The Worst of the Fringe

F*ck! F*ck! F*ck!
Cutting-edge standup from Australia's own Jim Bowdler. With material ranging from 'George Bush is stupid' to 'men and women are different in some regards', Bowdler isn't afraid to tackle the big subjects. Watch out for his infamous catch-phrase: 'Fuck me! That's fucking ridiculous!'

Flyering High
City-wide performance art project featuring the distribution of thousands of A5 flyers to uninterested passers-by. The garish designs and overabundance of adjectives on the flyers are intended as a comment on our celebrity-obsessed consumer society and should not be mistaken for marketing.

Dave Bastin
Channel 4's Dave Bastin, star of the hit comedy Dave Bastin, presents Dave Bastin - an all-new live experience that fans of Dave Bastin, as well as those new to Dave Bastin, will be sure to love. The show consists for the most part of Dave Bastin sitting on stage next to a huge television showing old episodes of Dave Bastin, laughing and saying things like, 'Watch this. I like this bit.'

Agony And Suffering In The Hidden World Of The Soul
A high-minded meditation on depression and loneliness from a small independent theatre group that is set to become the surprise comedy hit of the Fringe. The Scotsman described it as 'piss-your-pants hilarious', while Fest praised the cot-death scene as 'the funniest moment of 2008'.

Micky Raggett (OBE) And Friends Present A Cavalcade Of Comedy Fun!
Aging comedian Michael 'Micky' Raggett appearing in his fifty-second (and very possibly last) Edinburgh Fringe. Joined by a series of disillusioned, alcoholic contemporaries who can't get solo work anymore, Raggett jokes about subjects such as death, impotence and his failing health. A must for fans of grim, unrelenting pathos.

An Actual Scottish Person
Likely to be one of the most unique events of the Fringe, this show consists of an actual Scottish person who was born in Scotland, lives in Scotland and speaks with a Scottish accent, standing in the middle of the Royal Mile for Americans to stare at and take pictures of. WARNING! CONTAINS SCOTTISHNESS!

Who Writes this Crap?
A hastily rehashed version of the Penguin paperback of the same name, Who Writes This Crap is likely to suffer from a lack of rehearsal time, as its authors chose to spend July writing silly features for magazines instead of preparing for their Fringe run.