Event Sid Singh - American Coloniser (Work In Progress)

June 4, 6:00 pm 170 Drury Lane (ground floor) Doors: 5:30 pm
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- Sid Singh
Fringe favourite and winner of a 2023 Comedian’s Choice Award, Sid Singh returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a brand new hour of stand up about American colonialism, British Taco Bell & mediocre Indian ancestors.

Heard the one about the British Indian comedian whose brave and wise ancestors overcame hardships and struggle to achieve incredible things? American Coloniser is not that story. Join Californian comedian Sid Singh as he hilariously delves into his murky family history in his attempts to discover how to save the world from Imperialism using lessons learnt from his morally dubious Indian ancestors. Rather than overcoming hardship, Sid’s forefathers were thieves and traitors who colonised India before the British and constantly switched their allegiances enabling them to control five Indian villages while moonlighting as the secret police for the richest man in the world.

Sid Singh is an excellent stand-up comedian and mediocre human rights lawyer from California. As a comedian he performs at comedy clubs, festivals and on TV around the world, while as a lawyer he has helped the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies defeat the Trump administration in court.

Sid Singh is also a former cast member at Boom Chicago in Amsterdam whose alumni include Jason Sudekis, Jordan Peele, Seth Meyers, Amber Ruffin and Carl Tart. He has written for BBC's Comic Relief, BBC3's Muzlamic, Comedy Central UK's Modern Horror Stories, Channel 4's Tez O'Clock, and made TV appearances in Austria and Romania. His 2022 Fringe show ‘Illegally Funny’ transferred to the prestigious Soho Theatre.

WINNER: BEST PERFORMER IN THE COMEDIANS CHOICE AWARDS 2023
'Non-stop laughs … the highest quality comedy show I’ve ever seen on the Free Fringe'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Theatre Weekly
'Rammed with good stuff … very, very funny' ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - The Scotsman
‘Hysterical and uplifting’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Broadway World
‘A master at the craft of comedy’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Distractify
‘Intelligent and hugely varied hour of excellent stand-up’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - The Wee Review

What’s a Work In Progress/Preview show?

Work In Progress and Preview shows gives established acts a chance to test new material and develop their longer form solo shows for TV appearances, tours and festivals. As an audience member you'll be helping them shape their shows and find out what works and what doesn’t as they will be often be trying fresh new material and ideas alongside their best jokes!

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Latecomers may not be permitted. Please arrive before the show start time.

Shows are normally free or low cost but you can make a voluntary donation at the end of show if you enjoyed it and wish to contribute to the comics and the venue to support us and live comedy.

This show is organised by the performer and/or individual promoters. The performers and content of this show is independent from the Top Secret Comedy mixed bill shows at 8pm on weekdays and our Afternoon, Early, Late and Late Late Shows on weekends. xy

Information

: Our main shows on Monday to Thursday start at 8:00pm and finish around 10:15pm/10:30pm.
On Fridays we have three shows: the Early Show at 7pm until 8;30pm, the Late Show from 9pm until 10:30pm and the Late Late Show from 11:15pm.
On Saturdays we have four shows: the Afternoon Show at 3:30pm until 5pm, the Early Show at 6pm until 7:30pm, the Late Show from 8:00pm until 10:15pm and the Late Late Show from 10:45pm.
On Sundays, we have 2 shows at 5.00pm and 7.30pm.
We are open every day (except 3 days over Christmas). Mondays is New Material night, with 6 professional comedians trying out some freshly baked gags. On Tuesdays we have Nico Yearwood hosting with 3-4 comedians doing longer club sets. Wednesdays is a fresh new material night (like Monday), Thursday, Friday and Saturday is business as usual, with stand-up shows featuring the best of London’s stand up comedy scene (plus frequent Celebrity Guests). Sunday night ends the week with another Nico Yearwood hosted show (like Tuesday) with the best acts on the circuit.
: Before our main shows between 6:00pm and 7.15pm Monday to Thursday, Saturday at 2:00pm and 3:00pm on Sunday, we let acts use the venue to work on their solo shows that will be going on tour, to the Edinburgh Festival, the Adelaide Comedy Festival and other majors comedy festivals around the world. You can see these shows in development and help shape the shows. Most shows are free or low cost with the option to donation after the show.

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