2019 Edinburgh Fringe

Eight step Fringe: Robyn Perkins

Comedian and ThreeWeeks Preview Edition cover star Robyn Perkins offers some tips on how to get the most from the Edinburgh Festival, in eight steps...

Never step in dog poo, or never smell farts but yours?

Fringe comics answer another of Richard Herring's Emergency Questions.

Robyn Perkins: interview

On August 14, 2018, Robyn Perkins participated in a dating show in front of a live audience. Her experience led her to question human morality and the social constructs of present-day dating, with a scientific twist.

Robyn Perkins, interview

Robyn Perkins has returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with her new show Mating Selection. We met with Robyn to chat about the show, honesty and the trials of audience interaction.

Would it be better to never say 'yes' or 'no'?

Comics answer another of Richard Herring's Emergency Questions.

Fringe gets to the heart of modern dating

The Bumble app is staging a comedy night which aims to give women confidence to make the first move.

How do you think the human race will end?

Another of Richard Herring's Emergency Questions.

The funny jobs Fringe comedians did before comedy

Heard the one about the comic who works in suicide prevention - or the joker who sold bathroom interiors while dreaming of stand-up?

What about the funnyman who served as a bouncer for William and Kate? Or the one who honed his comic craft writing letters to adult magazines?

They're all among some of the UK's top comedians who have descended on Edinburgh to impress critics and crowds at the Festival Fringe.

Who was the first person you remember fancying?

Another from Richard Herring's stock of Emergency Questions.

The worst experience you have ever had in a hotel?

Today's Emergency Question from Richard Herring/p] should be right up comedians' streets....

Interview - Robyn Perkins: Mating Selection

When we first saw Robyn Perkins at the Fringe - what seems like a very long time ago now - we knew she had the potential to go far because of her sharp and intelligent material and funny delivery. A few years later, it seems as though her career in comedy continues apace.

Interview with Robyn Perkins

"Number one piece of advice: don't go until you KNOW you are ready. The biggest mistake is someone doing their first hour too early."

Edinburgh interview: Robyn Perkins

Robyn Perkins is an American comic who moved to the UK for landscape architecture, despite also having a background in marine biology.

Robyn Perkins Q&A

BWW catches up with Robyn Perkins to chat about bringing Mating Selection to the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Fringe 10x10: Ten shows about dating

All the single ladies - and gentlemen.