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LOUNGEJune - July 20146 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7BX

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It’s that time of year again, Edinburgh is on the horizon and theLounge is crammed with sneak previews of what you canexpect from some of the best comics on the circuit.

We’ve got Edinburgh returns from Ian Smith, Rob Auton andAnna Morris, surreal sketch comedy from the likes of zazU andLead Pencil, and the next show from Absolute Radio’s ChristianO’Connell. TOAST winner Lynn Ruth Miller is back with NotDead Yet in July, and finalist in the New Musical Project TamarBroadbent brings us her next hour!

Meanwhile, they’re not Edinburgh previews but we still lovethem, with John Godber’s Bouncers, an added date for thephenomenally popular Dances with Dogs, and workshops fromFunny Women to name a few, not to mention the final weeks ofthe HHHHH new musical, De Profundis...

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6 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7BX

BOOKING LINE 08448 733433leicestersquaretheatre.com @lsqtheatre

JUNEDE PROFUNDIS Until Sunday 8 June. £18.50, £15.50“Brookshaw’s performance is flawless” HHHHH Remote Goat. A musical adaptation of the letter Oscar Wilde wrote to his lover, LordAlfred Douglas, from his prison cell in Reading Jail. Paul Dale Vickerssets the words of one of English literature's greatest wordsmiths to astunning score to tell a story of love, loss and freedom.“Alastair Brookshaw, quite simply mesmerising as Wilde” The Stage

LEWIS SCHAFFER: American In LondonSundays to 27 July, various times£10The award-winning New York comic takes on England. LewisSchaffer isn't a tourist. He isn't here on business. He's a hostage.

n ED EALES-WHITE: Champions RevisitedMonday 2 June, 7pm£6, Conc £5After no demand whatsoever I'm revisiting my 2012 Edinburghcharacter comedy show Champions. Combining the best of thatand a bunch of new characters and sketches with added actingfrom the brilliant Jon Pointing.

n NJAMBI MCGRATH & MARK SILCOX: Bongolicious & Honesty is the best policyMonday 2 June, 9pm£6.50, Conc £5Njambi McGrath is the acclaimed Kenyan comic short listed for theBBC New Comedy Award. This is the much awaited one womanshow en route to Edinburgh festival. Mark Silcox is the Asian comicnominated for Leicester Mercury Award 2014 and winner of theKing Gong Comedy Store Manchester.

BARRY CASTAGNOLA IN: The Donny Donkins ‘AS (hopefully soon to be) SEEN ON TV!’ Tuesday 3 & Wednesday 4 June, 7pm£8Undisputed* King of Comedy Donny Donkins brings a live TV showto The Leicester Square Theatre. It will literally be a bit likeParkinson, Live at the Apollo, Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle,Saturday Kitchen, Beadle's About, Watchdog and Panorama - allrolled into one! *disputed

n IAN SMITH: FlappableTuesdays 3 June, 9pm & 22 July, 8.30pm£5After a hugely successful debut, award-winning comedian IanSmith (BBC2’s Popatron, BBC3’s Sweat the Small Stuff) returnswith his new show. It’s a collection of stories and silliness aboutuncertainty… or is it? (It is). It'll be a lot of fun.

n CHRISTIAN O’CONNELL: Breaking Dad5, 7, 20 & 26 June and 18 & 19 July, various times£610-times Sony Award Winning DJ Christian O’Connell returns.O'Connell is a dad on the edge and if you’ve ever been a dad/had adad/known a dad, this is the show for you. A show featuring belovedpet death, pensioner sex advice and the inherent evil of Peppa Pig.

DANCES WITH DOGSA Comedy Scratch Night by Lily Bevan & Sally PhillipsFriday 6 June, 8.30pm£12Due to popular demand, Dances With Dogs returns for one morenight. Character bits and pieces scribbled on the backs of napkinstaken from Pret by Lily and Sally. With guest appearances fromappearing guests.

