Alex Petty

Celebrating 20 years of the Laughing Horse Free Festival

Tuesday 13th August 2024

The Laughing Horse Free Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary this August, including a party at The Counting House on the 14th. We caught up with festival co-founder and director Alex Petty to find out more.

Free Festival director pessimistic for a meaningful Edinburgh Fringe

Saturday 17th April 2021

Alex Petty - director of the Edinburgh Fringe's popular Free Festival, which offers venue space to hundreds of comedy shows - says the Scottish government's strict covid safety measures means almost all of its 38 rooms will likely remain closed this August.