Since forming in 2005 The Dog-Eared Collective has performed at theatres, festivals, pubs, clubs, streets and roof tops. This is what them that can write say:
The Dog-Eared Collective: YOU'RE AMAZING (NOW LOOK AT ME)
“Fringe highlights included the brilliant talents of The Dog-Eared Collective"
"Give these people a sketch show”
Alison Thomson, THE SUNDAY TIMES
“ * * * *
Clever premises, sensational wordplay and a raft of first rate sketches”
CHORTLE
“ * * * *
Had the audience in fits...Great puns and original ideas”
BROADWAY BABY
“This comedy sketch troupe are definitely going places...
Wonderfully inventive and gloriously surreal”
BRISTOL CULTURE
The Dog-Eared Collective:
YOU'RE BETTER THAN THIS
“ * * * * One of the most inventive, imaginative and
brilliantly funny sketch troupes...
Wholeheartedly and unreservedly recommended”
FRINGE REVIEW
“ * * * * * Hilariously dark in a totally original way and haemorrhage-inducingly funny I can’t recommend this group highly enough. If you like sketch comedy or even if you don’t – you can’t get better than this! ”
What's on Stage
“Critic's Choice"
"Superlative..a hilarious hour of fast-paced comedy”
Alison Thomson, THE SUNDAY TIMES
“ * * * * Proper, laugh-out-loud, unpretentious, silly, comedy.”
Fringe Review
“ * * * * You would be hard pressed to find a sketch show better than this”
Hairline
“ * * * * The Dog-Eared Collective demonstrates how sensational the surreal is”
The New Current
“ * * * * simply inspired”
The Arts Desk
“ * * * * The belly laughs come thick and fast in this fun-filled hour of winningly surreal sketch comedy”
Broadway Baby
The Dog-Eared Collective's JOYRIDE
“A delightful, fast-paced 'joyride' of
funny, snigger-inducing prop comedy
from a group crackling with infectious energy.”
THREEWEEKS
“* * * * They beat us into helpless submission... Always very sharp”
LATEST 7
“* * * * Sublimely surreal...A joy ride it certainly was”
CHORTLE
“* * * * Make no mistake these comedians are very funny.”
Hairline Fringe
“* * * * * A different and unique sketch show”
Newcurrent
The Apocalypse Road Show
“* * * * * The most energetic show I've seen in a long time, 'The Apocalypse Roadshow' is a fast-paced, utterly silly look at the stupid world we live in. I'll be recommending it to everyone I know.”
Fran Wrigley, THREEWEEKS
“* * * * * Warning: See this show at your own risk...
you may need medical attention to stop you dying of laughter...
”
USA WEEKLY NEWS
“* * * * Imaginative and delivered with a joyous enthusiasm [...]
has every member of the crowd grinning from ear to ear
”
HAIRLINE FRINGE
“* * * * * Has the pace of a jaguar. Fantastic,
I cannot recommend this enough.”
EDFRINGE.COM
Bad Dog Variety
“Offbeat to the extreme and profane beyond measure.
It's The Mighty Boosh meets The League of Gentlemen”
FEST MAGAZINE
“Winner of the USA weekly news 100 star award”
(2008 winners included Simon Callow)
5 STARS * * * * *
USA WEEKLY NEWS
“Outrageous”
THREEWEEKS
Barnaby Brown: Orphan Extraordinaire
“more laughs than any three other fringe shows put together”
THE STAGE - “STAGE MUST SEE”
“The Dog-Eared Collective leaves no pun unspoken, no sight gag unseen, no entendre left singular in its take-no-prisoners campaign for laughs.”
Gerald Berkowitz, THE STAGE
“Firmly on the critics' radar. Definitely one to watch”
METRO
“ * * * * * By far the funniest show I saw at the Edinburgh Fringe this year”
REMOTEGOAT.CO.UK
“Consistently hilarious...You’ll be in stitches.”
THREE WEEKS
“Odd and somewhat inexplicable…inspired silliness.”
EASTERN DAILY PRESS
The Bi-Annual Barbecue & other stories
“ * * * * The UK-based Dog-Eared Collective wrest us from the artsy-fartsy fringe experience [...] physically adept and perfectly pitched tonally [...] charming even the most reluctant audience into their quaint and whimsical world”
IRISH TIMES
“The Dog-Eared Collective revel in a great British tradition: to mock the mad plethora of eccentrics their country appears to be filled with. The Collective pursue a breakneck pace, displaying impressive range across excellent performances. A frivolous, mad-cap and fun night out.”
IRISH THEATRE MAGAZINE
“Absolute gold dust”
IRISH THEATRE MAGAZINE
“Unashamedly whimsical, silly and surreal, very much in the vein of television’s The Mighty Boosh.”
CAMDEN NEW JOUNRAL
“The show moves along at a cracking pace, culminating in the exhilarating anarchy of the barbecue itself.”
ISLINGTON TRIBUNE
“real charm, energy and most importantly, laughs.”
CAMDEN NEW JOUNRAL
“A powerful performance, full of energy and dynamism”
FRINGE REPORT.COM
The Wireless Sketch Show
“Part sketch show, part clown ensemble... Hilarious!”
Rod Dixon, Director of Theatre-Do 2 Festival August 2005
“Genuinely funny, laugh out loud”
Gary Brown, BBC Manchester