FUNNY WOMEN ADVANCED COMEDY WORKSHOPSaturday 7 June, 10am£65For introductory workshop graduates or public speakers withsome experience to hone their performance ready for the stage. If you've enjoyed a previous workshop and want to learn more orwant some extra polish on a current performance, then this is theworkshop for you.

n ROB AUTON: The Face Show Monday 9 & Tuesday 10 June, 7pm£5This is a comedy/theatre/talking show about faces. This show issuitable for anybody who has a face or has seen somebody with aface. Following on from 2012’s ‘The Yellow Show’ and 2013’s‘The Sky Show’ this August Rob will take his face and head andthe rest of himself up to the Edinburgh Fringe and talk about facesfor an hour a day for the best part of a month. These two shows arepreviews of that event.

n MOSTLY COMEDYDoggett & Ephgrave’s Comedy & Music ClubTuesdays 10 June & 8 July, 8.30pm£10, Conc £8 A grab-bag of stand-up, sketches and music from some of thefinest acts on the scene, hosted by small-town comic duo, Doggett& Ephgrave ('A keen eye for the absurd. Polished, naturalcomedians.' – Camden Fringe Voyeur). June sees an EdinburghPreview from Richard Herring while in July there will be anEdinburgh Preview from James Acaster.

Christian O’Connell

n PACO ERHARD: Worst. German. Ever. Wednesday 11 June & Thursday 24 – Saturday 26 July, 7pm£7, Conc £5Outspoken German comedian Paco Erhard returns with his edgiestand most personal show yet. It's the story of his life: travels, sex, drugs,mistakes, adventures, tears and just how crap he is at being German.

SOL BERNSTEIN is Still StandingWednesday 11 – Saturday 14 June, 9pm£12Sol Bernstein has been entertaining audiences for over 70 yearsand he’s “still standing”. Go see him before it’s too late!

n SCENE SELECTIONThursday 12 June, 7pm£8.50, Conc £6.50Scene Selection offers a smorgasbord of comedy from the title menuof hilarity. One girl. One guy. Not digital, but extremely versatile. Nosubtitles, but lots of new angles. Bonus Features included. Play?

Rachel Parris

n RACHEL PARRIS: Live In VegasThursday 13 & Friday 27 June, 7pm £7, Conc £6Critically acclaimed musical comedian Rachel Parris(Thronecast, The IT Crowd, Austentatious, BBC Radio 4)delivers her trademark comedy anthems and a hilarious set ofnew characters to present an alternative version of a glamorousLas Vegas show.

n BURKE SHIRESaturday 14 June, 7pm £7Burke Shire is a multi-media character comedy show from the funnymuscle of Jo Burke. Jo is a SYTYF & Golden Jester Semi-Finalistand is one third of comedy sketch group FunBags. This is the first'outing' of her Edinburgh show and is therefore 'a work in progress'.

SONGS FOR THE HEART, HEAD & TOESNew British musical songs by Lizzie FreebornSunday 15 June, 2pm£7.50Lizzie Freeborn's songs are crafted to please singers and audiencealike. Drawn from wide-ranging influences, using strongly melodicphrases & harmonic interest to carry fresh and sophisticated lyricwriting fusing with original books to produce atmospheric story andpicture painting.

n CROFT & PEARCE Sunday 15 June, 5pm & Friday 25 July, 8.30pm£8People loved their Edinburgh show last year. Let’s see what they’vemanaged to cobble together for 2014

BOUNCERS by John GodberMondays 16 & 23 and Tuesdays 17 & 24 June, 7pm £12, Conc £6Four girls out to have fun.Four lads out to pull girls.Four blokes who've seen it all - and then some!See the world from the point of view of four hilarious Bouncers whoeach have their take on the world of men, women, cocktails, dancefloors, hairdos and how to survive the male toilets.

n ZAZU: Parallel universe sketch showMonday 16 & Friday 27 June, 9pm£5zazU: some think it's simply a sketch show, others know the truth isfar less excusable… zazU is a parallel universe. Created in 1857 byTim zazU, it's a whole world with a little village mentality. New rules,new customs and a very new fashion sense, zazU is both strangelyfamiliar and memorably strange.

