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Katherine Ryan: role model?
She loves a funny dance, does a strong line in crude jokes and has received death threats from angry TV viewers. The Canadian-born comic tells Fest about finding her voice.
Jay Richardson, The List, 5th August 2014Joz Norris' Edinburgh Fringe blog: 01
I'm currently in Edinburgh, hiding 'neath the bridge. There's some wifi from a nearby hostel, which I've hacked into by correctly guessing the password "MagicDust74." My boots are filling up with rainwater because I've temporarily taken them off to flex my toes, so I'll have to be quick, but I should just have time for me to post my first exclusive blog for Laugh Out London.
Joz Norris, Laugh Out London, 5th August 2014This week's Edinburgh Festival highlights
With festival season well underway, here's a few more shows to inspire including fun and funky favourites The Cuban Brothers, cabaret superstar Lady Rizo and improv comedy courtesy of Racing Minds...
i-on Magazine, 5th August 2014Fringe latest - Actor hurt by flying muffin
During the course of Ernest; or Much Ado About Muffins (which is on at C cubed, Riddle's Court as part of Edinburgh Fringe), Algernon Moncrieff (played by Simon Kingsley) playfully throws a muffin to Jack Worthing (played by Tom Dawkins). Tom normally catches the muffin but in a recent performance he suffered a momentary lapse in concentration and caught the muffin full in the face.
The Edinburgh Reporter, 5th August 2014Siblings preview
There's a lot packed into the six episodes that make up series one.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 5th August 20145-star review may be a BAD + vomitting over critics
So far at the Edinburgh Fringe, the show I have seen with more laughs per square minute is Matt Price's The Maryhill Dinosaur and that was despite (or perhaps because of) the fact that he did not start the show for about 15 minutes. He just interacted with the audience, who were encouraged to participate with what was, on paper, a narrative monologue not an ad-libbed jazz-like free-form hour of comedy. But Matt brilliantly interwove his (mostly) planned story with ad-libs and diversions which actually added to the show's theme which was, basically, about his insecurities over the past year.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 5th August 2014Stewart Lee & Richard Herring: how we made Fist of Fun
Richard Herring: 'We got a lot of saucy letters. And someone even sent in a Brian May made out of liquorice'.
Laura Barnett, The Guardian, 5th August 2014Clive Anderson: For most people I have ceased to exist!
Barrister-turned-comedian Clive Anderson was the nation's darling - and then he seemed to vanish. Now at the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time in over a decade, Britain's wittiest 'natural-born pessimist' tells Dominic Cavendish what happened.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 5th August 2014Did Jim Davidson really deserve such harsh reviews?
I noticed last night that Jim Davidson had retweeted my Evening Standard review of his Edinburgh Fringe debut. I was surprised as I gave him a very qualified three stars. Then I read the reviews in The Times and The Guardian and saw that they had given his attempt to reinvent himself as a more benign banter merchant a rather more brutal two stars. I guess my review was one of the better ones.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th August 2014Ellis & Rose: the Fringe is dead
One half of Ellis & Rose reminisces about meeting the charismatic Fringe, before Jim Davidson caused its untimely demise.
Gareth Ellis, The Skinny, 5th August 2014Jessica Sherr: Playing with Bette Davis
Jessica Sherr was once told she had Bette Davis eyes. A simple remark that led to her researching the entire life story of the Hollywood great, and subsequently the creation of her one-woman play Bette Davis Ain't For Sissies.
Chris Cooke, ThreeWeeks, 5th August 2014Edinburgh Fringe 2014 interview: Mat Ewins
Mat Ewins' Fringe show this year is a thrilling story of international adventure. He also seems confused by a couple of our questions.
Laugh Out London, 5th August 2014Nathan Caton chooses his comedy favourites
Caton's choices include Louis CK, Richard Pryor and Desmond's.
Nathan Caton, Chortle, 5th August 2014Single White Slut
The slut in the hut, Tim Key chats to The Skinny about fitting in, magnum opuses and returning to Edinburgh.
