Show #1: The Delightful Sausage: Nowt But Sea
Hoo boy, my first show at my first EdFringe!
My first show after almost THREE years of zero live comedy! (I went to a few in Zurich, but it’s clear why people fly to Switzerland to die.)
Also: my first time meeting @rantsandravingsofashinykey since the start of the pandemic!
And my first time at a Delightful Sausage gig!
And finally, my first of many visits to a sweltering basement room in Edinburgh! I came here for the full Fringe experience, and I was not disappointed.
The Delightful Sausage was hot! It was a sold-out gig but Monkey Barrel always reserve ten tickets for PAYW. We very luckily got the last few but this meant our seats were on the last row towards the far right corner.
So, bearing in mind that I just got off the plane that morning with almost no sleep the previous night, my deliriousness mixed with anticipation giddiness and the unique sensation of being gently cooked alive in an airless room packed with other sweaty punters, while my mind fought off months of Covid-safe training, it felt pretty fucking surreal.
The show, as it turned out, was even more so. Did not know what to expect at all, and frankly, because I’m Hobbit-sized, I did not actually see most of the damn performance. What I managed to glimpse and hear though was great stuff. It reminded me of Daphne’s excellent Radio 4 show. One episode was set on a remote tropical island and they did very funny sketches about their strange encounters. Only in the end you don’t get to see Chris Cantrill wearing nothing but gold boxer shorts covered in lube (it was ultrasound gel, we asked. It’s cheaper, apparently). And there’s a twist at the end. I love that this show is very charming and unmistakably Northern. Amy is so good at playing the much more sassy and clueless version of herself, and Chris is the loyal fool who would never leave his friend behind. (Hot tip: go check out their Twitter exchanges. if they’re not your best friend goals, I don’t know who are).
My favourite bit involved Only Connect and its inimitable host, Victoria Coren Mitchell, obviously. I totally get the crush, Chris. The weakest attempt at doing Victoria’s voice that I’ve ever seen, but it was so goddamn funny. Gutted I didn’t get the connection though :(
Of course I loved it, despite everything. It felt electrifying to be in an audience again. The fact that the Delightful Sausage got another Best Comedy nom is just the ultrasound gel icing on the cake. (Their Twitter handle is @MmmSausage, another reason to follow them.)
On the way out, we paid for our tickets to a still-wet half-naked Chris. Another hot EdFringe tip for anyone (is anyone??) reading is to pay in multiples of £5, not anything in between because those damn card machines would not let you. Chris felt bad that I opted to pay £8 or some stupid amount he gave me a Delightful Sausage merch FOR FREE. WHICH I THEN LOST 🫠
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