SELECTED PRESS & REVIEWS:

“Meet Frisky and Mannish… Together they form a comedy cabaret duo so deliriously entertaining, one hard-bitten critic was moved to declare: ‘If you don't enjoy this, you have no soul.’ The show which drew this breathless praise, alongside a cluster of five-star reviews at this year's Edinburgh Fringe, was School of Pop, a glorious hour which saw the pair sing and play their way through ‘twisted’ musical parodies.”
‘The Comedians, Frisky & Mannish’ The Independent

“The moment I first got sold on Frisky and Mannish came during their riotous debut Edinburgh show last year, when they brought together on stage Lily Allen and Noël Coward… You could say the head-on impact of Noël meeting Lily was like the showbiz equivalent of the Large Hadron Collider. It felt as if it had not only the capacity to cause uncontrollable ripples of laughter but also to rip apart the fabric of pop itself.”
‘Interview: Frisky & Mannish’ The Telegraph

“Led by Frisky and Mannish and a glorious array of disreputable types, the cabaret world's hugely entertaining video riposte to Gary Barlow and other X Factor judges who use the word "cabaret" as a term of abuse seems to be becoming a YouTube hit… Cabaret is not for the has-beens but for those forging the future. No wonder it's attracting some of our brightest, most entrepreneurial and most talented producers and performers.”
’What cabaret can teach traditional theatre’ The Guardian

“Their act has been the toast of the Edinburgh festival fringe for the past two years… In 2009, their hit fringe show got an unexpected thumbs-up from the mocked Kate Nash, who turned up as a spectator.”
‘Frisky & Mannish: It’s hard making pop music funnier than it already is’ The Observer

“Novelty singles gave this art form [musical comedy] a bad rap but acts such as Flight of the Conchords and Frisky and Mannish have brought it countercultural cachet.”
‘Forget the Funky Gibbon: how musical comedy went from square to hip’ The Guardian

“[Frisky & Mannish] continued to serve up idiosyncratic mash-ups of pop numbers famous, forgotten and downright foolish. Arch and artful, flamboyant and funny, their comedy-cabaret fusion brightened the year.”
‘The best laughs of 2010: From Bo Burnham to Frisky & Mannish, an exciting new generation made itself heard’ The Telegraph

“What's distinctive about Frisky and Mannish, who start touring this week? No, I don't mean the kohl-eyes and fishnets. Nor do I mean their discovery of Noel Coward overtones in the oeuvre of Lily Allen, much as I like the music they make to prove the point. What's unusual about F&M… is that they're a male-female live comedy double act… From Flight of the Conchords to French and Saunders, single-sex double acts are everywhere – but Frisky and Mannish show that more should cross the gender divide.”
‘Where are comedy’s male-female double acts?’ The Guardian

“A simple catalogue of what they do cannot however, do justice to the brilliant juxtapositions, which are elevated way above the gimmick. Instead they are given devious, often misdirecting, set-ups – so the laugh of recognition when the audience figures out exactly what’s going on is heightened – and expertly executed. The pace is invigorating, too. No spoof outstays its welcome, and songs twist and turn in unexpected directions to maintain the freshness… All this is topped off by the larger-than-life performances of this hugely charismatic duo, which sweep you up into their outrageous world… Never sounding a duff note, this is an utter blast from start to all-too-soon finish.”
‘Frisky and Mannish’s School of Pop’ Chortle

“Nothing short of astonishing”
★★★★★ Adelaide Advertiser

“What can I say?… Inspired”
★★★★★ British Theatre Guide

“There just aren’t enough superlatives to describe the experience”
★★★★★ Broadway Baby

“Pure exhilarating brilliance from start to finish”
★★★★★ Chortle

“Dazzling”
★★★★★ Edinburgh Spotlight

“Their energy is electric”
★★★★★ FreshAir

“The undisputed hit of the Edinburgh Fringe”
★★★★★ The Herald

“They might some day eclipse the pop stars they're parodying”
★★★★★ The List

“A gold-star masterclass”
★★★★★ Mail on Sunday

“Words almost fail me”
★★★★★ One4Review

“Just plain wonderful”
★★★★★ The Skinny

“Will send a chill down your spine”
★★★★★ Three Weeks

“Fully blown superstars”
★★★★★ Time Out

“Clever, inventive, polished, prodigiously talented and extremely funny”
★★★★★ Time Out Sydney

“A must-see hour of perfect musical comedy”
★★★★★ West End Wilma

“Devastatingly clever”
★★★★ Arts Hub

“Deliriously entertaining”
★★★★ The Independent

“Outlandishly funny”
★★★★ The Mail

“Constantly evolving”
★★★★ Metro

“Outstanding”
★★★★ The Observer

“A force of nature”
★★★★ West Australian

“You won’t want to be anywhere else”
The Guardian

“Unbelievable”
The Sun

“Superb and uncontrollable”
Sunday Times

“Delivered with such glittering panache”
The Telegraph

“A global phenomenon”
The Times

AWARDS:

☆ Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award, Best Comedy
☆ Entertainmentwise Award, Best Comedy
☆ FringeGuru Editor’s Choice Award
☆ The Guardian “Bring Me Sunshine” Award
☆ Edinburgh Festival Guide’s Top Rated Shows 2010 (2nd place)
☆ Hackney Empire New Act of the Year 2010 (3rd place)
☆ Chortle Award, Best Music or Variety Act (nominees)
☆ Loaded LAFTA Award, Best Newcomer (nominees)
☆ Fringe World Award, Best Cabaret (nominees)
☆ London Cabaret Awards, Best Musical Variety Act & Audience Award (nominees)
☆ Leicester Comedy Festival Award, Best New Show (nominees)
☆ Musical Comedy Award (finalists)