Legendary BBC Radio 4 series Dead Ringers is set to land at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time this August for a special live residency at the Pleasance at the EICC. 

Starring the dream team of Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod and Duncan Wisbey, the show will feature a mixture of classic sketches, new material and of course the trademark sharp and topical humour for which Dead Ringers has won critical acclaim over its nearly 20-year history. Now is your chance to see some of Britain’s favourite impressionists give famous celebrities and politicians the Dead Ringers treatment including Jeremy Vine, Donald Trump, Theresa May and many more!

Jon Culshaw is warmly regarded by many as Britain’s best impressionist with an unmatched versatility and a catalogue of over 350 voices and impersonations including Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, Professor Brian Cox, Barack Obama, Alan Carr, John Bishop and Michael McIntyre. He has starred in ITV’s Newzoids as well as the hugely successful BBC Radio 4 comedy Dead Ringers, which is now onto its 18th series. Other recent appearances include Frank Skinner on Demand With…  and Channel 5’s The Cars That Made Britain, where Jon spoke about his passion for old cars, such as the Ford Cortina, further showcased through his stint on Top Gear’s Extra Lap. Further TV credits include Spitting Image, The Impressionable Jon Culshaw, The Nightly Show, Parkinson, The Royal Variety Performance, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, 2DTV, Head Cases for ITV, and Jon Culshaw’s Commercial Breakdown (BBC1) and BBC1’s The Impressions Show alongside Debra Stephenson.  Jon is also a regular guest on current affairs programmes including The Now Show and Secret World (BBC Radio 4).

Jan Ravens has a unique mix of hilarious mimicry and sharp satire and is one of the UK’s most successful impressionists. She is a long running star of BBC’s Dead Ringers and was recently a panellist on ITV’s The Imitation Game, appearing on the 2018 Royal Variety Show. Her Theresa May impression has achieved cult status, going viral on social media and with over 1 million views on YouTube. She is a regular contributor across BBC Radio 4, on programmes such as Just A Minute and I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, and also current affairs programmes such as Broadcasting House, The Week in Westminster and Today. Jan has acted in countless R4 dramas and comedies, most recently The Charles Paris Mysteries and Alexei Sayle’s The Absence of Normal. Ravens was due to do a solo show at this year's fringe but recently cancelled it.

Lewis Mcleod is a comedy impressionist and star of BBC Radio 4 series Lewis Macleod is Not Himself, as well asDead Ringers. He has also starred in ITV’s Newzoids and recently in Comic Strip Presents Red Top and has recently completed filming for The Crown on Netflix, where he will be seen playing Iain Tennent.

Duncan Wisbey is an actor and impressionist, and as well as starring in Dead Ringers, he is best known forAlistair McGowan’s Big Impression, as well as the CBBC series Ultimate Brain.

Dead Ringers Listings Information:

Dates:              2nd – 13th August

Show:              Dead Ringers Live

Venue:             Pleasance @ EICC: Pentland Theatre

Address:          The Exchange, 150 Morrison Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8EE

Time:              6.30pm (60mins)

Price:               Preview: £10, £17 (£16)

Box office:       www.edfringe.com / 0131 226 0000