Sex Tips for Pandas Diary – August 12th

Edinburgh programmes 9 and 10 are now up on the feed, with Doug Faulkner joining Brian and Georgina at The Dragonfly.

In Programme 9:

Our special guest is Rosie Wilby, who is appearing in I am Nesia at Sweet Teviot Place until August 24th at 17:00. Tickets are £8. http://www.rosiewilby.com/

Also featured:

The Good, the Bad, and the Cuddly – Paul Harry Allen, Sion James, Michael O’Donovan
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar, 16:20, until August 25th, free non-ticketed

Dear Theo… – STaG
Bedlam Theatre, 10:50, until August 23rd except 17th, tickets from £5

International Stand-Up – Matt Rudge, Nick Rado, Richard Brophy
Sweet Teviot Place, 19:55, until August 24th, £7.50

The After Dinner Society Presents… – Richard Brophy & Joey Page
Nicol Edwards, 21:45, until August 23rd, free non-ticketed

The Return of The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – Kev F Sutherland
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 20:45, until August 24th, tickets from £9

Plus some noise from Gamarjobat in the dance tent at Fringe Sunday, whose show The Western is on at the Gilded Balloon Teviot at 18:00 until August 25th (except 12th and 19th). Tickets start at £11.

In Programme 10:

Our special guest is Alyssa Kyria, who is appearing in Woman of the Year? at the Pleasance Dome until August 25th (except 18th) at 18:15. Tickets start at £8.50. http://www.alyssakyria.com/

Also featured:

Sketchy Beast – Paper Bag Equals Yes!
C soco, 16:40, until August 25th, tickets from £6.50

Domestic Godley – Janey Godley
Pleasance Dome, 19:00, until August 25th, tickets from £10

New World Order – Rogue Shakespeare Company
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 12:30, until August 25th, tickets from £10.50

Breathing Corpses – LS6
Sweet Grassmarket, 18:20, until August 24th, £7

Gender Pretenders – The Schmooze Brothers
clubWEST @ Quincetenary Hall, 21:45, until August 16th, £10

Sex Tips for Pandas Diary – August 10th

Doug Faulkner joins Brian and Georgina at The Dragonfly, thus ensuring that the venue’s chandeliers are no longer the most flamboyant things in the room.

We’ve also two songs from Rob Paravonian, making his first trip to the UK, fresh from a tour with the late, great George Carlin. Rob is appearing with Liam McEneaney in Two American Comedians Lose Their Shirts at the Edinburgh Fringe at Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar. Shows are at 12:05 daily until August 25th (except 23rd), although Rob is only on the bill until the 13th. The show comes highly recommended and has had some great reviews from The Scotsman and Three Weeks over the last few days. www.robprocks.com

As well as all this, Georgina joins Brian in a walk down the Royal Mile, despite a broken toe, where they meet:

Quest for the Cowbell – Blues Brothers Banned
Pleasance Dome, 21:50, Until August 25th except 19th, tickets from £8.50

Rambling Irishman – Brendan Naughton
The Dragonfly, 21:00, Until August 23rd, free non-ticketed (contributions welcome)

The Free Three – Andrew Wallace, Imran Yusuf, Natalie Lurtsema
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde, Until August 24th except 13th and 20th, free non-ticketed (contributions welcome)

…and a scary Italian gentleman whose theatre show has been and gone.

Sex Tips for Pandas Diary – August 9th

James Shakeshaft & David Davis [pictured left] make their final appearance at The Dragonfly, performing a sketch and taking part in the first ever live What’s the Question Triv.

There’s also stand-up from Ste Porter, who’s doing two shows every day until August 23rd with the Mersey Uncut Comedy Kollective (aka MUCK Comedy) as part of PBH’s Free Fringe this year: 13:30 at Madogs and 19:45 at The Phoenix.

Plus Brian takes a walk down the Royal Mile and meets:

The Duck That Died for No Reason – SUDS Theatre Company
C soco, 18:25, August 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 22nd & 24th, tickets from £6.50

Cheerio! The End of the World Show – Dead Duck Productions
Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, 23:40, August 12th & 15th, £7

Flush – Only Fools and Actors
The Vault, 13:30, Until August 25th except 11th & 18th, £6

An Evening Without Dignity – Baby Chimp Productions
C central, 22:50, Until August 25th except 12th, tickets from £7.50

Plague! The Musical – Bubonic Productions
C Chambers Street, 21:30, Until August 25th except 11th, tickets from £8.50

Sex Tips for Pandas Diary – August 8th

Programme 6 can now be downloaded.

Featured guests are James Shakeshaft, who reads a eulogy, and stand-up Jon Brittain, who’s a bit peturbed about Ian Wright.  Jon is appearing as part of PBH’s Free Fringe in A Couple of Couples of Comics at The Standing Order in George Street every night until August 23rd at 21:00.  He is also one of the finalists in the Chortle Student Comedy Awards, which will be held at the Pleasance Dome on August 12th from 23:00.

