{"id":388062,"date":"2025-08-31T23:59:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T23:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/388062\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T23:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T23:59:13","slug":"cowboys-review-edinburgh-fringe-lost-in-theatreland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/388062\/","title":{"rendered":"COWBOYS \u2013 REVIEW \u2013 EDINBURGH FRINGE \u2013 Lost in Theatreland"},"content":{"rendered":"

A brilliant blend of Spaghetti Western tropes and clowning.<\/p>\n

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Comedy trio Business Casual (Jeremy Elder, Cory Peter Lane and Hunter Saling) present the Wild West as you have seen it many, many times before in Cowboys, is a hilarious blend of sketch and physical comedy. We join ex-gunslinger Levi Jeans (Elder) on a journey to take revenge on his family\u2019s killers, meeting an eclectic cast of Spaghetti Western stereotypes along the way. That\u2019s it, really, but it\u2019s a bare-bones plot that really allows the performers to shine and display their natural comedic talent. It\u2019s a totally over-the-top, slapstick style comedy that perfectly fits the Western genre and had the audience laughing the whole way through.<\/p>\n

Business Casual as a trio are incredibly entertaining to watch \u2013 it\u2019s clear that the performers are having a great time onstage which is something that puts me as an audience member completely at ease. There is a lot of pressure on comedy shows and performers, especially in a high-stakes environment like the Edinburgh Fringe, but Business Casual didn\u2019t falter for a second; they had<\/p>\n

strong chemistry with each other and an instinct for comedic timing that carried them flawlessly through the entire show. The performances themselves were very strong; Elder was charming and likeable as lead cowboy Levi Jeans, while Lane and Saling showed an impressive display of clowning ability as they shifted between an entertaining cast of ensemble characters. The comedy was clever and ranged from physical comedy and slapstick to the more ridiculous, 3-point-parking horses and an extremely drawn-out death scene (involving a train, a shark and an eagle). Some of the references were dated, but overall the show was packed with solid-gold jokes (I should know, I tested them with my teeth). The lighting technician was laughing throughout, which is something I\u2019ve personally never witnessed before and I think says everything about how entertaining this show was. I am looking forward to seeing which genre Business Casual takes on next.<\/p>\n

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Rating: 4 out of 5.<\/p>\n

{\ud83c\udf9f PR Invite \u2013 Tickets gifted in exchange for an honest review}<\/p>\n

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