Vonny Moyes, The Skinny, 5th August 2014The art of standup in a second language
Eddie Izzard has done it in French, German, Spanish, Russian and Arabic. But are the jokes essentially the same - and do foreign comedians at Edinburgh get lost in translation?
Paul Fleckney, The Guardian, 5th August 2014Carey Marx: moving to the Free Fringe has made me happy
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the bucket.
Carey Marx, London Is Funny, 5th August 2014Interview: The Beta Males - Happenstance
As perhaps the only group with a range of characters spanning mythical creatures to perverted children's authors The Beta Males should not be missed this Fringe.
Laura Jeffrey, Edinburgh Fringe Review, 5th August 2014Interview: Angela Barnes - You Can't Take it With You
Sharp, honest and proud of who she is Angela Barnes is one comedian not to miss.
Laura Jeffrey, Edinburgh Fringe Review, 5th August 2014Interview: Ruby Wax - Sane New World
'Now I know how my brain got like this and what to do about it.'
Laura Jeffrey, Edinburgh Fringe Review, 5th August 2014Interview: Tiff Stevenson - Optimist
Sharp, witty and with an answer for everything Tiff Stevenson tells us more about her Edinburgh Fringe show.
Laura Jeffrey, Edinburgh Fringe Review, 5th August 2014Interview: A Brief History of Scotland
Rediscover Scotland's history from its beginnings in the garden of Eden-burgh all the way to the looming independence referendum. Artistic Director, John-David tells us more.
Laura Jeffrey, Edinburgh Fringe Review, 5th August 2014Drunk Lion interview
A surreal and absurd comedy, which turns one man's life experiences into a fantastical show.
Edinburgh Fringe Review, 5th August 2014Interview: Shakespeare's Avengers Assembleth
Bringing together Shakespeare's greatest characters this promises to be a hilarious hour of fast paced comedy.
Edinburgh Fringe Review, 5th August 2014Bake Off star Glenn Cosby - 'Food Junkie' - interview
Glenn mixes wit, flour, laughter and butter, whipping it into a brand new comedy show.
Laura Jeffrey, Edinburgh Fringe Review, 5th August 2014Kerry Godliman Q&A
In-demand comedian and actor Kerry Godliman returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with her new stand-up show, Face Time. The star of Channel 4's Derek gives Giggle Beats some face time, an insight into her life as a performer, working with Ricky Gervais, and her own struggles with technology.
Lorenzo Pacitti, Giggle Beats, 5th August 2014Last Ham Standing
It's the third Fringe for indie sketch trio, The Colour Ham. After a year of hard work and sacrifice, things have to happen. Could this be the show you're looking for?
Vonny Moyes, The Skinny, 5th August 2014Natasia Demetriou: doin' it for the laughs
Fresh from a few previews down south, Natasia Demetriou speaks to us about her solo debut for this year's Fringe, You'll Never Have All Of Me.
Jenni Ajderian, The Skinny, 5th August 2014Edinburgh festival 2014: what's hot and what's not?
It's only five days old and already the fringe has produced some stormers, from James Acaster to Adam Riches. Let us know which shows you've seen and what you made of them.
Chris Wiegand, The Guardian, 5th August 2014Simon Bird named most troublesome on set says cast
Simon Bird, who plays nerdy Will McKenzie in the hit TV series The Inbetweeners, is actually the most troublesome actor on set, his fellow cast members have revealed.
Jayna Rana, The Independent, 5th August 2014Review: Stewart Lee on Kevin Eldon's new book
'An opinionated, ignorant, and largely talentless intellectual snob'
Stewart Lee, Chortle, 5th August 2014Christie's show is a bold campaign against FGM
Christie's material about yoghurt-advert rape fantasies and female genital mutilation is astonishingly complex and uproariously funny.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 5th August 2014Niece of Bertolt Brecht explores identity in Hi Hitler
Lucie Pohl, who is 'not really German, not really American', says theme of her show is not knowing where you belong.
