Blimey, Ellie Blow, what did they ever do to you? To give the other perspective…when I saw this, the venue was packed and the audience was loving it. The comedy is, for my money, exactly what you miss. It’s relaxed, not smug. It’s not the cruel comedy of humiliation that’s so often passed off as ‘intelligent’ or ‘subtle’. It’s comedy for it’s own sake, gently poking fun at a profession and a festival that’s so often just for those who are in count themselves as up to the minute. It’s a fun show, aimed perhaps at an audience more over 35-years old than under, and as such it’s going to put itself outside the arc of what’s considered edgy and allegedly intelligent.
Which is precisely what makes it such fun. Ignore Ellie Blow’s review, and enjoy it – much as the packed audience did when I saw it.

I just recommended this show to someone – so was a tad shocked by this review. I thought it was a fun hour of entertainment. i loved the big fella. No doubt these chaps will use bits of Ellie’s review on their updated flyers – “poking fun at the weirdest of the Fringe” – “If you like subtle, intelligent humour and classy comedy….”.

Also dont agree with this review really. When I saw it a couple of weeks ago the audience enjoyed it, and it was almost a full house. Maybe its a show for the discerning more mature fringe-goer who would ‘dig it’. These guys are not budding actors and unlike some other shows didnt descend into gutter dialect and loads of swearing!
Disagree with Ellie Blow give it a go!

Contrary to Ms Blow’s rather acidic review my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed this rather eclectic and acerbic show as did everyone else in what was close to a packed house. I found the skit on the ‘Shipping Forecast’ particularly clever and it appealed to all of the 35+ audience targetted by the duo’s flyering! If you want to see a show which is “poking fun at the weirdest of the Fringe” and are old enough to dig the cultural references then this is the one for you!

I agree with David Meldrum, this is a quirky look at putting on a show at the Fringe and at some of the odd people to be seen around the venues. The show I attended was very funny and enjoyed by the packed audience.
Perhaps Ellie was disappointed by the non appearance of the elephant. But go to the show before the Fringe closes, the elephant must be better by now!

I saw this show in its’ first week and regret not posting this comment earlier. Whilst acknowledging that it would not stand up against the polished experienced professionals who make a living out of live comedy, ‘Flyerman’ was genuinely hilarious in my opinion. I thought that it played to strengths in being genuine, ironic and self-depracating. I guess that every performance is different, and it certainly sounds that the one I saw was light years off the impression that this reviewer formed. ‘Flyerman’ was a refreshingly original idea presented with integrity and enthusiasm. It was endearing and grounded rather than arena-filling polished. But more important than that, it was bloody funny and I laughed a lot.