2019 Edinburgh Fringe
Martha McBrier: Happiness Bully
Don't be bullied into cheering up or thinking positive. Don't let anyone tell you how or when to be happy. Stand up to happiness bullies. Frown, it's already happened. Come and celebrate misery and country music, but don't jump off the Tallahatchie Bridge. 'Pure, dead, brilliant' ***** (Scotsman). Let's have a drink, put on some Johnny or Dolly and ride that lonesome train together. And remember, your life will never be as bad as Tammy Wynette's... 'A knack for funny storytelling' **** (BroadwayBaby.com). 'A naturally charismatic story teller' **** (Fest).
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50 best jokes from Edinburgh Fringe 2019's shows
As the festival enters its final days, we round up the funniest gags on offer this year.
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 22nd August 2019Slaughtered at the Abattoir: Episode 6
Copstick is back at Surgeons' Hall chatting to Martha McBrier, Darcie Silver, Pope Lonergan and Lisa Frischemeier about 'hard topics' in comedy.
Kate Copstick, Broadway Baby, 17th August 201950 of the best jokes at this year's Fringe
The Edinburgh Fringe is well under way, so here are 50 of the best jokes you can expect to hear coming out of the Scottish capital.
Alex Nelson, Edinburgh Evening News, 16th August 2019+3 interview: Martha McBrier: Happiness Bully
"I love the Edinburgh Fringe with an ardency that has not diminished. Even completing this interview makes my vital organs tingle with excitement."
Dan Lentell, Edinburgh49, 13th August 2019Slaughtered at The Abattoir: Episode 2
Featuring the fierce female voices of Kirsten Vangsness (yes, Penelope Garcia!), Elaine Miller, and Martha McBrier. Produced by Stephen O'Donnell.
Kate Copstick, Broadway Baby, 10th August 2019Martha McBrier talks about the last taboo and her love of country music
An interview with Glaswegian cussing crowd work extraordinaire Martha McBrier.
British Comedy Guide, 9th August 2019The funny jobs Fringe comedians did before comedy
Heard the one about the comic who works in suicide prevention - or the joker who sold bathroom interiors while dreaming of stand-up?
What about the funnyman who served as a bouncer for William and Kate? Or the one who honed his comic craft writing letters to adult magazines?
They're all among some of the UK's top comedians who have descended on Edinburgh to impress critics and crowds at the Festival Fringe.
ITV, 7th August 2019What is your favourite anagram?
Another from Richard Herring's stock of Emergency Questions.
Chortle, 7th August 2019If your house was on fire, what would you leave behind?
(or even surreptitiously throw into the flames when no one was looking?)
Chortle, 2nd August 2019Martha McBrier Q&A
Interview with Martha McBrier.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 27th July 2019My favourite comedian by Martha McBrier
She talks to Female First about working class heroes and her favourite comedian, Billy Connolly.
Martha McBrier, Female First, 24th July 2019Performances
| Date | Time | Venue |
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| 1st Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 2nd Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 3rd Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 4th Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 5th Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 6th Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 7th Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 8th Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 9th Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 10th Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 11th Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 12th Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 13th Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 14th Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 15th Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 16th Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 17th Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 18th Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 19th Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 20th Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 21st Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 22nd Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 23rd Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 24th Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |
| 25th Aug 2019 | 19:15 | The Counting House (The Loft) |