Comedy management and production company MZA has announced its full 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe line-up across three venues.
This year, for the first time as part of Pleasance at EICC, and marking MZA’s 7th year in the venue and 30thyear at the Fringe, Jimeoin celebrates his 25th year of bringing shows to Edinburgh in August with RESULT! as well as extra 10pm shows called ROAST CHICKEN RESULT! (you’ll have to see the shows to find out why); Scotland’s favourite kilted comedian Craig Hill (pictured) celebrates his 20th Edinburgh season (and 2 decades of superb show titles) with C’MON THE LADS!; and Daniel Sloss (pictured, who has just announced the release of 2 full-length Netflix specials to stream worldwide in 2018)) marks his 11th Fringe with his 10th solo hour – entitled simply X.
At the Gilded Balloon, Set List (the improvised stand-up phenomenon as raved about by the late Robin Williams) makes a welcome return as well as new shows by popular fringe regulars Kai Humphries (pictured, the Geordie comedian who regularly tours across 25 European countries with Daniel Sloss and who, along with his brother, masterminded the extraordinary Comedians Boxing “Fight For Kian” literally life-saving charity event culminating with them together in the ring for the last fight on the card), Micky Bartlett (a favourite in Norn-Irn – the Lurgan stand-up, compere and actor who is rapidly rising through the comedy ranks with his live shows, creating digitals for BBC “Tight Shorts” and regular studio warmups for Netflix and Top Gear) and Gareth Waugh (the Edinburgh local whose fringe debut last year sold out its’ entire lunchtime run and garnered rave reviews as well as bagging him an Australian tour.)
At Underbelly, the multi Award-winning stand-up Mark Nelson is taking a break from clocking up over 130 million views of his “News at 3” clips co-starring his young daughter and is bringing back his 2017 sold out show “Irreverence” for 3 nights to the Cowbarn.
MZA 2018 EDINBURGH FRINGE LINEUP
DANIEL SLOSS: X
Pleasance at EICC (Venue 150) 2-26 August, 7pm
TICKETS: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/daniel-sloss-x#overview
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‘Hilarious... Devastatingly intelligent... Sloss is a festival highlight. See him’
★★★★★ The Age, Australia
JIMEOIN: RESULT!
Pleasance at EICC (Venue 150) 2-26 August, 8.20pm
TICKETS: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/jimeoin-result#overview
‘Exemplary stand-up comedy’
★★★★★ Herald
JIMEOIN: ROAST CHICKEN RESULT!
Pleasance at EICC (Venue 150) Thurdays - Saturdays 9-25 August, 10pm
TICKETS: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/jimeoin-roast-chicken-result#overview
‘Jimeoin is a true comedy legend doing what he does best — finding the funny in everyday situations and proving, nearly three decades after Australia fell in love with him, he’s still at the top of his game… A solid hour of laugh-out-loud jokes.’
★★★★1/2 Adelaide Advertiser
CRAIG HILL: C’MON THE LADS!
Pleasance at EICC (Venue 150) 2-26 August, 7.20pm
TICKETS: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/craig-hill-cmon-lads#overview
‘Flat-out hilarious and the audience was in absolute paroxysms of laughter…. There isn’t anyone better at working a crowd… It’s upbeat and always hilarious. I’ve not heard a room laugh so long and hard all month… he has a wide appeal and it is genuinely funny’ ★★★★★ Mirror
SET LIST: STAND-UP WITHOUT A NET
Gilded Balloon Teviot, (2-26 Aug) 10.30pm
TICKETS: https://gildedballoon.co.uk/programme/performances.php?eventId=14:1806
‘For anyone genuinely interested in comedy and comedians, this is the must-see show of the festival’★★★★★ Scotsman.
GARETH WAUGH: OH BOY…!
Gilded Balloon Teviot, (1-27 Aug) 3pm
TICKETS: https://gildedballoon.co.uk/programme/performances.php?eventId=14:2135
‘Plenty laughs… an early afternoon treat’ The List
‘Hugely personable young Scot… And very funny. Gareth Waugh is smart, witty and good company, with a deceptively polished delivery. And that’s the truth.’ Scotsman
KAI HUMPHRIES: TEAM SMUG
Gilded Balloon Teviot, (1-27 Aug) 6.45pm
TICKETS: https://gildedballoon.co.uk/programme/performances.php?eventId=14:2136
‘It’s always an awesome experience when a performer just nails it – this Geordie comedian gets it so right from the very beginning, it’s an amazing experience… a festival highlight’ ★★★★★ Australia Times
MICKY BARTLETT: CRUCIFYING FERGAL
Gilded Balloon Teviot, (1-27 Aug) 7.50pm
TICKETS: https://gildedballoon.co.uk/programme/performances.php?eventId=14:2137
'A stand-up natural with great command of the audience and engaging everyman… A masterful way of delivering with punch and style…Impressive!’
★★★★ Chortle
MARK NELSON: IRREVERENCE
Underbelly, Cowbarn, (23-25 Aug) 8.20pm
"2017's smash-hit sold out show is back for 3 nights only!"
TICKETS: http://www.underbellyedinburgh.co.uk/whats-on/mark-nelson-irreverence
‘Uniquely pure and understated… Without being attacking or tactless, Nelson clocked the audience in a cycle of raucous laughter… Not only did Nelson keep to his unique, simple style, he weaved the perfect element into his routine to ensure it endured and got even better: he made it darker…. [in] this golden, singularly comprehensive, majestic hour of comedy. Nelson delivers another prescribed, no frills crescendo of my week at the Fringe.’ ★★★★★ Voice Mag
Kai Humphries picture by Carve Photography. Craig Hill picture by Steve Ullathorne. Daniel Sloss by Troy Edige.
