Foil, Arms and Hogg | The Pub/Zoo | Tue 5 May | 7pm | £5/3
Selling out your shows at the Edinburgh Festival is no mean feat. But to do so for the past six years running is near unheard of. That is of course if you’ve never heard of Foil, Arms and Hogg; something you should remedy by attending XS Malarkey this Tuesday. They are Ireland’s top comedy sketch group and unless your from the emerald isle, or a staple at the Edinburgh Fringe then you might not get the chance to see them. This show will be a collection of their best sketches from the last 7 years, so a must for die hards, and a great introduction for newbies. Rounding out a phenomenal bill are Alun Cochrane, Eddie French and highly rated Liverpudlian sketch troupe The Legion of Doom.
www.xsmalarkey.com
Reginald D Hunter | The Lowry | Wed 6 May | 8pm | £23
World renowned righter of wrongs Reginald D Hunter is back with his new nationwide tour ‘The Man Who Attempted To Do As Much As Such’. Somewhat dulled by obligatory panel show performances Hunter comes alive on stage as he settles a few grievances with modern society with wit and guile. As smart a performer as you are likely to see he comes off as a foul mouthed preacher you can’t help but get on board with the bombastic nature of his sets.
www.thelowry.com
Bobby Mair | Joshua Brooks | Thu 7 May | 7.30om | £5
Certainly not one for the faint of heart Bobby Mair is a mess of neuroses with a foul mouth that would put a sailor to shame. Here he visits Barking Tales, Harriet Dyer’s show in which professional comedians are encouraged to stories about ‘mental health palavers’ as Dyer so inimitably puts it. Mair’s shows often revolve around very personal issues, one such Edinburgh run was entitled ‘Obviously Adopted’, so it will be interesting to see how he tackles the tone of the night. Support comes from Chortle Best Newcomer nominee Jonny Pelham, and the whole thing will be pieced together by the madcap Harriet Dyer.
www.wegottickets.com
Simon Munnery | Gorilla | Fri 8 May | 7.30pm | £10
With prior reading of the works of Kierkegaard not wholly necessary but certainly encouraged Simon Munnery has embarked on possibly his most ambitious show yet. Often lauded as the most original comic mind currently working in the UK Munnery has out-originalled himself here his attempt to make the 19th century Danish philospher’s musings both relevant and hilarious. Definitely worth taking a chance on, for as Kierkegaard himself once said, ‘to dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.’ Oh Soren youy absolute card!
Read our full preview here.
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Jackie Hagan | Contact Theatre | Sat 9 May | £9/5
For most of us losing a leg might be too much to bare, but for poet and comedian Jackie Hagan it was merely the jumping off point for an amazing and hilarious new show. The unipedal activist act has created a show that has possibly the best title of the last year or so in ‘Some People Have Too Many Legs’ and is an uplifting tale of ‘facing your fears and throwing glitter at them’. Well worth a look if you’re up for a laugh, and more than likely a cry too.
www.contactmcr.com
- Words:
- John Stansfield
- Published on:
- Tue 5 May 2015
