Smack The Pony’s Fiona Allen announces debut stand-up tour

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Tash Snaith

Fiona Allen (@fionaallentweet, star and co-writer of Smack The Pony) announces today her new stand-up tour On The Run, which she will be taking on tour at various venues around the UK after performing it at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 

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Allen has taken up stand-up in recent years, after performing in and co-writing the Emmy award winning and Bafta nominated sketch show first airing in 1999. 

On The Run will cover Allen’s musings on topics including: family, marriage, passive aggressive school mums, as well as, in Allen’s words, things that truly annoy her. 

You can catch Allen’s show On The Run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe at The Pleasance Courtyard, Upstairs, between 2nd-20th August at 4:15 PM, or on tour around the UK between 15th Sept-8th Dec.

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Tash Snaith
As a writer and reviewer for Funny Women, it's safe to say Tash is obsessed with all things comedy. When she's not talking about comedy, or how great women are in general, she's probably planning a ridiculous immersive event, researching her next holiday, or eating something sweet.
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