Sajeela Kershi
Sal Stevens
Sally-Anne Hayward
Sam Avery
Sam Gore
Sam Harland
Sam Simmons
Sam Veale
Sandi Toksvig
Sandy Nelson
Sara Pascoe
Sarah Campbell
Sarah Hendrickx
Sarah Kendall
Sarah Ledger
Sarah Millican
Sarah Silverman
Scooby
Scott Agnew
Scott Capurro
Sean Collins
Sean Grant
Sean Hughes
Sean Lock
Sean McLoughlin
Sean Meo
Sean Moran
Sean Percival
Seann Walsh
Seymour Mace
Shappi Khorsandi
Sharon Mahoney
Sharon Mannion
Shaun Paczkowski
Shaun Pye
Shazia Mirza
Shelagh Martin
Silky
Simon Amstell
Simon B Cotter
Simon Bird
Simon Bligh
Simon Donald
Simon Evans
Simon Farnaby
Simon Feilder
Simon Fox
Simon Gunnell
Simon Munnery
Smug Roberts
Snorri Hergill Kristjansson
Sody Funjabi
Sol Bernstein
Sophie Black
Special guest who cannot be named
Spencer Brown
Spike Milligan
Spiky Mike
Stan Stanley
Stanley Baxter
Stanley McHale
Stefano Paolini
Steph Davies
Stephen Carlin
Stephen Grant
Stephen Hill
Stephen K Amos
Stephen Lynch
Stephen Merchant
Steve Best
Steve Coogan
Steve Day
Steve Furst
Steve Gribbin
Steve Hall
Steve Harris
Steve Hughes
Steve Jameson
Steve McGrew
Steve N Allen
Steve Pemberton
Steve Rawlings
Steve Shanyaski
Steve Weiner
Steve Williams
Steven Young
Stewart Francis
Stewart Lee
Stewart Spaull
Stu Who?
Stuart Black
Stuart Goldsmith
Stuart Hudson
Sue Perkins
Sully O'Sullivan
Susan Calman
Susan Hanks
Susan Morrison
Susan Murray
Susan Vale
Suzy Bennett
Sy Thomas
Simon Munnery
On JesusAt Late N Live, Edinburgh 2008 |
More Simon Munnery videos |
On Jesus |
Simon Munnery On Comedy Cuts |
Simon Munnery One Down |
Attention Scum |
Other footage
CV |
Radio: 1996: Winner of the Sony Award for his Radio One show 29 Minutes of Truth in the guise of his earlier creation Alan Parker: Urbnan Warrior |
TV: 2001: Attention Scum. BBC2 series |
Stand Up: 2004: Edinburgh show: Simon Munnery's AGM Simon Munnery's AGM |
Stand Up: 2004: Edinburgh shows: Buckethead and Simon Munnery's AGM Buckethead |
Stand Up: 2004: Edinburgh shows: Buckethead and Simon Munnery's AGM Simon Munnery's AGM |
Stand Up: 2003: Edinburgh shows: Trilogy Trilogy |
Stand Up: 2002: Edinburgh show: Noble Thoughts Of A Noble Mind Noble Thoughts Of A Noble Mind |
Stand Up: 2001: Attention Scum Live in Soho Theatre. Review Soho Theatre. |
Stand Up: 2001: Attention Scum Live in Soho Theatre. Review Review |
Stand Up: 1993: Co-founded Cluub Zarathustra with Stewart Lee Stewart Lee |
Stand Up: 1991: Part of the original Comedy Zone line-up at Edinburgh, with Stewart Lee, Mark Lamarr and Chris and George Stewart Lee, |
Simon Munnery's AGM09 - Fringe 2009 |
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Simon Munnery has made a career out of his own brand of slightly awkward, uneasy humour that edges on the surreal. His AGMs have become an Edinburgh tradition, which most Fringe devotees attended at least once in their six-year history. Munnery is never an easy watch, there is the sense that the AGMs are not really planned, leaving chance and luck to rule the success of each individual show, even though there are set pieces, such as the well produced, slightly surreal and comedically questionable videos that he shows us, seemingly just whenever the mood strikes. He seems happy to place conventionally structured material which gets the biggest laughs alongside indulgences that leave the majority of the audience completely bewildered, such as the opera Twilight Of The Supermarkets, which features Munnery, Mac the drummer and Chris the technician donning buckets on their head and zapping each other with price guns. It is a real mixed bag in terms of content, style and quality and defies conventional review. Small sections of five-star lines are uttered in the same breath as material that bombs as Munnery reads what appear to be genuine excerpts from his diary. There is a medley of poems nestled alongside Bruce Springsteen impressions, all delivered from a comic who can transform from a confident, showy performer to a man that looks on the edge of a nervous breakdown from one line to the next. The challenges to boundaries and convention do not end with the material. There is an interval during which the audience can table motions – by dropping suggestions into a bucket – which are then discussed at the pub over the road when the show reaches the allotted finishing time in the venue. The AGM is a true Fringe experience, and while the quality may not be consistent, and the performance often baffling – the one guarantee this show offers is that it will definitely be memorable. |
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Date of live review: Tuesday 11th Aug, '09 | |
Review by Corry Shaw |
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Desperately desperate. Should be working as a tax inspector or something as equally banal. Dave Rotweiler, November 2008 |
A comedian's comedian indeed. Not in the sense of being a snide cliquey gag-mongerer, more in the sense of being one of the funniest guys I've seen! He falls into character, slides into stand-up, lays into hecklers - and all the time shows comics how it's done. And shows the rest of us a good, solid, laughter-filled set. Michael Monkhouse, July 2008 |
Same with the students at my local Uni, although to be fair they were wasted and the opener had been Russell Howard, God knows how that happened. With Munnery headlining, the £4 entry price was incredibly good value. Cardiff Guy, February 2008 |
Very good. Too clever for the audience at the courtyard in Hereford, though colin the courtyard king, June 2007 |
An exceptional comic. Ed O\'Meara, February 2007 |
My favorite! Inspired, Intelligent, honest, silly and brave work. Always exhilarating. a comedian of heroic proportion. bobby, October 2006 |
Not very funnery. Lisa, August 2006 |
The most truly original comedian I've ever seen. Erudite, curious and very, very funny. Fagin, January 2006 |
Where can I see Simon Munnery next?
