We were on the flight to Edinburgh when we first heard all about the controversy surrounding Richard Herring’s show Hitler Moustache from our friend. Apparently, a writer for The Guardian claimed Richard Herring hates Pakistanis and labelled him a big ol’ racist. I hadn’t read the article at this point or Richard’s right of reply but was… Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe Festival ’09 – Richard Herring
Month: August 2009
Edinburgh Fringe Festival ’09 – Late ‘n’ Live
Late ‘n’ Live is exactly what it says on the tin; it’s three live comedy acts, one music act and it starts at 1am. You have to be pretty well regarded to get a slot at this event so we knew the comedy would be of high quality and it was. Okay, so the compere,… Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe Festival ’09 – Late ‘n’ Live
Darling Clothes
“Quintessentially feminine” is how Darling Clothes describe themselves and I couldn’t agree more. I get a real hippy, bohemian and quirky vibe from their clothes and I love it! Here are my favourite pieces:
Edinburgh Fringe Festival ’09 – Lewis Schaffer
Guess what? We were late to this show too! And Lewis said to us as we walked in, “I’m warning you! I’m a pro-American Jew boy!” The whole crowd laughed and it pissed me off a little, I must admit. It didn’t detract from the rest of the show though, really very funny. It was… Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe Festival ’09 – Lewis Schaffer
Southend-on-Sea or not to be
Today we planned a trip to Southend-on-Sea but then this happened: We made the most of the FOUR hour wait by taking in the sunshine and scenery (there was a horse) and shouting back at the arsehole drivers who felt the need to jeer at us as they drove by. There was also some singing… Continue reading Southend-on-Sea or not to be
Edinburgh Fringe Festival '09 – Isma Almas
The first show we saw at the Ed Fringe this year was Isma Almas. We were late and she said “The Asians are late, typical!” And that was the high point of the whole act. She has some good ideas talking about growing up in Britain with Asian parents but I just didn’t think it was that… Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe Festival '09 – Isma Almas