Following their triumphant debut last year, completely identical Twins, Annie McGrath and Jack Barry return to the Edinburgh Fringe with another sketch comedy show for people who hate sketch comedy. Offering up more charmingly laidback, self-deprecating riff-waff and implied reluctance, Pret a Comedy is comedy at its most free.
Never shy of dodging a predictable punch-line, cherubic churl, Annie McGrath, is a fearless navigator of the off-beat. Beside her, fuelled by flights of fancy and spontaneous buffoonery, natural humourist, Jack Barry takes gormlessness into new territory. Together, they form one of the most unique, curious, and exciting double-acts around.
One year older, one year closer to death, Twins now grapple with their bucket-list. They have the length of the show to tick off everything they want to achieve in their lifetimes, from seeing the Northern Lights, to adopting a child. Twins: Pret A Comedy is an attempted sketch show and an attempt to make the most of (potentially) their final hour on this planet.
Annie and Jack met at university where they were both part of the 2010 Leeds Tealights cast that won the National Student’s Best Student Sketch Group award. After graduating, they formed Twins and have since performed at a number of festivals, including Latitude and Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Twins’ filmed sketches can be found online: King & Queen (Turtle Canyon Comedy), Russian Roulette (Channel X/Mr Box), and Hitman (Chris Parton). The duo are currently in development with Hat Trick Productions.
Aside from Twins, Annie and Jack are both stand-up comedians. Annie is performing a work-in-progress show with Nico Tatarowicz on the free fringe: Annie McGrath and Nico Tatarowicz #Pray4Annie&Nico, whilst Jack performs his debut hour at the Pleasance: Jack Barry: This Title Came To Me In A Dream.
Twins: Pret A Comedy is directed by Ben Clark, one third of award-winning sketch group, Pappy’s (BBC3).
VENUE: Pleasance Beside, Pleasance Courtyard, 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh, EH8 9TJ
DATES: 7th – 30th August (no show 17th, 18th or 24th August)
TIME: 00:00 (01:00)
TICKET PRICES: Free event – pay what you want at the venue or book in advance to reserve a seat
More information: twinscomedy.com
Twitter: @twins_who_tweet
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Twins
