{"id":3776,"date":"2018-08-12T08:08:52","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T08:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=3776"},"modified":"2018-08-12T10:08:16","modified_gmt":"2018-08-12T10:08:16","slug":"a-flamingo-called-frank-edinburgh-fringe-comedy-sketches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/a-flamingo-called-frank-edinburgh-fringe-comedy-sketches\/","title":{"rendered":"A Flamingo called Frank, Edinburgh Fringe &#8211; Comedy Sketches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we walked along the Royal Mile, people watching, we were accosted by five young men in pink jump suits.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3783\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/a-flamingo-called-frank-edinburgh-fringe-comedy-sketches\/img_3356\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3356.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1461,2092\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3356\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3356-715x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3356.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3783 size-full\" height=\"2092\" width=\"1461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3356.jpg 1461w, https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3356-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3356-768x1100.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3356-715x1024.jpg 715w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1461px) 100vw, 1461px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is easy to dismiss all the touts as you walk the streets of Edinburgh, but these guys were instantly funny, well scripted and so we decided to go to their performance located in the attic of a small workshop.<\/p>\n<p>The sketches were witty, visual and well rehearsed.<\/p>\n<p>These guys could go places.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3801\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/a-flamingo-called-frank-edinburgh-fringe-comedy-sketches\/img_3357-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3357-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1251,1828\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3357\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3357-1-701x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3357-1.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3801\" height=\"1828\" width=\"1251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3357-1.jpg 1251w, https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3357-1-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3357-1-768x1122.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3357-1-701x1024.jpg 701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1251px) 100vw, 1251px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we walked along the Royal Mile, people watching, we were accosted by five young men in pink jump suits. 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