Heroes Of Fringe @ Edinburgh Fringe
Heroes shows are now on the EdFringe website…
All shows are FREE. However you can also buy tickets in advance to guarantee you will get in.
HEROES OF FRINGE
The New Alternative
Heroes @ Leicester Comedy Festival
Heroes of Fringe presents 4 of the most hilarious comedians
Recomended Shows @ Leicester Comedy Festival
Norman Lovett – Old and New
9th and 10th Feb @ 6:30pm – The Looking Glass
9th and 10th Feb @ 6:30pm – The Looking Glass
Although Best known for playing Holly in Red Dwarf, Norman’s real job is stand-up comedy which he’s been doing since late 70′s. He called the show ‘Old & New’ because he was rushed & because he’s old but new of mind. He shall be showing images on a screen as well as talking about things like the Sugababes, his mum, dad and an act that supported him in the eighties called The Alphabet Man. ”A true master of his craft” Chortle.
Devvo – Doll Queue Hero
15th Feb @ 11pm – The Looking Glass
15th Feb @ 11pm – The Looking Glass
Been on E4, Channel4, BBC3, massive on YouTube, massive in Yorkshire. Job quitters guide to becoming a Dole Queue Hero. After all the jail time I am all about making loads of cash and you can come and join in too. I am gonna make billions and you’re gonna make millions (I can’t promise nowt. It’s like Jesus and all them nets. I’m Jesus and you’re all the fish. No, the fish is the money ‘n’ you’re the water). Make millions. Bring yer drugs, buses are gay. ‘Miles better than that tosspot Lee Nelson’ (Front Magazine).
Phil Kay – Give Me Your Left Show (KIDS SHOW)
23rd Feb @ 3pm – The Looking Glass
23rd Feb @ 3pm – The Looking Glass
All kids give up their left shoe then come up with a funny skit to win it back from all the super props lying around – pancake hurling – velcro sensational – speed fruit peeling bouncing on a trampoline singing – elastic band music – Hoover ping pong. All these, and more we don’t know yet, will happen in this show of shoe-shows within a show. Remember the left is the right to give, the right is the right one to be left. Ages: U
http://www.comedy-festival.co.uk/events/show.php?event_id=2942&showdate=2013-02-23&venue=257
http://www.comedy-festival.co.uk/events/show.php?event_id=2942&showdate=2013-02-23&venue=257
Phil Kay – How To Be Shit on QI Twice
23rd and 24th @ 6:30pm – The Looking Glass
Live and languid.. Phil’s Feral Will fully in force.. roaming over and living rough on the landscape of his mind.. free to ramble and wander about following scruffy paths picking the berries, salads and free mushrooms that grow wild.. free to pluck what he wants in a superlush environment. Songs, achievements and neuro-ruralism.
http://www.comedy-festival.co.uk/events/show.php?event_id=2941&showdate=2013-02-23&venue=257
Live and languid.. Phil’s Feral Will fully in force.. roaming over and living rough on the landscape of his mind.. free to ramble and wander about following scruffy paths picking the berries, salads and free mushrooms that grow wild.. free to pluck what he wants in a superlush environment. Songs, achievements and neuro-ruralism.
http://www.comedy-festival.co.uk/events/show.php?event_id=2941&showdate=2013-02-23&venue=257
Bob Slayer – Is Turning Over a New Leaf
22nd, 23rd and 24th @ 9:30 – The Looking Glass
22nd, 23rd and 24th @ 9:30 – The Looking Glass
The unsignable multi-minor-award winning agent provocateur Bob has rejected + been rejected by TV and so is turning his hand to literature. Destined to become one of those prolific writers & with much time to make up he’s writing a book every show. The next book is: 1001 Jobs I Have Been Fired From. Not just story telling this is story creation! A new groundbreaking genre that someone else will make a fortune out of in a few years time. “Outstandingly unmissable” The Scotsman
http://www.comedy-festival.co.uk/events/show.php?event_id=2846&showdate=2013-02-22&venue=257
http://www.comedy-festival.co.uk/events/show.php?event_id=2846&showdate=2013-02-22&venue=257
Where will you do Edinburgh Fringe 2013? Why?
“HEROES OF FRINGE” is the new name for Alternative Fringe
The Hive is centrally located on Niddry Street between The Royal Mile and Cowgate EH1 1LG
+ For 2013 we have other venues as well…
HEROES MISSION STATEMENT:
- “We will never charge you any guarantee, rent or other hidden charges – and we think you should question any venue or agent that wants you to!! We offer great production in centrally located venues for FREE and PAID shows – So if you have got pots of money to spend then by all means give it to the Pay To Play venues and help send their kids to Eton… However if you are more discerning and creative with your cash come welcome to Heroes of Fringe – We believe that Artists should not have to risk putting themselves in debt to go to Edinburgh” Bob Slayer 2013
Last year:
- All our shows got reviewed last year
- We also had:- Sold out shows – Award winning shows – 5 Star shows -
- And a whole lot of press praising us for standing up against the Pay To Play venues.
