BCG Daily Sunday 21st July 2024
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Piglets review
Police sitcom swerves politics but isn't a patch on Police Academy.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 21st July 2024On the Mic Picks: Derek Mitchell
The American character comedian says that he'll make sense of 'all the cultural nonsense' between nations.
On The Mic, 21st July 2024Meet the Edinburgh Fringe comedians playing their neurodiversity for laughs
With understanding around neurodiversity 'close to zero' for most people, comedians are using shows at the Edinburgh Fringe to tell their stories/
Laura Kelly, The Big Issue, 21st July 2024The five mistakes comedians should never make at the Fringe
... and why you'll make them anyway. Spring Day explains.
Spring Day, Chortle, 21st July 2024From OnlyFans to medical trials - the extreme measures artists take to fund Edinburgh festival shows
Crowdfunding and finding patrons are among less painful options as cost of performing at the fringe soars.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 21st July 2024Theatre At The Fringe - Unseen
"Unseen is an 'all access' pass into the mysterious world of Broadway's backstage!"
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 21st July 2024Funny At The Fringe - Alex Franklin: Gurl Code
"It's a show about trans joy, and my first year on HRT".
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 21st July 2024Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - The Hairy Godmothers
"If you have any reservation, just Let It Go. Be Our Guest and book a seat now!"
Corr Blimey, 21st July 2024Edinburgh Fringe Q&A: Maeve Press
The American stand-up on her love of Taskmaster and realising a childhood dream of coming to Edinburgh Fringe.
Ben Venables, Fest Mag, 21st July 2024Edinburgh Fringe Q&A: Juliet Cowan
The esteemed actor is returning to stand-up comedy.
Ben Venables, Fest Mag, 21st July 2024Comedy picks to help you get the best out of the Fringe
Every year, Paul Levy asks me for a list of the top ten 'must-see' comedy shows at Edinburgh Fringe. This year there are 1,520 comedy shows to see. Working through the list, it is clear that ten isn't going to do it.
Fringe Review, 21st July 2024Fringe Quickies: 145 - Shitty Mozart
"A common misconception about me is that I'm not, in fact, the botched clone of Mozart."
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 21st July 2024Fringe Quickies: 146 - MC Hammersmith: The MC Stands For Middle Class
"I shout raps very loud over very loud music. At 2pm in the afternoon. For an hour."
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 21st July 2024Fringe Quickies: 147 - Hannah Platt - Defence Mechanism
"I want the show to develop as I perform it over the fringe."
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 21st July 2024Fringe Quickies: 148 - Isabella Charlton: So, My Dad F*cked The Nanny
"Having fun in front of a new audience every night is what keeps it fresh for me."
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 21st July 2024Fringe Quickies: 149 - Pillock
"We keep it pacy, punchy and the music is banging".
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 21st July 2024Catherine Cohen: "I had a stroke at 31 - my brain felt like it'd short-circuited"
A year after the American cabaret star had to skip Edinburgh for emergency heart surgery, she's turned her medical crisis into comedy.
Helen Brown, The Telegraph, 21st July 2024Funny At The Fringe - Michelle Shaughnessy: Too Late, Baby
"I really wanted to take the negativity that I, and lots of others sometimes feel and turn it into something relatable and funny. And I think I have done that with this show."
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 21st July 2024Funny At The Fringe - Dr Jo Prendergast: The Cool Mum
"The Cool Mum is a clean, interactive, comedy show that contains relatable content for Gen Zers to Boomers."
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 21st July 2024Edinburgh Interview: Brian Watkins on Weather Girl
"It began with wanting to write something for a small audience, something that could be bold because of its intimacy, paired with a story about our increasing sense of detachment from the environment, a story of how we are consumed by our consumerism".
Greg Stewart, Theatre Weekly, 21st July 2024Funny At The Fringe - Good Girl
"Good Girl is a sexy, funny Fringe show that dives into female sexuality, male fantasies, and societal constructs of womanhood."
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 21st July 2024
Comedy is harder now because you can't make jokes about being foreign, says Maureen Lipman
The Coronation Street star who has spoken of negotiating today's cancel culture tells of the difficulties of finding funny material.
The Telegraph, 21st July 2024
Colin Firth's Mark Darcy returns in new Bridget Jones film
Colin Firth fans rejoice: Mark Darcy is to be reunited with Bridget Jones after all. In these exclusive photographs from the set of Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, Renee Zellweger, who plays Jones, is seen lovingly interacting with her co-star Firth.
Daily Mail, 21st July 2024Edinburgh Interview: Sarah Cameron-West on KAREN
"The best bit about performing it is that the audience are laughing one minute and then there is an unexpected emotional sucker punch which causes them to gasp".
Greg Stewart, Theatre Weekly, 21st July 2024Edinburgh Fringe 2024 must-see shows
With 1,373 shows to choose from, it can understandably be overwhelming. But Metro.co.uk have compiled a list of performances that are not to be missed this year, if you're planning a trip up - or down - to the Scottish capital.
Kitty Chrisp, Metro, 21st July 2024Podcasts