Plus Brian takes a walk down the Royal Mile and meets:

Newsrevue
Udderbelly’s Pasture, 18:00, until August 25th except 11th, tickets from £11

Hippos in the Shower – Theatre Knights Belfast
Musical Theatre @ George Square, 14:00, until August 10th, £9

Dead Cat Bounce – Edcom8
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 22:30, Until August 24th, tickets from £8.50

Late Night Radio – Edcom8
Gilded Balloon Teviot, midnight, Until August 24th except 11th, 12th, 18th & 19th, tickets from £8.50

One Boy. One Man. Two Comedians – Ahir Shah & Alex Maple
clubWEST @ Quincentenary Hall, The Royal College of Surgeons, 19:00, Until August 25th, £8.50

Edinburgh Underground Ghost Tours

City of the Dead Tours

Sex Tips for Pandas Diary – August 7th

In Programme 5 James Shakeshaft reads poetry and has an uncomfortable yet exciting car journey with David Davis.

Our special guest is Jon Brittain, who is appearing as part of PBH’s Free Fringe in A Couple of Couples of Comics at The Standing Order in George Street every night until August 23rd at 21:00.  He is also one of the finalists in the Chortle Student Comedy Awards, which will be held at the Pleasance Dome on August 12th from 23:00.

Sex Tips for Pandas Diary – August 6th

Programmes 3 and 4 are now up on the feed.

Debuting as our special guests for the week in Programme 3 are James Shakeshaft & David Davis, who will be appearing with us live at The Dragonfly until this Saturday.

We’re also joined by The Scarlet Pimps before their appearance at So You Think You’re Funny, plus we have audio of one of their three sketches from the night itself. They will also be appearing at London’s Etcetera Theatre on August 7th and 8th as part of the 2008 Camden Fringe – the show starts at 7:30pm and tickets are priced £7.50.  http://www.myspace.com/thescarletpimps

Plus Brian takes another walk down the Royal Mile and bumps into a man with no understanding of health and safety wearing two plasma screens in the rain.

Also featured:

Histrionics
Baby Belly, 11:40, until August 24th except 11th, tickets from £8.50

Tea and Cake II: In the Gateau
Underbelly, 15:50, until August 24th except 11th, tickets from £8.50

Dead Duck Productions: The Shambles
Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, 23:40, August 6th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 14th, and 16th only, £7

And Dracula performed on a bouncy castle.  No, really.

In Programme 4:

Our special guests are the newly-formed sketch troupe Delete the Banjax, who’ll be trying to cure the world’s diseases in their comedy telethon Your Money or Your Life at The White Horse, 266 Cannongate until August 23rd (except 14th) at 13:55.  It’s part of PBH’s Free Fringe, so the cost to you is nowt unless you want to drop some wonga in the bucket…and we think you will feel compelled to do so.  http://www.myspace.com/deletethebanjax.com

There’s also more from James Shakeshaft and a brief chat on the Royal Mile with Wittank, whose show Sexy Pudding is on at C Soco until August 25th (except 11th) at 18:05.

With Brian live at The Dragonfly tonight are James Shakeshaft & David Davis and Jon Brittain.

Sex Tips for Pandas Diary – August 4th

Programme 2 is now available, featuring the very lovely Girl & Dean, whose eponymous show can be seen at the Pleasance Courtyard every day until August 25th (except 11th and 18th) at 15:30.  Ticket prices start at £7.  http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=141722723

There’s also an excerpt from Paul Conneely’s debut solo show, A Beginner’s Guide to Happiness, on nightly at 22:15 at Holyrood Too @ Faith, Cowgate until August 24th (except 11th and 18th).  Tickets are £6.  We hope to have Paul over for an interview towards the end of the festival.  www.paulconneely.com

Plus brief chats on the Royal Mile with:

Toni & the Guys – Barbershopera
Pleasance Courtyard, 21:50, until August 25th except 12th and 20th, tickets from £8.50

The Silent Collective – Silence in C Minor
C Soco, 21:45, until August 25th except 11th, tickets from £8.50

4-Inch Productions – Max & Ivan: Exposed
C Cubed, 21:00, until August 25th except 12th, tickets from £7.50

With Brian live at The Dragonfly tonight are James Shakeshaft & David Davis, Nick Hodder, and The Scarlet Pimps.

Sex Tips for Pandas – Guest Update #1

Our resident guests for the week are James Shakeshaft & David Davis plus Girl & Dean will be popping in later tonight fresh from their eponymous show at the Pleasance Courtyard.

Other guests this week include:
Mon 04/08/2008 Nick Hodder will be joined by The Scarlet Pimps, warming up for their appearance at So You Think You’re Funny later in the evening
Tue 05/08/2008 Delete the Banjax
Wed 06/08/2008 Jon Brittain

Will & Greg won’t be with us on Thursday after all, owing to a commitment regarding their forthcoming television series, but we hope to reschedule them later in the run.  Their replacement(s) will be announced shortly.

