Funny in any language
I’ve been to Edinburgh every year for the last five years now and, to be honest, I’m getting a bit bored of the whole thing. Sure, it’s a wonderful city and a fabulous festival, but have you ever heard the phrase “too much of a good thing”? Because that’s how I’m starting to feel about the Fringe!
So I’ve been exploring alternative comedy festivals to try out, bearing in mind that London is off the list, seeing as I live there. What’s the point in going to the London Comedy Festival events when I spend most of my spare time hanging out in those venues anyway? Yawn!
Originally I was only looking in the UK, thinking that it was pointless looking abroad as I wouldn’t be able to understand any of the jokes, but then my friend told me about his trip to the Barcelona International Comedy Festival at the end of 2010. This claims to be the first multilingual comedy event in the world, with performers not only from Spain, but from the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany – yes, German comedians actually exist! The UK was represented by, among others, the fabulous Andrew Maxwell. I would have loved to see how his scatterbrain, train-of-thought comedy went down with an international audience…
Anyway, my mate had a great time. Not just at the festival but in the city itself. He managed to find a great cheap ostelli Barcellona to stay in as the city was pretty empty in December, yet the weather was a lot milder than back at home! There weren’t hundreds of events a day, like you get at the Fringe, but that actually appeals to me. At Edinburgh you have your whole day planned out like a military operation so you don’t miss any shows. With fewer shows to take in, there’s more time to just relax and enjoy your holiday. Sign me up for this year!
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