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Videos, spooky sketches and Sherlock: Editor's Choice - Comedy

Videos, spooky sketches and Sherlock: Editor's Choice - Comedy

21 October, 2011
by: Emma

Every Friday, our editors bring you their personal highlights of the week ahead. Emma McAlpine selects her top three gigs.



Wednesday 26th October

Sketchorcise Halloween special
@ Ginglik

Bursting with up-and-coming sketch and character comedy  talent, Sketchercise hosts Allnutt & Simpson have been delivering solidly good line-ups for a while now. Held at iconic Shepherd's Bush bar Ginglik, tonight's spooky Halloween special features Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Ben Target, Edinburgh breakthrough act Sheeps, one of our favourite 2011 Fringe acts Jigsaw and more...
 


Thursday 27th October- Monday 7th November

Max and Ivan are...Holmes and Watson @ Leciester Square Theatre Lounge


One of the best things I saw at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe, Max and Ivan are...Holmes and Watson is a masterclass on narrative-driven sketch comedy. Watch the world's greatest detective tackle Chicago's murky underworld in one, final thrilling escapade: a breakneck, cinematic and hilarious prohibition-era tale of revenge, whiskey and javelins.


Thursday 27th October

The Fix presents Raybot
@ King's Place

We're really looking forward to Raybot: a new video-based comedy gig, featuring the biggest names and best new talent. The show will contain exclusive premieres and hit online videos threaded together with live comedy. Tonight's launch has some really exciting comics involved with exclusive videos from Tim Key and Tom Basden, Robert Popper and Alice Lowe, Dave Hill, Brett Domino and Kurt Braunohler, and hosts including Rich Fulcher, Trevor Lock and Ben Target. What's more we have wangled a 2-4-1 ticket offer for the gig. To get it, just email raydotbot@gmail.com and quote 'Spoonfed'.


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