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Episode #439: Courtney Pauroso
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Episode #439: Courtney Pauroso

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 24, 2023August 24, 2023

Courtney Pauroso is an LA-based actor, writer and comedian, who traveled the world and the United States as the child of a military family. She …

Ed Byrne: “Tragedy Plus Time” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
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Ed Byrne: “Tragedy Plus Time” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 23, 2023August 23, 2023

**** 1/2 (out of 5) We’ve all heard of Irish Goodbyes, but Irishman Ed Byrne hadn’t. He’s not sure it’s even apt. “Have you ever …

Matt Goldich: “What If This Is The Best I Can Do?” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
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Matt Goldich: “What If This Is The Best I Can Do?” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 23, 2023August 23, 2023

*** 1/2 (out of 5) Matt Goldich is dry, droll and self-aware. It’s evident even in the title for his Fringe debut, which he also …

Emmanuel Sonubi: “Curriculum Vitae” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
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Emmanuel Sonubi: “Curriculum Vitae” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 23, 2023August 23, 2023

**** (out of 5) I first saw Emmanuel Sonubi at a Fringe 2022 preview showcase put on by Underbelly, where he told jokes about trying …

Paul F Taylor: “Head in the Clouds” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
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Paul F Taylor: “Head in the Clouds” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 23, 2023August 23, 2023

*** 1/2 (out of 5) “Who’s going whimsy at this hour? I am!” So declares Paul F. Taylor shortly before midnight in the basement of …

John Tothill: “The Last Living Libertine” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
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John Tothill: “The Last Living Libertine” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 23, 2023August 23, 2023

*** 1/2 (out of 5) Sometimes the buzz is a bit much? Sometimes it’s better to experience a debut without any expectations. Because I’d heard …

Kieran Hodgson: “Big In Scotland” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
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Kieran Hodgson: “Big In Scotland” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 23, 2023August 23, 2023

**** (out of 5) Kieran Hodgson has written a love letter to Scotland, a big sloppy love letter so Scottish and Gaelic that there’s a …

Emily Walsh: “Dad Girl” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
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Emily Walsh: “Dad Girl” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 23, 2023August 23, 2023

*** 1/2 (out of 5) “People forget that you can like boy’s stuff, and also boy’s stuff.” So it is that Emily Walsh has grown …

“Sophie Sucks Face” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
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“Sophie Sucks Face” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 23, 2023August 23, 2023

*** 1/2 (out of 5) On the one hand, Sophie Zucker might be both deft and daft by turning an extremely embarrassing hookup into a …

Alice Fraser: “Twist” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
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Alice Fraser: “Twist” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 23, 2023August 23, 2023

**** (out of 5) In her official 2023 Fringe show description, Alice Fraser says: “The moment you think you’ve got a handle on things, life …

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