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OVERVIEW

See the full shows from the best acts at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe! 3 storming double bills at the Apollo:

Sunday 5th October 2008
The Penny Dreadfuls and Russell Kane

Sunday 12th October 2008
Sarah Millican (Best Newcomer) and David O’Doherty (if.comedy Award Winner)

Sunday 19th October 2008
Andrew Maxwell and Rhod Gilbert

Sunday 5th October 2008
Double Bill: The Penny Dreadfuls and Russell Kane.

The Penny Dreadfuls: Aeneas Faversham Forever

The biggest-selling and best-reviewed sketch comedy troupe at the Edinburgh Festival 2008, The Penny Dreadfuls return to London with their new play, Aeneas Faversham Forever.

Can innocent children's author Rufus Hambleden unravel the mystery behind the Tower Bridge construction site? Can he save us from the evil machinations of the sinister industrialist Lucius Frost? A riproaring rollercoaster of murder and the occult unfolds across the murky underworld of Victorian London, revealing a terrifying secret that could threaten the Empire.

As heard on "The Brothers Faversham", series one and two broadcast on BBC7 throughout September and October 2008. Sell out 2006-2008. www.pennydreadfuls.co.uk

"A complete and utter triumph." ***** Metro

Russell Kane: Gaping Flaws

2007 was a tub-thumping critical success. 2008 was a sell-out run, garnering an Elizabeth Dukedom of glimmering five star reviews.

Old teacups. Anthony Trollope. My Nan’s gammy hip. Why are British people fond of all things flawed? Why does love grow in the cracks between cold perfection? Maybe it’s a British thing. We bond through moaning. ‘How was your day?’ ‘Cack!’ ‘How was mine?’ ‘Cack!’ Let’s go to the pub, happiness.

Love. Race. Politics.Class. Super-speed sunderings and inconvenient sociology abound in an hour of self-soiling merriment that will leave you with rickets.

“Russell Kane is an exceptional comedian, his pace is relentless and his material beautifully observed and exquisitely crafted...This is inspiring and brilliant stand-up…perfect”. Corry Shaw, Chortle. *****

“The kind of gags that make you snort beer out of your nose… An impressive punchline rate.” Micky Noonan, **** Metro

***** Scotland on Sunday
**** Independent
**** Evening Standard
**** The List
**** The Sunday Times

Sunday 12th October 2008
Double Bill: Sarah Millican (Best Newcomer) and David O’Doherty (if.comedy Award Winner)

Sarah Millican’s Not Nice

Sarah Millican brings her if.comedy Award winning debut one hour show ‘Sarah Millican’s Not Nice’ to London.

In it, Sarah Millican tells the truth. About her divorce, fancying gorillas and being thrown off the Asda Shuttlebus. Sarah found herself divorced at 30 and moved back in with her parents. At first she was afraid, she was petrified. She thought “I’m going to have to get a second job, show my bits to a new man and tell complete strangers all about it.” That’s when she started doing stand up. They laughed. She cried less.

Glorious mumsy filth. No Kids Allowed. Because she hates them.

"A perfectly formed hour. Touching, witty and wonderfully ribald" Sunday Telegraph

"There isn't a spare second in this gag-packed, deliciously dark show. One of the hottest prospects on the UK circuit" Metro *****

David O’Doherty

Hang on to your minds world, David O'Doherty, the viscount of rumpled whimsy, the marble fawn of tiny keyboard based musical comedy is coming.

There will be words,
There will be songs.
The whole thing will be
About an hour long.

"It's truly delightful - a glistening stream of consciousness that turns mundanity to enchantment wherever it flows." ***** Metro

"Can there be anything more evil than someone trying their damndest to give musical comedy a good name? Dublin's David O'Doherty not only attempts this malevolent feat, but succeeds to the point of very nearly elevating this stand-up subgenre to true art." The Scotsman Sunday 19th October 2008 Andrew Maxwell and Rhod Gilbert

Sunday 19th October 2008
Double Bill: Andrew Maxwell and Rhod Gilbert

Andrew Maxwell’s Supernatural

if.comedy and Time Out nominee Andrew Maxwell presents a brand new hour of five-star comedy. Fresh from sell-out houses at the Edinburgh Fringe, Andrew recounts some of his experiences of the last year from performing at Dublin’s maximum security prison to performing for the IRA in a programme for the BBC. If you like your comedy funny and your storytelling memorable, this is the show for you.

“Maxwell is a comedian at one with himself... furiously funny and utterly invigorating” ***** The Times

“Currently on fire. A knack for vivid story-telling and spot-on accents. The complete package” Independent on Sunday

“..on superb form, commands the audience's attention from start to finish” The Observer

Rhod Gilbert and The Award-Winning Mince Pie

The multi award-winning Welsh Misery returns with his hilarious new show following sell-out hits at the Edinburgh festival in 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008

A service station somewhere. Christmas 2007. About 2.40am.

Rhod Gilbert finds himself standing in the coffee shop bit, armed with a travel pillow, a flask and a very powerful torch, aggressively demanding to know more about an 'Award-Winning Mince Pie' on display on the counter.

Suddenly aware of what he is doing, Rhod is forced to acknowledge that he may be having a very mild nervous breakdown. How did it come to this? He doesn’t even like Mince Pies. The pressures of living in a tedious, pointless and absurd world surrounded by idiots have finally taken their toll.

Perhaps he should never have left his fantasy world of Llanbobl in the first place. This is the slightly ridiculous story of how one Mince Pie broke the camel’s back.

“A virtuoso performance. Every moment is exhilarating, passionate and sparklingly funny” ***** Chortle

“Gilbert’s performance is powerhouse and this show is his best yet” ***** Metro

“Tonight, Rhod Gilbert was on fire…comedy manna from heaven” ***** Indendent

“Gilbert has finally surpassed all expectations. This is exhilarating stand-up…a sublime degree of storytelling” ***** Scotsman

Creative Team

Producer:	Nica Burns Productions Ltd
Press:	Anna Arthur 02076372994
Marketing:	Laurence Miller 02073950794
Advertising:	AKA 0207 836 4747
General Management:	Laurence Miller 02073950794

TICKET PRICES

Stalls:	£20.00
Dress Circle:	£20.00, £15.00*
Upper Circle:	£15.00, £10.00*
Balcony:	£10.00

ALL PRICES INCLUDE A £1 RESTORATION LEVY

Group Rates

£15 For Groups of 8+

Including £1.00 restoration levy

Concessions
Student standby £10

Including £1.00 restoration levy

Performances

Sunday 5th October 2008
The Penny Dreadfuls and Russell Kane

Sunday 12th October 2008
Sarah Millican (Best Newcomer) and David O’Doherty (if.comedy Award Winner)

Sunday 19th October 2008
Andrew Maxwell and Rhod Gilbert