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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ComedyJocks and Geordies
Jocks and Geordies is the type of show that can only be truly appreciated by a mostly male, mostly drunk audience. Compere Dan Willis, lucking upon a pair of... Read more »| 19 Aug 2011 -
ComedyJohn Scott: Totally Made Up
It must be fun being married to John Scott. He's got a keen eye for observational humour and successfully mines his daily life for gags, even a recent holida... Read more »| 19 Aug 2011 -
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From The Fire @ Zoo Roxy
"If you go to a meeting you get fired. If you get sick you get fired" Read more »| 19 Aug 2011 -
ComedyRichard Dawkins Does Not Exist, And We Can Prove It
Mark Quinn and Charlotte Young are not stand up comedians. They make this very clear from the outset. They are mathematicians, but don't let that put you off... Read more »| 19 Aug 2011 -
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Jen Brister: Jen Brister is British(ish)
The character of Jen Brister's Spanish mother looms large in this comic exploration of British identity. Perceiving herself as belonging primarily to the UK,... Read more »| 19 Aug 2011 -
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Frisky and Mannish- Pop Centre Plus
Having received near-unanimous praise from the press, already clocking up a string of five star reviews this Fringe, Frisky and Mannish are entitled to a deg... Read more »| 19 Aug 2011
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ComedyKai Humphries: Bare Faced Cheek
If Kai Humphries wanted to attract a more cerebral audience to his shows, then posing butt naked for his promotional poster certainly wasn't the right way to... Read more »| 19 Aug 2011 -
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Robin 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 -
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Joey 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 -
ComedyManos 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 -
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Paul 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 -
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Hitler! The Musical @ Point Hotel
One Balled Maniac gets Funky Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
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Everything 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