THE QUINT FONTANA SHOWTuesday 17 June, 9.30pm£8He’s alive! Once the blue eyed boy of 80’s British pop, now a bonafide showbiz legend Quint brings you a monthly night of songs,stories, tears, laughter, delusions of grandeur, heavy drinking andoccasional bouts of rage as well as some of the finest acts from theworld of show business who are still prepared to work with him.

n LEAD PENCIL: In Full HBWednesday 18 June, 7pm & Thursday 24 July, 8.30pm£10A sketch show that is literally sketched. Lead Pencil is a comedytroupe raised on Art Attack and re-runs of Saved By The Bell andheld together with sticky-back plastic. Louise Beresford, MaddieRice and Dave Bibby pack their LOLsRoyce with a brand newcolourful and nostalgic crew of characters, songs and sketchesthey made earlier.

n JONNY AWSUM’S SEXY NOISESWednesday 18 June, 9pm£5Jonny brings his smash hit feel-good comedy show to LeicesterSquare Theatre. Armed with his trusty guitar, Jonny lifts the lid onthe Sexy Noises heard through his Travelodge wall and finds out ifhis audience can honk like angry swans!

MEET THE CLIQUEThursday 19 June, 7pm £8Meet The Clique - A diverse group of glamorous characters meet attheir weekly 'self-help group' for unusual addictions. Throughoutthe show you see the characters collaborate to tell you theirindividual stories in this exciting, cheeky and comic cabaret act.

IVY PAIGE: Kiss & SellThursdays 19 June, 9pm & 24 July, 10pm£10Ivy Paige, Cabaret Star Showgirl welcomes you into her Cabaret Clubfor a heady night of intimate revelations and salacious songs. Featuringlive music from Pete Saunders from Dexys Midnight Runners.

n THIRTY DANCINGFriday 20 June, 8.30pm£8Sophie is a grown up. She doesn’t know how this happened. Whatshe does know is she isn’t married with 2.4 children, doesn’t own aVictorian semi and will probably never be a prima ballerina. Butnobody puts Sophie in a corner. A cabaret show from the star of hitseries Raptured.

n THE PIN & GOOSE Edinburgh Preview Double BillSaturday 21 June, 6pm£6.50The Pin had two sold out runs at the Fringe in 2012 and 2013 &won the award for Best Show at the 2013 London Sketchfest. Nowthey're back with an hour of guff. Goose (An Odd New One-ManComedy Whodunit)One man. New comedy. Whodunit (give or take). Live music score.An alphabet of characters. Whopping reveal. All a bit sideways.

zazU

n GUILTY SECRETS: Vicky Arlidge LiveSaturdays 21 June, 9pm£10, Conc £8 Nominated for the Funny Women Best Show award 2013 and withover 30,000 YouTube hits under her belt, Vicky is often comparedto Victoria Wood and Bill Bailey. Using a ukulele, piano, violin,sombrero, feather duster and fake moustache, Vicky performsalong with her own animations.

An Evening with the Sondheim Society and HOWARD JENKINSSunday 22 June, 6pm£15 Join the supremely talented Howard Jenkins for a sophisticated andentertaining journey through the music of Stephen Sondheim andother American greats.

n CHRIS TURNER: Pretty FlyTuesday 24 June, 9pm£5Archaeologist digs hip hop. After four sell-out runs with Fringefavourites Racing Minds (Aaaand Now For Something CompletelyImprovised), 1 million+ views on YouTube and sold out tours toAustralia and India, BBC New Comedy Award finalist Chrispresents his debut solo show!

SHEILA SIMMONDS & The Quest for the Golden Name BadgeWednesday 25, 9pm & Sunday 29 June, 5pm£12, Conc £10After sold-out performances with The Supreme Fabulettes, SheilaSimmonds returns to the Leicester Square Theatre with her debutone-woman show. Already a semi-popular “recording artiste” & ahome-shopping TV sensation in her home town of Woolloomooloo,Australia, Sheila finds herself invited to the UK by QVC to promoteher unique products on her own prime-time show along with thepromise of an illustrious gold plated name badge.

n ANNA MORRIS: Would Like To Thank…Wednesday 25 & Saturday 28 June, Wednesdays 9 & 23 July,7pmAcclaimed character comedian Anna Morris (BBC1’sOutnumbered) presents her first Edinburgh previews. Would Liketo Thank... is the follow-up to her smash-hit debut 2012 sell-outshow Dolly Mixture “A great debut…beautifully crafted”Independent

n DAVID ELMS: Nurture Boy Thursdays 26 June & 10 July, 7pm£6Thoughtful romantic David Elms whispers it from the rooftops inthis, his charming and inventive debut show. Expect songs, somechat and romance (little surprises, big gestures, bit with a Rubik’scube, etc.)