2013 is going to be even more exciting!
“PAY WHAT YOU WANT” - Our more honest name for FREE SHOWS
- The difference with PWYW is people can pay in advance and drop a ticket in your bucket instead of cash. This will increase your bucket by 2 to 4 times what you would get on a Free show.
- PWYW emphasises that Heroes shows are different to your average Free Show
- These are curated shows… not just any Tom, Dick or Harry Deansway can get into Heroes of Fringe!
PAID SHOWS
- which are effectively “PAY WHAT YOU WANT” – with a minimum ticket price £ set…
APPLICATIONS
Our new website runs on the same system as Laughing Horse - and you can use the same login
Our new website runs on the same system as Laughing Horse - and you can use the same login
built by Craig Shaynak (you may know him from his show “I AM Google”)
- You can also apply through the Laughing Horse Application (if you have done this already you don’t need to apply again)
Heroes of Fringe (new website – beta)
Performers Area / Applications
FAQ
WHY THE CHANGE OF NAME??
The Alternative Fringe was a statement against the Pay-to-Play promoters.
We have proved there is another way and Heroes of Fringe is a fully fledged promoter in its own right.
Also “Alternative” is a dated term that means many different things to different people. It could become a bit of a millstone.
WHERE DO I APPLY?
WHO IS BEHIND HEROES OF FRINGE?
Heroes was set up by Bob Slayer who several publications have described as harnessing “The Spirit of the Fringe” including The Scotsman, The Fix, Huffingdon Post, The Skinny, John Fleming, FringeGuru etc – this was probably initiated on bobslayer.com!
WHAT IS THE CONNECTION WITH LAUGHING HORSE?
We are an Independent Promoter. We grew out of a Laughing Horse venue. We use the same web database as them and have a deal to put our posters in their venues. However we are separate and independent of them.
MY SHOW IS TERRIBLE SHOULD I STILL APPLY?
Is it really terrible? I mean so shockingly bad that we want to see it everyday? If so yes apply and mark your application “Even worse than Bob Slayer’s show…”
Is it really terrible? I mean so shockingly bad that we want to see it everyday? If so yes apply and mark your application “Even worse than Bob Slayer’s show…”
Gearing Up For 2013
We will soon be revealing exciting plans for 2013
Including Brewery Gigs, Tours, Edinburgh Fringe and more!
= NEW VENUE ALERT =
Devvo and Bob Slayer
Tomorrow night (weds 7th Nov @ 7:30pm)
New Venue = CANALHOUSE, 48-52 Canal Street, Nottingham NG1 7EH
(Moved from – Just-the Tonic Nottingham – original tickets valid)
Thursday 8th = Leicester @ Just The Tonic
October and November dates
OCT
Sat 6th Ostlers Cider Mill, Barnstaple, Devon w/ Greatest Show on Legs – http://ostlerscidermill.co.uk/
Wed 10th Nottingham – Just The Tonic w/ Greatest Show on Legs
Thu 11th Leics Just The Tonic w/ Greatest Show on Legs
Sat 27th Wigan Down The Lane Comedy
NOV
Fri 2nd Kendal Brewery w/ Greatest Show on Legs
Wed 7th Notts Just the Tonic – w/ Devvo
Thu 8th Leicester Just the Tonic w/ Devvo
Alternative Fringe has secured Sponsorship from a real Brewery!
The Scottish Borders Brewery are fans of Edinburgh Fringe and so when they read our Alternative Fringe Manifesto they asked us what help we needed with our campaign to Reclaim the Fringe – making a stand against pay-to-play and unnecessarily high ticket prices…
We took one look at SBB and knew they were the perfect partner to work with.
Scottish Borders Brewery produce individual beers and have built their business through word of mouth for a quality product. This is the spirit of the Fringe! They have a very different approach to large commercial brewers who make cheap, generic lager and then spend millions in order to convince people that is it special…
The current state of affairs at the fringe with pay-to-play, huge spend on marketing, high ticket prices and the acts seeing little of the money is based around acts being discovered and turned into stars. The industry plays a numbers game knowing that if they back several acts then it is likely that one will succeed. Acts keep their head down and put up with this treatment hoping that they will be that one…
Over the past ten years many established artists in the music industry have proved that they can have more success outside of the traditional record deal using the internet to connect directly with their fans. New artists have also increasingly realised the opportunities that independence can create. The music industry has been forced to adapt in order to accommodate this new breed of self sufficient performer. Other creative industries such as TV, Books, Magazines, newspapers all going through similar reinventions and it is inevitable that the Comedy Industry and The Fringe will follow.
