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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Terry Saunders: Figure 8
The clue is in the name: the Fringe Festival is about new and challenging intellectual experiences. Don’t expect to always understand or appreciate wha... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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Justin Moorhouse's Ever Decreasing Social Circle
Justin Moorhouse is on the look out for new friends; someone should tell him Facebook isn't the answer. Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazineGavin and Gavin: It's a Long Road That Doesn't Have A Bend
If you like bad impressions of the Irish, this is the show for you. Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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It Is Rocket Science!
Helen Keen spaces out in her new comedy act Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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John Pinette: I Say, Nay Nay
It would be harsh to simply describe John Pinette as a clichéd, funny fat-man as his construction and competence reach far beyond such bounds. But giv... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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Count Arthur Strong: The Man Behind the Smile
Comic creation leaves much to be desired Read more »| 06 Aug 2008
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Fest MagazineAndrew Stanley: Some Things That Occurred To Me In The Last While That I Thought You Should Know About
The room temperature in the Balcony Room at the Gilded Balloon is already stratospheric, and Andrew Stanley has been jumping up and down on the spot for a fu... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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Waxing Cynical: FREE
Rightly or wrongly, Fringe-goers are notoriously dubious about free shows during the Festival. However, Waxing Cynical isn’t free - it’s FREE; ri... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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Jim Rose Circus
Less shocking than one might expect, this is, at times, underwhelming Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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Ahir Shah and Alex Maple: One Boy. One Man. Two Comedians
Ahir Shah and Alex Maple’s opening show descends early on into mayhem. It seems that multimedia tools are the bane of good order on stage this year and each ... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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Secret agents
Secret Agents opens with a feverish discussion of a number of rumours – talk of spiders nesting in people’s ears, lobsters found curled in human flesh and ta... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazineStephen K. Amos: Find the Funny
Stephen K. Amos is mellowing into middle age. In years gone by he’d developed an unfortunate reputation as a Saturday night crowd-pleaser, relying on limp-wr... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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Alun Cochrane. Owner of a shed. And a son. Thinks the world is wonky
According to Alun Cochrane, the absolute pinnacle of inappropriate social behaviour is attempting to eat a peach in public. While it may seem like a fairly i... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
ComedyStand Up For Freedom
Who says do-gooders don’t know how to have fun? Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
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Fall
Graphic, affecting, but flawed, Zinnie Harris's Fall trips over the political ground it tries to tread Read more »| 06 Aug 2008