Shows at Cowgatehead

Harriet Dyer: 'We'd Prefer Someone a Bit More Mainstream'

As heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra. Harriet has many voices that reside in her head. Some are legendary and some are a big bag of dicks. All of them love 90s tunes, are obsessed with comedy, but are also pushing to be a lone, off the grid wolf. A tricky beaver indeed. ‘A bundle of whimsical hilarity… a breath of fresh air... will have you in stitches’ (BroadwayBaby.com). If you like your comedy inventive, whimsical and full of tender moments, be still your beating heart this is indeed for you.

Cowgatehead • 6 Aug 2016 - 27 Aug 2016

Awkward Confessions of a Homeless Sex God

After returning from a successful debut at the 2015 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, George's life took a turn for the worse when he got dumped by both his girlfriend and his agent. In August, he left the house he shared with her and found himself homeless for the next four to five months. So he decided to do some travelling, pick up a drug habit, learn all about hostels, go to court twice and meet various interesting people along the way. Is it a mental breakdown or the best time ever?

Cowgatehead • 6 Aug 2016 - 28 Aug 2016

Auditions

Probably the most meta show at this year’s Fringe, ‘Auditions’ is a hilarious new play about taking a play to the Fringe with the hysterical mishaps of auditions, plays and everything in between. 7 nominations and 3 wins at the Durham Drama Festival.

Cowgatehead • 6 Aug 2016 - 13 Aug 2016

BEINGS

Susan Harrison (The Showstoppers: ‘A professionally staged and brilliantly executed piece of work that is a shining example of how good improv can be’ ***** (Chortle.co.uk), and Monkeytoast: ‘One of the best shows you'll see this year’ (Time Out)), and Andrew Gentilli (Music Box: ‘This one’s brilliant’ ***** (FringeGuru.com), ‘Lively, sharp, superior improvised fun!’ ***** (RemoteGoat.com), and Storybag) join forces to create joyful improvised stories, full of weird and wonderful characters. Sometimes they play humans, often they don't. With Dylan Buckle providing otherworldly electrical music.

Cowgatehead • 22 Aug 2015 - 28 Aug 2015

Stephanie Laing: Nincompoop

It has come to Stephanie’s attention that she is a very silly young woman. Her show will include odd noises, several drawings of ducks, a confession about some vomit, and a song about a newt. We're not saving the world here, people. We're just trying to get by without making too much of a mess on the carpet. Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year finalist 2015. 'Gloriously silly ... wonderfully unpretentious' (BroadwayBaby.com).

Cowgatehead • 8 Aug 2015 - 29 Aug 2015

The Discount Comedy Checkout – Improv Show

Hilarious 100% raw improvisation is on the menu as some weird and wonderful suggestions are taken from the audience while performing short-form improvisation games. So if you've ever wanted to see a giant jelly man attack New York City, or a musical romance blossom between a kitchen sink and a fridge then come along, suggest it and The Discount Comedy Checkout will deliver it for you! Part of La Favorita Freestival, www.comedycheckout.com.

Cowgatehead • 8 Aug 2015 - 21 Aug 2015

Mae Martin's Workshop

Following a sell-out run at the Soho Theatre, Mae Martin (Russell Howard's Good News, Fake Reaction, BBC Radio 4) is workshopping her new show. With a chaotic mix of stand-up, songs and audience interaction, she will continue to reinforce the stereotype that Canadians chronically overshare. No two shows will be the same. Come every day. 'Natural comic talent' ***** (Skinny). 'She had the audience in the palm of her hand' **** (ThreeWeeks). 'Enchanting.' **** (BroadwayBaby.com).

Cowgatehead • 2 Aug 2014 - 24 Aug 2014

Comedy Death: Comics Talking About Their Worst Gigs

Join Javier Jarquin as he hosts a wide range of guest comedians baring all and telling you about their worst soul-destroying, agonisingly painful times on stage. Call it what you will: bombing, tanking or dying - at Comedy Death we call it entertainment. Great comics telling their worst experiences in front of understanding crowds; because really, who wants to hear the good stories anyway? Remember, we're not here to judge - we're here to laugh.

Cowgatehead • 2 Aug 2014 - 24 Aug 2014

Late Night Dark Show

Rob Mailloux and Bobby Mair host a mix of clean and dirty comics performing the most darkest material they have. Rob lives in Toronto and has opened for Jim Jefferies, Dave Attell, Doug Stanhope, Maria Bamford and Jim Norton. 'One of the best young comics in Canada' (Doug Stanhope). Bobby lives in London and has appeared on Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats, BBC3's Russell Howard's Good News, BBC3's Seann Walsh's Late Night Comedy Spectacular and BBC3's Sweat the Small Stuff. Not for the easily offended.

