What People Are Saying
★★★★
Scotsman
'exceptionally winsome surrealism...dementedly good...you're blindsided by her mastery of silly setups...she's got a style and perspective all of her own.'
LMAOasie
'supernatural sarcasm...Jain has a magic and totally unique way with words...'
Chortle
'tremendously enjoyable... I was really impressed with the density of the jokes...'
★★★★
Fest Mag
‘her lilting delivery and even-tempered presence can make it feel like she’s spinning a fairytale more than doing stand-up – except that the laughs come thick and fast, often from the most unexpected places.''
British Comedy Guide
'Low status tone, genius writing...Bleak ASMR from a working class laureate... It is reassuring for me to see a talent who is so skilled and deft with the powerful tool she wields; rigorously understands its use.'
Guardian
Best of the fest: 10 of the best shows to catch at this year’s Edinburgh fringe.
' Her surreal take on standup has delivered brilliant bits...Expect her trademark deadpan and delightfully surprising punchlines.'
Press
She-Devil is one hell of a debut hour. A monologue of everyday grubby terror, Edwards softly talks us down into her smiley murk. An opening rigmarole of her time working at Babestation to pay off her ex-boyfriend's debt is juicy with prosaic, humdrum details. A seemingly carefree Billy Liar oversharing from her grim non-reality of exploitation and addiction. Then we push out on an odyssey that takes in the 2p falls machines at the arcade, Shrek themed weddings in Rhyl and a nightmarish leg stretching boyfriend. Every sentence is a twist, screwing your head around and around with unexpected mundane details. Every man feeds of this cheery, embattled innocent.
There is an air of Philomena Cunk in Edwards' mode of humour. A deliberately blinkered, limited worldview that reveals greater truth. A snarky mish mash of a Bella true story confessional and the Guardian culture section. Low status tone, genius writing. She keep her voice steady and at leisurely pace, her North Wales timpani rarely betraying emotion or stoking the audience. This is a fixed performance built to surrender all razzle dazzle so the packed script receives the limelight. She remains fastened with a granite naivety centre stage, the audience becoming transfixed with every booby trap description and unlikely reveal. Bleak ASMR from a working class laureate.
She can mix Orwell references with counterfeit Homer Simpson plushies, often in the same breath. There is intellectual intent here rather than subjugating feminism for Instagram likes. It is reassuring for me to see a talent who is so skilled and deft with the powerful tool she wields; rigorously understands its use.
Best of the fest: 10 of the best shows to catch at this year’s Edinburgh fringe
The Guardian
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The Jain Edwards Show
A fantastic write up for the first The Jain Edwards show from Creative Tourist.