PRESS RELEASE

Brett Vincent for Underbelly Promotions presents
Marcus Brigstocke, Andre Vincent and special festival guests in

THE EARLY EDITION
FRINGE FESTIVAL 2009
E4's UDDERBELLY PASTURE – UDDERBELLY
12.25pm (Ends 1.25pm)
6th – 30th AUGUST 2009

After a brief hiatus the smash hit show The Early Edition is back in Edinburgh and better than ever. The daily papers are filled with doom and gloom and the papers are always right. Right? If we believed everything we read in them we'd never get up in the morning. Well, here is the show to challenge that and make you spring out of bed as it smashes those assumptions, ridicules the naysayers, unravels the spin and pooh-poohs the pomposity of headline print.

Get ready for another month of ridiculing these peddlers of duplicity, folly and the relentless over representation of the “moral minority”.

And all of that before lunch.

The Early Edition is a legendary live comedy show hosted by Marcus Brigstocke & Andre Vincent .

Together they have been the backbone of topical TV and Radio shows in Britain for the last 10 years… Credits include The Late Edition (BBC) / Have I Got News For You (BBC) / Question Time (BBC) / Argumental (Dave) / News Knight (ITV) / The 11 O'Clock Show (Channel 4) / Andre Vincent – Hurrah for Cancer (BBC3) / The Now Show (BBC Radio 4) / The News Quiz (BBC Radio 4) / The Show (Channel 4) / History of Offensive Humour (Channel 4) / You Must Be Joking (ITV) / The RDA (BBC) / Jerry Springer Show (ITV) and many more…

The Early Edition was created as a spin-off from the highly acclaimed BBC 4 show The Late Edition and is fast becoming a festival favourite after enjoying complete sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival in 2006 & 2007, (it wasn't there in 2008) the Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival in 2008 and storming the tents at Latitude, Glastonbury and Bestival.

During each show, two well known/topical guests will help the hosts pull apart the views and opinions found in the recent and regional newspapers. Previous guests include Phill Jupitus, Punt & Dennis, Dom Joly, Stewart Lee, Frank Skinner, Nicholas Parsons, Ed Byrne, Dave Gorman, Rich Hall, Mark Steel and Les Dennis to name a few and there are already some huge comedy heavyweights already lined up for the Edinburgh season. All guests will be listed on www.underbelly.co.uk . 

LISTINGS INFORMATION – THE EARLY EDITION

E4 UDDERBELLY PASTURE – UDDERBELLY, Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Box Office: www.underbelly.co.uk 0844 545 8242
Venue press office: press@underbelly.co.uk
Edinburgh Fringe Box Office: 0131 226 0000
Dates: 6th – 30th August at 12.25pm (ends 1.25pm).
Previews 6th Aug.
Tickets: 6th Aug (preview): £7.00
7th – 8th , 11th – 13th , 17th – 20th , 24th – 27th £10.00 (£8.00 conc)
9th – 10th , 14th – 16th , 21st – 23rd , 28th -30th £12.50 (£11.50 conc)