Edinburgh Festival time has come around already! Will swine flu replace te credit crunch as this years staple joke … probably, aye. So what will be excruciatingly painful to you but quite interesting to me, here is how last years shedule comares to this year.
2008
Fri 1st: Tim Vine, Jon Richardson, Elizabeth & Raleigh
Sun 3rd: Matt Forde, Laurence Clark, Danny Robbins, Pete Firman, Dan Antopolski, Barry & Stuart
Mon 4th: Roy Walker, Richard Herring, Josie Long
Fri 8th: Phil Kay, Nina Conti, Phil Kay
Thu 14th: Jeff Kriesler, Stewart Lee, Mark Olver
Tue 19th: Jimeon, Michael McIntyre*
Fri 22nd: Nick Doody, Russell Howard*
*these two shows, while being amazing, have meant that Mock the Week has become unwatchable
2009
Wed 5th: Pappys Fun Club, Rhod Gilbert, Barbershopera
Thu 6th: Mike Wozniak, Jack Whitehall, Jon Richardson, Barry & Stuart
Fri 7th: Mark Thomas, Stewart Lee, Dan Antopolski, David O’Doherty
Sun 9th: Pete Firman, Richard Herring, Matt Kirshen, Matt Forde
Mon 10th: Bec Hill, Des Clarke, Miles Jupp, Tim Key
Wed 12th: Phil Kay, Marcus Brigstock, Rhys Darby, Phil Kay
Smashin’! No Josie long show this year, which is a shame cause I’m pretty sure I’d have proposed. No Tim Vine either (if you ever get the chance to see him, take it, it’s amazing!)
Anyway, recomend me some shows or berate what I’ve picked cheers!
