Philip Nitschke
- Comedian
Press clippings
Dr Death's Fringe legal tightrope short on laughs
Australian euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke says Scottish authorities are using an "Al Capone" approach to shutting down his show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where he will spend the next three weeks telling paying punters how to obtain suicide drugs.
Nick Miller, Sydney Morning Herald, 7th August 2015'Dr Death' show gets police visit
The Edinburgh Fringe show Dicing With Dr Death presented by Dr Philip Nitschke, which is about euthanasia, received a visit from the police today at its venue, Just The Tonic's Caves.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th August 2015Dr Death Does Comedy, but will humour be the victim?
Dr Philip Nitschke is better known as Dr Death. For a fee, he will teach you how to kill yourself. The Australian Medical board expelled Philip last year, and an investigation by the Metropolitan police stopped him from giving his annual London suicide workshop. So this year he's doing a comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe instead. Jenny Kleeman meets him and his eager audience members as he gears up for the festival.
Jenny Kleeman, The Guardian, 3rd August 2015