n LUCY FREDERICK & THE CLAW OF ANXIETYSaturday 28 June, 9pm£10, Conc £8 Just when you thought it was safe and you hoped you were cool,there comes… ANXIETY CLAW! Join Lucy Frederick (FunnyWomen Award Finalist 2012, Amused Moose Laugh Off Semi-Finalist 2013) for an hour of stand up about the tell-tale signs thatyou might not be as socially able as you thought you were…

The Music of JOE LOUIS ROBINSONSunday 29 June, 7pm£14The Music of Joe Louis Robinson showcases the songs of theexciting contemporary composer of Cyrano de Bergerac. Join Joefor an intimate performance by West End talents of a selection ofhis works.

n MERCEDES BENSON PRESENTS…The Pleasure is YoursMonday 30 June, 7pm£7South London mum of three, Mercedes Benson takes a break fromshopping in Lidl to introduce some of her closest friends. OK…She hardly knows them. But she has it on good authority thatthey're alright. Mercedes’ alter-ego, Gemma Layton is a LaughingHorse and Funny Woman semi-finalist. Her music video, “Shoppingin Lidl”, recently went viral…in a good way.

BLUES & BURLESQUE: Hotter Than HellMonday 30 June, 8.30pm£10Enter the door and find yourself immersed in another world . TheClub has been closed for years since the “incident” but somehowyou can still hear the sound of the piano echoing throughout theempty premises ...It may sound a little spooky but it’s actually a lotof fun as we are taken back to the Cabaret show that used to behere and learn what happened to Vicious Delicious and ScarlettBelle and Pete Saunders. Following 2 sell out years in Edinburghand a Fringe Commendation for best Cabaret Show.

Jay Foreman

JULYn JAY FOREMAN’S Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children (and other funny stories)Tuesday 1 July, 7pm£7, Conc £5Charmingly sickable songs, stories, poems and lots more from themulti-award winning comedian. For the whole family from smallchildren to massive children (grownups).

n LYNN RUTH MILLER: Not Dead YetTuesday 1 & Sunday 6 July, 8.30pm£7, Conc £5 Lynn Ruth Miller is 80 years old. She's lived a lot and nearly died a few times too. The 2013 TO&ST (Time Out & Soho Theatre)Cabaret award winner guides us through eight decades oftriumphs and failures, wit and wisdom and the dinners that kept her going throughout.

n HENNESSY & FRIENDS: MurmursWednesday 2, 7pm & Monday 28 July, 8.30pm£5Brand new characters, riotous sketches and all the usualnonsense! Dispelling rumours of a break up, this ‘blackly funnythree way sketch romp’ (The Scotsman) are keen to show that theirpersonal tiffs will not get in the way of bringing you their ‘delightfullyscrewy’ (The Guardian) brand of sketch comedy.

n ANDREW RYAN: The Life of RyanFridays 4 & 11 July, 7pm£6Irishman Andrew Ryan is 31 years old and could not be happier,or could he? In his new show ‘The Life of Ryan’ the Corkmandiscusses where life has led to so far, where he wants to go, andhis frustrations in trying to get there.

n ELLIE TAYLOR: LiveFriday 4 July, 8.30pm£6Join Ellie Taylor (host of Snog, Marry, Avoid BBC3, team captainFake Reaction ITV2, 8 out of 10 Cats Channel 4) as she cobblestogether an hour of stuff into an actual stand up show. If you likestuff that's silly, rough around the edges and more importantly,funny, then this is fo' you fo' shizz. Word.

n THE PINFriday 4, Saturday 5 & Friday 11 July, 10pm£7.50Last year The Pin won the 'Best Show' award at the LondonSketch Festival. There's a slim chance you'll have seen themknocking around on BBC3, ITV and Channel 4. This is their newhour of friendly guff.

