The Perfect Fringe Audience Doesn’t Exi-
Will Owen on who he wants – and doesn't want – in his Edinburgh Fringe show
30/07/2024 … I used to work as an administrator for a scaffolding company.
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Mon 29 July 2024
© Steve Ullathorne Why are we still going to Edinburgh?
29/07/2024 … This year there are a record number of shows going to the Edinburgh Fringe, including mine, yet all I hear in green rooms is that with the rise of social media we…
Sun 28 July 2024
How OCD affects my writing process
by American comedian and writer Olivia Levine
28/07/2024 … Starting this article was difficult.
How to make the Fringe less stressful for performers
Free stuff, basically, as Juliette Burton explains...
28/07/2024 … The consensus is that the Edinburgh Fringe is at breaking point, having grown so big that costs – especially for accommodation – have skyrocketed, pricing…
Sat 27 July 2024
Help! Do I need to translate my American jokes for the UK?
by Aaron Nemo, aka Shitty Mozart
27/07/2024 … Greetings, esteemed British readers.
© byronv2/CC BY-SA 2.0 Fix the Fringe? What if it just isn't worth fixing?
Ian Wolf has a very radical solution to the festival's problems...
27/07/2024 … The consensus is that the Edinburgh Fringe is at breaking point, having grown so big that costs – especially for accommodation – have skyrocketed, pricing…
Fri 26 July 2024
Every comedian should do seven days in Edinburgh, max
More ideas to fix the Fringe from Jim Judges and enny Shakes
26/07/2024 … The consensus is that the Edinburgh Fringe is at breaking point, having grown so big that costs – especially for accommodation – have skyrocketed, pricing…
Thu 25 July 2024
There are too many comedians with too little material
One anonymous performer gives their verdict on what's wrong with the Fringe
25/07/2024 … The consensus is that the Edinburgh Fringe is at breaking point, having grown so big that costs – especially for accommodation – have skyrocketed, pricing…