Category Archives: Edinburgh Fringe Reviews 2012

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Adam Hills: Mess Around

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Tiemo Talk

Assembly Hall, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LU 0131-623 3030 £12 19.20pm Daily 2-19th August 2012. Adam Hills Charity Fundraiser for Edinburgh Children’s Hospital 23.59pm 19th August 2012 Edinburgh Fringe GOLD MEDAL rating Brilliant night of top quality comedy from top … Continue reading →

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Henderson’s of Edinburgh

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Tiemo Talk

17th August 2012 GOLD MEDAL rating As a meat and fish loving man, it had never appealed to me to eat at a vegetarian restaurant. However I decided to try Henderson’s of Edinburgh, an organic food restaurant and shop. Henderson’s … Continue reading →

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Romesh Ranganathan and Jason Patterson

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Tiemo Talk

Laughing Horse @ The White Horse 266 Cannongate 0131-556 3403 Free. 15.30pm Daily 2-26th August 2012. Edinburgh Fringe GOLD MEDAL rating Very enjoyable double header from Sri Lankan Romesh Ranganathan and Jason Patterson. Romesh opened with an uplifting 30 minute set, spanning … Continue reading →

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Rom Com Con – Mace and Burton

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Tiemo Talk

Rom Com Con – Mace and Burton FREE Fringe Festival. Cannon’s Gait, 239 Cannongate. 13.15pm Daily. FREE BRONZE MEDAL rating. Enjoyable, early afternoon Edinburgh Fringe FREE show. As the title makes clear this is all about romantic comedies. It’s’a pretty good … Continue reading →

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Dirty Looks and Hopscotch – Shappi Khorsandhi

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Tiemo Talk

Shappi Khorsandhi Pleasance Courtyard Upstairs 14th August 2012 http://www.edfringe.com 8.30pm daily 3rd – 27th August 2012  GOLD MEDAL rating Shappi Khorsandhi. Well I never!! Last year’s confessional show from Shappi Khorsandhi revealed all about her divorce. This year’s focused on the past year … Continue reading →

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Basic Training

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Tiemo Talk

Basic Training Khalil Ashanti. Underbelly, Teviot Square. 14th August 2012 6pm daily until 27th August 2012 SILVER MEDAL rating The show ‘Basic Training’, aptly delivered pure theatre and comedy in its most basic sense; one man, one hour, many characters. It … Continue reading →

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And Still Rarely Rong – Gary Colman

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Tiemo Talk

And Still Rarely Rong’ – Gary Colman Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, Edinburgh. Laughing Horse Free Fringe. 14.45pm. Daily 2nd – 27th August 2012  GOLD MEDAL rating Very funny mid-afternoon show from professional comedian Gary Colman. Hailing from Newcastle, Gary, who now … Continue reading →

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Stay at Home Dad

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Tiemo Talk

Stay at Home Dad – Eden Niven Laughing Horse, Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate 13.15pm. FREE. Daily until 27th August 2012 This show is a good concept, based on Eden Niven’s trials, tribulations and joys of being a single Father of … Continue reading →

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Late Night Laughs – Edinburgh’s finest new stand-ups

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Tiemo Talk

Late Night Laughs 15th August 2012 22.45pm 2nd -27th August 2012 Gilded Balloon, 0131-622 6552 http://www.gildedballon.co.uk BRONZE MEDAL rating A good way to end the day at the Edinburgh Fringe is to take in a variety show of new and … Continue reading →

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Patrick Monahan – Shooting from the lip!

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Tiemo Talk

Patrick Monahan Wine Bar – Gilded Balloon Teviot, Teviot Row House, Edinburgh EH8 9AJ 0131-622 6552 http://www.gildedballoon.co.uk 13th August 2012 8pm daily 2nd to 27th August 2012 SILVER MEDAL rating The Pied Piper of Edinburgh Patrick Monahan carried the Olympic torch of … Continue reading →

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