I should get help...
Yianni Agisilaou has big ask for a big challenge
14/08/2013 … As Chortle has previously reported, as part of my Edinburgh Fringe show Think Big, I have booked the main auditorium of the EICC for a one-off gig on Sunday August…
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Wed 14 August 2013
Tue 13 August 2013
Why my words made no sense...
Brendon Burns clears up his article about comics dumbing down
13/08/2013 … Last week I wrote an article for The Scotsman about how comedians position themselves.
Baconface leaves a bad taste
JR Moores brands Stewart Lee a diva after his Fringe walkout
13/08/2013 … Last Thursday afternoon, the cult Canadian comic Baconface walked out of his gig at the Stand 2 after just five minutes.
Wed 07 August 2013
© Adam Ethan Crow Confessions of a right-wing comic
There are more of us than you'd think, says Geoff Norcott
07/08/2013 … A couple of times this year, the question 'Where are all the right wing comics?' has been asked.
Tue 06 August 2013
Six seconds to get a laugh
James Rose on the funniest Vines
06/08/2013 … Last week, the hugely talented and net-savvy comic Limmy produced a 30-minute compilation of all the Vine videos he has created since downloading the bite sized…
Sun 04 August 2013
Why free is the future of the Fringe
...and 7 more ways to improve the festival, by Luke Toulson
04/08/2013 … For the last eight years I have been one of the hundreds of unknown comedians migrating to the Edinburgh Fringe, and performed at two of the major venues: the Pleasance…
Fri 02 August 2013
Want to be a reviewer? Nobody will ever like you again
Liam Mullone has his own advice for would-be critics
02/08/2013 … While I agreed, in large part, with the Correspondents Piece that Chortle wrote itself, for itself, about itself (will it win the monthly prize off itself?) entitled…
Thu 01 August 2013
© Adam Ethan Crow Lower your expectations!
Dan Willis has advice for fellow comedians playing Edinburgh
01/08/2013 … As I sit in my rented Edinburgh accommodation, waiting for fellow comedians to arrive and grab their keys, I thought I’d have a ponderation on a few things that…