COMEDIAN NAZ OSMANOGLU BRINGS BRAND NEW SHOW ‘SCANDINAVELAND’ STARRING TRUE-CRIME PODCAST DETECTIVE LARS JOHANSSON TO EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE

 “A high energy, no-holds-barred hour from the consistently funny NazThe Telegraph

His material packs a punchKate Copstick, The Scotsman

Particularly magneticThe Guardian

A comedic tour de force ★★★★ The List

Award-winning comedian Naz Osmanoglu brings a brand new hour of Nordic Noir character comedy Scandinaveland to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 1st August to 25th August at Just The Tonic at The Caves.

Every case in Sweden is a cold case…Sweden’s once famous, now hapless, homicide detective Lars Johansson revisits the case he never solved (mainly because he wants his own true-crime podcast): brutal murders, far-fetched twists, red herrings, actual herring and, of course, overwhelmingly polite and reasonable law enforcement officers.

Naz is currently developing a podcast series starring his character Lars Johansson. On TV, Naz has appeared on Inside No. 9 (BBC Two), Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3), Flat TV (BBC Three), Horrible Histories (CBBC), Drunk History (Comedy Central), The Stand-Up Sketch Show (ITV2), Back (Channel 4) and Roast Battle (Comedy Central). As a third of sketch group WitTank (‘Masterful Sunday Times, Twisted The Telegraph), Naz has been seen on Live At The Electric (BBC 3) and heard on Sketchorama (BBC Radio 4), as well as performed many years of sold-out shows at the Fringe and recorded a sitcom pilot. In 2011 the group received a Best Show Nomination at the Leicester Comedy Festival and have appeared on Three at the Fringe (BBC3) and BBC Radio Scotland.

Naz’s stand-up accolades include being the winner of the Amused Moose Laugh-off Competition, Chortle Award Best Newcomer Nominee (2010), and Runner-up in So You Think You’re Funny.

WHAT THE PRESS HAVE SAID ABOUT NAZ

Armed with inspired original material, a sharp sense of humour and star potential Metro

Naz is a hard gigging, high performance comedy machine The Sun

Livewire Naz Osmanoglu is surely the heir to Rik Mayalls throne Evening Standard

A blistering hour of ultra-confident comedy Short List

 “Forget Suleiman – its Naz who is truly magnificent★★★★★ Three Weeks 

★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals

 

WHAT THE PRESS HAVE SAID ABOUT WITTANK

“Best of the Edinburgh Fringe” The Independent

“Impressively sharp. Expect big things” Sunday Times

“A dazzling display of sketch genius…There isn’t a single down moment in WitTank’s exhilaratingly perfect set” ★★★★★The List

“There are probably more original and fresh ideas in the first ten minutes of WitTank than many sketch shows fit into an entire hour” ★★★★Chortle

 “A definite must-see” ★★★★British Comedy Guide

★★★★ Daily Telegraph

★★★★ Metro

EDINBURGH FRINGE LISTINGS INFORMATION   

Naz Osmanoglu – Scandinaveland

Venue:                   Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just the Fancy Room

Date & Time:        1st August to 25th August at 4.50pm (excluding 12th and 17th August)

Duration:               50 mins

Web:                     edfringe.com

For more information and press tickets, please contact: Lily Marriott at [email protected] or [email protected] / 0207 598 7222