Ey up, Mars! Pat Rascal Launches Yorkshire Into Orbit at the Fringe

Well duckies, if you thought Yorkshire folk were content with flat caps and a brew, think again. There’s a mission underway — and it’s headed way past Leeds. Say hello to Pat Rascal: Space Gravy, the sketch show that’s boldly going where no gravy boat has gone before: to Mars. Yes, seriously. Not just Mars though, its heading to Edinburgh Fringe

Now I’ve delivered some odd parcels in my time (one to a panto cow wearing crocs), but even I wasn’t prepared for the high-energy, off-the-wall chaos that Pat Rascal has cooked up. This isn’t just sketch comedy. It’s sketch, lip-sync, clowning, five minutes in Spanish, and a salute to God’s own country — all wrapped up in a duct-taped rocket and crash-landing at Underbelly Cowgate for Edinburgh Fringe

Behind the wigs and wonderfully strange props (some of which I’m sure I saw last week in the lost property at Wetherspoons), lies something heartfelt: a tribute to Yorkshire, pride, and what it means to belong somewhere — especially when the world is more than a bit bonkers. And let’s face it, Fringe-goers, we all need a reminder that being proud of where you’re from doesn’t have to come with a flag and a frown.

The comedy trio — Anisa Khorassani (she/her), Matty Blin (they/them), and Rob Davidson (he/him) — are absurd, sharp, and utterly fearless. Two-thirds of them hail from Yorkshire, and the other third is just trying to keep up (we’ve all been there).

And let me tell you — this lot don’t just deliver comedy, they catapult it. If you’re after something gloriously daft but sneakily moving, pop it in your diary:

🛸 Pat Rascal: Space Gravy
📍 Underbelly Cowgate (Iron Belly)
📆 31 July – 24 August (except 12)
🕤 21:40 start
💸 £12 / £11 concession

So go on — grab a pie, tighten your space helmet, and get ready for liftoff. This Fringe, Yorkshire’s heading to Mars. And I, for one, am sending it first class.

Written with love (and gravy) by Grace Hatchell, your favourite theatre-delivering postie.

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