Gary McNair
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Edinburgh Fringe 2024: ten returning shows recommended by Scotsman critics
As our critics prepare to review hundreds of new Fringe shows, here are ten we already recommend.
The Scotsman, 24th July 2024Edinburgh Festivals: the 50 best shows to see this August
From comedy to theatre, opera to dance, our critics pick unmissable shows at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe, EIF, Art Festival and Book Festival.
The Telegraph, 19th July 2024Assembly announces first batch of Edinburgh Fringe Shows
Assembly Festival has announced its first shows for its 2024 season, running Wednesday 31 July to Monday 26 August.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th February 2024Fern Brady & fellow comedians dominate The List magazine's Hot 100
Comedians dominate Scottish culture magazine The List's Hot 100 creative movers and shakers, with Fern Brady in the number 2 position, Marjolein Robertson at 3 and Kieran Hodgson at 9.
British Comedy Guide, 30th November 2023Love letter to Sir Billy Connolly to be staged at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Theatre maker Gary McNair has been collecting stories of Sir Billy for years. The production, Dear Billy, will tour in May 2024. It will open at His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen before touring to Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow and Eden Court in Inverness with a two-week run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August.
Ellie Forbes, Scottish Field, 27th November 2023Dear Billy review: Connolly tribute is part comedy, part hero worship
It's a memoir as delightfully unreliable as any other on show here in a surprisingly thoughtful love letter to Gary McNair's inspiration that becomes a rallying cry for the collective power of the common touch, rude words included.
Neil Cooper, The Herald, 21st May 2023Dear Billy review - brilliant tribute to the Big Yin
Gary McNair delivers verbatim interviews and misremembered Connolly routines from ordinary people in this love letter.
Mark Fisher, The Guardian, 19th May 2023Dear Billy: a charming love letter to Billy Connolly
Gary McNair's plucky one-man homage to Connolly winningly sums up what the Scottish people think of their greatest living star.
Mark Brown, The Telegraph, 19th May 2023Gary McNair interview
As the award-winning writer and performer tours his latest show Dear Billy, a 'love letter' to comedy legend Billy Connolly, he tells Fergus Morgan about moments that have made up his career, learning from his mistakes and his acting ambitions.
Fergus Morgan, The Stage, 12th May 2023National Theatre of Scotland announces Billy Connolly play Dear Billy
Dear Billy, a play made up of stories about Billy Connolly's life, will tour Scotland next year.
British Comedy Guide, 24th November 2022