CHI+MED’s Sarah Wiseman (@oopsohno) is taking part in the Edinburgh Fringe with her science stand up comedy at Bright Club Scotland.
Reminder: You can see me doing Bright Club at the Edinburgh Fringe (woah!) this Saturday then Tuesday. Get tickets! http://t.co/X3Kx1tsEPz
— Sarah Wiseman (@oopsohno) August 13, 2013
Alternatively, you can see me flyering for said shows around one hour before. If that’s your thing. We’ll call it street performance.
— Sarah Wiseman (@oopsohno) August 13, 2013
Bright Club is a comedy night for university researchers to talk about their work in an accessible and amusing way. It began at UCL (which is also where Sarah works) and has spread across the country with Bright Club nights happening in several cities – and now they’re running a series of events in Scotland’s capital during the Fringe.
Sarah will be talking about her research into number entry and errors on Saturday 17 August 2013 and Tuesday 20 August 2013 at Studio 1, Assembly Rooms 3:45pm (on both days).
Note that the show on the 20th is suitable for children aged 12 and over but the one on the 17th might have more robust language.
There’s also a podcast from the LSE blog where Sarah talks about doing Bright Club
Audible Impact – Episode 2 – Bright Club: Outright Hilarious Outreach
Other posts on this blog tagged with Sarah Wiseman.
Venue
Assembly Rooms
54 George St
Edinburgh
EH2 2LR
Booking office: 0844 693 3008
Full details of each event are below.
Saturday 17th August
http://www.funnyresearch.info/p/week-3.html
Studio 1, Assembly Rooms 3:45pm
Buy tickets (£10 / £9 concessions)
(Warning, ruder than normal content)
Dr Watson ‘I get confused…’ [Bright Club Glasgow] @watsonsresearch (a)
Ruth Morgan ‘It shouldn’t happen to a vet’ [Bright Club Edinburgh] (b)
Sarah Wiseman ‘Scientist for hire’ [Bright Club London] @oopsohno (c)
Simon Ward ‘On tour(ism)’ [Bright Club Aberdeen] @DrSimonWard (d)
Suzanne Harvey ‘Monkey sexologist’ [Bright Club London] @suzemonkey (e)
With compere Timandra Harkness (“BrainSex”, Assembly on George Square)
(a) General Engineering (University of Glasgow)
(b) Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science (University of Edinburgh)
(c) Computer Science and Informatics (UCL)
(d) Modern Languages and Linguistics (Aberdeen University)
(e) Biological Sciences (UCL)
(actual line-up may change due to circumstances on the day)
Tuesday 20th August
http://www.funnyresearch.info/p/week-4.html
Studio 1, Assembly Rooms 3:45pm
Buy tickets (£10, £9 concessions)
(Clean show for ages 12+)
Jenny Wood ‘BANANA NIMBYISM’ [Bright Club Edinburgh] @Jennayw (a)
Karen Petrie ‘Lesser-spotted coder’ [Bright Club Dundee] @karenepetrie (b)
Lucy Amsden ‘Class clown’ [Bright Club Glasgow] @LucyAmsden (c)
Sarah Wiseman ‘Scientist for hire’ [Bright Club London] @oopsohno (d)
Tom Morris ‘Sh*t scientist’ [Bright Club Manchester] @funnytommorris (e)
With compere Matt Winning (Economist and comedian)
(a) Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
(b) Computer Science and Informatics (University of Dundee)
(c) Music, Drama, Dance and Performing Arts (University of Glasgow)
(d) Computer Science and Informatics (UCL)
(e) Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences (United Utilities)
(actual line-up may change due to circumstances on the day)