Chris Tavener is Faking Cool

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Comedy (music, satire)

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Description

Watch Chris Tavener battle his intrusive thoughts through the medium of witty, satirical songs. Will it work? Not likely... As heard on BBC 6 Music, Sky's Showcase TV and live at Glastonbury Festival. Tavener is a prolific performer, having played 2,000 gigs in the UK and Europe. His varied career has seen him sharing the stage with Super Hans of Peep Show and Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley, while writing songs for the likes of national treasure Sir Ian McKellen. 'An elastic turn of phrase' (Steve Lamacq). 'He really creates an amazing atmosphere' (Mark Radcliffe).

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Moreish TV 128 days ago

Chris tavener is faking cool and yes he certainly is as this young guy is a born entertainer and as soon as he takes to the stage and picks up his guitar the fun, entertainment, joy and laughter begins as Chris sings his own songs with some truly comical genius lyrics that make this performer stand out at this years fringe as he is sheer brilliance packed into one Edinburgh theatre 1 huge star on stage gets 5 huge stars from us
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Jeff Fritz 128 days ago

Seriously fun and clever., self-deprecating musical comedian with spot-on timing and excellent audience rapport. Just a really, really good time to put a smile on your face. Highly recommended.

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Meg S 130 days ago

Chris is an immensely talented and engaging performer. He's also a really nice guy and probably actually cool. This show was amazing, go see it!

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Rose 131 days ago

Fantastic show! I went with a few friends and everyone couldn't stop talking about how much they'd enjoyed it. Chris is a great musician and very funny, the lyrics had people belly laughing.
Highly recommend this!

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Paul Bryan 131 days ago

An excellent show , full of wit and very clever lyrics from an engaging talented musician . An hour of great fun . Go and see this , you won't be disappointed.

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Brett 133 days ago

Chris is not faking cool. He IS cool. This show is an absolute delight. Chris’s charm is effervescent. His songs are witty. His banter is adorably half self-deprecating and half “egotistical.” What an easy breezy hour of music and comedy. Bravo to Chris!

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Letty Celotti 134 days ago

Chris is so funny and relatable, his songs are great, both melody and lyrics.
This show is extremely easy to enjoy!

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Joy 135 days ago

We met Chris as he was handing out flyers for his show. We really enjoyed his original songs and comic timing. The audience participation element in the show is singing along as directed, which everyone did with gusto. Great fun - definitely recommend seeing if you can!

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Hannah 136 days ago

Chris is clearly a talented musician with a penchant for witty lyrics. This is the perfect early evening show to start off your evening at the Fringe. Highly recommended!

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Sean Lusk 136 days ago

Chris's songs are small acts of genius. This has got to be one of the true gems of the entire fringe. Go if you can. You will leave wanting more, I guarantee!

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Lexi Manchester 139 days ago

Chris offers an incredible, polished and hilarious performance of original comedy songs that are quite simply very cool. In fact, you might be disappointed he isn’t faking it at all. Go see this show!

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Broadway Baby (4/5 stars) 118 days ago

Chris Tavener himself is spectacular.

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EdFringeReview (4/5 stars) 138 days ago

His musical ability is genuinely impressive, and he delivers each joke well. With some radio performances under his belt, there’s no doubt this appearance at the Fringe will bring some more traction to his act.

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