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Have A Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - Cabaret Capers
Below is a tiny slice of what delights are on offer for this year's sensual festival; an embracement of queerness, and continued dismantling of the binary.
Corr Blimey, 23rd July 2024Edinburgh Fringe Q&A: Nadiya Atkinson
The writer-director of CRINGE discusses her love letter to fanfiction.
Fest Mag, 23rd July 2024
Piglets: The Dim Blue Line
The team behind Green Wing has changed colour for its new sitcom - but some are already seeing red...
Huw Fullerton, Radio Times, 23rd July 2024
Piglets review
It has its moments, but there is something about Piglets that doesn't quite work. It certainly feels odd on ITV1 back to back with the more conventional Alan Carr vehicle Changing Ends. If there are any complaints about it though they should be that it's not funny rather than that it's offensive.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd July 2024Kate Hammer: How to use your star sign as a guide to the Fringe
To help you work out what shows to see, she turns to the stars for inspiration.
Kate Hammer, LMAOnaise, 23rd July 2024On the Mic Picks: Alice Snedden
Our podcast interview with Alice leaves us with a cliff hanger. What did happen with the stollen car? We are going to see Highly Credible and find out.
On The Mic, 23rd July 2024Funny At The Fringe - Will Owen: Like, Nobody's Watching
"The show is about my lifelong obsession with watching TV."
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 23rd July 2024EdFringe Talk: 5 Mistakes That Changed History
"EdFringe is the Olympic Games for the Arts, so you're trying to enjoy everything at the festival, but your sole priority is putting on the best show for your audience".
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 23rd July 2024EdFringe Talk: 16 Postcodes
"The process of making this show is one giant learning curve and I think it's only going to get steeper going into the festival."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 23rd July 2024EdFringe Talk: 44 Sex Acts In One Week
"I'm having a fabulous life! and so excited for this Edinburgh adventure."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 23rd July 2024EdFringe Talk: Anthony Williams and Dawn Bailey: Solo Show (As Told by Two People)
"Every comedian has EdFringe on their bucket list and to be able to go and perform our show is incredible."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 23rd July 2024EdFringe Talk: Dima Watermelon: Ukrainian Dream
"In a crowded field like the Edinburgh Fringe, standing out requires not just a great performance but also effective marketing and building connections within the industry."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 23rd July 2024EdFringe Talk: The Popess: Instructions for Freedom
"The stakes are higher when you are responsible for every aspect of the show, from marketing and logistics to ensuring the performance itself is polished."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 23rd July 2024Edinburgh Fringe preview: Rat House
Writer Evie Cowen brings her second play, Rat House, to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Louise Penn, LouReviews, 23rd July 2024
Green Wing in talks to return to TV
There was good news earlier this year for fans of hit 00s sitcom Green Wing when it came back as an audio show, and that good news might be about to become great news.
Robert Oliver, Metro, 23rd July 2024Edinburgh Fringe Q&A - Bella Hull
"It's basically a month-long bubble bath..."
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 23rd July 2024Edinburgh Fringe Q&A - Paddy Young
"There's something special about watching a show that changes your life and then bombing an hour later."
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 23rd July 202412 Best Shows To See At Edinburgh Fringe 2024
From fresh new comic acts and award-winning playwrights to a recreation of one of the most infamous concerts in history, here are the best shows to see at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Patrick Dunne, The Handbook, 23rd July 2024Funny At The Fringe - Chris Weir: Well Flung
"A modern day romcom about a holiday fling I had in Gran Canaria."
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 23rd July 2024Edinburgh Fringe Preview 2024 - Part Six
The north will rise again...
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd July 2024Fringe Quickies: 157 - no no no please no god no go, nevermind i'm fine
"Folks might think the Olympics happen every four years, and I understand that. But the true champions, the true extraordinaires are at the Fringe every year."
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 23rd July 2024
New sports podcast launched by QI team to tie in with Olympics
Quite A Good Sport, the brand new podcast series from the makers of QI and No Such Thing As A Fish, sees hosts James Harkin and Anna Ptaszynski tackle the interesting side of sport.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd July 2024Fringe Quickies: 158 - Sarah Hester Ross is What?
"I like to move songs and bits in and out of the show."
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 23rd July 2024Fringe Quickies: 159 - Dr Jo Prendergast: The Cool Mum
"During my show I invite 2 lucky audience members on stage."
