EdFest 2001 who remembers?

[Angusvanfrehley]

Random thought...who remembers the Ed Fest at the EDT and Goose Green in 2001?

[Huggers]

I remember..I premiered my one woman show ''the magic muff' at it and saw hugh cornwall in the big top. All run by the original EDT comedy team who sadly were kicked out of the edt to make way for a restaurant but are now happily running the hob in forest hill every saturday. breathes.

[puzzled]

it ran for two years. they had a big top on goose green. withnail and I was screened in the first year and bill bailey did a riotous evening to close the second year. the following year the lib dems and tories took control of southwark and edfest was canned when they refused to continue supporting the event.

[James Barber]

I remember it very well. The African drumming seemed to help my first child decide to come out!

[puzzled]

what do you mean by "come out"?

[StraferJack]

I'm expecting djkq to tell James he knows nothing as there was no African drumming at the Ed fest, and he has no children. Or something

It was blazing hot if I remember rightly and the flow of people from goose green to edt was mighty

[Alan Medic]

The Magic Muff, Huggers? What was that about?

[Huggers]

thank you for asking Alan, it was a stand up comedy show exploring whether the 'pram in the hallway' really is the enemy of art. What would have happened if Van Gogh had had children? and culminated in showing the paintings famous artists would have done when their hypothetical offspring begged them to ''draw dolly''. Then there was a little dance celebrating female creativity - the magic muff.

[oldnewromantic]

I went to the Bill Bailey gig and it was fantastic. Bring back EdFest!!!

[Huggers]

I think Emma is running a mini edfest preview season at the Hob over june and july.

[philiphenslowe]

I remember this. My favourite EDT Comedy event though was One Word Improv with Eddie Izzard, Stephen Frost, Suki Webster & Neil Mullarkey upstairs at the EDT in 1996 or 1997 - great show + it only cost a fiver.

[RosieH]

The Bill Bailey show caused considerable consternation by making me laugh to the point of not being able to catch my breath for quite some time. Possibly fuelled by quantities of cider and sunstroke - an excellent excellent day out.

[????]

Seen upstairs at the EDT

Norton

Lammaar

Izzard

Jupitas

Brand

Saw some right old shite too but still a fine venue when downstairs was Irish on one side and Milllwall the other...and was, of course, The East Dulwich Tavern.

[????]

and of course Steve Frost, who we used to wind up by childishlyy shouting "I bet he drinks Carling Black Label"...eveytime he compered...he was (is?) a bit sensitive about that. Good man though. *waves at Mr Frost

[the-e-dealer]

We used to boo Izzard of before he even started comparing his material was so bad. But he kept plugging away and thanks to us he is now very good! .

I remember telling Rhona Cameron how good she was when she did the open spot there. Harry Hill also appeared with some chap when he was starting.

Originally it was Janet Prince and Husband Steve Frost. The Lovely Leslie Claire O'neil (who I think did a bit of Corrie) and Emma - its Emma who continued at the HOB.

And my Favourite who used to stick a firework in his ... whose name escapes me even though he did a spot at my birthday party!

[copleston_charlie]

Malcolm Hardee? Saw him there one year

[Huggers]

Chris Lynham is firework bum inserter.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Huggers, that has to be the post of the year!

[Twirly]

oldnewromantic Wrote:

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> I went to the Bill Bailey gig and it was

> fantastic. Bring back EdFest!!!

I remember this too - hysterically funny. And the improve thing too - whose line is it anyway - with some of the old faces from the TV show. Was a fantastic event, and sorely missed.

[the-e-dealer]

Yeah Good old Chris Lynam!

[puzzled]

chris lynham was not part of edfest. he did occasional gigs upstairs in the tavern. one night in norwich he had to be taken to hospital when the firework exploded in situ as it were