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Josie Long - Trying is Good

Description: Pleasance Courtyard / 60 The Pleasance / Edinburgh. 03 Aug 2007 - 27 Aug 2007. / The Pleasance Courtyard (located at ... more

Josie Long - Trying is Good ... 60 Pleasance) has over 300,000 visitors, fourteen venues, six bars, three cafes and every kind of entertainment under the sun. It's little wonder that for many people the Pleasance is the Fringe. 'The best of all possible worlds' The Observer.

Newest Review: ... the 41st Best Stand-Up Ever) among others, sees her most recent material finally getting into its stride. The show is, as usual, about ninety percent happy hippie whimsy about the general enjoyment to be found in everyday life, whether that means the mysterious beaming of a passing stranger or driving to a bread factory in Australia on a quest to meet the angry-looking man who graces its ... more

... packaging, with attempts to glean valuable life lessons from it all. Josie’s set mostly consists of such anecdotes in the style of Daniel Kitson, told honestly as a document of life with only a couple of forced punchlines that Josie seems genuinely ple...more

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Edinburgh Fringe 2007: Josie Long - Trying is Good (Pleasanc ... (960 words)
by - written on 03/08/07 (Very useful, 313 readings)
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Beginning my reviews of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe performances in the order I saw them (read each review to decide whether a recommendation from me is a good reason for you to see the show, or to avoid it at all costs) is the suitably cheery, feel-good comedy of Josie Long. Like the majority of shows in the first week of the festival, the tickets are half-price (excellent) and the show effectively billed as a ‘preview,’ giving all performers a license to be a bit less professional and to bend over occasionally to look at a script hidden in full view next to the mic stand. Still, there’s a tendency for the very first shows, no matter how chaotic and under-rehearsed, to ... Read the complete review