Monday 27th Sep, '10 | |
Venue: | Phoenix |
Prices: | £5 |
Comics: | Josh Widdicombe, Lenny Henry, Mary Bourke, Robin Ince, Simon Munnery, Tiffany Stevenson (MC) |
Info: | Old Rope new material night |
20:45 - Saturday 2nd Oct, '10 | |
Venue: | Comedy Tree Putney |
Prices: | £14 (£12 in advance, £7 concs) |
Comics: | Andrew Lawrence, Simon Munnery, Stefano Paolini |
Info: | MC Bryan Lacey |
20:30 - Monday 18th Oct, '10 | |
Venue: | Good Ship |
Prices: | £4 |
Comics: | Doc Brown, Ro Campbell, Simon Munnery |
Info: | Plus Nishant Kumar, Luke Stephen |
19:30 - Tuesday 26th Oct, '10 | |
Venue: | Bloomsbury Theatre |
Prices: | £5 |
Comics: | Robin Ince, Steve Hall, Simon Munnery (MC) |
Info: | Bight Club: Hidden Treasures |
20:00 - Wednesday 27th Oct, '10 | |
Venue: | Dukes Headliners Putney |
Prices: | £7 (£6 in advance) |
Comics: | Mark Restuccia, Mike O'Donovan, Simon Munnery, James Redmond (MC) |
Info: | Plus Justin Brett, Neil Grainger |
20:00 - Tuesday 16th Nov, '10 | |
Venue: | Compass |
Prices: | £8 (£6 concs) |
Comics: | Adam Bloom, Ginger and Black, Luke Toulson, Simon Munnery, Tiernan Douieb (MC) |
Info: | Fat Tuesdays |
20:00 - Friday 19th Nov, '10 | |
Venue: | Dukes Headliners Barnes |
Prices: | £10 (£8 in advance) |
Comics: | Naz Osmanoglu, Simon Munnery, Sy Thomas, Kate Smurthwaite (MC) |
Info: | Plus Neil Grainger |
20:00 - Monday 29th Nov, '10 | |
Venue: | Cardiff St David's Hall |
Prices: | £12 |
Comics: | Simon Munnery, Wil Hodgson |
Saturday 4th Dec, '10 | |
Venue: | Camden Head Islington |
Prices: | Free |
Comics: | Catherine Semark, Katerina Vrana, Simon Munnery |
Info: | Plus David Kelly, Sarah Pearce, Linus Lee, Barry Ferns |
See below
Hegley's Journals and Playlet With Simon Munnery
Edinburgh Fringe 2002
Simon Munnery: Noble Thoughts Of A Noble Mind
Edinburgh Fringe 2003
Simon Munnery: Trilogy
Where Did It All Go Wrong?
Edinburgh Fringe 2004
Simon Munnery's AGM
Simon Munnery: Buckethead
Edinburgh Fringe 2005
Simon Munnery's AGM
Edinburgh Fringe 2006
Simon Munnery's Annual General Meeting
Edinburgh Fringe 2007
Johnson and Boswell: Late But Live
Simon Munnery: Annual General Meeting 2007
Edinburgh Fringe 2008
Elizabeth And Raleigh: Late But Live
Simon Munnery: Annual General Meeting 2008
This Show Belongs To Lionel Richie No 3: Up Arthurs Seat
Edinburgh Fringe 2009
Aaaaaaaaaarrghh! It's Bollock Relief
Simon Munnery's AGM09
Edinburgh Fringe 2010
Simon Munnery: Self-employed
Misc live shows
Malcolm Hardee Charity Cabaret 2007
Robin Ince's Christmas Book Club 2006
Tedstock
Ten Best Stand-ups In The World Ever. Gig 1