n CHRIS MARTIN: Responsible NonsenseSaturday 5 July, 7pm£6Fresh from supporting Milton Jones and Russell Kane, Chris Martin(Dave’s One Night Stand) brings his brand new show to London.Chris uses his uniquely twisted logic to tackle all the “big issues”…

n JOEL DOMMETT: LiveSaturday 5 July, 8.30pm£6Joel is one of the fastest rising stars on the UK comedy circuithaving gained rave reviews for his debut solo Edinburgh show,Neon Hero, in 2011 and this his second show Nunchuck SilverMedalist 2002 in 2012. Joel was also in Skins on E4 but his hairwas different and he doesn't like to talk about it.

n LADIES LIVE LONGER: VolunteerOlogySunday 6 & Monday 7 July, 7pm£5Award Winning Ladies Live Longer return with their Brand NewCult.....er... show! Let them convert you to VolunteerOlogy.

n CTRL+ALT+DELETE BY EMMA PACKERMonday 7, 8.30pm & Saturday 19 July, 7pm£7Why can’t people for once, NOT act the clichés they are? MeetAmy Jones, 25 from Brixton. A diamond in the rough with apassion for Politics, The Spice Girls and Bruce Forsyth! Ctrl-Alt-Delete is a unique insight in to the life of a young girlgrowing up in society today, where morals and manners are athing of the past.

n FALL GIRLTuesday 8 July, 7pm£8Hayley is desperate. She keeps getting conned. Plus the voice inher head is a girl with a guitar who turns her failings into rhymingcouplets. A musical comedy about getting scammed, and gettinggumption written by and starring ‘Sitcom Trials: So You Think YouWrite Funny’ winner Rosie Holt.

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n ALAN HUDSON: Trick TeaserWednesday 9 July, 8.30pm£10Magics, funnies and participation from one of the UK's most lovedcomedy conjurors. No theme, no bullshit - a collection of hisbestest tricks and some new ones.

n LIAM WILLIAMS & GOOSE Edinburgh Preview Double BillThursday 10 July, 8.30pm£6.50Less pathetic now, Williams follows his Best Newcomer nominateddebut with a free show about money. Let Edinburgh tremble.Goose (An Odd New One-Man Comedy Whodunit). One man. New comedy. Whodunit (give or take). Live music score.An alphabet of characters. Whopping reveal. All a bit sideways.

n FOIL ARMS AND HOG: Irish Sketch ComedyFriday 11 & Saturday 12 July, 8.30pm£6Ireland's top comedy sketch trio, as seen on RTE. Potato, potato, potato,pot of gold, potato. You racist. Sold-out Edinburgh Fringe ‘09 -‘13.Fast paced mix between sketches and stand-up. Wickedly twistedcharacters, unpredictable scenes and high energy performances.

n DAVID MORGAN: Social ToolSaturday 12 July, 7pm£6 David Morgan (Sweat the Small Stuff BBC3, Fake Reaction ITV2)doesn't know how to deal with problems forced on him thanks tocompelling but dangerous social tools. Discover the best way todump someone you've never met, respond to time shifted rejection byomission and how to react to live coverage of a party you're not at.

n THE TWINS MACABRE: Small Mediums At LargeSaturday 12 July, 10pm£7Last seen on BBC3's Live at the Electric and after a run of sell-outséances across London, child psychics Maurice and Ivy Macabreare wanted by police following a string of horrific murders. Dare towitness the infamous siblings as they conjure the souls of thedamned through twisted sketches and songs.

n BEASTS: SoloSundays 13, 4pm & 20 July, 7pm£6After a sell-out run in 2013 and hot off the back of their Radio 4debut, BEASTS return to Edinburgh with a brand new hour ofinspired silliness. Drunk on the power of last year's success, thequarrelsome trio have decided to break free from the shackles ofthe group and go it alone. Three shows. One room. Too manyegos. Too little time.

n JODY KAMALI: One Man Variety ShowSunday 13 July, 7pm£7A spectacular variety show featuring a plethora of unforgettablecharacters performed and hosted by one man from Bristol. Abarnstorming hour of physical and character comedy. Directed byAitor Basauri of critically acclaimed clown theatre troupeSpymonkey.

n CELIA PACQUOLA: Let Me Know How It All Works OutMonday 14 & Tuesday 15 July, 7pm£8Nominated ‘Barry Award’ for Best Show Melbourne InternationalComedy Festival 2014!Multi-award-winning comedian Celia Pacquola has always beenobsessed with the future, but planned for none of it. She has,however, planned to return to this year’s Fringe with her mostrevealing stand-up show to date.

