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Techno Glitter Penguins @ Underbelly, Cowgate
Most alternative acts don’t reference their alternative credentials as much as Nicole Henriksen, but it does provide an authetic stamp to her license t... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
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Sooz Kempner @ Underbelly, Med Quad
Once, Sooz Kempner dreamt of a life in film. Her 16-year-old self had a slightly unhealthy obsession with Robert De Niro, and winning an Oscar, to fire the f... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
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Phoebe Walsh @ Pleasance Courtyard
Not many stand-ups could make a show like I’ll Have What She’s Having: Phoebe Walsh is able to vocalise the obsessive nature of love that mo... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
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Gein's Family Giftshop @ Pleasance Courtyard
Gein's are by far one of the most original sketch acts in Edinburgh. Choosing to adopt restrictions on what they will and won’t do on stage, sketches a... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
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A Ramble with Mark Thomas
Fondly referred to as a ‘general rabble-rouser’ by the Metropolitan Police, Mark Thomas seems adamant to live up to the name. His activism has t... Read more »| Updated about 8 years ago -
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Pierre Novellie @ Pleasance Courtyard
Pierre Novellie Is Cool Peter is the latest show from a comic with a lot to reflect on. Novellie, a South African who moved to the Isle of Man at the age of ... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
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David Quirk @ Heroes, Bob's BlundaBus
On a stationary bus, Quirk demonstrates his obvious talent for storytelling and intimate performances – whether by choice or not. He's largely self-ref... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
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Patrick Turpin @ Sneaky Pete's, PBH Free Fringe
There is a clear distinction to be made before To Me, You Are Perfect can start proper. Our host draws a line down the middle o... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
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Paul Currie @ Heroes, The Hive
Paul Currie is a man completely in tune with his audience, refusing to stop until every single drop of laughter has been squeezed from their bodies. Make no ... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
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Lou Sanders @ Pleasance Dome
Even among the wide range of acts at the Fringe it is always refreshing to see Lou Sanders. Her mix of juvenile humour, savage observations and gender politi... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
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Luke McQueen @ Heroes, Monkey Barrel
Often feeding on bitterness to fuel his routines and weaponising his professional jealousy, Luke McQueen’s efforts culminate in a tight and hysterical ... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
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Helen Duff @ Assembly Roxy
Helen Duff is more than happy to share the intimate details of her personal life. What seems at first to be for the performer's benefit is actually for the a... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
Comedy
Please Release Me: Hidden Comedy Classics Online
Asylum (1996, Paramount Comedy) Before Paramount Comedy became Comedy Central it produced a fair few British originals. Asylum brought together a ... Read more »| Updated about 7 years ago -
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Andy Daly @ Gilded Balloon
Bring out the monsters! Renowned character actor and improviser Andy Daly invites us to spend an evening with his dark comic creations in Monsters Take Your ... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
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Ari Eldjárn @ Heroes, Monkey Barrel
Nordic comic Ari Eldjárn offers us a glimpse into the life of a man who is in constant flux, culturally and geographically as a foreigner now living i... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
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Sisters @ Pleasance Courtyard
Unashamedly fame hungry, sketch double act Sisters (Mark Jones and Christy White-Spunner) take to the stage in a whirlwind of energy. The pair introduce them... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
Comedy
Glasgow guaranteed: 10 top returning Fringe shows
Tony Law: Frillemorphesis “Yes, this is one of the most shambolic shows you will see, if not the most, as Tony frantically launches his material at th... Read more »| Updated about 8 years ago -
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Wojtek the Bear @ Hill Street Theatre
A tour de force, based on the true story of the friendship between the Polish Soldier Bear, and his 'mama' Piotr, a Lance Corporal during WWII. Carrying she... Read more »| Updated over 11 years ago -
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Four to see at Women in Comedy festival
If the idiotic outcry by MRA bedwetters over the idea of four women bustin’ ghosts in horror-comedy Ghostbusters proves anything, it's that Manchester&... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
Books
2014 Saltire Literary Awards handed out in Edinburgh
The Saltire Literary Awards for 2014 have been awarded at a ceremony in Edinburgh, with an academic work on 18th century urbanisation scooping the £10,... Read more »| Updated over 9 years ago -
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The Best of the Edinburgh Fringe 2015: Comedy
"This Fringe was full of surprises: I was pretty downbeat going into Miss Behave's Game Show but left elated. I also never expected the delicious slice of fe... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 19-26 Oct: Black History Month
October marks Black History Month, and the week ahead is packed to the rafters with educational events, panels, gigs and screenings that ... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
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The Best of Edinburgh Fringe 2016: Comedy
"Those of us lucky enough to get a ticket to see Nish Kumar were not disappointed: he brings really incisive and eye-opening analysis to all the satire he cr... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago