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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ComedyRobin Ince: Carl Sagan is my God, Oh and Richard Feynman Too
Billed more as a science show than comedy, Fringe veteran Robin Ince hosts a sweet blend of both. Ince's introduction promises an hour full of learning and l... Read more »| 19 Aug 2011 -
ComedyJoey Page: Sparklehorse Superbrain
Sparklehorse Superbrain isn't so much an exercise in telling jokes as it is an experiment, the performer happy to trace his stream of consciousness to the mo... Read more »| 19 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Manos the Greek: The Tale of an Immigrant,
Manos’ show is, as it says, the tale of his life. He weaves from his Greek orthodox baptism, through adolescent crushes, moving to England, marriage, a... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
ComedyPaul B Edwards- Tweeting Beauty (and other stories)
It's hard to criticise Paul B Edwards' show when it's such a clear hit with today's capacity crowd. A personable and eloquent performer, he's wholly comforta... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Alison Thea-Skot – The Human Tuning Fork
Character based show The Human Tuning Fork turns on one startling, vividly realised figure in particular: vocal coach Tiff Mason combines piercing vocal-rang... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Theatre
Hitler! The Musical @ Point Hotel
One Balled Maniac gets Funky Read more »| 18 Aug 2011
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TheatreEverything in Nothing @ Augustine's
Taking everything to the cleaners Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Naz Osmanoglu: 1000% Awesome
Naz Osmanoglu bounds onto the stage of the Udderbelly's already sweltering Wee Coo room, yelling and holding two functioning hair-dryers aloft. It's an intro... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Sanderson Jones: Comedysale.com
Sanderson Jones high-fives and greets the crowd by their first names as we walk in. He knows us all, because we've had to buy our tickets from him in person.... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
David Morgan: Triple Threat
Kick-starting Triple Threat with audacious flirting and frantic stage-pacing, David Morgan's strengths and weaknesses are contained in the first few minutes ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Abigoliah Schamaun: Fabulous Abs
Watching Abigoliah Schamaun, I’m reminded of someone but I can’t quite figure out who. Schamaun is an all American buxom blonde gal, a twisted Ne... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Jollygoodlarks: How To Make It Huge
Jollygoodlarks have sensed an opportunity in this fame-hungry world and are offering a crash course on achieving superstardom, presented by the very gentrifi... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Jackson Voorhaar Can’t Play Guitar
He may not be able to play an actual guitar with strings and whatnot, but armed with a modified guitar hero axe, a genial persona and a number of amusing ane... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Rich Hall
Rich Hall has done well in Britain. The American, writer, playwright and occasional musician has a dry and sarcastic sense of humour that resonates well with... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Storytellers’ Club
Comedy lends itself well to storytelling; that's what a lot of comedy is. But acts tonight have been told not to worry about being funny, but to focus on the... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011