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FESTIVAL OF FOOTBALL 2

Tony Cowards

Comedy
Performances:  

Aug 3-10,12-17,19-24 16:25 (1hr)

Venue: Edinburgh City Football Club, 7 Baxter's Place, Leith Walk. In Room 1
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Box Office: 0131 556 9628
Admission: FREE

keeper.jpg (9676 bytes)After his success with last year's show ('genuinely funny' - Stage), Ipswich Town fan Tony Cowards once again brings the worlds of football and comedy together for an hilarious and thought-provoking hour of standup. Free!

Last year Tony Cowards talked about his two passions in life, football and comedy (which he combines by being an Ipswich Town supporter) in his first ever hour long show, ‘Festival of Football’, a mixture of semi-autobiographical stories and comedic observations from the world of football fandom that was well received by reviewers and audiences alike.

"genuinely funny" – The Stage review of "Festival of Football", Edinburgh Festival 2007

This year ‘Festival of Football 2’ promises to be tighter at the back, more competitive in the middle and sharper upfront as Tony gives 110% to capitalise on last season’s success, featuring a mix of stand up, audience interaction and football related silliness.

"My favourite joke of the Festival so far was told to me by a Suffolk stand-up comedian and die-hard Ipswich fan Tony Cowards" – Hardeep Singh Kohli, The Scotsman on Sunday (and BBC1’s "The ONE Show")

Covering such diverse footballing subjects as England’s woeful attempt to qualify for Euro 2008, the infamous Premiership ‘Game 39’ debacle and Ronaldo’s run in with a trio of transvestite prostitutes, ‘FoF2’ has all the over hyped excitement of a Sky Sports Super Sunday, the passion of an Old Firm Derby and the hilarity of a John Terry penalty.

"a great way to spend an hour" - Freshair.com review, Edinburgh Festival 2007

Tony has been a regular on the UK comedy circuit for 5 years now and regularly performs at comedy clubs all over the country as well as hosting his own nights for various football teams (including Billericay Town FC) and the military! He also successfully took the original ‘Festival of Football’ to the Leicester Comedy Festival and a special homecoming gig at the Offside Bar in London.

"Like a stand up comedy version of ‘Soccer AM’ and ‘Fantasy Football’!" - Leicester Evening Mercury, February 2008

         
              

There is no need to Book Tickets for Free Festival shows - just turn up 10 minutes before the performances. Please contact the venue for assitance with disability access

         
           

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