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Gareth Morinan
Gareth Morinan

Gareth Morinan

  • Stand-up comedian and actor

Press clippings

The 2017 Fringe shows we saw coming

Rebecca Monks, i Newspaper, 7th June 2017

Revenge porn, social media, and tech take centre stage

Sick of the Fringe performers hope to inspire new ideas on health research.

Lucy Orr, Arstechnica, 3rd September 2016

Onion at the Fringe: more Edinburgh picks

Over the past week we've given you lots of Onion-flavoured Edinburgh previews to sink your teeth into... And there's still more to come! If your Fringe schedule isn't quite as full as it could be, here are some extra TVO recommendations that we just couldn't neglect to mention.

The Velvet Onion, 1st August 2016

Surprise! A critic's in...

Gareth Morinan wants free Fringe shows to be treated like any other.

Gareth Morinan, Chortle, 14th August 2014

Edinburgh Fringe 2014 interview: Gareth Morinan

Gareth Morinan is a reliable go-to at the Fringe if you want a show with personality, imagination and surrealism.

Laugh Out London, 10th August 2014

The Michael Brunström three minute interview

Calling all sensation seekers! Michael Brunström, part man, part longest river in France and winner of the 2013 Gareth Morinan Alternative New Act of the Year Award, performs a selection of weird and astonishing alternative comedy stunts during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for your bewilderment and delight.

Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 26th June 2014

Free Fringe increases standing on Fringe's ruling board

Charlie Wood, co-director of leading fringe venue operator Underbelly has failed in a bid to be elected to the board of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. Wood was beaten by Free Fringe candidate Gareth Morinan who resigned from the Society's Participants Council to stand for the board.

Thom Dibdin, The Stage, 21st August 2013

Gareth Morinan explains 'Listingsgate'

Comedian Gareth Morinan came up with an ingenious way of getting himself noticed in the Edinburgh Fringe programme - but not everyone was amused, as he explains here.

British Comedy Guide, 4th August 2013

What is the spirit of the Fringe?

As the more foolish among us head up to the Edinburgh Fringe this week, I've been contemplating that age-old question; what is the Spirit of the Fringe?

Gareth Morinan, The Huffington Post, 30th July 2013

Edinburgh - A stunt is good but a good show is better

Gareth Morinan is trying to whip up his own "Listingsgate" scandal. Morinan realised that it was cheaper to buy 11 listings entries in the Fringe brochure for the same show than an advert, but his loophole only came to light after the brochure was printed. The funny thing is that Morinan is an advisor to the Fringe, but did not point this wheeze out before the brochure was printed.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th July 2013

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