Martin Walker (II)
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#EdFringe17: Sean Patton is Number One
Sean began his stand-up career in the big easy before taking it to the big apple. Enjoy 15 minutes of comedy and chat which features a superior routine about cumin that demands to be heard. Also, what do comedians really make of Donald Trump?
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 9th July 2017#EdFringe17: Sarah Bennetto
2017 sees a new stand-up and sketch show by Melbourne-born, London-based comedian, Sarah Bennetto. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the multi talented curator of the famous Storyteller's Club. As heard on BBC Radio 4.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 9th July 2017#EdFringe17: Jarlath Regan is an Organ Freeman
Best known for the brilliant, Irishman Abroad podcast, Ireland's own Jarlath Regan brings his new show Organ Freeman to Edinburgh. How does stand-up comedy become a matter of life and death? Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat and find out.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 8th July 2017#EdFringe17: Paul McCaffrey is a Suburban Legend
Last year Paul was asked to write a letter to his younger self with this brief: 'Think about how you've changed and grown since then and offer advice about life'. So, Paul decided to take the idea and use it for his Edinburgh show.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 8th July 2017#EdFringe17: The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries
Enjoy 15 minutes of comedy and chat with Alasdair, who he assures us, definitely isn't Scottish. His debut solo show is a cabinet of curiosities tackling the conundrums of impending extinction, archaic axioms, emotional repression and vegan flimflam.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 7th July 2017#EdFringe17: Kat Bond in Loo Roll
Kat's lovable alter ego, Pat, was left in a bin outside a Papa John's in Luton by her family when she was a baby. Confused, and with nothing but a loo roll to her name, she wants to find out who, what and where they are. Weaving seamlessly between magnetic characters and speed-of-light improv, we see Pat bring her imagined family to life.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 7th July 2017#EdFringe17: Chris Turner is Busy
Enjoy 15 minutes of comedy and chat with Chris, who for the month of August will be returning to these shores from his adopted home in the USA. Featuring the best compliment a Hollywood producer can give. And we finish with a trademark freestyle rap.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 6th July 2017#EdFringe17: Tom Taylor is Detective Charlie Montague
Tom brings two shows to Edinburgh. The Game's a Foot Try the Fish and The Man with the Twisted Hip are Charlie Montague mysteries, for anyone who ever wished Bertie Wooster was a detective. But what is Tom's mum doing there?
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 6th July 2017#EdFringe17: Adam Drake is a Goose
Enjoy 15 minutes of comedy and chat with Adam, one half of one man sketch comedy outfit, Goose. 2017 sees Goose present their most ambitious show yet, but what is it and why? All we know for sure is that it was one of the best-reviewed acts at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2015 and 2016.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 5th July 2017#EdFringe17: Abi Roberts is an Anglichanka
In 2016, Abi Roberts became the first UK comedian to perform in Russia - in Russian! Now, in 2017, the centenary of the Russian Revolution, she's here to shed some light on our continental neighbours and tell us what side of a blini is buttered.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 5th July 2017