Opinion
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Opinion
Hero Worship: Jeffrey Lewis by Josie Long
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Josie Long gets all tongue-tied over anti-folk hero Jeffrey Lewis Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Come Flyer With Me: Tara Flynn
My husband is American. He’s smiley and likes people. He is enthusiastic about me and my work (most days). When he first came to the Fringe, he believe... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Come Flyer With Me: Keith Farnan
The first year I was in Edinburgh, I did all my own flyering and had this genius idea to stand at the top of the royal mile with an Irish flag flying overhea... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Come Flyer With Me: Dead Cat Bounce
Before we became the global comedy rock sensation that is Dead Cat Bounce we were part of a larger, student comedy group called H-BAM. (An acronym for How Ba... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011 -
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Come Flyer With Me: Martin Mor
August in Edinburgh and the war on the trees has begun. Every room has a show in it, every show has a flyer advertising the show, and every show has a team o... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011 -
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Come Flyer With Me: Casual Violence
Returning to the Mile to flyer with Casual Violence! is a daunting prospect. Having an eight-strong flyering team sounds good on paper, but our group’s... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011
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Come Flyer With Me: Imran Yusuf
I've never been a big fan of flyering, it can get pretty boring standing around in the rain all day. But you have to do it when you're starting out. Myself ... Read more »| 07 Aug 2011 -
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Come Flyer With Me: Pistol & Jack
A cunning scheme I've used for getting attention is to promote myself as being for sale instead of the show. Flyers cost a lot of money. To save on printing... Read more »| 07 Aug 2011 -
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Come Flyer With Me: Ro Campbell
I'm going to be more selective with who I flyer this year. In the past I used to give them to anybody. Once, I saw a guy who was totally passed out in the st... Read more »| 07 Aug 2011 -
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Come Flyer With Me: Sanderson Jones
I am Sanderson Jones and I will be first comic to try to personally sell all tickets to an Edinburgh show by hand. There are no internet sales, no phone sale... Read more »| 06 Aug 2011 -
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Come Flyer With Me: Neil Delamare
I hate handing out flyers. But still, it is obligatory at a certain stage of your career. It is one of the Edinburgh rules etched into stone somewhere. ... Read more »| 06 Aug 2011 -
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Come Flyer With Me: Jen Brister
The key to flyering is this: smile, remain upbeat & don’t be disheartened when someone tells you to take your flyer and shove it horizontally (not ... Read more »| 06 Aug 2011 -
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Come Flyer With Me: Steve Gribbin
When you’re out flyering, you are supposed to be relentlessly cheerful, a bit like a cross between a Mormon, a timeshare salesman and an extra from &ld... Read more »| 06 Aug 2011 -
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Come Flyer With Me: John Robertson
The first time I ever tried to give somebody a flyer, they punched me in the chest. “Hello!” I yelled, “Comedy?!” WHACK! His f... Read more »| 05 Aug 2011 -
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Come Flyer With Me: Nathan Phillips
Anyone who hands someone a flyer on the street is dumb. At the Fringe, you need to make every interaction count. Here's some genius tips from a guy with amaz... Read more »| 05 Aug 2011