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Fringe comedians offered free stays for 'breakfast jester' performances
Comedians are being urged to work unpaid shifts as a "breakfast jester" during the Edinburgh Fringe festival in exchange for free lodgings more than 40 miles away.
Marc Horne, The Times, 9th July 2024
Leo Kearse and James O'Brien clash on Twitter
Leo Kearse's off the scale response to James O'Brien taking aim at him is quite the read.
The Poke, 9th July 2024Funny At The Fringe - Anna Akana: It Gets Darker
"It Gets Darker, true to its name, is a show that dissects death in all its forms in 3 stories".
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 9th July 2024A Jaffa Cake Musical to collect Jaffa Cakes for Edinburgh Food Project
Gigglemug Theatre are partnering with the Edinburgh Food Project on their latest show, A Jaffa Cake Musical.
West End Best Friend, 9th July 2024EdFringe Talk: Pernille Haaland: Not Related
"Regardless if the fringe has gotten expensive over the last couple of years, everyone somehow makes it work, fuelled by their hopes and dreams, the energy in the city is amazing."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 9th July 2024EdFringe Talk: Ansa Edim
"The first time I stepped off the tram in Edinurgh and looked up to see a castle, I was hooked."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 9th July 2024Edinburgh Fringe Finances (Comedy's Version)
We take a deep dive into the realities of Fringe budgets with a trio of comedians coming to Edinburgh this summer - Sam Lake, Kathleen Hughes and Dean T. Beirne.
Laurie Presswood, The Skinny, 9th July 2024Unfiltered #6 - The reality of getting Fringe ready with Chelsea Birkby
"Here's a week in my life preparing for the fringe."
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 9th July 2024Edinburgh Fringe 2024: 13 Scottish Comics to Catch
We pick out a baker's dozen of Scottish comedians to add to your Edinburgh Fringe 2024 hitlist.
Laurie Presswood, The Skinny, 9th July 2024
Scott Bennett and Sara Barron reviews
Reviews of their forthcoming Fringe shows.
Chris Parkle, The Real Chrisparkle, 9th July 2024Fringe Quickies: 111 - Michael Porter: Love & Brain Damage
"My show is about living with frontal lobe damage as a result of a car accident when I was 5 years old."
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 9th July 2024Unfiltered #7 - The reality of getting Fringe ready with Alison Larkin
"The key to dealing with a fear of abandonment? Date people you don't like, so if they do leave you, it doesn't matter."
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 9th July 2024I caught malaria to fund my comedy show - then it all went wrong
Needing money to fund his Edinburgh Fringe show, John Tothill signed up to a drug trial. He expected a mild dose of a disease. What happened next baffled doctors.
John Tothill, The Times, 9th July 202412 must-see comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2024
With the world's biggest arts festival just around the corner, here's our must-see shows for this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
Nooruddean Choudry, Rolling Stone, 9th July 2024Funny At The Fringe - Alfie Packham: My Gift to You
"It's a show about gifts and some things that have happened to me recently, including a death, a game of football, and a skydive."
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 9th July 2024Interview: Ralph Brown
"A guy just walked in... and then pulled out a gun." We speak to Ralph Brown about his hair-raising Fringe show, My First Hostage Situation.
Kevin Ibbotson-Wight, The Wee Review, 9th July 2024Stevie Martin: What REALLY goes on behind the scenes of a preview
Stevie Martin is bringing her show, clout, to Edinburgh Fringe. Here, she reveals what's actually happening at a comedy show preview.
Stevie Martin, LMAOnaise, 9th July 2024Funny At The Fringe - Plastic Jeezus
"It's just two men, singing songs and trying to work out what on earth they're doing there. Live, on stage. In front of an audience."
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 9th July 2024
Bridget Jones filming: A-listers asked to leave or only go out at certain times
My mole in the production has told me stars including Harry Styles and Rami Malek aren't too happy after their posh streets became a filming hot spot. And their annoyance only increased when the film's bosses put letters through their doors asking them to either ship out or only come and go at certain times so they didn't disturb the production.
Ellie Henman, The Sun, 9th July 2024My Lady Jane review: One of the best shows of 2024
The show is full of surprises. Some of the characters who I was certain I'd despise ended up being my favourites.
Erik Kain, Forbes, 9th July 2024Podcasts
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Jon Holmes Says The C-Word
Episode 1 - You Might Feel A Bit Of A PrickJon Holmes presents a podcast about cancer. In this opening episode, Jon and his guests discuss "What Made You Go To The Doctors In The First Place?" as they talk symptoms, tests, the importance of catching it early, and a finger up the bum.