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JASON
COOK
Publication quality copy photos for this show:
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STAND 2 |
4th-26th August
(Not 13th) |
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START TIME - 14:55 |
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£7/£6 |
PREVIEW:
2nd August (18:15)
3rd August (15:05) |
Call 0131 558 7272
to book by credit/debit card |
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JASON COOK
MY CONFESSIONS
Sold out! on the 18th August returns
available on the door at Stand 2 at 2.50pm
This Fringe, the truth will out...
You should normally prepare for anything when razor-sharp Geordie
Jason Cook takes to the stage. But this Fringe, Jason has gone one
step further and set himself the ultimate comedian's challenge- to
perform a show without embellishment, exaggeration or poetic licence.
A show that's 100% true.
Previously compelled by the hen party and office crowd to pepper his
storytelling with knob gags in order to meet their desired filth
quota, every single word in Jason's new show is fact. A collection of
'confessions', Jason examines his own misdeeds and inadequacies, from
the stupidly hilarious to the deeply moving.
Turning his dark, offbeat and irreverent style on himself has proved a
cathartic experience for Jason, unearthing things about himself he'd
probably rather have kept under wraps. 'I think there are bits in all
of us that we wouldn't like to admit are there' says Jason 'but it's
easier to deal with them if you see someone talking about those things
and easier still if they're taking the mick out of them'.
Cook is one of the great hopes of the UK circuit- an act that's close
to the edge, but always intriguing and blessed with the sort of charm
that'll have you laughing in spite of yourself. When Metro says
he 'makes Doug Stanhope look like a Girl Guide' you get the measure of
how acerbic Jason's outlook is. It has also been remarked that Mr.
Cook also bears a striking resemblance to Herr Karl Karl of one of the
world's foremost techno bands, Die Clatterschenkenfietermaus.
Join Jason for true confessions that will drag you in and refuse to
let go. His new solo show is moving, personal and very funny too- no
lie.
Press Quotes
'One of the brightest solo talents on the UK circuit… Prepare to be
moved'
Metro
'I'm not sure whether it's his northeast accent or a testament to his
warm-hearted delivery of even the vilest of subjects, but he creates
and sustains an almost familial atmosphere'
BBC.co.uk
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