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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AAA Stand-Up
AAA Stand-Up is comedy the way it should be: a laugh-a-minute which leaves the audience wishing the show was just a little bit longer Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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The Oxford Revue: Bonfire of the Ottomans
The sketch business can be a tough nut to crack. On choosing this genre, comedians are knowingly walking in footsteps of the likes of The Fast Show, Smack th... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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Tom Stade: Oh F**k, do we need a title too!
Tom Stade insists he isn’t bitter about the loss of freedom to 13 years of married life and two kids. The evidence suggests otherwise. A slightly manic... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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Dan Nightingale: Geronimo
With a boyish gleam in his eyes, Dan Nightingale takes to the stage. He's a Lancastrian, although you can hardly tell from the accent. Cheeky smile, relaxe... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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Zimbani
Zimbani’s limp, repetitive and over-the-top shenanigans are best thought of as a cross between Austin Powers and Starsky and Hutch, but with just a gli... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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The Meeting
Any comedy set in the workplace risks attracting unfavourable comparisons with The Office, so pervasive is Ricky Gervais' hit TV series. And this critical fa... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008
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Matt Kirshen: Keep Smiling, Matt. Just Keep Smiling
Matt Kirshen has just returned to Edinburgh after a year out appearing on US reality-talent show Last Comic Standing. He didn’t win, but considering ho... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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Wheels of Life
There are no human performers in this performance. Instead, Eduard Bersudsky’s creations, or "kinetic sculptures," are the ticking, ringing, spinning a... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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Cross-Stitching
The front row is a dangerous place to sit. When you get that close to the action, you run a few risks. Comedic jibes. Audience participation. Phlegm. Th... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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The Elephant Man
This one-man show is based on the true story of Joseph Maverick – a freak of Victorian society due to the extraordinary facial features which lent him ... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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Plastic
Plastic is very much like the substance it takes its name from: modern, slick but transparent. The play is inspired by the story of a man who wants to become... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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Kerouac: And - All - That - Jazz
It's hard to write an homage to the Beat King that does him justice. Kerouac: And-All-That-Jazz demonstrates this excellently. The writing pales dismally in ... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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Polaris
A white owl cocks its head and caws at the audience. A walrus drags its barking body across stage. This is the Czech Adriatik company, rendering the lonely w... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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The Fooligan
“There was once a great story-teller...” and his name is Al Seed. Dressed in a fatsuit thrice his usual boney size, tattered coattails and breech... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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Anna the Slut and the (almost) Chosen One
Much in the same vein as Global Warming is Gay, this ridiculously unappealing title betrays an earnest endeavour. But unlike its reasonably well put together... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008