Cowgatehead • 1 Aug 2014 - 25 Aug 2014

The Mangina Funalogs

It’s hard being a man today. Under your cheap suit you’re still a caveman, but society doesn’t value your ability to fight animals or throw things really far. You’re blamed for everything, you can’t work a Kindle and people groan at your puns. Can Leo Kearse work it all out? Following a run at Adelaide, Melbourne and Singapore comedy festivals, award-winning Scottish comedian Leo Kearse presents the show with more laughs than any other in Edinburgh. ‘Belly-laugh funny!' **** (AdelaideFringe.com.au). ‘Excrutiatingly funny’ (Leicester Mercury). ‘Very funny!’ **** (List). ‘Overflowing with energy…inspired riffing…a deserved winner’ (ThisIsEssex.co.uk).

Cowgatehead • 1 Aug 2014 - 28 Aug 2014

Birthday Girls: Party Vibes

Brand new sketch comedy from the critically acclaimed Birthday Girls. Meet Beattie (hamster owner), Rose (timekeeping enthusiast) and Camille (always late, allergic to hamsters) as they bring you odd characters, offbeat sketches, try hard dancing and the best and most rewarding time of your life. Directed by Tom Parry (Pappy's, BBC3's Badults). 'Exuberantly silly, consistently imaginative and delightfully playful' (Guardian). 'One of the best shows of its kind' (BroadwayBaby.com). Birthday Girls are former members of sketch group Lady Garden, 'Britain's funniest women' (Telegraph), who featured on BBC3's Live At The Electric and BBC Radio 4's Sketchorama.

Cowgatehead • 1 Aug 2014 - 25 Aug 2014

Paco Erhard: Worst. German. Ever.

Hard-hitting German comedian Paco Erhard returns with his edgiest, most personal show yet. No holds barred and hilarious, Worst. German. Ever is a show about travels, sex, drugs, mistakes, adventures, tears and just how crap he is at being German. ‘Politically incorrect ... a mixture of Jim Jeffries and Bill Hicks ... observational comedy and satire at its finest’ ***** (ThreeWeeks). ‘Waves of comedy gold ... downright hilarious’ ***** (EdinburghGuide.com). ‘Hysterical ... endless original jokes’ ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). Fringe World Best Comedy Award nominee 2013.

Cowgatehead • 1 Aug 2014 - 25 Aug 2014

AKA MissD

Enjoy your first heart attack, dress for a suicide bombing, respond when your date wants to clean your house in the nude. Why is it hard to take one human life with an Uzi? Who is the most difficult client for a human rights lawyer? What to do when your brain screams ‘get out’ but your alter-ego is already in it up to her tits? Daphna Baram, an Israeli comedian, lawyer, journalist, cardiac patient, and lifestyle guru tells it like it is. 'A rollicking show' (HuffingtonPost.co.uk). 'Loud and vivacious' (ThreeWeeks).

Cowgatehead • 1 Aug 2014 - 16 Aug 2014

Darius Davies' HBÖ Special Uncensored

Darius Davies brings his critically-acclaimed HBÖ Special back to Edinburgh for a series of uncensored gigs. The show HBO tried to ban, the show that reviewers called 'Brilliant, hilarious, outstanding' ***** (BroadwayBaby.com), the show more people need to see. This is an hour of high-octane comedy, 'a near faultless and original set, which would not look out of place at Live At The Apollo. Moreover Davies has something to say' **** (ScotsGay.). ‘Amazing. Get yourself over to New York now’ (Chris Albrecht, former president of HBO).

Cowgatehead • 1 Aug 2014 - 25 Aug 2014

Hennessy and Friends: Murmurs

Dispelling rumours of a break up, this ‘blackly funny three way sketch romp’ **** (Scotsman) are keen to show that their personal tiffs will not get in the way of bringing you their ‘delightfully screwy’(Guardian) brand of sketch comedy. ‘Flawlessly funny… fantastic original ideas... Watch before TV execs start editing out the best bits’ **** (Chortle.co.uk). Miranda Hennessy (BBC Three’s Pramface, Siblings, Sky’s Give Out Girls), David Seymour (Law & Order UK, Lovebite, Joan Collins in the Snickers Ad, The Dave and Steve show) and Steven Shapland (Harry and Paul, The Steve and Dave show).

