Fascinating Aïda
Fascinating Aïda are a British cabaret and comedy singing group founded in 1983. The trio's current line-up comprises founder member Dillie Keane, Adèle Anderson, who joined in 1984, and Liza Pulman, who first joined in 2004. Known for close-harmony singing, piano-led performance and satirical songs, the group have built a repertoire that combines sexual humour, topical and political satire, absurdist comedy and more personal material.
Fascinating Aïda was formed by Keane, Marilyn Cutts and Lizzie Richardson, and first came to prominence in the mid-1980s through appearances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, London theatre runs and television exposure, including the BBC documentary Sweet FA. After the group's first period ended in 1989, Keane and Anderson revived it in 1994 with Issy van Randwyck, beginning a second phase that included shows such as Live at the Lyric: It, Wit, Don't Give a Shit Girls: Barefaced Chic and One Last Flutter. Following another farewell period in 2003–04, the group returned in 2008 for its 25th anniversary and continued touring in Britain and abroad with Pulman as the regular soprano, later joined onstage by musical director Michael Roulston.
The group have received a nomination for the Perrier Comedy Award, three nominations for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment, and Drama Desk Award nominations in New York for Absolutely Fascinating and Absolutely Miraculous! Their song "Cheap Flights" became a viral online hit in 2010, helping introduce the group to a wider audience. Later commentary has described Fascinating Aïda as an enduring and influential presence in British cabaret.
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