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Arts reviews and content from far and wide. We’re here to support punters’ choices with honest insight. (est. 2013 as @EdinFortyNine)
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"I wrote, directed, produced and am performing in it. I'm too much of a control freak to have it any other way." @bennettarron's #EdFringeTalk25 @comedylopez @halcruttenden @marybourkecomic @Herring1967 #AlreadyIRegretThis @liquidrooms #EdFringe.
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“The show is about all the regrets I have, including; upsetting Sir Anthony Hopkins, my mother’s suicide attempt and telling a girl on a first date that I loved her.” WHO: Bennett…
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"Fingers crossed people stumble across it and love it as much as we do!" @Ada__player's #EdFringeTalk25 @JozNorris @LukeRollason @elemckenzie @MariaTelnikoff @brightybuoy @FlickMorris.
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“The show wasn’t built through gigging, it was written entirely in a rehearsal room, so it exists in this totally unfiltered, mad bubble of what we both find funny.” WHO: Ada & Bron…
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"We got the venue and timeslot we wanted (Potterrow at 22:20)." @DevonLovesME's #EdFringeTalk25 @nightofdrama @greatpistaschio @jessicaabarton @_furiozo_ @juliamasli @evilevi @hootscomedy.
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“Taking a nap every day was key to surviving last year, so I’ll definitely be doing that again.” WHO: Sevrin Willinder WHAT: “A solo silent clown show about a time traveler …
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"This #EdFringe, I am going int knowing what my body can & can't handle. I am ready to have more fun, socialising & network but always with a banana in my pocket." @JessCarrivick's #EdFringeTalk25 @countrymileprod @dartchristian @krauze_anna @Gildedballoon.
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“Despite the unpredictable Fringe pendulum that swings in a different direction everyday, it’s a bubble I wish I could stay in forever.” WHO: Jess Carrivick WHAT: “A charact…
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"#EdFringe seems like a Narnia for passionate weirdos and I can’t wait to hurl myself through the wardrobe." @gracehelbig's #EdFringeTalk25 @lauriemagers @Brittymigs @lilyblumkin @ThePleasance.
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“A cancer diagnosis is like a bird crashing through your windshield while you’re driving. Suddenly everything is a mess and you have to take your car off the road and figure out how to fix it…
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"Being from two cultures is what makes my life so interesting." @sumicomedy's #EdFringeTalk25 @FollowTheCow @shalakakurup @rogerocomedy @wretchedwife @jessienixoncomedy @sharmycomedy @allhaleanna @alexpcomedy @amusingarab.
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” The wonderful thing about humanity is that we can always find some sort of reliability and empathy towards each other which is why I try and tap in to human part of my comedy work.” W…
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"I’m learning (slowly) to let go of perfectionism. That maybe the point isn’t to do everything flawlessly, but to do it with purpose." @rialinacom's #EdFringeTalk25 @MarjoleinR @robynHperkins @ShappiKhorsandi @iandstone @barrelcomedy @BlueBook_AM.
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“Edinburgh Fringe is special because it’s the only place where you can do a 28-day run, in a room smaller than your kitchen, to an audience that includes three comedy nerds, a Norwegian hen d…
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"We have all the original cast returning alongside some new faces, and have expanded the show to include new scenes & songs too!" @TheGigglemug's #EdFringeTalk25 @katiepritchards @alexpcomedy @ThePleasance #EdFringe.
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“This is the first time we’re returning with a show which we know works and that definitely takes some of the pressure off!” WHO: Sam Cochrane WHAT: “Time to decide once and…
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"You need a thick skin in this game. Some audiences are small — really small — and that can be demoralising if you let it." @TraceyYarad's #EdFringeTalk25 @HerRavingMind @bighairygrowler @writeanglefv #fingerspianobar #onewomanshow @TheFreeFringe.
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“This year I’m doing four festivals in four weeks, which means an avalanche of posters, flyers, press emails… and mistakes.” WHO: Tracey Yarad WHAT: “An emotionally raw blend of m…
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"I wrote the first draft over a few days and did a pre-preview preview in my sitting room in July '23." @TheLastBantam's #EdFringeTalk25 @SpoonSense @mooseface42 @3dumbtheatre @GreensideVenue #EdFringe #WW1 #TheGreatWar #GreatWar #FirstWorldWar.
