2019 EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE - 21st YEAR!

MZA and CHiLL Productions present

Craig Hill – Bottoms Up!

Venue: PLEASANCE at EICC (Venue 150) Dates: FRIDAY 2 – SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2019 (not Monday 12 + 19 August)

Times: 7.20 PM (60 mins)

by Catherine King MITI/MRSLI) (BSL interpreted on Thursday 15 & Friday 23 Aug Venue ticket: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/craig-hill-bottoms#overview Venue Box Office Phone 0131 556 6550

‘HILARIOUS… DELIGHTFULLY FIZZY TONE AND SHARP OBSERVATIONAL … BRILLIANT!’ Daily Record

If you’re a gin, he’s a tonic! Join Craig as he pops his cork to toast his 21st show at the fringe - this is one fun mixer that will keep you fizzy all the way to the bottom.

‘HE IS THAT RARE THING, A NATURALLY FUNNY ’ Independent

‘HYPER-KINETIC… RIOTOUS!’ ★★★★★ Herald Sun, Australia

Fresh from making his New York off-Broadway solo debut, Craig’s in the pink this year, channelling his best Bertie Bassett, turning 50 shades of gay, and proving it takes Allsorts to make the world go round in his bubbly, fun new show.

‘UPBEAT AND ALWAYS HILARIOUS. I’VE NOT HEARD A ROOM LAUGH SO LONG AND HARD ALL MONTH… THERE ISN’T ANYONE BETTER AT WORKING A CROWD… THE AUDIENCE WAS IN ABSOLUTE PAROXYSMS OF LAUGHTER… GENUINELY FUNNY’ ★★★★★ Mirror ‘FUNNY AS HELL!’ Scotland on Sunday

Renowned all over the world for his cheeky, irreverent and high-octane performances, Craig is firmly established as a fringe alumni and festival favourite. His razor-sharp improvisation and his unsurpassed audience rapport combine brilliantly for a unique hour of pure, unadulterated fun. Cheers!

‘IRRESISTABLE… A LAUGH-OUT-LOUD PERFORMANCE FROM BEGINNING TO END… AN HOUR WITH HILL MAKES FOR A CRACKING SHOW... ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!’ ★★★★ The List

Firmly established as one of Scotland’s best-loved and hosts, Craig has sold out across 20 consecutive Edinburgh Festival Fringes. A past winner of the Radio Forth Fringe Award, his extensive sell- out UK and worldwide tours include annual festival seasons in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. He has performed at London’s Palladium, hosted a specially created alternative variety show Craig Hill’s Forbidden for Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber and was UK Ambassador for the inaugural Montreaux Comedy Festival’s Nation. He won the recent UK series of Impossible Celebrities, and has numerous BBC TV series to his name. His international TV credits include Australia’s Good News Week, hosting Sydney Comedy Festival’s prestigious Cracker Night gala and storming Montreal’s all-alumni showcase The Best Of Just For Laughs as well as hosting their all-star Britcom lineup. His performance at 2017’s Glastonbury is the stuff of legends and in 2018 he headlined the comedy at Holland’s Paaspop festival. In 2029 he was invited to curate and introduce a season of films at the prestigious Edinburgh Filmhouse.

‘PERHAPS THE FUNNIEST SHOW AT THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE. IT’S 60 MINUTES OF ADULT SIDE-SPLITTING COMEDY…WICKEDLY SUBVERSIVE AS WELL AS RISQUÉ AND RIB-TICKLING… YOU WILL SIMPLY LOVE IT.’ ★★★★★ Edinburgh Reporter www.mrcraighill.com 9 | FB: Kiltedcomedian | Insta: mrcraighill | Twitter: @mrcraighill

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