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JO JO SUTHERLAND

Late Night Dirty Scrabble with Rob Rouse and Friends: Edinburgh Fringe 2022, Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh, 2022
A Show for Gareth Richards: Edinburgh Fringe 2023, PBH Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies, Edinburgh, 2023

Comedian Jo Jo Sutherland was a guest at Late Night Dirty Scrabble with Rob Rouse and Friends at the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2022.  Trying to match other guests with filthy words on a Scrabble board made for much entertainment.

A Show for Gareth Richards was created for the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe by two comedians, Mark Simmons and Danny Ward.  Comedian Gareth Richards tragically died in a car crash in April 2023 and was widely known in the comedy community.  Clearly missed greatly by comedians and audiences, Simmons and Ward staged a comedy show with different daily comperes and acts every day of the Fringe which was free to attend but donations were requested at the end of each show for Richards’ family.  The show I went to featured Jo Jo Sutherland as compere, Susie McCabe, Alison Spittle and Stuart Goldsmith.  By the end of the Fringe, over £47,000 was raised for Richards’ family and Ward and Simmons won every award going for their superb efforts.  For those seeking to donate, please click JustGiving.com.  Sutherland was a superb compere and ad-libbed whilst headliner Goldsmith was delayed in traffic.