n THE KAT AND JON APPEALMonday 14 July, 8.30pm £10, Conc £8 Kat (face of a scullery maid), Jon (80's jawline) have both beendescribed as funny a combined total to 9 times, so they are veryhopeful for the future. Debut solo half hours from two bright youngcomics. Expect characters, skits and two people 'just beingthemselves'.

n THE HOBBIT AND THE CHRISTMASA Beat Box and Stand Up Comedy CollaborationTuesday 15 July, 8.30pm£10Hobbit is an acclaimed Beat Boxer. Christmas is an acclaimedStand Up. Of course they should do a show together, an awesomeshow bursting with mouth made beats and mouth made comedy.Hobbit and Christmas will delight and surprise from start to finish.

n STEPHEN BAILEY: Neon HeartWednesday 16 July, 7pm £5Sharp and Sassy, Stephen Bailey, as seen on Celebrity BigBrother’s Bit on the Side, is making his highly anticipatedEdinburgh solo debut. This is a warm and funny show about findingThe One, breaking up, handling it with ‘dignity’ (or lack thereof) andgetting back out there – just like Katy Perry with a world tour (buton a budget).

Jarred Christmas

n MARK DOLAN CHANGES THE WORLDWednesday 16 July, 8.30pm£7Are you fed up with corrupt politicians, bloody wars and those longqueues at Primark? Mark Dolan gets it sorted in his hilarious newshow for 2014, unveiling his revolutionary manifesto for a betterworld. He’s already being dubbed ‘the white Obama’. Find out whyin this year’s must-see Edinburgh show.

n JOSEPH MORPURGO: OdessaThursday 17 July, 7pm£5It's 1983 and the buildings are burning. A petrol-sodden fantasiafrom Joseph Morpurgo (Austentatious, BBC2's Harry and Paul).

n LLOYD LANGFORD: Old FashionedThursday 17 July, 8.30pm£7A stand up show about feeling bamboozled by the modern world.Join Lloyd for a brand new hour of gags, anecdotes, riffs andoccasional exasperated pleas to the sky. Will contain jokes aboutCGI, plugs and gang bangs. As seen in second-hand shops upand down the country, on Russell Howard's Good News (BBC3)and heard on The Rhod Gilbert show (BBC Radio Wales) amongstother things.

n TAMAR BROADBENT: All By My SelfieThursday 17 July, 10pm£6, Conc £5Tamar 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. Abrand new hour of musical comedy from the girl dubbed 'a femaleversion of Owen Wilson' by a random person on YouTube.

n CARIAD & LOUISE’S CHARACTER HOURFriday 18 July, 8.30pm£7, Conc £6Character Comedians Cariad Lloyd (BBC3’s The Cariad Show,E4’s Cardinal Burns) and Louise Ford (Sky1’s Chickens, BBC2’SIt’s Kevin) invite you to meet their bizarre and delightful comedycreations that live in their heads.

n DAMIEN SLASH: Forward SlashFriday 18 July, 10pm £5Character comedy from YouTube sensation Damien Slash. With aweb-series featured during YouTube Comedy Week and sketchesfeatured on Channel 4’s Mashed, check out characters includingLaurence the PC Gamer, the Rude Boy Philosopher, AntoineSpeekz and the Mineral Water Critic that have gone viral online andhad over half a million views.

FUNNY WOMEN COMEDY WRITING WORKSHOPSaturday 19 July, 10am£65This is a three hour 'master class' covering how to come up with ideasfor your script, characterisation, joke structure, lay-out, presentationand how to get your project in front of the right people - facilitated byGavin Smith the Creative Director of Development for The ComedyUnit, which partners Funny Women in the Comedy Writing Award.

n FRANKENSTEIN: UnBoltedSaturday 19 & Sunday 20 July, 4pm£8The dashing and reckless Last Chance Saloon resurrect MaryShelley's Frankenstein to create a frenetic hour of slick, riotoustheatre comedy. With grotesquely twisted pop songs, anassortment of ridiculous characters and a nod to the golden age ofclassic British comedy, you're in for an electrifying ride!

