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JESSICA DELFINO - I WANNA BE FAMOUS
Jessica Delfino
Comedy
Performances  Aug 6-25 21:55 (55mins)
Venue The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, Edinburgh. In The Crypt
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Box Office 0131 225 2022
Admission FREE
                     

delfino.jpg (8002 bytes)Ribald jokes, songs, flying v ukulele, rape whistle. Denounced by US Catholic League. 'There's more to this seriously talented comic songwriter than filthy jokes' (Metro, London). 'Supremely witty ... smart and edgy' (Time Out, London).

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"[A] comedy rock star. . . brilliant comedian/musician Jessy Delfino." --ComedyCentral.com

"Jessica Delfino has sang, danced, and comedianed her way to LES notoriety--some feat." --Time Out New York

"We were immediately stuck to our seats stunned and smiling as Jessica Delfino engaged us in tune after tune...She is funny. And smart." -- Thurston Moore & Byron Coley, Arthur Magazine

"Comedic Discovery of the Month" --Comedy Central

"High Times Unsigned Band of the Week" --High Times

"3 1/2 [out of 4]" --Jane Magazine

"Some of the most genius comedy you'll see all year." --New York Blade

"Best Guitar-Slinging Comedian" -- Best Of 2005 , The Village Voice

"The Lower East Side's folkie queen" --The Village Voice

"Jessica Delfino is a delightful young lady who likes to sing whimsical songs. She's sassy!" -- VICE Magazine

"Let me be absolutely clear about this, without any exaggeration: If you had to pay one live human baby in exchange for a ticket to her show, it would be worth it. More than worth it. . . . The songs are written and performed by Jessica and are hilarious. They're so funny that no word exists to describe them." --The Triangle, The Student Newspaper at Drexel University, Philadelphia

"She's a brilliant writer." --Wil Wheaton, Wil Wheaton dot Net

"Jessica Delfino is a comedian-songwriter who can warble with the earnestness of a folksinger. A cross between Redd Foxx and Jewel, Delfino sincerely strums her guitar in time to funny lyrics with a well-practiced deadpan." --The Onion A.V. Club

"Hilariously ribald." -- BackStage.com

"Legendary" --The L Magazine

"Adorably twisted. . . . Alternately sexy and hilarious. . . . Delfino captures such painful truth [that] you can’t help but simultaneously laugh and sigh." - Hellohilarious.com

"Absurdly hysterical" --The Portland [Maine] Phoenix

"Jessica is not the only the guitar welding comedian, but she may be one of the most original and outrageous." --Kernan Andrews, Galway [Ireland] Advertiser

"Jessica Delfino has one of the funniest bits I've ever heard...smart, socially aware comedy." --The Huffington Post

"I love her. I just find her hilariously funny." --vox.com

"Stellar" -- NY Times

"Witty...as subversive as it gets" -- Backstage

"Critics' Choice...Supremely witty...smart and edgy...we've been playing this quirky New York songsters album 'I Wanna Be Famous' all week and can't wait to see her live." -- Time Out London

"The attractive and ballsy female comedian who grabbed the audience's attention from her entrance, Delfino has a way of making you hang on her every word...She turns the taboo into feminine and empowering subject matter." --The Portland [Maine] Phoenix

"A stirring show of ribald folk songs. There's more to this seriously talented comic songwriter than jokes...a tough show to top" -- London METRO

              

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