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Edinburgh Fringe 2017: Terrier Awards
Unsurpassable comedy critic Fringe Dog announces the winners of the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Terrier Awards.
Fringe Dog, The Skinny, 25th August 2017Edinburgh Fringe day 4
Today, I saw the ferociously funny - and I do mean ferocious - Candy Gigi Present Becky Rimmer's Bat Mitzvah!...
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 5th August 2017Edinburgh Fringe: six of the best
Lee Levitt picks out some must-see shows for Jewish Festival goers.
Lee Levitt, The Jewish Chronicle, 3rd August 2017Best comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2017
We pick out the must-see comedy shows that are already giving us goosebumps of excitement.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 11th July 2017The Comedy Happening review
Phil Nichol was the headliner, and Bobby Davro was the most famous name on the bill. But the comedian who'll be best remembered from this Comedy Happening gig was the relatively unknown Chris McGlade. 'Relatively unknown' for not much longer, I'd wager.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 26th April 2017Fringe & Just For Laughs: the same but very different
"Well," said Luca Cupani, "the Fringe is all on the shoulders of the performers. You do your show and, among the punters, there might be some industry people. But the industry it is hidden; you don't see them. In Montreal it is more visible - the industry. The companies, they promote the shows, they invite people and then the punters come. It is on the same level as Edinburgh but different."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 5th August 2016Jews on the Fringe! Kosher offerings in Edinburgh
Francine Wolfisz takes a look at the Jewish talent at this year's festival in Scotland's capital city.
Francine Wolfisz, Jewish News Online, 4th August 2016Naked ballet dancers, pigeons and Egg Roulette shock
More pigeon news. On Thursday in this blog, I mentioned the tussle performer Adrienne Truscott had with pigeons inside her flat. Yesterday, Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards judge Claire Smith of The Scotsman told me she had seen last year's Malcolm Hardee Award winner Candy Gigi running out of a sandwich shop.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 16th August 2015Spotlight: Candy Gigi
Candy Gigi returns to the Fringe after winning the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality last year. She's also been acting the honeytrap on Tinder recently - so we sent her on a date with our own resident siren, Fred Fletch.
Fred Fletch, The Skinny, 16th July 2015Malcolm Hardee Award Winners 2014
Candy Gigi, Christian Talbot and Luisa Omielan were named the winners at the Malcolm Hardee Awards 2014.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd August 2014