Fresh Bread are a young group of comedians, which makes me admire their confidence in coming to Edinburgh and putting themselves out there. Unfortunately, a lot of the ‘quirky’ sketches they perform fall flat and simply aren’t funny. Anna Cory stands out from the rest as being quite witty; however, the writing of the show and under-confidence from her co-stars let them down. The whole ‘Johnny’ element also seems a little redundant; apparently without this key member, the show won’t be the same –but this just seems a feeble excuse for how terrible it already is. When he finally appears wearing an elephant mask and utensils for arms, the audience still don’t really get it.
The Banshee Labyrinth, 6 – 27 Aug (not 9, 16, 23), 2.20pm, free, fpp79
tw rating 2/5
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Sections: by Danielle Grogan - ED2011 Comedy Reviews - tw rating 2/5 | Tags: Fresh Bread, PBH's Free Fringe
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