Decomposing, Live

Comedy (absurdist, stand-up)

  • Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters - The Wee Room
  • 12:00
  • Aug 25
  • 1 hour
  • Suitability: 18+ (Guideline)
  • Country: United Kingdom - England
  • Group: Alec Snook
  • Warnings and additional info: Strong language/swearing, Pay What You Can in advance from the following prices to guarantee entry or turn up at the venue for free, with the option of donating at the end of the show. Your Pay What You Can ticket options are: £2.50, £5, £7.50 and £10
  • Accessibility:
    Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
    May not apply to all performances. You'll find more information about accessibile performances and how to book tickets in the accessibility tab below.
  • Babes in arms policy: Babies do not require a ticket
  • Policy applies to: Children under 18 months
Venue Age Restriction: Strictly 18+ after 18:00

Description

Bristol-bred, Barcelona-based Alec Snook is decomposing, live. Join him for his debut solo show, a joyous journey into general decline through short tales, absurdist detours and outraged storytelling. Having performed in the UK, Europe, festivals in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and reaching the final of the Barcelona International Comedy Festival in 2022, Snook's topics swing as wildly as his mental state, covering themes such as loss, colour-blindness, narrowboat tragedies and the crushing weight of representing the bald community. Expressed as an equation, Snook is: whimsy x wordplay ÷ dark absurdity - integrity.

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General venue access

  • Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
  • Accessible entry: lift via hotel reception, or ramp guided from hotel reception depending on timings of performances in other spaces
  • Wheelchair access type: Temporary Ramp, Lift (Building Lift)

  • Stairs: Information not supplied

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Dani 35 days ago

Wasn't sure what to expect here. Impressive dark comedy. Thanx

Oliver Bussell 39 days ago

Such an incredible show, Alec’s comedy is both out-there but somehow incredibly relatable and flat-out hilarious. He just won second best joke at the fringe, believe the hype, and get tickets early because it will sell out

Michelle Ahern 45 days ago

Fantastic show. Loved the blend of warmth and LOLs. My kind of comedy!! High recommend

Shane Waymoth 48 days ago

First time at the Fringe and this was the first show we went to see. I didn’t really know what to expect but it was exactly what I enjoy. Storytelling, surreal moments, one liners, word play all tied together around a theme. I’d definitely try and catch him again and heartedly recommend the show.

Vik Shirley 49 days ago

Alec Snook’s Decomposing Live wakes you up like a wet corpse slapping you around the face. The only Fringe show offering a lunchtime serving of breezy bestiality and a threat of amicable violence, Snook navigates (necrogates?) online dating ‘Tinder: like a jam jar full of fox piss you can’t get the lid back on”, ratings for funerals (his mum’s coming second only to Princess Di’s on ecstasy) and the art of self-deprecation (comparing himself to Moby’s exhumed cadaver). This brine-infused exquisite corpse, with its surreal moments scattered on top, is not to be missed.

James Regal 49 days ago

Alec (not Alex!!) is a hidden gem and exactly the kind of so far undiscovered talent the Fringe should be about. Laughed out loud multiple times at his material and his delivery. In such an intimate room he built rapport with the audience very easily with wit, charm and humility. The show has an uplifting message that comes through the material without slapping you in the face with it. Highly recommend.

Mike Gould 51 days ago

First time at the fringe and Alec snook was our first act!!!! If only all the acts we saw throughout was as good! Absolutely loved him, would seek him out again next year for sure!!! Played Alec, thanks.


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BroadwayBaby (4/5 stars) 38 days ago

Alec has made two ‘Funniest Jokes of the Fringe’ lists, which is a testament to some of the hidden gems that the Free Fringe helps unearth

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European Comedy 48 days ago

It’s a wild and wonderful ride. The audience is fully there for it, with the top down and the hilarious, weird wind in our hair.

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