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Rainer Hersch
What Are They Singing About In Opera?Comedian and pianist Rainer Hersch live at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival performing one of his card routines: music from Bizet Carmem |
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After studying economics at university, Rainer Hersch embarked on a career in arts management, while moonlighting as a stand-up on the London circuit. In 1992, he left his job as touring manager of the London Festival Orchestra to become a full-time comic. His first one-man show was The Massed Bands Of The Grenadier Guards And RAF Flypast - Plus Support, with which he toured the Canada in 1994. A year later, Hersch decided to incorporate his passion for classical music into his stand-up for the first time, producing the show All Classical Music Explained, which he took on a 55-date tour. The format was also made in to a number of radio series for the BBC and Classic FM. Hersch has subsequently ensured classical music has formed the basis for all his shows, and he sometimes performs with a full orchestra. He has also made two Radio 4 documentary series about comedy and classical music, All The Right Notes, Not Necessarily In The Right Order. Series 1 included a profile of the Danish born entertainer, Victor Borge, which provided the inspiration for a play, Rainer Hersch's Victor Borge, which was first performed at the 2004 Edinburgh Fringe under the title Borge Again. Hersch's TV appearances include The World Stands Up, How Do They Do That? on ITV 1 and a five-week stint as team captain on BBC One's daily show The Entertainment Game in 1998 |
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Very, very funny. Tenuous accusations of plagurism of Bill Bailey are unnecessary because both comedians are equally talented in their own right. The fact that Hersch's medium is also a musical one does not diminish his originality. Hilarious from start to finish. Nick, June 2004 |
Bill Bailey isn't a patch on Rainer Hersch. Excellent - go see. Karen Maybury, May 2004 |
Unfunny and a poor plagarism of Bill Bailey at his best. Sean, January 2004 |
Did'nt I see this very same act five years ago but the comic was Bill Bailey? Amy, February 2003 |
This man is pure joy. Easily the best every time I have seen him at the Comedy Store. A hoot all the way through. Andrej Kim, December 2002 |
The musical finale was brilliant. The rest of the act, however, was tired, dated, insulting and not particularly funny. He should stick to what he does best, and drop the painful one-liners. Nicola Denbigh, November 2002 |
Where can I see Rainer Hersch next?
18:30 - Saturday 18th Jun, '11 | |
Venue: | Buxton Opera House |
Prices: | £16 and £14 |
Show: | Rainer Hersch's Victor Borge |
Club Mozart
Edinburgh Fringe 2003
Rainer Hersch's Instruments of Mass Destruction
Edinburgh Fringe 2004
Borge Again! - Rainer Hersch
Edinburgh Fringe 2006
Mozart's Back!
Edinburgh Fringe 2010
Rainer Hersch's Victor Borge