Edinburgh Review
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The sketch show is dead, long live the sketch show. Every year a fresh-faced young troupe pitches up and finds a new way of doing theatrical skits. This year the word on the cobbled Edinburgh streets is that Phil Wang, Jason Forbes and George Fouracres, aka Daphne, are the ones to watch.
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How many years should you have to wait for someone to fulfil their potential? I’ve been recommending Alfie Brown as a name to watch for so long it is starting to get embarrassing.
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I’ve never done it before but for the first time I thought I’d walked into the wrong show. As I arrived at The Hive I was greeted by a small woman in a massive wig pretending to be Dolly Parton and loudly handing out ping pong balls. I wasn’t sure but I thought I’d go with it and sat down. It was only when a boob-shaped balloon floated above my head that I realised I was in the right place.
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There has been an intriguing resurgence in interest in the early days of alternative comedy in recent years. Stewart Lee has namechecked various veteran acts, Alexei Sayle has gone back onstage and the death of Rik Mayall also prompted a re-assessment of the era that comedy almost forgot.
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