Ireland’s top comedy hip-hop improv team and Edinburgh Fringe sell-out favourites Abandoman are bringing their “raucous, expansive and relentlessly hilarious” show on a tour of the UK. Watch in awe as they create brand-new songs and narratives based entirely on the audience’s suggestions. Unparalleled in their field, Abandoman are fresh from appearing as the house band on Alan Carr’s Friday Night TV show Happy Hour, headlining comedy stages around the globe and a sell-out tour of Australia. This is their Life + Rhymes.
For this show, Abandoman bring you a fictional biopic – of epic proportions. This imaginary retrospective spans twenty years and sees the duo’s attempt to “make it” as a band in the early 90s. Not only will the audience witness the highs, lows and scandals… they will form the supporting cast every night. Over the course of the tour, Abandoman will meet rival bands, managers, fan club presidents… and numerous other roles too fantastical to conjure up before the night itself.
From the get-go, Abandoman (AKA rapper/comedian Rob Broderick and musician/vocalist Sam Wilson) have won a string of awards and the highest of international critical acclaim. They supported multi-platinum artist Ed Sheeran on his UK tour, performed across The USA, Canada, Australia and Asia, enthralled audiences on Channel 4’s Alan Carr’s Happy Hour and 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, BBC1’s The One Show and BBC2′s The Stephen K Amos Show, guested on various radio shows from Nick Grimshaw (BBC Radio 1) to Christian O Connell (Absolute Radio) and held a song writing residency with Chris Moyles (Radio X).
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★★★★★ “Both wildly funny and technical incredible” THE AGE (Australia)
★★★★1/2 “The buzz of the Melbourne Comedy Festival” HERALD SUN (Australia)
★★★★ “Raucous, expansive and relentlessly hilarious” THE TIMES
★★★★ “A freestyle talent that is unparalleled anywhere… comedic timing and witty rhyming that’s so impressive it could’ve been scripted” THE INDEPENDENT
★★★★ “Clever, quick-witted and audacious…Broderick’s ear-to-mouth coordination is Olympic standard” THE SCOTSMAN
★★★★ “Fully formed and fiercely funny” THE HERALD
★★★★ “I’ve yet to see an audience not go nuts” FEST
★★★★ “An unstoppable force of nature… a truly joyous conclusion” THE LIST
★★★★ “A totally unique and mind-blowing musical comedy experience” BROADWAYBABY
★★★★”Infectiously fun and hilarious” EDINBURGH FESTIVAL MAGAZINE
“Flight of the Conchords meets 8 Mile… Nothing short of genius” CHORTLE
“Truly innovative” THE GUARDIAN
TOUR DATES
SEPTEMBER
Thurs 14th– Sat 16th LONDON, Soho Theatre
Thurs 21st MANCHESTER, Gorilla
Fri 22nd CAMBRIDGE, Junction
Sat 23rd READING, South Street
Weds 27th LIVERPOOL, Epstein Theatre
Thurs 28th NORWICH, Arts Centre
Fri 29th LEICESTER, The Cookie
Sat 30th CANTERBURY, Marlowe Theatre
OCTOBER
Tues 3rd NOTTINGHAM, Glee Club
Weds 4th BIRMINGHAM Glee Club
Fri 6th COVENTRY, Warwick Arts Centre
Mon 9th GLASGOW, The Stand
Weds 11th EDINBURGH, The Stand
Fri 13th NEWCASTLE, The Stand
Weds 18th HULL, Fruit Space
Thurs 19th LEEDS, Wardrobe
Fri 20th OXFORD, Glee Club
Thurs 26th CARDIFF, Clwb Y Bach
Fri 27th BRISTOL, Hen & Chickens
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