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 23rd July 2024Funny At The Fringe - Kiran Saggu: Slacks
"Slacks really is just the embodiment of how a lazy git like me uses pure delusion to fuel her own take on modern ambition."
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 23rd July 2024Fringe Quickies: 160 - Accordion Ryan's Pop Bangers
"The Edinburgh Fringe is the perfect place for my show because my show doesn't fit into boxes!"
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 23rd July 2024Fringe Anxiety and Joy with Kemah Bob
We chat anxiety, tiny crowds and supporting marginalised artists with hotly-anticipated Fringe debutante Kemah Bob.
Polly Glynn, The Skinny, 23rd July 2024Edinburgh Fringe Q&A - Mustafa Algiyadi
"I'm constantly on my toes, eager to see what the experience will bring".
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 23rd July 2024Seven ways to fix the Fringe
Mabel Thomas has some suggestions.
Mabel Thomas, Chortle, 23rd July 2024Celya AB on the best and worst of Edinburgh
"I once asked a comic if they were going to the Fringe, at the Fringe".
Chortle, 23rd July 2024Improv At The Fringe - Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
"Showstopper has everything you could possibly want from any musical - great songs, sweeping storylines, bold characters, catchy tunes, and bags of joy - the only difference is we make absolutely everything up as we go along. Everything is completely improvised out of audience suggestions."
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 23rd July 2024A chat with Darrell Martin, Just The Tonic
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Just the Tonic and 20 years of Just the Tonic at Edinburgh Fringe.
Louise Penn, LouReviews, 23rd July 2024Edinburgh Fringe: 10 Melbourne hits
Comedy shows that have already made a splash down under.
Chortle, 23rd July 2024Edinburgh Fringe comedians share how they tackle the truth on stage
Stand up comedians are the heart of their material.
Katy Davies, Entertainment Focus, 23rd July 2024
Fringe preview review: Alfie Packham: My Gift to You
If you are looking for a funny, heart warming hour of comedy with lots of fun jokes that the audience react well with, then this is the show for you.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 23rd July 202420 Shows to See at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Playbill looked through all 3,800+ shows on offer and picked a few we're excited for.
Playbill, 23rd July 2024
Alfa Romeo used in legendary BBC comedy up for sale
An Alfa Romeo that starred in a legendary episode of Absolutely Fabulous has gone up for sale for just £30,000.
Jacob Jaffa, The Sun, 23rd July 2024
Monty Python And The Holy Grail gets a 'Magic: The Gathering' crossover
A pair of swallows, a dismembered knight, and a very iconic Tim are getting their own cards.
Tom Marks, IGN, 23rd July 2024Arts events like Edinburgh Fringe suffer from 'chaotic' visa system - MP
Liberal Democrat equalities spokesperson Christine Jardine labelled the annual entertainment festival "vital" for the Scottish capital's economy as she told the Commons arts and culture had "suffered" as a result of immigration rules.
Perspective, 23rd July 2024Interview: Bailey Swilley
"It's always surprising which jokes resonate with people the most" We talk to Bailey Swilley about her debut Fringe show Gimme a Sign!
Kevin Ibbotson-Wight, The Wee Review, 23rd July 2024Funny At The Fringe - Sian Davies: Band of Gold
"Band of Gold is a comedy show about owning your mistakes."
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 23rd July 2024Theatre At The Fringe - My Grandmother's Eyepatch
"My show is a memorial service for my long dead grandmother."
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 23rd July 2024Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - Top Picks: Theatre
The best theatre at the Fringe, from climate chaos to the impact of war.
Fest Mag, 23rd July 2024Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - Top Picks: Comedy
From mistaken identity to medieval saints, these comedy shows will have you in stitches.
Fest Mag, 23rd July 2024Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - Top Picks: Cabaret
Discover the must-see cabaret shows, from 80s-inspired synth to a former president doing stand-up.
Fest Mag, 23rd July 2024Alexa, Play Q&A
BWW caught up with Alexa Elmy on bringing Alexa, Play to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Kat Mokrynski, Broadway World, 23rd July 2024Nerine Skinner Q&A
BWW caught up with Nerine Skinner on bringing The Exorcism of Liz Truss to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Kat Mokrynski, Broadway World, 23rd July 2024Maggie Metnick & Hunter Lang interview
This women-created news satire stars comedian Maggie Metnick in drag as Chip Johnson, a red-blooded American male pundit on a mission to mansplain the news to women.
The New Current, 23rd July 2024Videos
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