This is a combination of stand-up, cabaret and burlesque, with the line-up changing every night. The night I attended (Friday the 13th) saw Will Hodgson compering the show, with talk about his collecting fluffy toys, his years as a punk and being persecuted for trying to look a little different in a small town.
The first comedy act, Andrew Bird, came out and told some jokes from his show, how tragic it was sharing a dressing room with the burlesque girls and a few observations on his girlfriend and attempting to win arguments.
From here we had the first burlesque girl in the form of Honey Wilde who, though being very attractive, was dressed as Margaret Thatcher! Perfect for Tory boys, I think.
We then had a short cabaret/chat segment with Isabel Hertaeg who sang a pair of sultry songs about sex and regaled the audience with the history of the female orgasm and the apparatus used to dispel the hysteria.
Next was Addy Van Der Borgh who spoke of his Spanish wife and the problems with communicating in a foreign country as well as some of his wife’s idiosyncracies.
Following on from this was French floozie Valentina Del Pearls who was much more appealing than Maggie.
Finally, after a closing spot from Wil where he spoke about his girlfriend (interesting how all the male acts have pointedly mentioned their loving partner at some point in the act), we had the star of the show in Kitty Cointreau herself, who performed a sparkly champagne number to leave the audience very happy.
The seating was a bit weird for a burlesque show as it was very sharply tiered and fixed seats and those at the back/top were looking down on the heads of the acts. Best get there early and try for a front row seat. The audience did love the show, laughing at the comedy and making appropriate shouts and cheers for the girls as they disrobed (to pasties and frilly knickers). So for a hour of late-night tease and jokes, this show is hard to beat.
Visit the Edinburgh Fringe website for booking details