Edinburgh Fringe Comedy
Diary
Barefoot Tamilians
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022I happen to think very little of the concept of ‘selling out’ after the Edinburgh Fringe. I attended sold out shows with 30% empty seats in Scotland. In mid-October, on the last day of a 3-city tour, BC:AD’s show sold out in Krakow with two dozen people standing in the wings without tickets because the […]
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5 Minutes to Midnight
Friday, October 14th, 2022It is 5 minutes to midnight, local time. I’ve been up since 6am. Sending two kids to school, making meals, organizing birthday parties, stocking up the fridge to save my partner time as I will be off travelling for four days. As an entrepreneur and then an athlete, travel has been integral to my life. […]
READ HEREHoly Cow! – by Anu Vaidyanathan
Thursday, August 25th, 2022I went back to work online from Monday this week. I started the week by writing the first line of my next show, just in case the whole month was not the fever dream it sometimes feels like. When I had a rough morning a few days ago, my best friend put it in perspective […]
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If You Haven’t Laughed at Least You’ve Learnt Something – by Becky Fury
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022Dear On the Mic Diary, It’s Tuesday ! (Or was) and the show is back to being great again, a little raw in places but great… great audience response, lovely feedback and respectable numbers in! I’m just recovering from a horrible bout of fringe flu and felt awful last week, so I hired a flyerer as […]
READ HERECopstick! by Becky Fury
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022Dear On the Mic Diary, Absolutely fucking knackered but ended up having one of those classic fringe days which, aside from the possibility of fame and fortune, is why performers come here. I arrived at my venue on the quietest Monday of the fringe to find my flyerer had gone AWOL and thus my smallest […]
READ HERECuntent warning, more like… by Becky Fury
Monday, August 22nd, 2022Dear On the Mic Diary, I’m feeling a bit better today. It’s been a tough but productive festival this year. On top of the ravages of late capitalism, as performers we’ve also had to deal with a gauntlet of problems this year including people getting offended about literally anything and everything which just adds another […]
READ HEREJust Turn Up and Do You, Babe by Becky Fury
Sunday, August 21st, 2022Dear On the Mic diary, This is what’s on my mind today… I’m feeling a wee bit radge because my venue is showcasing the boxing instead of my show tonight, but, pick your target. It’s not the venue’s fault or the organisers fault or my fault. It’s the fault of … late stage capitalism AND […]
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The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected – Jo Caulfield’s Fringe Diary part 3
Friday, August 19th, 2022HE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UNEXPECTED. THE GOOD – THE BBC The BBC tent is much smaller this year. That’s a good thing. Giving away free tickets to too many shows definitely affected audience-numbers at other shows. Why take the chance on seeing a new comic, if you could get a free ticket to […]
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I Had Five Toddlers in My First Preview by Anu Vaidyanathan
Friday, August 19th, 2022We are into the second half at the Fringe and I cannot get over the fact that I was duped. By the travel agent who told me it was sunny in Scotland. By my single friends at clown school who made an idiot mom (me) think there were only four venues at the Fringe. By […]
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AND WE’RE OFF…! by Jo Caulfield
Thursday, August 11th, 2022What a fantastic opening weekend. Hibs got an extra-time equaliser against Hearts, my venue was packed out, the audiences laughed and, most importantly, the air conditioning was working. The week before the Fringe started, I read several articles predicting that ticket sales would be down by as much as 30%. I haven’t seen any sign […]
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The Calm Before The Storm by Jo Caulfield
Thursday, August 4th, 2022My show kicks off this Friday so I’m putting all the last pieces into place. That includes organising the shopping for the week. Long gone are the days of surviving on beer and late night pizzas. The last thing you want after a good show is find out you’ve run out of milk and the […]
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