2014 Edinburgh Fringe

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Kate Copstick (doyenne of Fringe comedy critics) and blogger John Fleming ("The Boswell of the Alternative Comedy scene" - Chortle) host an hour-long chatty club to which all Fringe comedians are invited with any and all bitchy, bizarre and odd anecdotes about the Fringe.

The object is to get even the shortest of publicity mentions in either Copstick's iconic Sunday newspaper column or John's increasingly-prestigious daily blog. If members of the public come along with Fringe stories too, fine. Everyone is a star if they have a good story.

Basically, it's a true storytellers' schmoozathon with comedians trying to out-do each other to publicise themselves and their shows.

We would have called it The Harpo Club, except no-one would have spoken.

It is The Grouchy Club - you don't have to be a member to join.