Cowgatehead • 1 Aug 2014 - 25 Aug 2014

Danny Buckler: Punch

Fresh from supporting Jon Richardson on tour, Danny Buckler returns to the Fringe with his brand new hour of killer theatrical stand-up, Punch. ‘Fab - set to be a star of British comedy’ (Sun). ‘Buckler has it all’ **** (Skinny). ‘A Hancockian treasure’ (Russell Brand).

Cowgatehead • 1 Aug 2014 - 25 Aug 2014

Dead Ghost Star

Space, black holes, the Universe. Humanity. Really deep stuff completely nailed in an hour. Join Cheekykita (****, Edfringe.com) and Mr Dinner (****, List) as they take the Astraudience™ for a stupid ride across the space-time continuum. ‘I love it’ (Dr Brown, Foster's Award Winner). ‘Cheekykita is tapped in to the magic... make no mistake. A clown act of the highest order, wired up to the ether... floating around in some other dimension... a true gem’ (The Goodfather Comedy Club). ‘Donal Coonan (AKA Mr Dinner) is like a strange uncle’ (Radio Times).

Cowgatehead • 1 Aug 2014 - 23 Aug 2014

Six Steps to Joy

Life is hard. A grind. A rat race. And the rats are tired. Uninspired. Heck, they’re not even competitive anymore. War. Global warming. Poverty. Normal milk in your chai latte when you specifically specified soy. The world can get you down… But don’t despair! Help is here. Join 2013 Funny Women finalist Becky Brunning and writer-performer Katharine Markwick on a journey to joy where fact, fiction and funniness fuse to form an up-lifting, heart-warming, life-affirming jet-pack for the soul. Or your money* back. As heard on BBC Speech Bubble. Supported by Oval House Theatre. *Free show.

Cowgatehead • 1 Aug 2014 - 25 Aug 2014

Hilarity Bites Comedy Club: Showcase Show

Since 2007 Hilarity Bites Comedy Club have brought the very best in comedy to the north-east of England, showcasing festival favourites such as John Bishop, Sarah Millican, Russell Kane, Reginald D. Hunter, Chris Ramsey, Pappy's, Idiots of Ants, Jason Cook, Pete Firman, Richard Herring, Jon Richardson, Kevin Bridges, David O'Doherty, Jason Cook and Tony Law. Hilarity Bites return to the Edinburgh Fringe, with one of our regular MCs presenting four of the best acts from on and off the Fringe. 2013 guests included Jon Richardson, Patrick Monahan and Jack Carroll.

Cowgatehead • 1 Aug 2014 - 25 Aug 2014

Brydie Lee-Kennedy Repeats On You

Brydie has made mistakes. The same mistakes. Lots of times. But eventually a girl has to get off that carousel, steady that Newton's Cradle and stop mixing metaphors. For as Oscar Wilde sort of said, ‘to sleep with one wildly inappropriate dude who plays acoustic guitar may be regarded as a misfortune. To sleep with six looks like carelessness’. ‘A gifted speaker with a sharp line in smart and silly wisecracks … a rare pleasure to find a performer as likeable as Lee-Kennedy’ **** (EdFringeReview.com).

Cowgatehead • 1 Aug 2014 - 24 Aug 2014

Tamar Broadbent: All By My Selfie

Tamar is lonely being Captain of the Jägerbombs. Join her on a quest of self discovery featuring a tube ride of shame, a trip to Ayia Napa and some seriously dodgy friend requests. A brand new hour of musical comedy from the girl dubbed 'a female version of Owen Wilson' by a random person on YouTube. 'Lightning fast comedic strokes, side-splitting timing, and an impressive set of pipes' ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). 'Pocket dynamo of a performer' (List). 'Incongruously naughty and brilliantly conceived' (FunnyWomen.co.uk). 'Talented, bright and funny. I predict a great future' (Michael Palin).

Cowgatehead • 1 Aug 2014 - 25 Aug 2014

Four On Demand

Lush laughs at lunch. Award-winning stand-up on unicycles, rabbit's feet, bearded cross-dressing and rioting when Welsh. Featuring Becky Brunning (Funny Women 2013 finalist), Alex Hoyle, ‘likeably eccentric, fascinating confessional comedy’ (Bristol Post), and Naomi Carter, winner of The Sitcom Trials 2013. Plus special guest!

Cowgatehead • 1 Aug 2014 - 25 Aug 2014