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#EdFringe17 Comedy Q&A: Mr. Twonkey
Mr. Twonkey's show this year is Twonkey's Christmas in the Jungle. Its a show about being taken to the jungle for Christmas to play an imaginary fringe festival. We needed to know more so we sent Mr. Twonkey (AKA Paul Vickers) some questions.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 12th July 2017Fringe 2017 - Bob Slayer's Heroes of Fringe
Known for its creative programming, guerrilla tactics and innovative Pay What You Want model, Bob Slayer's Heroes - returning to Edinburgh for its sixth year - is guided by the passionate belief that performers should come first. Its artists always take the lion's share of ticket sales and enjoy total creative freedom.
Rosemary Kaye, The Edinburgh Reporter, 7th July 2017Paul Vickers to write play about David Lynch
So I had a chat with Mr Twonkey aka Paul Vickers at King's Cross station in London. He was on his way back home to Edinburgh. Last year, he won the increasingly prestigious Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality at the Edinburgh Fringe.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 22nd June 2017Interview: Mr Twonkey
"Why are we meeting?" I asked Paul Vickers aka Mr Twonkey, surrealist performer and winner of the 2016 increasingly prestigious Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 25th January 2017The accidental Fringe career of Paul Vickers
Paul Vickers never planned to make his Edinburgh Festival Fringe act his main thing. As the former frontman of John Peel-championed band Dawn of the Replicants, turned collaborator with Edinburgh underground supergroup Paul Vickers and The Leg, his foray into off-kilter comic cabaret with his debut show, Twonkey's Cottage, in 2010 was meant to be a diversion from producing a Beefheartian stew of punk-folk clatter to accompany an increasingly fantastical series of narrative vignettes.
Neil Cooper, The Herald, 23rd August 2016Malcolm Hardee Awards 2016 shortlist
The shortlist for the Malcolm Hardee Awards for originality have been announced. Twonkey, Arthur Smith, Foxdog Studios and Come Look at The Baby are up for the Comic Originality title.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd August 2016BCG Recommended Shows
The top shows British Comedy Guide saw at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe.
British Comedy Guide, 15th August 2016Setting up with Mr Twonkey - video
The Mumble caught up with Paul Vickers, AKA Mr Twonkey, as he set up for his Mumbo Jumbo Hotel show at the Edinburgh Fringe, 2016.
Mumble Comedy, 7th August 2016Mr Twonkey's Buxton Fringe diary
He will be performing his new show Twonkey's Mumbo Jumbo Hotel in Edinburgh next month and has just returned from performing it for three nights in Buxton. This is his diary of what happened over the weekend...
Paul Vickers, John Fleming's Blog, 19th July 2016Mr Twonkey: 'I can't remember when it began'
Martin Walker spends 15 minutes with Mr Twonkey - the unique character creation of the musician, actor and comedian, Paul Vickers. They discus his one man show, 'Twonkey's Mumbo Jumbo Hotel' and his play, 'Twonkey's Drive-In: Jennifer's Robot Arm'.
Martin Walker, Beyond The Joke, 9th June 2016