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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Ed Byrne - Different Class
This evening doesn’t conform to a typical preview performance. While other comics face audiences of empty seats and stony journalists this weekend, Byr... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazineChris Cox - Control Freak
Evan Beswick discovers the magic of Cox Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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Rick Shapiro - Wild Card
Rick Shapiro eschews much of the traditional stand-up territory: there are no punch lines, no orthodox observational gags. References to his past as a heroin... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazineTim Vine - Punslinger
Anyone familiar with Harry Hill's early TV work—that is before he became the face (and voice) of middle-of-the-road comedy on ITV1—will also be f... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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Adam Riches - Alpha Males
A mounting desperation hangs about the sweaty game show host of Adam Riches’ Alpha Males like a bad smell. Quiz Jay, the manically-grinning presenter o... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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Russell Kane - Gaping Flaws
Russell Kane's show is flawed. But that's exactly what makes it so enjoyable, as we Brits have a tendency to revel in human imperfections and enthusiasticall... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008
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Fest MagazineCorrespondence
Showing in the intimate Pleasance Courtyard Two, and performed by just two actors on a set best described as economical, the most striking thing about Claire... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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Sword of Maximum Damage
Exploring the pull of gaming towards obsession, Sword of Maximum Damage is both tragic and funny Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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Architecting
In a post-Katrina America, rebuilding the country and rewriting its history become inseparable Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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Bernard O'Shea - Do Not Adjust Your Mind, Reality is at Fault
Bernard O’Shea, the ginger haired, self-styled “psycho-puppy killer” and reluctant Irish comedian, has frequently been touted as something ... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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And On Your Left... Ruth Bratt
A small, intimate room in the Pleasance Dome provides the setting for Ruth Bratt to launch herself into this hectic, character-based comedy show. A veteran ... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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Simon Brodkin is Lee Nelson
At last year’s Fringe,the newcomer Simon Brodkin played a series of characters in One Man Comedy Club. Brodkin delivered funny, mannered monologues in ... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazineTom Allen
The title of Tom Allen’s new festival offering leads one to expect something at least a little bit Freudian. And from the opening confessional, that s... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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Bully
The Gilded Balloon's forsaken turret is where you have to go to claim what must be one of this year’s Fringe’s most special treasures Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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Lynn Ferguson - Heart & Sole
Gifted storytelling and strong character acting combine for the love story between a woman and a fish Read more »| 03 Aug 2008