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DATES AND TIMES |
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SHOW TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS (CLICK ON TITLE FOR MORE INFO) |
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12 noon-1pm (50mins) |
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Why the Long Faces: Award winners Sally-Ann Hayward and Vicky Frango doing sketches. ‘Fabulous’ (BBC). ‘A refreshing change’ (The Guardian). |
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12 noon-1pm (50mins) |
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Bridget Christie: The Cheese Roll It's not just about chasing cheese, Charles II's in it too. ‘Brilliant!’ (Leicester Comedy Fest). |
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1 to 2pm (30mins) |
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Just Another Sunday: acclaimed performer Lucy Lott as Barbara preparing a Sunday roast and talking about ‘happy families’. |
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2 to 3pm (50mins) |
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The Wil Hodgson Holiday Special: Perrier Newcomer 2004 and Ch4 star returns to the Holyrood . ‘Christ like figure. ***** (Guardian). |
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3 to 4pm (50mins) |
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I know what you did last Sunday: Award-winning and topical writer James Sherwood ‘Sharp, precise, and ingenious’ (Chortle). |
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4 to 5pm (50mins) |
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Alyssa Kyria:A Spark in the Dark: One sell-out comedienne performs six deluded characters searching for their spark! “A Fringe Gem!” (edfringe) |
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5 to 6pm (50mins) |
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The Adventures Of Bitter & Twisted: Gothic & candlelit stories, with the voice of Howard Read as the narrator. 'Beautifully Warped' (Wil Hodgson). |
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5 to 6pm (50mins) |
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SIN! Edinburgh-based sketch group Horny Devils conspiring to make you laugh your heads off (baskets provided). Adults only. |
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6 to 7pm (50mins) |
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Love... It’s Not a Big Enough Word: Gareth Berliner returns to the Holyrood after appearing at the Adelaide Festival. YYYY(Metro 2005) |
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7 to 8pm (50mins) |
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Four World Cups and One World Pope: Award-winning German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn and German television entertainer Otto Kuhnle. |
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8 to 9pm (50mins) |
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The Wil Hodgson Holiday Special: Perrier Newcomer 2004 and Ch4 star returns to the Holyrood . ‘Christ like figure. ***** (Guardian). |
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9 to 10pm (50mins) |
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Alex Lasarev: Illegal Import. Britain didn't want another Canadian, but Lasarev was determined to stay. "Outrageously, Achingly funny" bbc.co.uk |
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10 to 11pm (50mins) |
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Quiz shows, rap-offs and blind confidence: Jim Bowes shares the shame and success of living his life to a formula, from televised humiliation to glorious victories. www.jimbowes.com/edinburgh |
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10 to 11pm (50mins) |
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Also, Comedy and Me - Sabrina George: another returning performer “Somewhere between Natalie Haynes and Jo Brand” The Scotsman. |
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11 to 12pm (50mins) |
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Nobody gets out alive: Join New York based comic Denis Vrang in his unbearable heaviness of being. Life can be difficult if you only try hard enough... |
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11 to 12pm (50mins) |
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Magic Steve’s Disappearing Act: Annette Cadabra - Magic Steve's lovely assistant is like the new Debbie McGee only better... |
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Midnight -1am (50mins) |
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BraveTarts: Liz Carr & TanyaLee Davis bring you a little stand-up, a little chat, a LOT of taking the piss! 'No one's safe' (ThreeWeeks) www.bravetartscomedy.com |
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Midnight -1am (50mins) |
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doktor cocacolamcdonalds explains all! Genius or insane? Gene Hackman Obsessed Protest singer! As seen on Jimmy Carr's latest DVD! |
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Midnight -2am (2 hours) |
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Pear Shaped at Midnight: Brian Damage & Krysstal are back with their ever-popular maverick late-night stand-up show. Expect the unexpected and expect to still be there at 3am.. (see Brian & Krysstal also at www.freefringe.com) |
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Events Bookings |
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HOLYROOD TAVERN 2006 |
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VENUE 84 |
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In 2006 Rare Birds' hosted a mixture of music, drama, cabaret and comedy shows. Many were sell-out shows with 3 and 4 star reviews. |
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See who was here in 2006 - our most successful season yet! |
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* deaf interpreter (signer) present on 9 Aug |
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Performers for 2008 |
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Rare Birds runs the venue during the Edinburgh Festival. Follow the links to see who performed in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and 2007 |
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