The Gilded Balloon is one of Scotland’s leading entertainment venues with the best of live entertainment. As one of the four largest venues at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Gilded Balloon is respected internationally for presenting a stunning annual showcase of theatre, comedy and cabaret.
Jarred Christmas, Gilded Balloon 2012 Fringe
Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot – Dining Room
Jarred Christmas: Let’s Go MoFo
An electric hour of arse-kicking comedy. You’ve seen him on Mock The Week, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Argumental, Dave’s One Night Stand, and dancing a Madonna on Let’s Dance For Comic Relief. He’s the guy with the sideburns and the glasses…That’s right, it’s Jarred Christmas.. Fast, funny and in-demand. Let’s Go MoFo!
Lady Sings it Better, Gilded Balloon 2012
Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot – Wine Bar
Lady Sings it Better
Smashing expectations one soaring harmony at a time, these women reinvent tunes from the greatest male musicians. Soulful, sassy and surprising, the Ladies romp through popular culture, with stellar vocals and a little ridiculous dancing.
Age Category: PG
Show Duration: 1hr
Doug Segal, Gilded Balloon 2012
Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot – Dining Room
Doug Segal: How to Read Minds and Influence People
Imagine if Derren Brown was funny. Last year’s sell out hit returns! A mind reading show unlike any other! Learn to read minds, detect lies & more. With laughs & rakish charm. Seen on BBC1 and BBC3. ***** What’s On Stage, Skinny
Celia Pacquola, Gilded Balloon, 2012
Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot – Sportsmans
Celia Pacquola – Delayed
The smallest thing can change a life. In 2010, the award-winning Aussie comic moved to London and learned the word ‘bellend’. This and other stories. As seen on the Rob Brydon Show and Russell Howard’s Good News. **** from Scotsman, Daily Telegraph The Guardian, Time Out, Chortle.
Simple Matters, Gilded Balloon 2012
Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot – Debating Hall
Simple Matters
In times of social upheaval, when faced with economic, political, and spiritual uncertainty, historically society has always turned to the clown for perspective. Well… here we are ! Sorry if we’re a little late. Without red noses, five clowns from four countries take you on a journey through the miraculous unraveling of everyday life, dancing on the ridge between the absurdity of our current reality and a really good time. Ensemble created and directed by alumni from Cirque Du Soleil, Dell’ Arte School, and The San Francisco Clown Conservatory. This surreal refined ridiculousness is beyond a theater show, this is live action cartoon. A must see for all those that love to laugh and created for those that need to most.
Blanks, Gilded Balloon 2012
Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot – Debating Hall
The Blanks’ Big Break
The Blanks aka ‘Ted’s Band’ from the hit TV show “Scrubs”, make their Edinburgh Festival debut. They mix a cappella, a knock about comic tale and sketches into an unashamedly feel good show. They have an eclectic mix of styles from The Marx Brothers through to Spamalot. Blessed with the vocal powers of “Glee” and the silliness of “TV Burp” giving them a universal appeal which has generated over 8 million YouTube views and hit shows from Melbourne to Montana. To avoid disappointment book now.
Andrew Bird, Gilded Balloon 2012
Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot – Billiard Room
Andrew Bird’s Global Village Fete
Following last year’s critically acclaimed sell out run Andrew Bird returns to lift the gloom of the modern world with the delightful madness of the village. Expect new stories of village life, growing up moving away and then what happens when you come back. From the sleepy villages of England to the plains of Latvia – this time it’s global. Total sell out 2011. There will be a raffle.
Age Category: 14+
Show Duration: 1hr
Carl-Einar Hacker, Gilded Balloon 2012
Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot – Nightclub
Carl-Einar Häckner: Handluggage
The man who can fill a tight white jumpsuit like no other, Carl-Einar Häckner brings his new show to Edinburgh, jam-packed with more silliness than ever before. Guaranteed to tickle you with more than just his Ikea props, marvel at this Swedish sorcerer as he performs underwhelming feats of magic, sings completely ridiculous songs and proves that foreign accents are almost always funny.
Bob Downe, Gilded Balloon 2012
Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot – Debating Hall
Bob Downe … Smokin’
More Classic Hits! More Great Prizes! Same Hair! Lighter in the loafers and funnier than ever, Australia’s Clown Prince of Polyester was top of the Edinburgh pops in 2011 and now he’s back by popular demand!Direct from blitzing Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Adelaide Fringe, you’ll laugh yourself silly as you singalong with Bob.
Morgan & West, Gilded Balloon 2012
Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot – Wee Room
Morgan & West: Lying, Cheating Scoundrels
Morgan & West invite you to join them at the card table for an intimate evening of shams, scams and good old fashioned cheating. Hear how some of the finest minds in history were swindled by the nineteenth century’s greatest magical duo. Witness dastardly deceptions and staggering sleight of hand from naught but three feet away. Strictly limited capacity.
Hannah Gadsby, Gilded Balloon 2012
Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot – Sportsmans
Hannah Gadsby – Mary. Contrary.
She had a famous son and has been paparazzied by painters for centuries since. Comedian Hannah Gadsby takes you on an historical art tour of the many faces of everyone’s favourite virgin. She directs her wry, mordant wit to matters of serious art intellectualism (kind of).
Munfred Bernstien, Gilded Balloon 2012
Munfred Bernstein’s Cabinet of Wonder
Welcome to Munfred Bernstein’s Cabinet of Wonder. This hilarious musical misadventure from a man unhinged is a cabaret of wild tales, collected from the four known corners of the globe. Munfred has scoured the lengths of the earth, and from his travels this rambunctious raconteur brings back stories and songs most curious s he opens his Cabinet of Wonder for your viewing pleasure – a shrine to the truly bizarre, the beautifully wonderful and the wonderfully odd. ‘Splendiforous’ (RipItUp.com.au). ‘Quick-witted brilliance’ (Tvnz.co.nz).
Al Pitcher, Gilded Balloon, 2012
Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot – Sportsmans
Al Pitcher – Tiny Triumphs
Now living in Sweden and following a five year absence from Edinburgh, it’s time for the Kiwi who has won comedy awards
in Australia, the UK and Sweden to make you laugh once more. He has missed you, now don’t miss him. Come and experience
this ‘hysterical comedy force’ (Time Out) and his TALL tales of tiny TRIUMPHS
Fascinating Aida, Gilded Balloon 2012
Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot – Debating Hall
Fascinating Aida: Cheap Flights
Continuing their smash-hit sell-out tour, the Olivier Award-nominated and now a global internet sensation, Fascinating Aida is still Britain’s best comedy cabaret trio. Dillie Keane, Adele Anderson and Liza Pullman return to Edinburgh with several numbers hot off the press, plus a few old favourites including their infamous anthem to budget travel, Cheap Flights (nine million plus hits on YouTube) as well as the Dogging Song, a fond homage to the joys of al fresco sex.
