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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ComedyRich Fulcher – Tiny Acts of Rebellion
Tiny Acts of Rebellion explores the premise that effective social change can only happen through minor, ridiculous, sometimes childish impudences in our ever... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
ComedyMarkus Birdman: Dreaming
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a stand-up comic having a good long look at themselves. The ever-endearing Markus Birdman suffered a stroke not so lon... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
ComedyRo Campbell: Uttering Bad Shillings
One of Ro Campbell's worst moments was, ironically, when he won a big award. Campbell sounds Australian, although his real identity is muddled, and the award... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Ben Verth: Not With that Attitude
An increasingly prominent presence on the Scottish comedy circuit, Ben Verth kicks off his solo Fringe debut by complying with a tedious series of high-five ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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DeAnne Smith
This peak-time performance to a densely-packed room of mildly intoxicated revellers allows DeAnne Smith to explore different aspects of her persona with ters... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
ComedyIsy Suttie: Pearl & Dave
It’s not often necessary to manage expectations during the Fringe, but there are a few exceptions, and this is one of them. Let's be clear that this is... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011
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Susan Murray's Photo Booth
This thoughtful, energetic show fuses affectionate memories of friends and family with chilling, turbulent tales of stalkers and riots. Stragglers shuffle in... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Cariad Lloyd: Lady Cariad's Characters
The Fringe can be challenging to the most experienced of performers, so it's always breathtaking when a newbie nails it on their first attempt. Cariad Lloyd ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Piff the Magic Dragon
Piff the magic dragon is a magician. However, he’s also a fully grown (if tiny) man who turns up to work in a flammable-looking velour dragon suit, and... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Tiffany Stevenson: Cavewoman
Some people will know Tiffany Stevenson as the blonde one off ITV's Show Me The Funny. If so, you've probably only seen her do 30 seconds of stand-up each we... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Simon Donald's Dirty Great Fringepiece
Stand up comedians with a previous career in the arts are often harder to take seriously. But then again, Simon Donald was never worried about being taken se... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
Comedy2 Comedians 1 Bucket
Crowds at Free Fringe shows are growing every year and it's because of shows like this. Big, fresh Dublin lad Marcus O'Laoire seems genuinely taken aback by ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Iain Stirling and Sean McLoughlin
I felt a bit guilty laughing at Sean McLoughlin’s penile erectile dysfunction, but it is entirely his own fault for writing such a good set based aroun... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Alistair Greaves Mixed Grill
Introducing Alistair Greaves from North Yorkshire: vegetarian, boxer and your new best friend. Greaves has come to Edinburgh to test some new ideas on Fring... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Carey Marx: Laziness and Stuff
Opening this sweltering late night slot with some incisive, linguistically astute material concerning the shortcomings of a Dubai hotel, Carey Marx's latest ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011