Comedy sketch writer takes show to Fringe

A comedy sketch writer from Hemel is excited to be taking his group's debut show to the Edinbury Fringe in August.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Jun 2016, 11:57 BST
Updated 25th Aug 2016, 17:59 BST

Sketch group This Glorious Monster comprises performers Daniel Hoffmann-Gill, Adam Loxley and Martin Collins, with scripts by Martin and Hemel man Alex Finch.

Born and bred in Hemel, Alex, aged 40, attended Hemel Hempstead School.

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This Glorious Monster are not the average Edinburgh Fringe debut act. After posting their own comedy sketches online, they were quickly signed to United Agents.

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They have a core fanbase on the London comedy circuit and have received interest from the BBC, as well as being piloted for a Radio 4 sitcom.

Their film Coming Out Clown won Sketch of the Year at both the Cofilmic Comedy Awards and Sketchfest.

The group first started working together about four years ago.

Alex said:“It started through music.

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“We were in bands together and then I think we got a bit old and podgy for music and we decided comedy might be a better route for overweight, balding people.”

This Glorious Monster are taking their show, Wrong ’Uns, to The Pleasance theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe.

From a depraved driving instructor to the world’s most sadistic HR ladies, Wrong ’Uns is a universe inhabited by the gloriously monstrous characters that surround us every day. See This Glorious Monster in action at http://bit.ly/1OjZf