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Neil Hamburger: Discounted Entertainer (3 stars)

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America's $1 funnyman Neil Hamburger returns! The hardest working and most profoundly suffering comedian in existence, Neil’s unique brand of comedy has thrilled, perplexed and repulsed audiences worldwide. Audacious, uncompromising and subversive, don’t miss the chance to see this cult icon perform at the fringe. ‘Peerless’ ★★★★★ (Scotsman), 'A phlegm-filled sack of putrid self-loathing… truly extraordinary' ★★★★★ (Chortle.co.uk), 'One of the funniest comedians in the country' (New York Times).

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Neil Hamburger

22 Aug 20113 stars

Anti-comedic filth, hate and fury

Almost 20 years ago, Gregg Turkington released an album of prank phone calls in which he first unleashed the now fully-formed and twisted character of Neil Hamburger. God only knows the current state of mind of those individuals on the receiving end. An…

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