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Daniel Kitson: It's the Fireworks Talking

Description: The Stand Comedy Club / 16 North St Andrew Street / Edinburgh / 05 Aug 2007 - 26 Aug 2007. / Daniel's rather lovely new ... more

Daniel Kitson: It's the Fireworks Talking ... stand up show, dealing with all of his perennial concerns in all new words. With stories about swimming in the sea, the courage of kindness, and telling your parents you love them. Words will swell with hope and bounce around The Stand until they explode like fireworks and suddenly your tummy is flipping, your heart is thumping, your eyes are wet and your skin is tingling with some forgotten magic. At least, that's the plan. Who's in?

Newest Review: ... observations, such as Peter Kay’s reminders of chocolate bars that we never forgot in the first place and that bring no punchlines, but Daniel Kitson has always been different. His story of staying up all night, and the feeling of unique individuality that brings, was so intimate and understandable to me that it felt as if we connected through the experience, which is ironic and a bit sad as ... more

... the absence of unique individual experiences is what he was trying to illustrate all along. Whatever your religion or ideology, Daniel’s amiably delivered bombshells should leave you heading home after the show with a new sense of futility and w...more

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Daniel Kitson is at the forefront of modern stand-up comedy. Winning the coveted Perrier Award in 2002 for his Edinburgh show and completely failing to cash in on his new fame and television offers (apart from a prominent role in ‘Phoenix Nights’ prior to the award), the Huddersfield-born self-styled anti-cool maverick continues to restlessly tour the comedy festivals of the world and perfect his craft. His new show at the Edinburgh festival, ‘It’s the Fireworks Talking’ follows his customary style of rambling on about the minutiae of life, specifically his own life with his own personal pits and troughs, and hitting on unexpectedly profound life lessons along the ... Read the complete review