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GEORGE HAS A BOOK
The Snack Hacker, a recipe book, get it by...
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George is currently touring 'SET MENU, the Best of George Egg', a show that features elements from his last three solo comedy-with-cooking shows as well as performing cookery demos at festivals and food events around the UK. He's also making loads more content online and enjoying his weekly chats with Craig Charles on his BBC 6 Music show. And he still does the odd stand-up gig with his silly prop-based comedy.
DATES (click for tickets or more information)
2026
Feb 14 - SET MENU (THE BEST OF GEORGE EGG) - Galeri, Caernafon
Mar 06 - SET MENU (THE BEST OF GEORGE EGG) - Utrecht Comedy Festival, THE NETHERLANDS
Mar 07 - SET MENU (THE BEST OF GEORGE EGG) - Mad Goat Comedy Festival, Antwerp, BELGIUM
Mar 21 - Shorter Comedy Cooking Set - Meggafest, London
Apr 05 - TV APPEARANCE - Sunday Brunch, Channel 4
Apr 12 - Cooking Demonstration - Smoke Signals Festival, Arundel
Apr 25 - SET MENU (THE BEST OF GEORGE EGG) - The Lamb, Eastbourne
May 03 - Cooking Demonstration - Embers BBQ Festival, Ironbridge
May 06 - SET MENU (THE BEST OF GEORGE EGG) - Burbage Arts Centre, Burbage
May 07 - SET MENU (THE BEST OF GEORGE EGG) - Embers, Coalbrookdale
May 24 - Book Talk and Q&A - Hay on Wye Literature Festival
Jul 25 - Book Talk and Q&A -Rock Oyster Festival, Cornwall
Jul 26 - Cookery Demo - Rock Oyster Festival, Cornwall
Sep 12 - Cookery Demo - Ludlow Food Festival, Ludlow
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HISTORY...
IN 2015 GEORGE TOOK HIS FIRST COOKING SHOW 'GEORGE EGG: ANARCHIST COOK', A GUIDE ON HOW TO COOK IN A HOTEL ROOM, TO THE EDINBURGH FRINGE. DESPITE HAVING NO PR, NO PRODUCER, NO DIRECTOR AND NOT EVEN ANY POSTERS IT WAS A TOTAL SELL OUT AND AFTERWARDS TOURED FOR TWO YEARS.
IN 2017 HE TOOK UP HIS SECOND SHOW, 'GEORGE EGG: DIY CHEF' A GUIDE ON HOW TO COOK IN A SHED WITH POWER TOOLS, (AND THAT TOO WAS A TOTAL SELL OUT) BEFORE EMBARKING ON ANOTHER EPIC TOUR. AND IN 2019 GEORGE CREATED A THIRD SHOW 'MOVABLE FEAST' WITH FOOD COOKED ON THE MOVE (IN TRAINS, CARS AND OTHER FORMS OF TRANSPORT), WHICH TOURED AFTER EDINBURGH BRIEFLY BEFORE EVERYTHING WENT NUTS WITH THE PANDEMIC AND TOURING WAS PUT ON HOLD UNTIL LATE 2021 AND EARLY 2022.
BELOW ARE SOME OF THE ACCOLAIDES AND PRESS QUOTES FOR ALL THE SHOWS.
FOR ANARCHIST COOK
• SELL OUT - Edinburgh Fringe 2015 & 2016 •
• SPIRIT OF THE FRINGE AWARD - EDINBURGH 2015 (Winner) •
• EPIC 100+ DATE UK TOUR •
• FESTIVALS IN NZ, ESTONIA, NORWAY AND ROTTERDAM •
"It's a hilarious show, with surprisingly good food" The Times
"it is refreshing to encounter a performer who really is unique" The Telegraph
"My find of the Fringe" The 'i' Paper (Independent)
"a genius... he is the friendly face of anarchy, the anarchic face of food and the foodie face of comedy" Kate Copstick in Scotland on Sunday
"the best-smelling show in this year's Festival" Bruce Dessau (Evening Standard Comedy Critic)
"George's show Anarchist Cook is absolutely glorious" The Scotsman
"an ingenious show and one that's surely going to get its own TV series" The Herald
"a show infused with themes of divergent thinking and imagination" The Skinny
"a mixture of technical wizardry, showmanship and wry, warm offhand comments... a thoroughly enjoyable hour" Fest Magazine
"Go see George Egg... you'll never look at a Corby trouser press in the smae way again. Brilliant" Jay Rayner (Observer Food Critic)
FOR DIY CHEF
• SELL OUT - Edinburgh Fringe 2017 & 2018 •
• SELL OUT - Brighton Fringe 2017 & 2018 •
• EPIC 100+ DATE UK TOUR •
• APPREARANCE ON 'BAKE OFF: AN EXTRA SLICE (CHANNEL 4) •
• COMEDY FESTIVALS IN IRELAND & SWITZERLAND •
"brilliantly funny" Jay Rayner in The Observer
"the wonderfully talented George Egg is genuinely unique" The i paper (Independent)
"trust us, you won't believe how good the food is" The Scotsman
"a delicious, fun hour of comedy and cooking" The Wee Review
"This is comedy for everyone" Broadway Baby
"This genre mashing show will have you surprised by the methods, salivating at the recipes and seriously glad that it all culminates in a tasting session!" Edinburgh Guide
"a show like nothing you'll see anywhere else" Voice Magazine
***** The Wee Review
**** Broadway Baby
**** Edinburgh Guide
**** Arts Fringes
**** Voice Magazine
**** One4Review
FOR MOVABLE FEAST
• SELL OUT SHOW - Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 •
• SELL OUT SHOW - Brighton Fringe 2019 and 2021•
• SELL OUT SHOW - Tringe Festival 2019 •
• SELL OUT SHOW - Machynlleth Comedy Festival 2019 •
• The Times critics' 50 best shows to see at Edinburgh 2019 •
• The Scotsman critics' best comedy shows at Edinburgh 2019 •
"a culinary Bill Bailey, with chopping boards instead of keyboards. It is a multi-sensory delight to spend an hour with him" The Scotsman
"There is a mischeviousness about Egg's humour that is deeply loveable" Grace Dent in The Guardian
"Egg flawlessly blends jokes, cooking tips, obscure facts, and some tongue in cheek poems" Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
"George Egg serves up one of the freshest experiences on the Fringe" The List
"this is a triumph of out-of-the-box thinking — and tastes lovely too" Metro
***** Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
**** The List
**** The Scotsman
**** One4Review
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