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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ComedyCal Wilson: It Should Have Been Me @ Gilded Balloon
In an early sketch, Cal Wilson tells her younger self that she never goes to drama school despite lots of applications. This was a loss to drama because Wils... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
ComedyCaimh McDonnell: Southbound and Down @ Cabaret Voltaire
Caimh McDonnell knows that laughing at other people’s misfortunes is a wicked pleasure (Boris Johnson stuck on a zip wire springs happily to mind)... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
TheatreThe Trial of Jane Fonda @ The Assembly Rooms
The Music Hall at the Assembly Rooms darkens: the play is about to begin. Rather than the typical spotlight, the unique touch of a projection is used to brin... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Comedy
John Robertson: The Dark Room @ Underbelly
“Find light switch” “You can’t just find the light switch. You’re in a dark room. You need the light switch to see. Do you see... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
ComedyJohn-Luke Roberts: Stnad-Up @ Voodoo Rooms
Plastic dinosaurs, glasses of water, drawing pads, produce, pants and more bric-a-brac than your gran’s house strewn across the stage welcome the sligh... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Comedy
Gráinne Maguire: What Has the News Ever Done For Me? @ Viva Mexico
Call Sandi Toksvig and tell her the truth. You were tempted by a topical news tryst at the Fringe. Ask forgiveness, but do not be so base as to blame the se... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014
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Comedy
Emer Kenny + Jessie Cave: Grawlix @ Espionage
Espionage's labyrinthine stone passageways and inviting doorways are a trap for the curious. If you have no directional sense arrive early as you'll regret m... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Comedy
Beasts: Solo @ Pleasance Courtyard
Glitter, lace, and plenty of skin might sound like a night at the strippers rather than an afternoon at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, but it&rsquo... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Comedy
Dan Nightingale Is Trying His Best Not To Be A Dick @ Pleasance Dome
Performing in an 'intimate' venue, Dan Nightingale takes to the stage without any pomp or ceremony. His act is introduced by his adorably young nephew and ... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Comedy
Josie Long: Cara Josephine @ The Stand
Abandoning her previous show’s political slant, and instead now opting for material full of introspection and self-deprecation, Josie Long’s Cara... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Comedy
The Colour Ham @ Just the Tonic at The Caves
There are few shows that start with something as infantile as the throwing of a stuffed pig that are this satisfying. The Colour Ham's charming, and thorough... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Videos
Come Fringe Yourself with Tom Stade – Episode 3
Tom Stade hosts Episode 3 of Come Fringe Yourself, a chat show filmed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014. With his co-host Damian Clark he welco... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Comedy
Eleanor Morton: Lollipop @ The Stand
It takes a brave soul to stand in front of a group of strangers and confess to having chronic anxiety, hypochondria and OCD. Eleanor Morton’s format is... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Comedy
Calypso Nights @ Roxy
¿Te gusta esto? On the stage stands a dual-turntable. Inexplicably draped with an over-sized Mexican flag and adorned with technicoloured marac... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Comedy
Adam Riches: Adam of the Riches @ Pleasance Dome
Savvy Fringe-goers know all about the joys of sitting in the front row – some will queue just that little bit longer in the hope of being one of the ch... Read more »| 11 Aug 2014