Opinion
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FestivalsCome 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 -
FestivalsCome 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 -
FestivalsCome 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 -
FestivalsCome 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 -
FestivalsCome 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 -
FestivalsCome 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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FestivalsCome 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 -
FestivalsCome 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 -
FestivalsCome 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 -
FestivalsCome 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 -
FestivalsCome 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 -
FestivalsCome 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 -
FestivalsCome Flyer With Me: David O'Doherty
I was never very good at flyering. I've always had a very idealistic view of people who came to my gigs, so I was always very reluctant to hand out flyer if ... Read more »| 05 Aug 2011 -
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Fringe Comedy
Comedy Editor Lizzie Cass-Maran talks you through this year’s Skinny Comedy Fringe coverage Read more »| 04 Aug 2011 -
OpinionCrystal Baws: August Horoscopes
ARIES A ghostly aura of ethereal bluebottles orbits your gapingly open mind. You might want to have that seen to. At least clean around the rim. Disinfect t... Read more »| 01 Aug 2011