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“. My background’s in character comedy. I’m not a professionally trained actor and I think that that ‘coming from the outside’ approach gave me an advantage.” WH…
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"There have been many versions since 1843, because it’s such a great book, and I hope to let my audience see why it’s lasted for 182 years." @gerryccarroll's #EdFringeTalk25 @michelleeburke @ozyoutube #DareToDiscover #EdFringe @JTTEdinburgh.
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“There are weird coincidences most years, like the time there were lots of shows about the sad lives of battery chickens, as a metaphor for the human condition.” WHO: Gerry Carroll WHAT…
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"I’ve realised that people remember you. Even when you wish they wouldn’t." Tomas Bepalo's #EdFringeTalk25 @PhilOSheaComedy @OzYoutube @AngelaLegg @KateTheHammer @AdeleCliff @HookyProductio1 @ShelfComedy #DareToDiscover #EdFringe @JTTEdinburgh.
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“It’s no secret how tough comedy can be. Most people I know make money by running compilation shows (taking the ticket money—and some don’t even pay the guest comics). And for those of us who…
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"This #EdFringe I’m *BAAACK* (lock up your daddies): triumphantly returning as a fully-fledged, radiant-skinned, genderqueer, (aging) twink, sugar-babe chanteuse!" @bulletheartclub's #EdFringeTalk25 @jensradda @AssemblyFest @CP_Mgt.
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“I have some Scottish heritage but I could always do with a wee bit more Scottish in me…” WHO: Tomáš Kantor WHAT: “Theatrical, outrageous, silly and sexy, Tomáš Kantor’s awa…
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"The biggest thing I learned last year was that I hate Los Angeles, California." @ismaelian's #EdFringeTalk25 @lauriemagers @SeatonSmith @assemblyfest @WME #EdFringe25.
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“I wrote “Heavenly Baba” because I wanted to make something deeply personal, and utterly un-clippable.” WHO: Ismael Loutfi WHAT: “Comedian Ismael Loutfi’s father tried to co…
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"Never order 4-alarm fire hot wings on an empty stomach." @anafalconshow's #EdFringeTalk25 @TheCityCafe @emmanuelstandup @marivolar @50shadesofbouncer #EdFringe.
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“I am very fortunate because I have experienced the two sides of Edinburgh: both as the world capital of comedy and theatre during August and the cozy big city it is the rest of the year.R…
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"I love to be 18 months ahead of myself!" @oneinagillian's #EdFringeTalk25 @heybailay @AndreaColemanBK @DouglasWidick #DareToDiscover #EdFringe @JTTEdinburgh.
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“I’m naturally a huge planner and I want everyone around me to be happy.” WHO: Gillian Gurganus WHAT: “A half hour of sharp, witty and glamorous comedic storytelling from gorgeous…
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"If you follow your dreams you’re insane. My last dream involved hanging outside post offices untying tethered dogs and putting them in taxis." @barryferns' #EdFringeTalk25 @thorstenhaug @misterabk @jttedinburgh #EdFringe @flickmorris.
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“I first came in 1995 as a child when I was in the competition “So you Think you’re Funny. I didn’t with the competition – a man called “Lee Mack” did. I w…
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"The exceptional confluence of incredible performers and intelligent audiences from all over the world create an incredibly unique event for everyone, every time." David Epley's #EdFringeTalk25 @ThePleasance @EdFringe.
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“I learned that self harm among young people is on the rise as are most other mental health issues, and there is little to no awareness of it on a national level, anywhere! Families and teach…
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"There’s no stage in the world that feels more appropriate for telling this story." Annie Lareau's #EdFringeTalk25 @ThePleasance @SuzRos #EdFringe.
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“To bring this piece to the Edinburgh Fringe is not only an artistic milestone—it’s a chance to honor those lives lost, to remember, and to remind. There’s no stage in the world that feels mo…
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"I love walking down all paths and leaving no stone unturned." @lauriemagers' #EdFringeTalk25 @Ismaelian @woodrowfu @acid_reflux_molly @ThePleasance #EdFringe.
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“Edfringe is like this big fantastical wonderland to us over in Los Angeles and I feel like I have a key to a magical kingdom or something.” WHO: Laurie Magers WHAT: “A bad boy? H…
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