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‘6:30pm, tell Russell Howard he’s smelly’: Alex Franklin’s super chill Fringe
Alex Franklin is chill. Because they’re so chill, they’re going to have a perfect Fringe. Follow this schedule to the minute every single day for your very own entirely chill Fringe.
Lachlan Werner: 7 Hot Ghoul Boss Hexes from Brew The Witch
Lachlan and Brew the witch are making their debut together. As a witch, Brew just knows things, so she’s got a list of tips for being the ultimate Fringe ghoul boss
Lorna Rose Treen: My Talentless Nephew's Fringe Festival
Lorna Rose Treen is an extremely talented character comedian. Unfortunately the talent doesn’t run in the family, because Lorna’s nephew has none of it. But for some reason, he’s decided to hold his own Fringe at his parents’ house.
Elf & Duffy: What if everyone at Edinburgh Fringe mimed and gestured?
Elf and Duffy are bringing their show Heist to the Fringe. Duffy signs, Elf doesn’t. Elf speaks, Duffy doesn’t. In this piece, Duffy imagines what the Fringe would be like if everyone mimed.
Kuan-wen Huang’s Everything Everywhere All At Once Edinburgh Fringe
How do you make the most of everything happening at Edinburgh Fringe? Kuan-wen Huang teams up with all his different multiverse selves to get the absolute best out of the fest.
Laura Ramoso’s German Mother Takes Over her Edinburgh Fringe Interview
The Daily Mail conducted an interview with Laura Ramoso’s German Mother about her daughter’s Edinburgh Fringe show. The interview never made it to print, so we scooped it up and published it ourselves.
Sophie Zucker: 5 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD DATE YOUR COUSIN
Sophie Zucker is making her Edinburgh Fringe debut with Sophie Sucks Face, a one-woman musical about love, death, and incest. She’s not personally into incest, but she’s got some reasons why cousin-dating might not be such a terrible idea
Pull up a chair at Trash Salad’s Edinburgh lettuce party
Rosa Garland’s show Trash Salad is a joyful queer-femme love story in the shape of a salad. So Rosa has made Edinburgh into a trash salad of her very own.
Charlie Vero-Martin and Mr Basketcase’s Edinburgh Crossword
Have a go at Charlie Vero-Martin and Mr Basketcase’s Edinburgh crossword
Forest Atmos to Electric Shock: Crybabies’ most iconic sound cues
Narrative sketch stalwarts Crybabies return to Soho Theatre with not one but two shows back to back. And with over 300 sound cues across the two shows, Michael, Ed and James sat down to discuss their favourites. Listen along and reminisce
Freya Parker: How to Stay Healthy and Cheeky at the Fringe
The rumours are true: Freya Parker is a cheeky little guy. And she has some tips on how to make this Fringe the cheekiest Fringe possible.
Larry Owens’ Diva Dinner Party With Stars of Old Broadway
Larry Owens imagines a world where Julie Garland, Elaine Stritch and Barbra Streisand watch his Edinburgh Fringe show…
‘A day at the Fringe is heaven; a year is hell’: Adam Flood’s Groundhog Fringe
Adam Flood is stuck in a loop, doing the same show every single day for a whole month — what is this fresh hell? It’s Groundhog Fringe, and he’s determined to nosedive every single time.
Rosalie Minnitt: Every show the Succession characters would do at Edinburgh Fringe
This summer, join Succession’s brightest starlets as they head up to the ultimate narcissist’s playground, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, for their much anticipated debut hours. By Rosalie Minnitt.
Butt vacuums and zero gravity: At the Space Fringe with Zoe Brownstone
Zoe Brownstone has taken a show up into space because that’s what everyone is doing. Join her in the Moon Room for an hour of jokes about the end of the world, because what’s funnier than impending doom?
Simon David’s 10 Tips For A Fantastic Edinburgh Fringe!
Proud, gay comedian, Simon David provides his positive 10 step guide for anyone bringing a show to the world’s best arts festival
Priya Hall’s Junior Fringe: Only toddlers allowed
Priya Hall has solved all the Fringe’s main problems - accommodation, cost, attention span, pressure - by just reducing the age and size of the performers
Foxdog Studios: The perfect 15th Century Fringe flowchart
Foxdog Studios take us back to the 15th Century, when all electronics were banned and also didn’t exist. This handy flowchart helps you navigate Edinburgh Fringe in the dark ages.
Tatty Macleod: Goodbye choice, hello Randomly Generated Edinburgh Fringe
In Edinburgh for a few days and spoilt for choice? Well, choice is no longer an option. Thanks to Tatty Macleod, we now have the Randomly Generated Edinburgh Fringe Festival to fulfil all your comedy show needs
Jodie Mitchell: Long live the Edinburgh Rat King Utopia
Jodie Mitchell was present at the annual meeting of Edinburgh’s Rat King, and reports back with their findings on how a writhing pile of rodents can make the Fringe a better place for all.