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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ComedyRichard Herring: What is Love, Anyway?
As if it isn't difficult enough for comedians to come up with a solid hour's worth of jokes in time for the Fringe, many audiences expect them to weave the m... Read more »| 23 Aug 2011 -
ComedyCraig Hill: Blown By a Fan
By far the funniest moment in Craig Hill's 'Blown By a Fan' is when he first bounds on to the stage, accompanied by Lady Gaga's Born This Way. He performs a... Read more »| 23 Aug 2011 -
Theatre
I Love You Because @ Paradise in Augustine's
“I love you in spite of who you are” Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
Theatre
Miracles at Short Notice @ The Point Hotel
"It's a disaster in full swing, nothing short of a miracle can save me." Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
TheatreThe Rape of Lucrece @ Zoo Southside
Getting the Shakes Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
ComedyTodd Barry: American Hot
Todd Barry is a softly-spoken, deadpan American comic and his style this afternoon is mirrored by his audience. Perhaps too used to playing larger club ... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011
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Comedy
Interview: Neil Hamburger
America’s funnyman Neil Hamburger, has been in the biz’ for over twenty years playing to sellout crowds, and opening for bands like Faith No More... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Tom Bell: Tom Bell Begins
Tom Bell's journey from an obscure village near Nottingham to his life as a London-based stand up is framed by the hallmarks of a Hollywood thriller in this ... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Wendy Wason's Flashbacks
Heavily pregnant Wendy Wason's show is quite cleverly conceived (no pun intended). She looks back at incidents that have shaped her life thus far and there's... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Chris Coxen: Space Clone Audition
Chris Coxen might well be a genius, but you wouldn't guess from the reaction of this early-afternoon audience. The biggest laughs come from compere Tom Webb ... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Super Crazy Fun Fun
Awkwardly claiming through their audience to reach the stage and then discussing as to who should open the show, it feels as if Super Crazy Fun Fun were stil... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
The Lunchtime Club 2011
Consisting of five comics dealing in observational, political and surreal material, The Lunchtime Club 2011 is too long (90 minutes) and lacks direction... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Indoor Fox Hunting
I don’t think there is a reliable correlation between the quality of an act and their intro music, but for Joe Munrow’s Indoor Fox Hunting, the i... Read more »| 21 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Music Box
In Music Box the basic recipe for improv comedy is followed: the audience suggest three critical factors, in this case the setting, a familiar commercial jin... Read more »| 20 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
Tom Goodliffe: The Good Liffe
What's in a name? For Tom Goodliffe, there is a constant reminder in his name that he's not as happy as he could be. The story begins a few years back, when ... Read more »| 20 Aug 2011