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Interviews, short stories, tips & advice, quizzes, games, manifestos, opinions, all of it nonsense.
Which of the Ladies Who Ranch are you?
You have to pick one (1) Ladies Who Ranch member to identify with. Only one! Figure out which one is most ‘you’ with this handy quiz!
Meet Julia VanderVeen’s grandmother (and her eyepatch)
Julia VanderVeen is bringing her debut character show, My Grandmother’s Eyepatch to Edinburgh Fringe. Meet her grandmother (and her eyepatch!) in this video
Ian Lockwood: The Dark Money Funding One of The Fringe's Best Shows
Ian Lockwood is bringing The Farewell Tour to Edinburgh Fringe, but that’s not all that’s going on. Something fishy is happening and our in-house, super serious investigative reporter is on the case…
Alexander Richmond in conversation with Normal Al Yankovic
Comedy night The Normal Formal is as ordinary as you like — until those alternative comedians come along to cause chaos. Alexander Richmond talks to host Normal Al Yankovic about the indelicate claims against his character.
Chris Weir: The Worst Gays in History, Revealed
Chris Weir is debuting at the Edinburgh Fringe with Well Flung. While we believe that no queer person has ever done a single thing wrong in all of history, Chris disagrees and has compiled a list of the worst gays ever.
Lil Wenker: Is the Baddest Cowboy in Texas really…a soft boy?
There’s a new bad boy in town. But is he as Bad as he seems…? Lil Wenker is debuting at Edinburgh Fringe with Bangtail and gives us an exclusive secretly filmed footage of a cowboy caught off guard…
Mustafa Algiyadi: A front row seat to the Judgement Day budget cuts
Mustafa Algiyadi is debuting at Edinburgh Fringe this year with Almost Legal Alien. Here, he gives us unique behind-the-scenes access beyond the pearly gates as austerity hits the heavens.
Will Owen: Picking the Strictly Come Dancing line-up at Edinburgh Fringe
Will Owen is making his debut at Edinburgh Fringe with Like, Nobody’s Watching. Will has compiled a guide to casting Strictly Come Dancing from the Edinburgh Fringe pool.
Chelsea Birkby: Are you an oversharer? Take the quiz!
Chelsea Birkby is back at Edinburgh Fringe with her show This is Life, Cheeky Cheeky. And she’s created a cheeky quiz for you to work out how mentally ill you are!
Kate Hammer: How to use your star sign as a guide to the Fringe
Kate Hammer is coming to Edinburgh Fringe with her show Double Virgin on the Rocks (With a Twist). To help you work out what shows to see, she turns to the stars for inspiration.
Martin Angolo’s top 5 audience interactions (...or, what not to say to a comedian)
Martin Angolo is bringing his show Idiot Wind to the Edinburgh Fringe. We’re all for audience interaction, but maybe just not in any of these ways…
Luke Rollason: The showbiz secrets of a Disney star
Despite shooting to fame as a shapeshifting cat-man, Luke Rollason is back at Edinburgh Fringe. He’s risking it all to divulge the secrets he gleaned from his access to the celeb life.
Ruby Carr: The 10 weirdest things I have found on eBay
Ruby Carr is making her Edinburgh Fringe debut with her show eBae. In the course of her online travels, she’s seen some weird stuff for sale and shares the top 10 strangest eBay finds with us!
Katie Green: How to make your life like the Bachelorette
Katie Green is making her Edinburgh Fringe debut with ¡Ay Mija! Here, she gives us the scoop on how to make your life into the ultimate dating show.
Is Kate Cheka the new messiah?
Kate Cheka is making her debut at Edinburgh Fringe with her show, The Messiah Comes. But is the messiah actually her…?
Paulina Lenoir: Puella Eterna's beauty routine revealed
Paulina Lenoir is making her Edinburgh Fringe debut with Puella Eterna, who has a complex beauty routine everyone’s been asking about…
Dan Wye’s top 5 Edinburgh dating tips
Dan Wye is back at Edinburgh Fringe. These are their top five surprisingly useful Fringe dating tips (Dan: “the only time I will be giving just the tip”).
Amy Mason’s 10 simple ideas for coming out as a queer woman
Amy Mason brings her show Free Mason to Edinburgh Fringe, where she talks all about coming out in her late 30s. She’s full of wisdom on how YOU could do the same!
Runi Talwar: 5 Secret Techniques To INSTANTLY Increase Your Luck
Runi Talwar is making his Edinburgh Fringe debut. Find out how he got to be so lucky here, with these five handy tips!
Reuben Kaye: How my father kept my ADHD diagnosis a secret (from me and my mother)
Reuben Kaye returns to Edinburgh Fringe with ‘Live and Intimidating’ and ‘The Kaye Hole’. Here, he tells the story of how he found out he had ADHD.