n JIM CAMPBELL’S PERSONAL SPACESunday 20 July, 8.30pm£7, Conc £5A bedroom can be many things; Sanctuary. Workspace. Fort. Herehe invites you into his room – not in a weird way - to relive hismisadventures. It also has a cool dog in it.

n JULIETTE BURTON: Look At MeMonday 21 July, 7pm£6.50, Conc £5Other shows want you to look at them. What will you see if youLook At Me? Award-winning performer Juliette Burton’s been fat,thin and everything between. Now, in this brand new docu-comedy,she’ll change even more! From wearing the hijab to dressingprovocatively, being male, obese, old, nude: is what we appear tobe who we are?

n RACING MINDS: Aaaand Now For Something Completely ImprovisedMonday 21 July, 8.30pm£5Racing Minds are back, and warming up for a fifth year inEdinburgh, following their sell-out run in 2013! Anything couldhappen, but excitement is guaranteed in this improvised comicadventure based entirely on audience suggestions!

n GUILT & SHAME: Going Straight Monday 21 July, 10pm£6Depraved comedy duo for every bad decision you’ve ever made.After five star sell out runs, Guilt & Shame return with their brandnew show. Parties, murders, bank robberies and Jeremy Clarkson.Wild sketch comedy with crazy dance routines, rapping dwarfs anda disco loving transvestite, Guilt & Shame: Going Straight isanything but.

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n ALFIE MOORE: The Naked StunTuesday 22 July, 7pm £5 Former police sergeant turned stand-up comedian, and star ofBBC Radio 4’s, It's a Fair Cop, Alfie tasers his way through abrand new hour of hilarious and fascinating anecdotes drawn fromhis eighteen years on the beat.

n MAX DICKINS: My Groupon AdventureWednesday 23 & Saturday 26 July, 8.30pm£7In November last year I reached rock bottom in my life. I hadbecome a totally boring and passionless individual. Then I found thediscount website Groupon and my life changed forever. This is MyGroupon Adventure.

n ABIGOLIAH SCHAMAUN: It’s pronounced Abigoliah SchamaunWednesday 23 & Saturday 26 July, 10pm£6The “gloriously candid” (The List) New York comedian returns witha new bundle of saucy tales. This world-travelling, fast-talking,confirmed bachelor of a woman considers her past and presentwhere nothing is off limits!

HUGGERSThursday 24 July, 1.30pm£8, Family £24Comedy, cabaret and a huge amount of fun for all the family toenjoy together with performers selected from the best comedians,cabaret performers, children’s entertainers and street-performerson the circuit.

n ABI ROBERTS’ TWERK IN PROGRESSFriday 25 July, 10pm£7Hotly-tipped stand-up starlet, Abi Roberts jerks, twerks and acts likea berk in this Edinburgh preview of her debut solo stand-up showTwerk In Progress. Like a shot of neat vodka in the eyeball, expectmayhem, stealth feminism at its finest, pot noodles and Putin.

n DEFYING GRAVITY Sunday 27 July, 7pm£7.50Piano, PowerPoint and possibly the biggest finish on the fringeaccompany a show that is equal parts bleak and hopeful. DefyingGravity is 2012 Funny Women Variety Award Winner SoozKempner's brand new show.

n LIZZY MACE: OverlookedMonday 28 July, 7pm£6, Conc £5What do the fourth bear from 'Goldilocks', the disgruntledchildren's TV presenter and her psychopathic sock puppets have incommon? They're all oddballs. They're all underlings. And they'reall Lizzy Mace... Catch the cavalcade of character comedy fromthis award-winning writer-performer!

FUNNY WOMEN AWARDS SEMI-FINALTuesday 29 July, 7.30pm£10, Conc £8Join us for a unique night of comedy where you will see some up-and-coming acts compete for a place in the Funny Women AwardsFinal 2014, and help raise funds and awareness for domesticviolence charity Refuge. Come along for a chance to spot the nextbig thing!

n NAOMI COOPER: That's Probably EnoughWednesday 30 July, 7pm£5Naomi Cooper (ImproBabble) returns to the Leicester SquareTheatre to present a work-in-progress version of her debut soloshow, discussing the merits of correct pronunciation, sexualcommon sense and chocolate pop tarts.

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