Kev Orkian: The Guilty Pianist – The Closed Venues Tour

SMS Review | 01st September 2011 - 6:35 pm

I thought the show was class, kev was very funny and improvised excellently with the audience.

SMS Review | 29th August 2011 - 8:24 am

I thought Kev Orkian was hysterically funny: excellent musicianship, quick-witted and very good interaction and playing off the audience.

SMS Review | 28th August 2011 - 6:43 pm

I thought the show was fantastic! Laughed from the moment I sat down until I left, what a talented guy, I hope you go far, Sally

SMS Review | 28th August 2011 - 4:33 pm

Clever, very funny, entertaining, and feel-good show.

SMS Review | 28th August 2011 - 11:30 am

2nd year at kev. Really good but venue a bit shit!

ailish - WDG | 28th August 2011 - 10:17 am

pure excellence!

what a show! not only is Kev a kind and lovely man..but his show is excellent! yes i got picked on because i made the mistake of going to the toilet half way through and to make it worse i was limping! it was obviously material gold for kev! his show is different but it makes you laugh all the way through. i saw him twice and everytime you get a new performance despite the material being the same. kev deserves all the success in the world (despite him not coming to see our show :D ) all the best kev!

SMS Review | 27th August 2011 - 9:09 pm

fantastic

SMS Review | 27th August 2011 - 9:07 pm

I thought the show was fab x

SMS Review | 27th August 2011 - 7:55 pm

excellent entertainment

SMS Review | 27th August 2011 - 11:35 am

best show so far

SMS Review | 27th August 2011 - 6:57 am

I thought the show was great

SMS Review | 26th August 2011 - 9:33 pm

A highlight of the fringe for us and we\'ve seen 83 shows!

SMS Review | 26th August 2011 - 7:17 pm

I thought kev was amazingly funny and so talented and so easy on the eye

SMS Review | 26th August 2011 - 7:07 pm

The show was amazing such a talented and natural performer and so friendly!

SMS Review | 26th August 2011 - 4:44 pm

we love you Kev you are brilliantly awesome xxx

SMS Review | 26th August 2011 - 11:21 am

I thought the show was great!

SMS Review | 25th August 2011 - 8:53 pm

I thought the show was upbeat and fun.

SMS Review | 25th August 2011 - 8:26 pm

I thought the show was the best out of the 14 I have seen at this year\'s Fringe. Great fun!

SMS Review | 25th August 2011 - 7:31 pm

I thought the show was highly enjoyable with a very relaxed and friendly delivery. Bang tidy!

SMS Review | 25th August 2011 - 6:23 am

excellent show

SMS Review | 24th August 2011 - 10:55 pm

very enjoyable.

SMS Review | 24th August 2011 - 10:01 pm

I thought Kev was best show we\'ve seen. Fabulous!

SMS Review | 24th August 2011 - 11:16 am

This guy made us laugh from start to finish. Also amazed by the skillful piano playing.what a talent. Was great to meet after the show, a lovely guy.

SMS Review | 24th August 2011 - 10:27 am

Fantastic show, highly recommended. Very funny, very talented man. Not laughed that much in ages. Funniest act on the fringe.

SMS Review | 23rd August 2011 - 8:48 pm

could be the next freddy starr best ind in edinburgh by far mike baker

SMS Review | 23rd August 2011 - 8:30 pm

ken orkian best of the fringe saw him twice great for all the family x

SMS Review | 23rd August 2011 - 4:38 pm

I thought kev was very funny and fantastic on the piano. I wud recommend him

SMS Review | 23rd August 2011 - 10:18 am

I was recommended this show by several people and it didn\'t disappoint. Brilliant comedy and piano playing throughout with the whole audience loving every minute.

SMS Review | 23rd August 2011 - 10:13 am

We have seen many shows but this was by far the best. Hope he comes again next year. Didnt want the show to end! Why is he not on television?

SMS Review | 22nd August 2011 - 10:21 pm

I thought the show was very, very funny. Kev Orkian is a polished performer.

