hardee Award-winning show returns for a second year, polished as ever but still performed nightly with full-on commitment to the cause of retelling The Evil Dead II through the songs of Elvis. Rob Kemp's creation is absolutely niche, yet accessible, and remarkably funny.
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- The Herald: 10 of the best: Fringe comedy shows for every taste
- The Telegraph: 50 brilliant shows to see at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe
- Laugh Out London: 10 musical/cabaret comedy recommendations
- The List: 28 of the best comedy shows at the Fringe
- The List: The King of Shock 'n' Roll: Rob Kemp is the Elvis Dead
- The List: 25 shows to see at Edinburgh Festival 2018
This show's artwork was involved in The Comedy Poster Awards 2018