Festivals
Step into a vibrant celebration of culture with The Skinny festival guide. We bring you the latest UK and international festival news; you'll find festival information, previews, reviews, features, and interviews.
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Edinburgh Fringe
Damian Callinan in "mmm... they're small"
National stereotypes are something that people seldom believe to be true when applied to themselves. However, Australian comedian Damian Callinan has proven... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Seymour Mace in Testamental - Bible Stories Told By an Idiot
Anyone who’s walked the streets of the Toon on a Saturday night would be forgiven for greeting with scepticism a bible lesson from a Geordie. It’... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Ivan Brackenbury's Hospital Radio Christmas
The premise of this show may seem all too obvious. It is not difficult to imagine Ivan Brackenbury: a balding loser who dons Timmy Mallet glasses to entertai... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mark Olver - Ramble On
Mark Olver spends an hour and a half each day searching for naked people on Google Earth – porn’s just too easy these days. Having won the World Cup on Pro E... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Penny Dreadfuls: Aeneas Faversham Forever
"Caper" is a word underused in modern English. Today’s action/adventure/thrillers are replete with special effects, but the Victorian notion of the cap... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Josh Howie: Chosen
Josh Howie is a spiritual man. He was brought up a Buddhist, took part in a Native American 'vision-quest' – a 24 hour search for his sacred animal, an... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008
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Edinburgh Fringe
Rob Deering: Boobs 2008
If there's one thing that's sure to attract laughter from a tipsy Fringe crowd hankering for comedy, it's boobs. So Rob Deering's new show – imaginativ... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Will Hodgson - Chippenham On My Shoulder
Will Hodgson is a squat, heavily tattooed man. If it weren’t for the hair—close cropped and pink—and his sort of meek schoolboy gaze, he wo... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Hils Barker - Exhibitionist!
The modern age gets it in the neck from Hils Barker in this classy and irreverent stand up act. From the outset she exudes an infectious charm and sense of ... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Richard Sandling - VHS 3: Video Nasty
There's always something sweet and engaging about geeks indulging their passions. When a Trekkie (or Trekker, as you will discover) wears pointy ears and st... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Matt Green - Grow Up Green
Flicking through the seemingly endless pages of the Fringe comedy guide, you'll notice that pretty much every stand-up comic has decided to give themselves a... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Neil Delamere - Crème Delamere
Irish comedian Neil Delamere has good home support at this Fringe. The inevitable "Who here is from Ireland?" question at the start of his show is met with a... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Ed Byrne - Different Class
This evening doesn’t conform to a typical preview performance. While other comics face audiences of empty seats and stony journalists this weekend, Byr... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Chris Cox - Control Freak
Evan Beswick discovers the magic of Cox Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Rick Shapiro - Wild Card
Rick Shapiro eschews much of the traditional stand-up territory: there are no punch lines, no orthodox observational gags. References to his past as a heroin... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008