How the Fringe came to be 'better than Christmas' for kids
Laurence Clark on how the festival got child-friendly
17/08/2018 … When I first started doing the Fringe it was not a particularly child-friendly environment.
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Fri 17 August 2018
Wed 15 August 2018
Why nobody’s coming to your Fringe show
Steffan Alun has some tips for fellow comedians
15/08/2018 … Halfway though the Fringe, and we’re seeing some incredible shows in enormous rooms, filled to the brim with excited festival-goers.
Sat 11 August 2018
The economics of the Edinburgh Fringe
It shows the glory of an unregulated free market, says Dominic Frisby
11/08/2018 … When the Olympics or the World Cup is on telly, the whole world – or a large part of it – is watching.
Fri 10 August 2018
Hey, David Mitchell, only an idiot judges a show by its venue
Mat Ricardo hits back at the Peep Show star's attack on street performers
10/08/2018 … David Mitchell, in his groundbreaking ‘rich white guy finds things to whinge about to a deadline’ column in The Observer last weekend, spaffed out 1,000…
Thu 09 August 2018
Remembering the age of Empires
Indian comedian Anuvab Pal on his first trip to Edinburgh
09/08/2018 … This is my first time in Edinburgh.
Wed 08 August 2018
What's it like being a sister act?
'We are honest with each other in a way that non-siblings would never dare to be', say Flo and Joan
08/08/2018 … The question we get asked the most is ‘Are you real sisters? Are you really sisters? I don’t believe you.
Tue 07 August 2018
Edinburgh as a WAC*
That's Wife Of A Comic, as Jemma Bennett explains...
07/08/2018 … I have arrived in Edinburgh with my husband, two young kids and a suitcase of dreams.
Mon 06 August 2018
© G Whitmore Why I'm going to enjoy every moment of this Fringe
06/08/2018 … August 24, 2014.