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Freddie Meredith: Need a Light? review – one hilarious hour of cringe

The Guardian UK Thursday 27 August 2026, 19:00 UTC By Brian Logan 1 min read
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Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghWatching a man labouring to strike up conversations in the smoking area of a nightclub proves not just funny but also touching and upliftingEver pretended to use your phone to avoid the shame of being Norman No-Mates at a party? Freddie Meredith’s new show is a 60-minute channelling of that experience, an hour-long cringe at a man labouring to strike up conversations in the smoking area of a nightclub. Meredith, a familiar face to viewers of Big Boys, Such Brave...

Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
Watching a man labouring to strike up conversations in the smoking area of a nightclub proves not just funny but also touching and uplifting

Ever pretended to use your phone to avoid the shame of being Norman No-Mates at a party? Freddie Meredith’s new show is a 60-minute channelling of that experience, an hour-long cringe at a man labouring to strike up conversations in the smoking area of a nightclub.

Meredith, a familiar face to viewers of Big Boys, Such Brave Girls and other TV series, has alighted on a familiar social type here, albeit one rarely so brilliantly depicted. His alter ego is a shy and insecure beta male desperately trying to look – well, alpha is out of his reach, but even basic social functioning would be an upgrade.

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Freddie Meredith (ORG) Pleasance Courtyard (LOCATION) Norman No-Mates (PERSON) Freddie Meredith’s (ORG) Meredith (ORG)
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