Chipping Off Little Pieces of My Soul – A Fringe Diary
By . Published 03 September 2012
Comedian Xavier Toby gives an insider's view of the soul-crushing financial gamble involved in putting on a show at the Edinburgh Fringe
Comedy > Features
Paul Ricketts: Announcing the truly free fringe
By . Published 20 August 2012Free shows are never really free, you always have to stick some money in the bucket at the end. Until now. Paul Ricketts explained why he's opened the doors to...
Mick Foley: How a wrestler fell in love with the Fringe
By . Published 18 August 2012Concluding our Foley In Edinburgh trilogy, the man himself writes about how Edinburgh helped him to find his own voice and how a small, teatime comedy show helped him understand...
David Hasselhoff: "Do you guys still like Runrig?"
By . Published 15 August 2012On the advent of his Edinburgh Fringe show, David Hasselhoff grapples with Scottish culture, doppelgangers and – perhaps most frighteningly – the affections of our resident drunken Knight Rider nut,...
Mick Foley: Prisoner Of Raw
By . Published 09 August 2012The greatest wrestler of all time, an accomplished author and now a standup comedian? We ask what makes Mick Foley tick
Lewis Schaffer & Peter Buckley-Hill: Clash Of The Tight Yins
By . Published 02 August 2012Free shows have changed the entire dynamic of the Fringe, but at the heart of the Free movement is a bitter rivalry. What defines these two movements?
Richard Herring: Talking Cock – The Second Coming
By . Published 02 August 2012Celebrating his Silver Jubilee, King of Edinburgh Richard Herring returns and gives us his thoughts on offensive jokes and combatting censorship.
Fringe Factions: The Australians
By . Published 01 August 2012Three of Australia's finest comic minds are coming to take the piss and shag the Queen
Fringe Factions: Scottish Comedians
By . Published 01 August 2012The Fringe not only attracts the world's best comedy talent, it also allows our local funny people to show off their talents. We chatted to Daniel Sloss, Susan Calman and...
Fringe Factions: The English
By . Published 01 August 2012Jo Caulfield and John Robins are among the legions of English comics making their way north for the Fringe this year - what makes them stand out from the crowd?
Fringe Factions: The Americans
By . Published 01 August 2012From last year's Best Newcomer nominees to the star of one of the biggest sitcoms in history, a host of Americans will be washing up in Edinburgh this August
Fringe Factions: The Jocks vs The Nerds
By . Published 01 August 2012There's a good amount of home-grown talent on show at this year's Fringe: we take a look at two of the best, comic trio The Lumberjacks, and the marvelous Martin...
Fringe Factions: The Light vs The Dark
By . Published 01 August 2012Mrs Barbara Nice and Sara Pascoe like to send audiences home with a smile on their face; but the guys from Late Night Gimp Fight and Casual Violence like to...
Fringe Factions: The Irish
By . Published 01 August 2012The Rubberbandits and Mary Bourke talk about Irish comedy and the ghost of Father Ted
Fringe Factions: The Freshers vs The Sophomores
By . Published 31 July 2012Chris Stokes and Rob Beckett are no strangers to the Fringe, but this year they're back with their very own shows; that 'difficult second show' can be a challenge for...
Stewart Lee & Bob Slayer: How The Fringe Escaped Its Certain Fate
By . Published 31 July 2012The Big Four venues cast a long shadow over comedy at the Fringe. Many performers walk away in debt, but why is that and what are the alternatives? Stewart Lee...
Alan Davies: Life Is Pain
By . Published 28 July 2012Alan Davies steps out from behind the QI desk to return to his standup roots at the 2012 Fringe
Jason Byrne: Master of Puppets
By . Published 26 July 2012The best-selling act in Fringe History, Jason Byrne is hooked on the Fringe like Renton on the golden brown...
Andrew O'Neill: Is Easily Distracted
By . Published 25 July 2012Comedy's loveliest vegan anarchist metal-head Andrew O'Neill talks sunshine, bananas, and shiny things.
Fred MacAulay: Legally Bald 2
By . Published 23 July 2012A Fringe institution in his own right, Fred MacAulay talks about big breaks and bald pride
