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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Out Of Your Knowledge
Steven Waters' new play is a victim of it's own cleverness Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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Carl Donnelly vs. John Robins vs. Predator
Tom Crookston discovers buried treasure in the caves beneath the Royal Mile Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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John Bishop
Marketing-director turned comedian John Bishop made his name last year with a slice of confessional stand-up that won many over with its frank and honest app... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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Miles Jupp: Drifting
Miles Jupp is looking good, or so think several members of his audience. “You’ve lost weight!” comes the shout early into the set. Lookin... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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Durham Revue: ...And Other Stories
Watching student comedy at the Fringe can be a risky business – you never know what you’re going to get. Some of the greatest British actors and ... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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Greg Fleet: Secrets and Lies
Greg Fleet is clearly a comic who’s intimate with the phrase “when in Rome.” Being something of a journeyman—as is to be expected of... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008
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Eleanor Tiernan & John F. O' Donnell: Irish American
Eleanor Tiernann has been abandoned by her comedy partner, but is everything as it seems? Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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Terry Saunders: Figure 8
The clue is in the name: the Fringe Festival is about new and challenging intellectual experiences. Don’t expect to always understand or appreciate wha... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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Justin Moorhouse's Ever Decreasing Social Circle
Justin Moorhouse is on the look out for new friends; someone should tell him Facebook isn't the answer. Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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Gavin and Gavin: It's a Long Road That Doesn't Have A Bend
If you like bad impressions of the Irish, this is the show for you. Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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It Is Rocket Science!
Helen Keen spaces out in her new comedy act Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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John Pinette: I Say, Nay Nay
It would be harsh to simply describe John Pinette as a clichéd, funny fat-man as his construction and competence reach far beyond such bounds. But giv... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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Count Arthur Strong: The Man Behind the Smile
Comic creation leaves much to be desired Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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Andrew Stanley: Some Things That Occurred To Me In The Last While That I Thought You Should Know About
The room temperature in the Balcony Room at the Gilded Balloon is already stratospheric, and Andrew Stanley has been jumping up and down on the spot for a fu... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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Waxing Cynical: FREE
Rightly or wrongly, Fringe-goers are notoriously dubious about free shows during the Festival. However, Waxing Cynical isn’t free - it’s FREE; ri... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008