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Rudi Lickwood

18 Aug 20092 stars

Old-fashioned delivery and desperately prosaic observations

It’s not a good sign when a wilfully confrontational show comes off as bland and pedestrian. Lickwood has some funny lines and makes a few good points, but his fatally old-fashioned delivery and desperately prosaic observations on Britain’s ethnic…

Taste test: Food at the Fest

30 Jul 2009

Brian Donaldson picks five shows which dabble in the grubby territory of food

The Fudge Show Set in a genuine fudge shop on the Royal Mile, this show promises ‘two top stand-ups, free fudge for all, and a multimedia exploration of what it takes to be a top fudgeman. The Fudge Kitchen, 07841 194 222, 10–29 Aug (not 17), 8.45pm…