Sex Tips for Pandas is live every day at The Dragonfly (Venue 63), 52 West Port, Edinburgh, EH1 until August 23rd at 6.40 pm (doors 6:30pm) as part of PBH’s Free Fringe 2008. Each night’s show will be different and sections will be made available as podcasts within 24 hours.

Catch the first instalment here.

Pre-Edinburgh Shows – plus Sex Tips for Pandas Guests!

Comedy 365’s Edinburgh 2008 season is well underway and we’ve some special programmes over the next couple of days featuring some of the guest acts due to appear with Sowerby & Luff at The Dragonfly throughout August.

Thursday sees another chance to hear James Shakeshaft and David Davis with John Dredge in his Didn’t Quite Make it in Time for Christmas Show.   James and David will be with us at The Dragonfly from August 3rd to 8th.

On Friday, we’ve a very special half-hour edition of Chickenflaps, where comedy musician (or should that be musical comedian?) Rob Paravonian introduces a personal selection of songs from his repertoire.  Rob will be with us for a song or two and a chat on August 9th, and will also be appearing with Liam McEneaney in Two American Comedians Lose Their Shirts at the Edinburgh Fringe at Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar, 42-44 Buccleuch Street at 12:05 between August 6th and 13th.  It’s free to enter, although voluntary contributions are welcome.  Liam himself will be joining us on the 14th.

Finally, the second episode of Pegabovine’s wonderful House of Mirth can be heard again on Saturday.  You can catch Davis Wateracre with us from August 13th to 17th, and in Pegabovine’s own offering this year, Polite Club, at the Pleasance Courtyard every day until August 24th, except the 11th and 18th. The show starts at the jolly decent hour of 1:30pm and tickets range in price between £5 and an an extraordinarily reasonable £8.  Visit www.pegabovine.co.uk for more details.

As for guests generally, below you will find the schedule as things currently stand.  As is usual with these things, all appearances are subject to change – but we will endeavour to update and amend this list as the festival progresses, as we are still waiting on confirmations from some very big names.

If they say no, we’ll just have to make do with a cardboard cut out of Reg Varney.

SEX TIPS FOR PANDAS: THE GUEST LIST

Sat 02/08/2008 Nick Helm
Sun 03/08/2008 James Shakeshaft & David Davis / Girl & Dean
Mon 04/08/2008 James Shakeshaft & David Davis / Nick Hodder
Tue 05/08/2008 James Shakeshaft & David Davis / Delete the Banjax
Wed 06/08/2008 James Shakeshaft & David Davis / Jon Brittain
Thu 07/08/2008 James Shakeshaft & David Davis / Will & Greg
Fri 08/08/2008 James Shakeshaft & David Davis / Ste Porter
Sat 09/08/2008 Doug Faulkner / Rob Paravonian
Sun 10/08/2008 Doug Faulkner / Rosie Wilby
Mon 11/08/2008 Doug Faulkner / Alyssa Kyria
Tue 12/08/2008 Doug Faulkner / John Cooper
Wed 13/08/2008 Davis Wateracre from Pegabovine / Isabel Fay
Thu 14/08/2008 Davis Wateracre from Pegabovine / Liam McEneaney
Fri 15/08/2008 Davis Wateracre from Pegabovine / Jay Foreman
Sat 16/08/2008 Davis Wateracre from Pegabovine / Alfie Moore
Sun 17/08/2008 Davis Wateracre from Pegabovine
Mon 18/08/2008 Eric Kerchberger
Tue 19/08/2008 Simon Lilley
Wed 20/08/2008 Hayley Jayne Standing / David Meech
Thu 21/08/2008 Hayley Jayne Standing
Fri 22/08/2008 Paul Ricketts
Sat 23/08/2008 Dan McKee

Don’t forget: Sowerby & Luff’s Sex Tips for Pandas will be live every day at The Dragonfly Cocktail Bar in Edinburgh from August 2nd to 23rd at 6.40 pm (doors 6:25pm) as part of PBH’s Free Fringe 2008. Each night’s show will be different and sections will be made available as podcasts within 24 hours, providing the technology doesn’t get into the wrong hands.

Sowerby & Luff at Edinburgh 2008

Georgina Sowerby and Brian Luff are pleased to announce that they will be hosting their live fringe show SEX TIPS FOR PANDAS at the Dragonfly Cocktail Bar in Edinburgh from Saturday 2 August to Saturday 23 August 2008. The shows start at 6.40 pm, will be different every evening, and will be recorded daily for podcast syndication via iTunes.

SEX TIPS FOR PANDAS will be sponsored by Kalashnikov Vodka, produced by Richard Cray for Comedy 365 and will feature sketches, trivia, games and guest acts, as well as a selection of popular items from Brian & Georgina’s regular weekly programmes.

In addition, Sowerby and Luff will be reporting daily from the Free Fringe for the official Edinburgh podcast – sponsored by The Stage – and they’ll also host their weekly radio show for Chorley FM from Edinburgh.