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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The Balloon Debate
Gary and Dan are stuck in a hot air balloon on what was supposed to be a date between Gary and his girlfriend Sarah. Sarah, however, has pulled out, apparent... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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Graeme Thomas: Who do I Complain to?
The introduction to the Stand Fringe programme reads like a French revolutionary slogan – Unity! Quality! Affordability! Like the values of the French ... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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Luke Toulson: There Are So Many Things I Can't Do
Luke Toulson doesn’t think very highly of himself. Rejected and disillusioned, he makes clear that he’s the failed middle child with architect si... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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Andrew Stanley's Comedy Mish Mash
Late shows are a tricky phenomenon to judge objectively. Much of their success depends on the audience, and more often than not, their levels of inebriation.... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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John Gordillo: Divide & Conga
By his own admission, John Gordillo is probably the biggest failure in the room. After setting out to write a show about politics, he has, in fact, written a... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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Fool Koller
Partway through Eric Koller's physical comedy show, the audience doesn't know whether to admire or fear the wide-mouthed Dutchman. As he dons a wooly rug and... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008
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Kevin Gildea: Man of a Million Heads
There are only a few certainties at the Festival: venues and pubs will charge twice the normal price for drinks, it will rain for a minimum of 14 days, the o... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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The Art of Dating and Dumping
If you look for David Florez on YouTube, you will find a clever sketch called Rabbit Fever in which a bunch of admen work on ways to sell a vibrator. Perhaps... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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Gamarjobat: The Western
The mohicaned Japanese duo keep the surprises coming with their fantastic warm-up, comprising comedy and magic. This all comes before they even begin to take... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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The Improverts
As The Improverts stroll confidently into their 19th consecutive year at the Festival you'd have to forgive them for being a little bit smug. In addition to ... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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Pappy's Fun Club: Funergy
Sketch shows are often a dubious prospect at the Fringe. All too often, they turn out to be vanity projects for self-satisfied contingents of recently gradua... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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A.L. Kennedy: Present Tense
A L Kennedy begins her set by welcoming her audience to the perfectly cylindrical Stand II. This architectural quirk is, without a doubt, the most captivatin... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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The Boom Jennies: Shindig
Not a Y-chromosome in sight. The Boom Jennies—comprised of performers Anna Emerson, Lizzie Bates and Catriona Knox—are merchants of quirky, bite-... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazineNick Revell: Sleepless
Nick Revell is probably right when he tells us he’s just delivered “the most elegant vaginally based joke you’ll hear at the Festival.&rdqu... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
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1000 Years of German Humour
It is a testament to the surrealist charm of Henning Wehn & Otto Kuhnle that a cultural stereotype as simplistic as yodeling while clad in lederhosen cou... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008