Brian Ferguson
- Scottish
- Actor
Press clippings
Fringe targets will not be easy to meet but are well worth pursuing
Two years on from its inevitable cancellation in the face of the Covid pandemic, there seems little doubt that the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is about to bounce back.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 15th June 2022Prospect of a meaningful Fringe is still within reach
I'm never been brave, or stupid, enough to try it, but I've always wondered what it would be like trying to walk up an escalator going the wrong way. Trying to work out what shape the Edinburgh Festival is going to take this summer must be a similar feeling.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 19th May 2021Fringe organisers push back deadline for shows
Venues, promoters and producers will be allowed to book in shows just a few weeks before the festival is staged in August - if the Scottish Government give the green light for live events to return this summer.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 3rd February 2021Fringe commits to become climate change trailblazer
The organisers of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe have vowed to turn the event into a trailblazer in tackling the climate crisis.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 21st December 2020Labour MSP forced to apologise to Janey Godley
Neil Findlay, a Labour MSP, has been forced to apologise to Janey Godley for a social media jibe over Scotland's drug deaths - after the comic told him that she had lost her own brother Jim to drug-related illness.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 20th December 2020Stanley Baxter comes out as gay
Scottish stage and screen star Stanley Baxter has lifted the lid on his personal life to reveal he spent nearly 50 years married despite knowing he was gay.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 30th October 2020Scottish comedy in new funding plea
Mark Nelson, a leading Scottish comic, has pleaded for lifeline funding to be released for clubs and performers - amid warnings that the mental health of people working in the industry is rapidly declining in the absence of any public funding support.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 26th October 2020Interview: Janey Godley
Janey Godley on her hit Nicola Sturgeon voiceovers and how they have been turned into a new book.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 9th October 2020Steve Coogan reveals plans to stage Fringe comeback
Alan Partridge star Steve Coogan has revealed he wants to return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a new show - nearly 30 years after he shot to fame at the event.
Brian Ferguson, Edinburgh Evening News, 29th August 2020Gilded Balloon lays off staff
One of the best-known operators at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has called on the Scottish Government and Creative Scotland to announce a rescue deal for the Scottish comedy sector within days - as it revealed it has had to start laying off staff.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 26th August 2020