Within 5 years we are likely to be part of a healthier, vibrant, more efficient and less commercially bloated fringe. When that happens there will no longer be a need for the Alternative Fringe. In the meantime we are making our stand.
We have stripped back Marketing costs and offer artists a fair deal. This means Low priced tickets (£5 per show or £12/£10 membership for all shows) with Income from paid shows going directly to the performer.. Within 5 years we expect to be part of a healthier, vibrant, more efficient and less commercially shackled fringe. When that happens there will no longer be a need for the Alternative Fringe, but in the meantime we are making our stand.
Sponsorship has provided The Alternative Fringe @ The Hive with
1. Cash to help cover our costs
2. A proper beer! – Not a watered down bland lager that was rejected by its country of origin
3. A Donkey that will be presented to the winner of the inaugural “Not The Fringe” award.
ABOUT BOB SLAYER
Bob Slayer is a Rock & Roll Tour manager turned Award Winning Comedian. Infamous in music for antics wilder than the acts he looked after (Snoop Dogg, Iggy Pop, Bloodhound Gang etc). He championed independent bands and was instrumental in establishing Crowd Funding as a viable alternative routes for artists (Kickstarter.com, Pledgemusic.com etc). Bob delivers balls to the wall, alternative comedy that embraces the unexpected and mocks everything around him. It’s wild! It’s liberating! It’s pure anarchy…
Bob Slayer is a Rock & Roll Tour manager turned Award Winning Comedian. Infamous in music for antics wilder than the acts he looked after (Snoop Dogg, Iggy Pop, Bloodhound Gang etc). He championed independent bands and was instrumental in establishing Crowd Funding as a viable alternative routes for artists (Kickstarter.com, Pledgemusic.com etc). Bob delivers balls to the wall, alternative comedy that embraces the unexpected and mocks everything around him. It’s wild! It’s liberating! It’s pure anarchy…
Bob Slayer sponsored by a brewery… what could possibly go wrong?!
ABOUT SCOTTISH BORDERS BREWERY
The Scottish Borders brewery is the brain child of farmer John Henderson of Chesters Estate on the banks of the river Teviot in the Scottish borders, hence the name. They grow all their own barley and have access to plenty of good Scottish water. All they need to import is the hops in order to produce the beer “From plough to Pint”. The brewery started producing beer early in 2011 and has already delivered over 300,000 pints to over 300 pubs – in places ranging from local villages of Ancrum and Denholm to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Darlington and beyond. The six beers currently brewed are Foxy Blonde, Game Bird, Dark Horse, Holy Cow, Wee Beastie and Heavy Nettle…
9pm Heroes of Alternative Fringe
- 31st July – Heroes – Launch Night
- 2nd to 8th – Heroes – Pick of the Fringe
- 9th to 12th – Heroes – Phil Kay‘s only solo shows 2012
- 13th to 21st – Heroes – Pick of the Fringe
- 22nd to 26th – Heroes – Greatest Show on Legs
8pm – Lach: Up The Anti
7pm – Bob Slayer: He’s A Very Naughty Boy
6pm – Trevor Lock: Amateur Sex tape Theory
£12 to see all these shows (One Pay)
Or £5 per show
Or £5 per show
Plus Free Shows including:
Devvo, Nick Sun, Aidan Killian, John Robertson, Lewis Schaffer, David Mills, Queens of Antifolk, Twonkey’s Kingdom, Barry Ferns, Laura Levites, Dave Cohen, Josh Richards etc
ALTERNATIVE FRINGE @ THE HIVE
Greatest Show On Legs @ The Hive – May 31st
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For one night only in May is an eye popping line up of what to expect at Alternative Fringe @ The Hive… This is Real Comedy!- The Greatest Show on Legs / Martin Soan http://www.martinsoan.co.uk - Bob Slayer – Master of Chaos http://www.bobslayer.comThe Hive, 15 – 17 Nidry Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LG (The Alternative Fringe will be returning to The Hive again in August for Edinburgh Fringe) BUY TICKETS £5 Limited £2.50 Early Bird Advance |
Mondays in May @ Comedy Cafe
In May Heroes are doing a series of dates at the New Comedy Cafe Theatre, Shoreditch, London
Mondays in May
Mon May 21st – Imran Yusuf – star of MacIntyre and the man I took to France to entertain snowmen and Trevor Lock - One of the most original acts in comedy, ex-sidekick to both Russell Brand, Stewart Lee & Richard Herring
Mon May 28th – Martin Soan / Greatest-Show-on-Legs – Alternative comedy legend
http://www.comedycafe.co.uk
Heroes @ Dumbfest Festival May 5th
Heroes of Alternative Comedy have programmed the Comedy stage at Dumbfest 2012. The festival is headlined by Britpop chart toppers Dodgy. To be hosted by Bob Slayer and including:
- MC Devvo
- Simon Donald (Viz)
- Martin Soan (Greatest Show on Legs)
