Edinburgh Fringe
The Skinny guide to Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We bring you everything you need to get the most out of the Fringe, including previews, interviews, reviews and features.
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ComedyReaching Out: Kim Noble connects comedy and isolation
2014 sees the return of Kim Noble, 2009's most talked about performer. We find out what's in store Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
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Pleasance at 30: The Spirit of the Fringe
Pleasance founder and former director Christopher Richardson sums up the special nature of Edinburgh in August Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
ComedyAndrew Watts: Feminism for Chaps @ The Counting House
There are many feminists, and Andrew Watts is one of them. He looks like a member of John Major’s cabinet reluctantly sent to address a feminist confer... Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
ComedyPleasance at 30: Emerging Talent on the Fringe
Now in its tenth year, the Charlie Hartill Special Reserve supports emerging talent with a month-long showcase on the Edinburgh Fringe. This year's batch of comics tell us what they're planning, and what a Pleasance platform means to them Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
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Backwards Anorak: Winter is Coming @ Gilded Balloon
Every Game of Thrones fan worth their salt will have duh-duh-DUH-duh’d along to its opening credits, so Aussie comedy troupe Backwards Anorak... Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
ComedyEric Lampaert: Testiculating @ The Counting House
When a show begins before it begins, with spindly kookster Eric Lampaert successfully recreating the iconic Dirty Dancing lift with a punter, it sets the bar... Read more »| 12 Aug 2014
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Josh Ladgrove: Come Heckle Christ @ Pleasance Above
As show titles get ever more confusing, it’s time to give thanks to comic Josh Ladgrove for Come Heckle Christ; a chance to come along, take a pew... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
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Charles Ross: One Man Lord Of The Rings @ Assembly George Square Studios
So we've all got that one mate who's seen Lord of the Rings a few too many times. This show is written and performed by the King of those guys. Coming... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
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Alastair Clark: Vote Russell Brand @ Cabaret Voltaire
Comedy, much like other art forms, tends to disproportionately attract performers from the left of the political spectrum; and Alastair Clark is no exception... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
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Will Adamsdale: Borders @ Underbelly
There are probably people who would have you believe that Will Adamsdale's latest show, Borders, is an example of a middle aged man with very little to say t... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
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Gary Little: The Thing Is @ The Stand
Never has a name been so ill-fitting. Gary Little looms over his audience, ten feet tall and buff as hell, skinhead gleaming, deep voice booming. Little&rsqu... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
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Mae Martin’s Workshop @ Cowgatehead
Mae Martin starts off immediately shedding her skin into her deadpan mother’s – who is thinking about changing her name to Winter. She reads us a... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
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Paul Currie: Release the Baboons @ Heroes at The Hive
The term 'Puppet sexually assaults pineapple' gets thrown around a lot during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, but in this case it's absolutely accurate. ... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
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Jo Caulfield: Cancel My Subscription @ The Stand
As Caulfield takes to the stage, she is excited about performing in front of the Stand crowd, especially in her adopted home of Edinburgh. She flows straight... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
ComedyOliver Meech: When Magic And Science Collide 2.0 @ Just the Tonic at the Caves
Of all the collisions to see, one involving magic and science must rank right up there; throw in a liberal sprinkling of time travel and it’s all syste... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014