Mark Brown, The Guardian, 5th August 2014Come Heckle Christ: it's news - but it's not comedy
At Edinburgh, newsworthiness and cultural clout get mashed together. Sometimes it works. For Joshua Ladgrove's thinner-than-thin imitation of Christ, it doesn't.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 5th August 2014It's the way she signs it - telling comedy to the deaf
Despite sharing a stage with top comedians at the Fringe including Adam Hills and Sarah Millican, few will recognise signer Catherine King's name even though her exquisite timing often brings some of the biggest laughs.
Nick Clark, The Independent, 5th August 2014Fringe Q&As: Tom Stade
As part of our new series, Tom Stade tells us about good decisions, bad decisions, and complaining about the English...
The Herald, 5th August 2014'Queen Of Soho' writer on camping up the Iron Lady
The 'multi award-winning drag comedy cabaret musical' is playing this summer.
Shaun Kitchener, Entertainment Wise, 5th August 2014Preview: Morgan & West - Parlour Tricks
Time travelling magic duo Morgan & West promise to present a brand new show chock full of jaw dropping, brain bursting, gasp eliciting feats of magic at this year's Fringe, intrigued, TPR had to find out more.
The Public Reviews, 5th August 2014Preview: The Rubberbandits - Continental Fistfight
TPR Caught up with Blindboy Boat Club from The Rubberbandits, whose show Continental Fistfight is at the Gilded Balloon this Fringe.
The Public Reviews, 5th August 2014Preview: Boxman
The creator of the critically acclaimed shows Big Sean, Mikey and Me and Bath Time, Edinburgh native Ruaraidh Murray brings his newest show Boxman to the Fringe. TPR caught up with him for a five minute chat.
The Public Reviews, 5th August 2014Douglas Adams's Dirk Gently set for US TV series
The world's foremost and only Holistic Detective is set to move to America. Dirk Gently, the character created by Douglas Adams in his comedy-sci-fi-mystical-mystery novels Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul, has been optioned for a potential US television series and comic book.
Jonathan Holmes, Radio Times, 5th August 2014Pictures: Matt Lucas steps out in Pompidou
Matt Lucas steps out in high-waisted checked trousers and braces as he continues to film silent comedy Pompidou.
Daily Mail, 5th August 2014Fringe interview: Rich A Keeble
"I'm Rich, an actor and supposed comedian, and I'm doing a show with Luke Kaile called Kaile, Keeble & Kuntz at the Globe Bar on the PBH Free Fringe."
Short Com, 5th August 2014Renkow wins the Amused Moose Laugh Off
First award of the fest goes to Renkow... The annual talent search, the Amused Moose Laugh Off 2014, has been won by Tim Renkow.
Andrew Mickel, Such Small Portions, 5th August 2014John Hannah interview
John Hannah talks about the third Touch Of Cloth show.
Nick Fiaca, TV Choice, 5th August 2014Colin Mochrie interview
The Whose Line is it Anyway? star on improv being the worst art form, his Scottish roots and the comedy talents of George W Bush.
Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 5th August 2014Ellie Taylor interview
Snog, Marry, Avoid presenter Ellie Taylor puckers up for her debut full-length Edinburgh Fringe show.
Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 5th August 2014Stewart Lee: I'm finding it very, very hard to be funny
"Don't those responsible for atrocities understand I have deadlines to meet?" Stewart Lee on why stand-up is the world's hardest job.
Stewart Lee, The Big Issue, 5th August 2014Tom Allen interview
Rising star Tom Allen talks vulnerability, returning to Edinburgh - and why he was ahead of his time.
Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 5th August 2014Ian Lavender interview
Ian Lavender, 68 - aka Private Pike - talks remakes, shyness, and the "brilliant" cast of Dad's Army.
Andrew Burns, The Big Issue, 5th August 2014TV & radio
10:30am90 min
MacAulay And Co
Edinburgh 2014, Episode 1Fred presents live from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with guests Frank Skinner, Fatal Attraction star Anne Archer, Jason Byrne, Katherine Ryan and Alan Davies.
11pm30 min
The Alternative Comedy Experience
Series 2, Episode 4 - A Minute Of SilenceTonight's episode of the 'connoisseurs stand-up show of choice' features Tony Law, David Kay, Susan Calman, Michael Legge, and musical storytellers Ginger & Black. Stewart Lee meets them backstage.