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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 17h

Not gonna lie, if you would have spent “literally thousands of dollars” on something you could have literally also looked up on the internet five years ago you are an absolute fucking rube, so it’s no wonder you think AI is good

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 18/09/2026

Debra Wilson is the voice of Kira in Dogs in Space and she was an absolute stand-out in a very stacked voice cast. Completely brilliant performer. Cast her in everything! This is my favourite scene she did. Apparently it made her cry when she read it! And it always gets me when I watch it too!

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 18/09/2026

Whoops, turns out there’s a thing called being able to read! According to that article, a senior adviser has said this is what he thinks Iran should do. It’s not, as the above post suggests, a decision Iran has made or their formal position. Probably why it’s not being reported elsewhere!

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 12/09/2026

One year I had an ill-advised Edinburgh Fringe fling with a reviewer from the Skinny (which began AFTER they had reviewed our show, I must stress!!!) - but nonetheless resulted in the other Casual Violence boys quoting this as a review of how I am in bed for the rest of the month. Ahh, memories.

Having chosen death as their denouement last year, the Casual Violence boys keep it ‘light’ this time. Just a kick in the teeth. Tossed together with some death and maiming and general decline into suicidal despair. Standard.

The Caves is the perfect venue for their warped tales of weird and terrible characters picking out their sorry paths from worse to horrible. You will squirm and howl and mewl. I didn’t even know what a mewl was till I went, but mewl I did. And how.

You’ll laugh too, but it hurts. They conjure up their characters so painfully well that it will drag out a bit of your heart and half choke you with laughter. The one problem with this wonderfully crafted concatenation of worlds is that it never quite comes together as a complete whole. They spin a cracking yarn, but it seems they don’t quite finish it – for the time being at least, the sense of an ending (happy or otherwise) has eluded them.

Nevertheless, this is an unmissable show. Set to the marvellous musical stylings of that one guy who didn’t get a character (almost, but not quite), A Kick In The Teeth is an utterly vile delight. You are a dreadful person for enjoying it.

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 12/09/2026

A glowing four star review from the Skinny in 2011 was the first Casual Violence received for our then-breakthrough show. We got it early and it defined our Fringe run. We got compared to Charles Addams and Edward Gorey! This is how I learned who Edward Gorey was! Thanks Cara McGuigan!

Gloriously bleak and black, this is a weird and wonderful show more reminiscent of things like Charles Addams and Edward Gorey comic strips than any of Casual Violence's sketch-group peers.

Under film noir-style lighting, Casual Violence take us through the grim demise of six intense and twisted characters to the tones of a creepy cabaret keyboardist. Of the range of random and hugely backstoried characters, the one that stands out is insane armless serial killer Bad Legs McGinty, and his menacing yet slightly sexually charged relationship with captor Detective Shoehorn, which owes as much to the Wizard of Oz as it does to Jack Nicolson in Chinatown (there are such a broad range of influences in this show, it's hard to keep track).

Then there are the Siamese twin assassins, who are as far from Farrelly Brothers as you could care to imagine; the odious dying father in his mansion full of taxidermied relatives; and the desperate bubble-gun seller ripped straight out of post-Soviet melodrama.

All delivered flawlessly, passionately, and completely straight. Gloriously dark and twisted, not filled with belly laughs but an unexpected trip into the bizarre. I can’t say how much I enjoyed it.

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

PARA-BIDDYBUD: could teach that fucking bee a thing or two. check out that wiggle! 6/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

COW: not a dance, but at least the bell ringing gives it a bit of musicality 2/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

DOLPHIN: you know when you can tell how someone would be in bed based on how they dance? 2/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

CHARGIN’ CHUCK: have you ever seen anyone this happy? this is dancing with *aplomb*. deeply endearing. would fall in love if I saw him on the dance floor 9/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

PENGUIN: this is what they mean when they talk about hotness privilege. low effort but despite ourselves we love it anyway. 7/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

COIN COFFER: would cough up a coin or two to watch him dance in front of me. 7/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

FISH BONE: hypnotic shimmying. more rhythm in his jaw than you got in your hips. this is what grace looks like. 9/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

POKEY: others on this list have done a lot more with a lot less, my dude. a few extra points for being able to flip your own head like a pancake. 4/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

ROCKY WRENCH: utterly entrancing. a consummate display of skill and immaculate style. I could watch this for hours. 10/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

