About this Event
Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolf III
The loud-mouthed bible-bashing alter-ego of former teacher Jim Muir simply demands attention with his in-your-face evangelical preaching. The larger-than-life act is an impressive performance that can blow an audience away with the power of personality.
The Reverend Obadiah brings his love of heavy metal music and hot-tub bible readings to the Edinburgh Fringe 2013, ever keen to expand his flock. Join your fellow flock and special guest sinners for an hour of no-holds-barred God-fearing, soul-saving and unsolicited sexual confessions.
The Reverend has taken to spreading the word of the Lord on the Radio with his weekly Saints & Sinners round up on Kerrang’s breakfast show and also the Devil’s Own Television, as well as around comedy clubs all over the UK. He was a regular on all 4 series of BBC’s Live Floor Show, for which he was nominated for Scottish BAFTA’S best newcomer award. His 2003 Edinburgh Fringe double-headline show with Frankie Boyle provoked massive, diverse reactions and was simultaneously hailed as the most exciting and original as well as the most offensive and dangerous show on the Fringe. The Reverend’s debut solo Edinburgh Festival Show, What Would Charlie Sheen Do? received 5 star rave reviews. The Reverend’s alter-ego Jim Muir wrote on 2 series of the Channel 4 Jimmy Carr vehicle, Distraction and subsequently 8 Out Of 10 Cats as well as for BBC Two’s Mock The Week. Jim continued to be a key writer for Boyle’s own projects on and off-screen until 2012 when his own commitments took over.
'His act is a tour de force in political incorrectness, and when blended with a brilliant sense of timing, it proves to be devilishly funny... Uproarious... Hilarious!'
Broadway Baby
'Unforgettable character comedy’
Evening News
'The best comedian I've seen who doesn't have his own chat show....It baffles me that the Rev (played by Jim Muir) is performing at Fringe bar in Edinburgh when he could easily fill a prime-time slot on ITV’
The Spectator
'The man is a tornado, a fount of pitch-perfect jokes coupled with quite masterful timing and material that flouts the very laws of censure... Howlingly funny'
Metro
Supporting acts
Peter Wood
Come and join one of the best local acts that the North East of Scotland has to offer. Born and bread in the granite city. Proud to be 100% born and bread Aberdonnion. The show is one helluva show, high impact laughs, with crowd work mastery, all weaved in North East of Scotland banter. From growing up, love, life , laugh and repear. Let's stand tall and above all stand free. As the funny man from the North East, shows what it is to be made in Granite #stand free #sheepareonfire
Peter Wood is a Scottish Comedian who has been gigging several years on the Scottish Comedy Scene. He has gigged all over Scotland. Working with some of the biggest names in Scotland. He has been to finals for competitions, and is proud to be a resident MC. He has headlined many shows. Over the years as he's switched from punchline gag to story, his confidence has soared. He goes from strength to strength on stage. If you get behind him, your for one he'll of a ride (Bill Dewar, founder of Scottish Comedy)
One of the best comedians that the North East of Scotland has produced (Naz Hussian, Breakneck Comedy)
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Breakneck Comedy, 2-8 King Street, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
GBP 16.96
