REALLY LOVELY COMEDY AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE!

Really Lovely Comedy is very excited to announce it will be producing two stand up comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe this year. Both venues are right off the Royal Mile, and we’d love to see you there.

Sex and Hugs and Forward Rolls

Celebrating life’s small pleasures and petty victories and categorising its disappointments is this hour of fresh, irreverent stand-up comedy on the Five Pound Fringe. One of Spoonfed.co.uk’s 2010 acts to watch, James Acaster is a rapidly-rising, hugely likeable performer. ‘I could watch him forever’ (Josie Long). Radio 4 comic playwright Andrew Doyle’s cerebral bitchiness and ‘excellent one-liners’ (Times) have seen him support Scott Capurro at the Leicester Square Theatre. Whipsharp Ben Van der Velde is the mischievous compere of Really Lovely Comedy’s clubs where he ‘creates a buzz of excitement’ (Chortle.co.uk). Warning: show may not contain forward rolls.
Downstairs at The Tron 9 Hunter Square, Edinburgh, EH1 1QW
5-29th August, not 16th.
14.20-15.20
£5 as part of the Five Pound Fringe. Tickets are onsale here; http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/sex-and-hugs-and-forward-rolls

Beer Goggles

Is the glass half full or half empty? The world contains joy, love and kittens but also war, pestilence and Piers Morgan. Which side prevails? Two men put forward their cases to determine the definitive answer. Jim Campbell is part of the award-winning team behind the ‘Football Ramble’ podcast and was a finalist in both ‘So You Think You’re Funny?’ and ‘Amused Moose’ new act competitions in 2009. Ben Van der Velde is resident MC for the Time Out Critics’ Choice Really Lovely Comedy Clubs. ‘Highly promising’ (Time Out London). ‘Whipsharp … an air of mischievous mayhem’ (Chortle.co.uk).
Cabaret Voltaire 36 Blair Street, EH1 1QR
Dates 7-28 August
Time 13:30-14.30
FREE and unticketed as part of PBH’s Free Fringe.

REALLY LOVELY EDINBURGH PREVIEWS!

We have a double header Edinburgh Preview show on July 22nd featuring “Sex and Hugs and Forward Rolls”  and we invited “Fancy a Threesome?” to join us. No making your own jokes now. Guess what? It’s FREE.

Sex and Hugs and Forward Rolls
“They’ll be one of the hottest tickets in town” Latest 7, Brighton Fringe 2010.
Celebrating life’s small pleasures and petty victories and categorising its disappointments is this hour of fresh, irreverent stand-up comedy. One of Spoonfed.co.uk’s 2010 acts to watch, James Acaster is a rapidly-rising, hugely likeable performer. ‘I could watch him forever’ (Josie Long). Radio 4 comic playwright Andrew Doyle’s cerebral bitchiness and ‘excellent one-liners’ (Times) have seen him support Scott Capurro at the Leicester Square Theatre. Whipsharp Ben Van der Velde is the mischievous compere of Really Lovely Comedy’s clubs where he ‘creates a buzz of excitement’ (Chortle.co.uk). Warning: show may not contain forward rolls.

Fancy a Threesome?

Starring Luke McQueen; English Comedian of the Year Finalist “…in complete control of the audience who were lapping ujp with delight everything he had to offer.”(ENTS24) “Some of the best jokes I have heard in years” (Adam Bloom). Jim Campbell; Finalist in So You Think You’re Funny and Amused Moose Laugh off 2009 and star of multi-award winning podcast “The Football Ramble”. “An exciting new talent” (Tim Arthur, Time Out), Pat Burtscher; Finalist in Hackney Empire New Act of the Year and Laughing Horse New Act of the Yeat 2008 “Undeniably funny” (Chortle)

7.30pm doors for an 8pm show at THE CAMDEN HEAD, 100 CAMDEN HIGH ST NW1. Free, unticketed! 2 hours 15 min with interval.

Really Lovely Comedy’s July Round Up!

July’s Really Lovely Comedy Show

We laughed at; Abandoman, James Acaster, Josh Widdicombe, Jessica Fostekew and Ben Van der Velde
We ate; the Betsey’s lovely burgers. And a lot of ice.
We met; Tim the giant/wannabe architect, Caroline the cheerful charity fundraiser and some nice French marketing people.
We listened to; Bill Withers, Lady Gaga, M.I.A.
We loved; Abandoman’s new vocal tricks, James Acaster bravely facing off with the recalcitrant mic-stand.

Next Really Lovely Comedy Show and Really Lovely Comedy Tea Party are in September. See you there…