August 7

Breaker Morant, 1.40pm, Udderbelly, Complimentary ticket
http://www.edfringe.com/shows/detail.php?action=shows&id=4161

Although I had already been given a comp ticket to a play in the Gilded Balloon, I was being cheeky and staking out for Breaker Morant tickets. The play is something I'd never seen (nor the film) but definately have always wanted to. The play was being staged in Edinburgh by the Comedians' Theatre. Phil Nichol directed it and Adam Hills was cast as the lead character, joined by fellow Aussie comedians Brendan Burns, Heath (Ronnie Johns, Chopper) Franklin and Sammy J. I had high hopes for this play but as time went on it became more obvious it was a bunch of comics trying to be serious actors. Sammy J played the defense lawyer extremely well though. The next nhight before Phat Cave I went up to Heath Franklin and he introduced me to a whole heap of the cast and asked if I'd seen them on an 'acting' day or a 'non-acting' day. At least he could see that perhaps their acting wasn't the finest.


4pm, Jarlath Regan - Nobody Knows Jarlath Regan in the Gilded Balloon, Complimentary ticket. http://www.edfringe.com/shows/detail.php?action=shows&id=4852

Young Irish comic, very affable and great storylines. Cute, too but he doesn't let it slip he has a girlfriend until the end and then drops the bomb that after 7 years he proposed to her a month ago! Awwww. Room was so hot he had fans on each seat. Nice touch. Hope he comes to the Adelaide Fringe next year and if so, he comes highly recommended!


9.15pm Mickey D - Shame 101, in the Gilded Balloon, £7.50
http://www.edfringe.com/shows/detail.php?action=shows&id=5122

Paid for this but wished we had freebies. I love that Mickey D comes from my hometown but when it came down to it, his act was a bit crass, and not actually that funny (and I've seen him do funny before - it is possible!). Highlight was him saying how he'd worked at KFC so I dobbed Noni in saying "she did too!" They reminisced about CHAMPS, and I joined in saying I'd worked at Pizza Hut so we were all part of the Adelaide Tricon family. By the way the room was tiny and only had about 15 people in it so it wasn't that embarrassing singling Noni out!