SMS Review | 22nd August 2011 - 7:57 pm

I thought the show was fantastic just as it was last year and will be the next. Keep it up.

SMS Review | 22nd August 2011 - 7:54 pm

Laughed from start to finish. An absolute delight of a show. Well done !!!

SMS Review | 22nd August 2011 - 7:30 pm

I thought the show was great! Absolutely fantabulous!!

SMS Review | 22nd August 2011 - 7:26 pm

I thought the show was so funny. Warm and engaging with the audience. Some great improv and would definitely recommend!!

SMS Review | 22nd August 2011 - 7:24 pm

I thought the show was brilliant. A must to see!!!

SMS Review | 22nd August 2011 - 6:52 pm

Brilliant

Carley | 22nd August 2011 - 8:48 am

My sides still hurt!!

I have not laughed like this for so long and can only describe this show as 'the best medicine'. The only advice I can give to you all is......GO SEE HIM. Worth every penny and more.

SMS Review | 22nd August 2011 - 7:09 am

The show was really good and deserves a bigger venue

SMS Review | 21st August 2011 - 9:52 pm

I thought the show was absolutely brilliant. Best show I\'ve seen. Very funny extremely talented musician. A definate must see.

Jules | 21st August 2011 - 9:36 pm

great show, but 40 mins for £12 wasn't long enough!

We saw Kev at the Stutter 'taster' show, and went to the full show which we enjoyed. He is a very good comic and talented painist, and all 5 of us said we would pay to see him again. However, the show only lasted 40mins due to a late start (it was scheduled to last 50 mins). Either way, at £12 a ticket that wasn't long enough, given the price of other shows at the Fringe,

Clarabel | 21st August 2011 - 8:47 pm

Fantastic

Really funny, a must see at the fringe.

Fergie | 21st August 2011 - 8:42 pm

A must see show

Superb, witty, funny, likeable. Kev plays to the audience superbly. An absolute must this Fringe

SMS Review | 21st August 2011 - 7:43 pm

absolutely wonderful

SMS Review | 21st August 2011 - 7:40 pm

he was fabulous as usual! highly entertaining

SMS Review | 21st August 2011 - 7:17 pm

superbly talented and a very funny man!!

SMS Review | 21st August 2011 - 7:16 pm

this the musical equivalent of a 5 star holiday. As always kev is a star

The Dragon | 21st August 2011 - 6:21 pm

Brilliant show

Saw Kev with Mervyn Stutter & then came to full show - it didn't disappoint! Very sharp and very very funny without being crude. Will definitely come to see him again.

dave york | 21st August 2011 - 2:05 pm

Kev orkian

A fun show - Kev has an infectious sense of humour, great piano skills and an engaging personality. Also has a nice line on immigration.

SMS Review | 21st August 2011 - 12:02 pm

We thought the show was very entertaining. A great evening.

SMS Review | 21st August 2011 - 12:00 pm

We thought the show was very entertaining. A great evening.

SMS Review | 21st August 2011 - 11:47 am

Kev Orkian is a very funny and talented musician with a great line in comedy.

bellybutton | 21st August 2011 - 10:53 am

Kev Orkian

If like me could not pick a show out of the 100 's this festival.Kev a great Pianist.And so funny with it.If you go,sit on the front row.He will not rip you to shreds.Hes no cheap comedy act.If you only see one show this year see Kev.A fun show.You will leave with a smile without question.We loved him....

fringelover | 21st August 2011 - 3:21 am

Outstanding

One of the best comedy shows in the Fringe. Laugh-out-loud funny. Honest, quick, clever, and full of heart.

Nattiepie | 20th August 2011 - 6:30 pm

Fabulous!

We saw Kev at a stutter 'taster' show and had to go see the whole thing - it was a hysterical show and he had me crying with laughter .... you have to go see him. Please give him a bigger venue next time!!!

SMS Review | 20th August 2011 - 4:11 pm

rating 5. I thought absolutely outstanding entertainment.

