Multi award-winning comedian Cheekykita's one-woman, tour-de-force nonsense ride... where will we end up? From sea to the universe, an octopus and other daft stuff... we will go somewhere and it will be fun. Hell yeah, a lot of fun and (very) silly dancing, songs, creatures and an octopus... of course... a big one. We might go to space... why not? ***** (FunnyWomen.com)

long listed for (Alternative Edinburgh comedy awards 2023

'A true Gem' (Tom Ward). 'Hilarious' (Alan Davies). ‘A weirdo somewhere universe of Boosh' (Chortle.co.uk). 'Bizarre and strangely entertaining' (Kate Copstick)

"It’s Brilliant’ (BBC Radio 4)'

'hilarious, bizarre and endearing all rolled into one absolute delight of a show. I laughed A LOT' ***** (Edinburgh Reviews)

August 8, 2024    Edinburgh Reviews

The vibe of this show is bizarre, funny and just a little bit off the chain. Cheekykita has brought friends with her, including a malfunctioning battery powered dancing cat (pssst! Try replacing the batteries), a stuffed badger, and a little mermaid with a blowhole you can finger if you want to (nobody did).

Cheekykita’s vibe of ‘this is happening, just roll with it’ is both charming and just really funny, and she gets a very willing audience to play along through some of the silliest moments.

We get introduced to several characters from Cheekykita, including her being “in bread”, an octopus, a shark, a fly (which an audience member is encouraged to swat – just not on the head, face or back!) and an anus.

I’ve got to say, the octopus is still my favourite, but the shark comes in a close second; especially when the JAWS-esque music starts to play.

There’s a good amount of audience participation, with not only fly swatting, but a live interpretation of the Netflix show My Octopus Teacher, with the actual audio cut and edited whilst Cheekykita acts out the octopus role, and a member of the audience plays the videographer.

It will help you watch the documentary in a new light, as we get to hear it from the octopus’s perspective.

Cheekykita’s comfortable brand of nonsense will have you laughing out loud throughout this show, and the audience were singing along – sometimes with chants of ‘shrimp’ thrown into the mix (you had to be there).

At one point, I was given the character name of ‘mackerelle’, which I was happy to take.

There is a little bit of a plot, and we go from Cheekykita’s ‘front room’, to deep under the sea, before heading into space! And eventually we do get back safe again, in time to have a singalong and punch around a blow-up globe of the Earth. Perfect.

Overall I had a great time at Cheekykita: An Octopus, The Universe ‘n’ Stuff, and I hadn’t actually realised that tomorrow is the last day! So, if you want to see this show, get your tixsies now (or just turn up tomorrow) and get ready for a surreal and memorable comedy journey.

One of the Fringiest things you’ll see this year, if you’re lucky enough to make it down to Bar 50 tomorrow. Click Here For Review