MONTY MOLE: we stan a belly-slapping king. look at that tum jiggle. 8/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

CATAQUACK: he’s not got a lot but he’s giving it all. we should be grateful. 8/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

PIANTA: thank fucking *christ*. we got grass skirts shimmying, we got bounce, we got r h y t h m. wanking motion a bit trumpy though. 8/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

SWOOP: a creature that can both fly and hang from the ceiling ought to be able to clear a low bar, and yet. 1/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

STINGBY: even with a string of low-effort contenders on the roster, this is insulting. 1/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

PEEPA: this is indiscernible from just “being a ghost”. another letdown. 2/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

CONKDOR: a waste of a perfectly good spaghetti neck. 2/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

CHEEP CHEEP: incredible. even outside their natural environment, they’re giving it all they got. great bounce, great control, terrific poise. putting many other contenders to shame. 8/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

SIDESTEPPER: now *this* is how you do it. clearly terrified but he’s doing it anyway. the claws as little castanets? inspired - and inspiring. 9/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

HAMMER BRO: look man we get it you like hammering, you don’t need to make everything about hammers it won’t fucking kill you to explore other interests. 2/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

NABBIT: jumping is not dancing. did you even read the email ffs. 2/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

PIRANHA PLANT: not quite on Goomba’s level but still an impressive effort for a creature with few limbs. on the other hand, Mario Wonder showed these guys can do better than this. 6/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 11/09/2026

DRY BONES: pathetic. if old thirties cartoons have taught me anything it’s that skeletons are excellent dancers. being dead is no excuse for failure here. 2/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

WIGGLER: exceptional. making the most of every limb. impressive coordination. cast him in the remake of dirty dancing. let him carry a watermelon. 10/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

SPIKE: horrible. barely commits to the hopak, then finishes by vomiting up a giant spiked ball bigger than he is? impressive but not something you should do in the club. go join the circus, clown. 3/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

GOOMA: no arms, no hips, but a ton of pizazz. making the most of what he has. doing a lot with a little. a lesson for us all. 8/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

DONKEY KONG: thoroughly disappointing. where is the exuberance he showed us in the dk rap? we know he’s got moves but he isn’t bringing them. a total letdown. 2/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

SHY GUY: got a lot of respect for this. he’s giving real “awkward guy at the edge of the dance floor, but he LOVES this song”. a shy guy after my own heart. keep bopping little dude. 8/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

KING BOO: look, there’s only so much you can do when you’re a Boo, and he’s clearly having a good time. save him a spot on the dance floor. 6/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

BIRDO: her eyes are so sad. did she and Yoshi call off their engagement five minutes before you turned on the game? that would explain the ring. poor gal. but pity doesn’t equal points with this judge, I’m afraid. low energy. 4/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

LAKITU: when this lil guy gets his butt out of a floating cloud he sure can wiggle it. and that little breakdancing move when you select him? very charming. captivating stuff all round. 9/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

TOADETTE: she’s hungrily eyeing up everyone else in the club instead of truly letting the music flow through her. she looks like she’s having fun with the girlies but don’t be fooled: she’s on the pull. watch out boys. 5/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

BOWSER JR: mostly embarrassing but redeemed by his little John Travolta pose when you select him. 5/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

BABY ROSALINA: this is not dancing. what a stupid baby. go back to outer space dipshit. 1/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

BABY DAISY: completely nonsensical but she gets away with it on account of being a baby. this would not fly if she were any older. 6/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

BABY PEACH: suspiciously coordinated for a baby. suspect her parents may be forcing her into talent contests. impressive but concerning. 7/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

BABY MARIO: pretty good for a baby. 7/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

PAULINE: this is not dancing. deeply lazy. you’re supposed to be the singer in a band. no sense of fun whatsoever 2/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

ROSALINA: clearly making an effort but if this is her best, she needs to do better. 5/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

WALUIGI: perfection. he’s an extra in a stage musical and he’s throwing himself into the role with gusto. 10/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

WARIO: your mafioso dad is trying to act normal at your wedding. it’s not working. 2/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

YOSHI: received devastating news five minutes before you turned the game. his heart’s just not in it. 3/10

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James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com · 10/09/2026

TOAD: viscerally upsetting. if I could make looking at this illegal I would. 1/10

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