SMS Review | 20th August 2011 - 8:56 am

Kev is a fantastic comedian and a very talented pianist. The show was brilliant. Kev deserves to go far!!

macleod | 19th August 2011 - 10:39 pm

you just have to go and see kev

this guy is great, a good laugh, quick to respond to the audience with the odd genuine adroit ad-lib you will not regret it so go and see him

SMS Review | 19th August 2011 - 10:39 pm

great show lots of laughs and music as well very quick adlibs to the audience quick hour of fun

sue61 | 19th August 2011 - 8:53 pm

fabulous kev

Saw kev last year found him so talented and funny with a lovely. Nature good show. This year even better if that's possible. A fantastic time all four of us had from todays show. Thank-you for a great hour. He must do t.v. a lot better than so many others who are on our box and kev is in a much higher league. Great show.

SMS Review | 19th August 2011 - 7:26 pm

i tht the show was fantastic!

SMS Review | 19th August 2011 - 7:09 pm

excellent show - very funny

SMS Review | 19th August 2011 - 8:35 am

Kev is a brilliant musician and comedian. We loved his show so much we\'re planning to go back and see it again. A five star hit!

festivalqueen | 19th August 2011 - 8:24 am

Fabulous

Do not miss this show. He is very funny, very talented and I promise you will laugh for an hour.

SMS Review | 18th August 2011 - 9:36 pm

i thought the kev orcian show was a wonderful all rounder- gr8 show - roll over bruce forsyth & let some new talent in!

SMS Review | 18th August 2011 - 9:31 pm

i thought the kev orkian show was fab fab fab A def highlight

SMS Review | 18th August 2011 - 9:24 pm

we thought kev\'s show was a delight-he is a comic genius up there with les dawson & victor borge

James | 18th August 2011 - 7:54 pm

absolutely fantastic show. Kept the audience laughing the full hour. Well worth it!

SMS Review | 18th August 2011 - 7:07 pm

I thought it was the most enjoyable hour I have spent at the fringe. Irrepressible in its joy.

SMS Review | 18th August 2011 - 10:02 am

I thought the show was the best I\'ve seen! He needs a bigger space as he bloody brilliant!

SMS Review | 18th August 2011 - 8:13 am

We loved it, thought Kev ws v quick & v funny

kat22 | 17th August 2011 - 5:51 pm

Go See Kev

Five of us saw him at the jonglours re-launch and had to see him again. He is a very funny and very talented guy. The jokes are great, but I could also sit and listened to the boogi woogie piano playing all night. You will love it - we did and we love Kev so much that one of our party is showing stalker tendencies!

SMS Review | 17th August 2011 - 9:27 am

Great fun. A very talented musician & exceptionally funny act-by far the funniest thing I saw this year. Don\'t miss it.

webbed feet | 16th August 2011 - 11:19 pm

An hour of pure sunshine

Absolutely brilliant- laughed until I cried, this show was sooooooooooo funny. A complete tonic on such a wet and miserable day. This guy is so talented would thoroughly recommend this show to anyone.

Faithy | 16th August 2011 - 10:02 pm

Get a ticket now!

You MUST go and see this show. I went with my husband and another couple in their mid 50's, not knowing quite what to expect. keV is so cute and his face paced show is a delight. He is a brilliant comic and piano player not to mention the hilarious sketch comparing Armenian dance with our dance through the last 50 years. It really is side splitting stuff and his South African love song is a masterpiece. Well done Kev, we will certainly be looking out for you again.

