{"id":3717,"date":"2026-01-15T13:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theoldhairdressers.com\/?post_type=events-&#038;p=3717"},"modified":"2026-01-15T13:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:00:05","slug":"ayoade-bamgboye-swings-and-roundabouts-2","status":"publish","type":"events-","link":"http:\/\/www.theoldhairdressers.com\/?events=ayoade-bamgboye-swings-and-roundabouts-2","title":{"rendered":"Ayoade Bamgboye: Swings and Roundabouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"description-content\">\n<p>Winner: Best Newcomer \u2013 Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2025<\/p>\n<p>The critically acclaimed debut show about suffering (and smiling) from Nigerian stand-up Ayoade Bamgboye.<\/p>\n<p>Burdened by the gift of sight, a primeval awareness that something is not quite right, and almost three accents, she\u2019ll ask life\u2019s big questions and provide absolutely no answers.<\/p>\n<p>Born in London, raised in Lagos, sacked in Budapest, the poor woman has been there and done that \u2013 and to what end?<\/p>\n<p>Swings and Roundabouts is about going nowhere fast, being too British to stop apologising, and too Nigerian to stop shouting.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Anna Fox.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018As striking a debut as I\u2019ve seen.\u2019<br \/>\n**** Guardian<\/p>\n<p>\u2018A mercurial talent\u2026 it takes your breath away.\u2019<br \/>\n**** Scotsman<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The funniest and most commanding debut to land in Edinburgh for many years.\u2019<br \/>\n***** Chortle<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winner: Best Newcomer \u2013 Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2025 The critically acclaimed debut show about suffering (and smiling) from Nigerian stand-up Ayoade Bamgboye. Burdened by the gift of sight, a primeval awareness that something is not quite right, and almost three accents, she\u2019ll ask life\u2019s big questions and provide absolutely no answers. Born in London, raised [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3718,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"ptb_metabox":{"ptb_events__date_":"2026-03-20 19:00:00","ptb_events__time_":"7pm","ptb_events__buy_tickets":{"1":"https:\/\/www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com\/performances\/ayoade-bamgboye-swings-and-roundabouts\/"}},"ptb_taxonomy":[],"ptb_featured_image":{"url":"http:\/\/www.theoldhairdressers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-15-at-12-58-22-Ayoade-Bamgboye-Swings-and-Roundabouts-Glasgow-International-Comedy-Festival.png","title":"Screenshot 2026-01-15 at 12-58-22 Ayoade Bamgboye Swings and Roundabouts - Glasgow International Comedy Festival","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theoldhairdressers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/events-\/3717"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theoldhairdressers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/events-"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theoldhairdressers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/events-"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.theoldhairdressers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theoldhairdressers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.theoldhairdressers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}