An evening of Edinburgh Fringe Previews from some of the most exciting comedians heading to the Fringe this August.
Each night see two comedians for the price of one:
4th June – Rob Copland + Paddy Young
5th June – Emma Sidi + Colin Hoult
6th June – Celya AB + Sophie Duker
7th June – Erika Ehler + Olga Koch
8th June – Jin Hao Li + Kemah Bob
Details
Theatre: Participation Space
Tue – Sat: 7.30pm
Running Time: 135 mins including interval
No re-entry.
We strongly advise that you arrive early and take your seats in advance of the start time as there is a no latecomers policy.
production schedule
Tuesday 4 June – Rob Copland and Paddy Young
Rob Copland: Gimme (One With Everything) (WIP)
Gimme the thrills, gimme the spills, gimme a man with a microphone in his hand and careless abandon in his heart, gimme the winner of the Comedians Choice Award for Best Show, gimme Rob Copland trying his best despite everything.
Rob’s most recent show ‘Mainstream Muck (Gimme Some of That)’ won the award for Best Show in the Comedian’s Choice Awards in 2022 cementing his status as one of the most exciting acts on the live circuit. He was the first and only act to win this with an Edinburgh debut. Rob was a finalist in Hackney Empire’s and 2Northdown’s New Act of the Year Awards. He won Brian Gitten’s Honk Show.
★★★★ “Polished and Heaps of Fun” Wee Review
Paddy Young: If I Told You I’d Have To Kiss You (WIP)
A second show has hit Paddy Young.
The 2024 Chortle Award Best Newcomer winner and 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee returns.
BBC New Comedy Awards finalist.
★★★★★ “Young is surely on the road to stardom” Rolling Stone | ★★★★ “One of British comedy’s most intriguing new voices” Independent | ★★★★ Scotsman | ★★★★ ThreeWeeks | ★★★★ Chortle.co.uk | ★★★★ | Entertainment-Now.com | ★★★★ BeyondTheJoke.co.uk
Wednesday 5 June – Emma Sidi and Colin Hoult
Emma Sidi is Sue Gray (WIP)
Character comedian Emma Sidi is back with a work in progress of her new show. And now she’s Sue Gray. But who is Sue Gray? Well, she’s [REDACTED].
As seen on Starstruck, Pls Like & Ghosts.
★★★★ “Bonkers originality… A-grade stuff, invigoratingly fresh” Telegraph | ★★★★★ “You will absolutely love it!” Broadway Baby | ★★★★1/2 “Top-class character comedy from a comedian at the top of her game” ToDoList | ★★★★ “A comic of considerable skill… a notch above many of her peers” Chortle | ★★★★ “A show so good I wish I could binge watch it on TV” Three Weeks | ★★★★ The Skinny
Colin Hoult: Colin (WIP)
The acclaimed comedian and 2022 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee returns with a stand-up show about family, fatherhood, and a formative childhood experience with a ouija board and a gorilla.
As seen in Afterlife (Netflix), Avoidance (BBC), Ghosts (BBC), This Time With Alan Partridge (BBC), and judging the 2023 BBC New Comedy Awards.
★★★★★ “Terrific… you will laugh yourself silly throughout” The Telegraph | ★★★★★ “Genius… one of the funniest comedy shows I’ve seen” The Times | ★★★★★ “Superb” The Arts Desk | ★★★★ “Hilarious” The Scotsman | ★★★★ The Independent | ★★★★ The Guardian | ★★★★ Evening Standard
Thursday 6 June – Celya Ab and Sophie Duker
Celya AB: Of All People (WIP)
Celya is good in a crisis but cries at flashmob videos. Following multiple sell-out tours and barnstorming appearances at JFL Montreal and Melbourne ICF, the Live At The Apollo star returns to tackle the big three: beauty, money and the void.
As seen/heard on BBC, Comedy Central, The Guilty Feminist and Off Menu; support for Maria Bamford and St. Vincent.
“The UK’s Parisian comedy star is making waves” Guardian | “One of the most striking acts around, combining magnetic stage presence with punchy material” Evening Standard | ★★★★ “A comic shooting to fame.” List | ★★★★ Scotsman
Sophie Duker: BUT DADDY I LOVE HER (WIP)
The sexiest comic alive (please do not factcheck!) brings a work in progress of her delusional new show to Southwark Playhouse Elephant.
Taskmaster (Champion)
Live At the Apollo (Conqueror)
Best Newcomer (Nominee)
Race-baiter off of Frankie Boyle’s New World Order.
PinkNews Entertainer of The Year 2023.
Just For Laughs International New Face.
Total sell-out runs since 2019.
★★★★ “Extremely funny” Scotsman | ★★★★ “An incomparable stand-up voice of our time.” VoiceMag.uk | ★★★★ “Laugh-out loud funny” Telegraph | ★★★★ “Not scared to push the boundaries.” Fest | ★★★★ Evening Standard | ★★★★ Times | ★★★★ Skinny | ★★★★ ToDoList.org.uk
Friday 7 June – Erika Ehler and Olga Koch
Erika Ehler: I Got Some Dope Ass Memories With People That I’ll Never F*ck With Again (WIP)
Erika Ehler navigates the disturbing reality of what it’s like to be young, hot and yet so alone; platonic relationships and the bittersweet transition of hangouts becoming reunions. As seen on Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, Comedians Giving Lectures and Comedy Central Live.
“If you think Frankie Boyle’s too soft, Ehler could be the comic for you.” Chortle.co.uk | ★★★★ Scotsman | ★★★★ Skinny | ★★★★ Funny Women | ★★★★ BroadwayBaby.com
Olga Koch Comes From Money (WIP)
From the maker of Succession and The White Lotus, Money™ brings you yet another little white b*tch you will love to hate: Olga Koch. The star of Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week and QI finally addresses the elephant in the room.
Directed by Jet Vevers.
★★★★ “Nerd and libertine” Scotsman | ★★★★ Guardian | ★★★★ Telegraph | ★★★★ Chortle.co.uk
Saturday 8 June – Jin Hao Li and Kemah Bob
Jin Hao Li: Swimming In A Submarine (WIP)
In his debut hour, Jin Hao walks you through the seascape of his mind, filled with nightmares of being a spider, dreams of joining the yakuza and breezy memories of serving in the military with the boys.
Confronting fear with mischief and imagination, he surprises with gritty softness, honest lies and pockets of joy.
BBC New Comedy Awards and Chortle Student finalist.
Tour support for Celya AB, Olga Koch, and Tom Stade.
Pleasance Comedy Reserve 2023.
Kemah Bob: Miss Fortunate (WIP)
Acclaimed comedian Kemah Bob comes to Southwark Playhouse Elephant with a WIP of their unmissable debut stand-up show.
As seen on QI, Richard Osman’s House of Games, Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club, Comedy Central Live, Don’t Hate The Playaz, and Guessable.
As heard on the Off Menu podcast, The Guilty Feminist, James Acaster’s Perfect Sounds, Springleaf, and Brett Goldstein’s Films To Be Buried With.
Tour support for Hannah Gadsby, Nish Kumar and Desiree Burch. Host of the FOC IT UP Comedy Club and podcast.
One of 30 Stand-Up Comedians You Need To See (Evening Standard).
