Andrew Doherty Will Bring REVIEWERS WELCOME… TO DIE! to Edinburgh Fringe
The comedy horror show follows Doherty's BBC Radio 4 debut featuring Ambika Mod.
This year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe will see the return of critically acclaimed writer and comedian Andrew Doherty. He is set to perform his brand new show, 'Reviewers Welcome... TO DIE!' for the full month long run. Andrew's return to the festival follows the release of his debut comedy drama on BBC Radio 4, The Real Housewives of The Wife House, featuring Ambika Mod. Performances will run at Pleasance Courtyard, Upstairs
from 5th - 30th August.
In his brand new show, 'Reviewers Welcome... TO DIE!', Andrew is once again set to delight and frighten his audience with a tongue in cheek revenge fantasy that every performer can relate to. The show marries classic hallmarks of slasher movies with laugh-out-loud gags. It will follow the story of Felix Chatelier - a know-nothing, home-owning reviewer who has been invited to be the head reviewer at a new fringe festival. In classic Andrew Doherty style, the seemingly quaint townsfolk are hiding a secret that only his off-beat and twisted mind could cook up. As Felix gets caught up in strange and scary happenings, he is left fighting for his life, and more importantly, his reputation whilst he desperately seeks the answer to the question 'why oh why did I only give Andrew Doherty three stars?'.
Last year, Andrew enjoyed a smashing sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe last year with his sophomore show, 'Sad Gay AIDS Play', a biting satire of creating art today which garnered rave reviews. Andrew then took the show on tour with a run of shows across the UK, before performing a sold-out 6-night run at London's Soho Theatre. In his debut year of solo comedy at the Fringe, Andrew built a name for himself as the new voice of comedy-horror with his 'Wicker Man' inspired debut show - 'Gay Witch Sex Cult'. His unique style is consistently praised for creating and performing compelling horror comedy hours mixed with gleeful silliness and a ridiculous gag rate.
The rising star has cemented his place as one of the hottest, fresh new voices on the comedy scene. His unique style is consistently praised for creating compelling horror comedy hours mixed with gleeful silliness. Ahead of his debut run in 2024, he was tipped as one of the 'six funniest comedians at the Fringe' by The Guardian. He then went on to sell out his entire month long run and he later brought the highly praised show to London for three sold out runs at Soho Theatre. He has also performed the show at VAULT festival and at the Brighton Fringe, which saw him win the Best of Brighton Comedy Award 2024. As well as his work as a solo comedian, Andrew is well known as co-founder of the sketch comedy duo Megan from HR alongside star of One Day, Ambika Mod. Their 2019 show Children of The Quorn' was a critical hit in Edinburgh.
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