A Stand Up's Journey to The Edinburgh Fringe
Robin Ince's short fictional story
01/08/2017 … Robin Ince has recorded a spoken word piece about a fictional comedian's journey to Edinburgh.
2017 Archives
Tue 01 August 2017
What's the maximum number of Fringe shows it's possible to see?
01/08/2017 … Visitors to the Edinburgh Fringe could feasibly see a total of 314 shows over the festival’s 25 days.
'I've been asked to perform in a toilet'
John Robins recalls his Unforgettable Five gigs
01/08/2017 … Worst gig July 2005.
What's the one thing you know now that you wish you'd known before your first Fringe?
Edinburgh veterans share their wisdom
01/08/2017 … We asked comedians at this year's Edinburgh Fringe what they know now that they wished they'd known before their first festival.
The piñatas' progress
Comic takes 27 toy donkeys to Edinburgh... by train
01/08/2017 … The road to Fringe can be long and difficult… especially if you try to do it with 27 donkey piñatas in tow.
Following in the footsteps of history (and Arthur Smith)
Tony Law offers an alternative walking tour of Edinburgh
01/08/2017 … Arthur Smith’s midnight tours of the Royal Mile are the stuff of Edinburgh legend… including the arrest of Simon Munnery in 2000.
What word did the Edinburgh Fringe censor?
Try a special festival-based Tuesday Trivia Quiz
01/08/2017 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always, by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
I went to school dressed as Groucho...
Andy Field picks his Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites
01/08/2017 … Peep Show Nothing hits me where it hurts like Peep Show.