SMS Review | 16th August 2011 - 9:14 pm

very funny and talented guy well worth seein , bargain at twelve quid

Angeleyes | 16th August 2011 - 9:11 pm

Sublime musical comedy

I saw a small extract of Kev's show last year in a compilaiton show and in the end wasn't able to get to see that show. Saw him again this year in a similar compilation show and was kicking myself for not having gone last year once I saw him in action again. His combination of warm humour, engaging with the whole room, lots of genuinely funny one-liners and some brilliant extra spur of the moment responses to the audience are a must. He is also a very talented keyboardist (I speak as one so know the real deal when I see it). If you like musical comedy especially with a piano or keyboard involved this is an absolute must. I can't recommend it too highly. Will def be straight there for his hopefully 2012 next show. AJ

SMS Review | 16th August 2011 - 7:10 pm

triffic

SMS Review | 16th August 2011 - 7:08 pm

extremely talented the funniest show i have seen this year

SMS Review | 16th August 2011 - 6:59 pm

My sides were hurting after the show. Everyone should see it.

Minimatt | 16th August 2011 - 5:37 pm

Incredible

I took part in the Fringe with some friends and Kevin is performing in the same venue as my friends are. We saw him 3 times and we all wet ourselves laughing each time!!! I saw 1 guy literally fall on the floor laughing! As a Brummie, I particularly loved the reference to Birmingham. What made it even better was that he is such a nice bloke off stage. It would get 10 stars if they were there. Go see it!!!!

Ratpack | 16th August 2011 - 12:38 pm

Fantastic

I spent 4 days at the festival and this is by far the best show I saw, it was clever, funny and the most entertaining show I have seen in a long time

Stephen Kendrew | 16th August 2011 - 11:47 am

Always brilliant

First saw you on the Thomson Celebration about 2 years ago. We thought you were brilliant then - now we know you are!

thomsa | 16th August 2011 - 8:40 am

Even better second time

I saw Ken about 4 months ago really enjoyed the show then and took my family this time and they laughed all through the show. Well done!!

TonyB | 15th August 2011 - 10:32 pm

Kev Orkian - GENIUS!

Went to see Kev not knowing what to expect. Came out stunned at how good he was. Extremely talented as both a stand up comedian and musician. Didn't want the show to end. All six of our party loved him...absolutely brilliant. Can't wait to see him again!

SMS Review | 15th August 2011 - 7:43 pm

Brilliant, engaging, twinklyeyed cheek, bellyachingly funny and what an amazing pianist on top of all that!

SMS Review | 15th August 2011 - 7:33 pm

Best show I\'ve seen all week.

firebyrd | 15th August 2011 - 7:32 pm

Kev orkian

Funny, fizzy, fantastic. This guy is a delight.

SMS Review | 14th August 2011 - 10:05 pm

I thought Kev Orkian was absolutely fab A very funny man , in fact I am still laughing 3 days later ! Have recommended him to lots of people Thank you for a great show Kev \" Anne\"

SMS Review | 14th August 2011 - 7:28 pm

very amusing - Kev Orkian really makes you think he is performing just for you. Original and entertaining. Suitable for all ages.

SMS Review | 14th August 2011 - 3:30 pm

i thought he was hilarious, clever, non-offensive, great fun! Would definitely go again

SMS Review | 13th August 2011 - 7:08 pm

this show was brilliant

SMS Review | 13th August 2011 - 3:35 pm

I thought Kev was brilliant. I\'ve seen him before, and he never disappoints. If you saw him last year, don\'t worry, it\'s all new material. Definitely a must see!!!

PaulineF | 13th August 2011 - 12:13 pm

A star in the making

This guy's hilarious. Seriously, just go see his show, you won't regret it! Well done Kev, our Fringe highlight for the second year running - oh, and thanks for the serenade

SMS Review | 13th August 2011 - 10:57 am

Kev was his hilarious charming original self. Would recommend to all!

jimtddd | 12th August 2011 - 11:07 pm

Brilliant

I have only seen Kev Orkian once before--in Panto--and he was hilarious !!!! I looked forward to seeing this show at the Fringe and was not disappointed--He is brilliant !! Funny without being vulgar and what a hell of a hard thing that must be to do ! He is so talented, both as a musician and a comedian--See him now because this guy is going places!!!---Marvellous Show!!

