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4 At The Fringe

4 At The Fringe

  • Radio stand-up
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2003 - 2009
  • 7 episodes (4 series)

Radio 4 presents some of the best stand-up comedy acts from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Stars Adam Hills, Frankie Boyle, Michael McIntyre and Micky Flanagan.

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Series 4, Episode 2

Micky Flanagan introduces comedy and music from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, recorded at the Pleasance Theatre and featuring John Gordillo, Lucy Porter, Alistair McGowan and Tom Basden.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 3rd September 2009
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Micky Flanagan Host / Presenter
Guest cast
Lucy Porter Guest
John Gordillo Guest
Alistair McGowan Guest
Tom Basden Guest
Production team
Paul Russell Producer

Press

Just having something to laugh at in these grim times is enough. As Rich Hall said on 4 at The Fringe, "When people are happy comedians suffer." True enough, but Radio 4 listeners have sat through enough dire comedians to know some depths of suffering for themselves.

This show, the first of two, served up four acts from this year's Edinburgh fringe, all of them established and familiar. In fact, Fred MacAulay is so familiar we're almost related. Yet his style of observational comedy is really funny (budget airlines, dogs taking over from children as sofa occupants) and his timing is flawless. That, I suppose, comes with experience.

Gillian Reynolds, The Telegraph, 1st September 2009

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