Lewis Schaffer: Unopened Letters From My Mother - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Lewis Schaffer is reading previously unopened letters from his late mother. Be prepared for any emotion, from anger, to guilt, to floods of tears. As each show is led by a different letter it's hard to predict how it will go on any particular day, but it's worth finding out. If you took away the humour it could be a Tate Gallery art installation, but there's plenty of laughter to mask the pain...

Each day the London-based New York comic will read an unopened letter from his mother, sent before she died alone in New York. 'Stands at the edge of metaphorical precipice' (R Stamp, FringeGuru.com). ***** (Scotsman). 'Compelling, unique and most of all unpredictable' (Bruce Dessau, London Evening Standard).

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Featuring

• Lewis Schaffer

Reviews

• The Scotsman
• DarkChat
• The List
• Chortle
• The Wee Review

Press articles

The Wee Review Award winners

The winners have been announced for the 2nd Wee Review Fringe Awards.

Robert Peacock, The Wee Review, 27th August 2017

Edinburgh Fringe day 19

How to perform comedy to a tough audience.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 20th August 2017

Edinburgh Fringe day 17, part 1

As long as anybody is writing about Lewis Schaffer, he is 'happy' in the terms that he understands what 'happiness' is about. His comedy is one long essay in narcissistic neurosis and an inability to focus on his craft.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 18th August 2017

Edinburgh Fringe day 16

The comedy critic, the comic & the sado-masochism.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 17th August 2017

Edinburgh Fringe day 15

Participation hell and real tears in a comedian's eyes

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 17th August 2017

Edinburgh Fringe day 13

I ended today soaked through with Irn Bru and rain.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 15th August 2017

Edinburgh Fringe day 12

How to destroy a comedy career & other news.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 13th August 2017

Edinburgh Fringe day 11

The gamut of comedy and The Grouchy Club's origins.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 12th August 2017

Edinburgh Fringe day 7

Today, I watched three performers talking out of their arses. Hardly a new thing at the Edinburgh Fringe, you might think.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 8th August 2017

Edinburgh Fringe day 5

How to win a Fringe comedy award - make 'em cry.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 6th August 2017

Performances