SMS Review | 12th August 2011 - 7:26 pm

I thought the show was hip- renderingly funny

SMS Review | 12th August 2011 - 7:22 pm

It was absolutely brilliant. Very very funny with a great comedian and musician. I took two kids aged 12 and ten and they loved it!!!! Best thing we have seen

SMS Review | 12th August 2011 - 7:52 am

we saw Kev Orkian\' s show last year and loved so much we decided to come back we had an excellent time again I have recommended his show to all my friends!!! Dear Kev, I look forward to seeing you again in Glasgow!!! Thank you Tomoyo

SMS Review | 12th August 2011 - 6:10 am

lovely funny arminian called kev! Very quick and made me laugh out loud on more than a few occasions! Will definitely see him again!

Kimmy85 | 11th August 2011 - 11:09 pm

THE FUNNIEST GUY I HAVE EVER SEEN

Have went to see kev 3 times in a row this week and everytime he gets better and better, seriously i recommend everyone to see him, he is 100 times better live than watching him on playback!! keep up the good work kev your brilliant!!!! we all love you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SMS Review | 11th August 2011 - 7:39 pm

he was so clever, talented and really really funny ~ best today xxx

SMS Review | 11th August 2011 - 7:31 pm

I thought the show was hilarious! Best comedian of my festival experience!

SMS Review | 11th August 2011 - 3:39 pm

i thought the show was hilarious seen him twice before and equally as good again a must see

SMS Review | 11th August 2011 - 1:08 pm

by far the funniest show in Edinburgh, loved every minute, this guy is So Talented!!! Deserves a bigger venue!!! Go See him you will adore it!!!

Sue P | 11th August 2011 - 10:24 am

Great Comedy Session

An exhuberent., energetic, hillarous performance with silly jokes and music- a must see event .

SMS Review | 11th August 2011 - 9:30 am

I thought the show was fantastic and can\'t believe how talented he is!

SMS Review | 10th August 2011 - 5:35 am

I thought the show was excellent

SMS Review | 09th August 2011 - 9:42 pm

g i thought the show was hilarious from start to finish. Everyone should see it.

Huffhuur | 09th August 2011 - 8:37 pm

Hilarious and the kids loved it too!

Great showmanship, very funny, very loveable, and suitable for the kids too. The 'music & dance through the ages' routine was brilliant. Why is this guy not in bigger venues?

SMS Review | 09th August 2011 - 7:29 pm

I thought the show was good clean fun, saw Kevin on happy hour with Nicholas parsons last year certainly not disappointed with the full show, nice one key, still giggling..

Bambi23 | 09th August 2011 - 12:18 pm

Amazing comedy in the U kai

This man is hilarious. seen him in Jongleurs and had 2 see him a second night. genuinely believed he was from Armania which added to the laughs. his foreigner musical is outstanding some top class comedy. would definately recommend him. His Britains got talent performance doesnt give him justice as toned down for family viewing. just throw fish at the bitch.

SMS Review | 09th August 2011 - 12:16 am

really funny book for a good belly laugh.

SMS Review | 08th August 2011 - 7:36 pm

excellent

SMS Review | 08th August 2011 - 7:34 pm

I thought this show was hilarious-very fast, entertaining, laugh out loud funny! Would totally recommend!

SMS Review | 08th August 2011 - 7:17 pm

kev is very talented

SMS Review | 08th August 2011 - 7:00 pm

I thought it was musical bonkersness.

gagasuperstar | 08th August 2011 - 2:15 pm

H.I.L.A.R.I.O.U.S

Kev Orkian is so funny you will be crying with laughter for the full show!! We ended up going to see him two nights in a row! Both times we spoke to the man himself - my friend not realising that he isnt actually Armenian until after the show!! The mans "pianist" skills are second to none! A talent in the world of music and indeed comedy! His sketch on elton johns "im still standing" and his brilliant musical "the forgeiner" is honestly the funniest thing ive seen in a long time!! This is why we should let him stay in the uuuuu kkkkaaaaiiiii! love you kev!!

SMS Review | 07th August 2011 - 10:03 pm

Superb!