Edinburgh Fringe Comedy
Print Interviews
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Jojo Sutherland
First published in Fringepig - Friday, July 27th, 2018Belfast Empire Jan 2018, notoriously one of the toughest gigs in the country and I got a standing ovation, A STANDING FUCKING OVATION… I’ll say that again A. Standing. Ovation but I don’t like to mention it.
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Johannes Dullin
First published in Fringepig - Friday, July 27th, 2018When they are nice, they are nice. When they are good looking, they are good looking. When they eat soup, they eat soup. When they smile, they smile. When they write a bad review about my show, then… I get very sad.
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Foxdog Studios
First published in Fringepig - Friday, July 27th, 2018The star system is a bit naff. It doesn’t take into account the reviewer and their personal preferences; ideally you’d read reviews from people whose interests are akin to yours and go from there.
Although we’ll take the stars. It’s an arms race.
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Jack Shanik
First published in Fringepig - Wednesday, July 25th, 2018Reviewers are part of the entertainment aren’t they? I wouldn’t expect anything other than polemic, but so far I’ve only had one review that wasn’t genuinely thoughtful. Having conflicting reviews of the same show inoculates you a bit.
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Paul Sinha
First published in Fringepig - Wednesday, July 25th, 2018How does one even begin to generalise reviewers? Some are sociopathic pricks, some are utterly delightful. Some know literally nothing about comedy, others have relentlessly nuanced opinions. Edinburgh involves a lot of crossed fingers hoping you get lucky.
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Spring Day
First published in Fringepig - Monday, July 23rd, 2018I only read reviews of other people’s shows I’ve already watched. That always tells me more about the reviewer than it ever does about the show. I find that fascinating.
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Pity Laughs
First published in Fringepig - Monday, July 23rd, 2018At its heart it’s an exploration of what it is to be gay… or at least it would be if it had a heart. It straddles silliness, darkness and unsentimentality in a way you might not have seen at the Fringe before.
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Rik Carranza
First published in Fringepig - Saturday, July 21st, 2018My best review and worst review are one and the same!! It just contains the wonderful line, ‘Rik Carranza was excellent…at first.’ Such a high to then get my hopes dashed!!
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Becky Fury
First published in Fringepig - Thursday, July 19th, 2018I really fancy reviewers, especially if they give me good review. I’ve always found you attractive Wrigley. Haven’t I told you that already?
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David Mills
First published in Fringepig - Wednesday, July 18th, 2018I’m a free speech absolutist so I don’t support laws that regulate speech. In my mind the concept of ‘freedom of speech’ is specifically about protecting offensive speech. At one time a group chanting ‘votes for women’ would have been offensive. I just think once you start regulating speech you open yourself up to having your own speech curtailed.
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Paul ‘Silky’ White
First published in Fringepig - Monday, July 16th, 2018If you’re going to review, make it worth reading, and about the thing you’re reviewing. Your name isn’t on the ticket.
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Nicky Wilkinson
First published in Fringepig - Monday, July 16th, 2018I will read my reviews. I take them with a pinch of salt and if there’s something I can genuinely take on board, then I certainly will.
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Daniel Connell
First published in Fringepig - Monday, July 16th, 2018I don’t mind reviewers, they contribute to ticket sales, I just hope in a positive way.
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Charlie V Martin
First published in Fringepig - Monday, July 16th, 2018Every reviewer should have to try to put on a show themselves! It also seems like a lot of them want free tickets to big names that already get enough reviewers while lots of small shows struggle…
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Jack Evans
First published in Fringepig - Friday, July 13th, 2018My best review made me feel like a handsome young prince, frolicking through the meadow on a spring day; the peasants, my handsome knights, even the little birds, cheering on their future king. My worst review made me feel like the same prince, but it is France in 1789 and the door is not going to hold any longer and I’ve ran out of poison.
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Alex Martini
First published in Fringepig - Friday, July 13th, 2018Let’s pretend there is a £1000 fine for pronouncing trigger words (like the n-word). If you say that context doesn’t matter, most hip-hop artists would be fined several times to say the word. And I’m not happy about that. Context matters.
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Scott Capurro
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, July 10th, 2018Reviews are useful to get the word out, but if you believe the good you gotta believe the bad. I wait until the Festival is over, then peruse, looking for remarks comparing me to Jesus, unfavourably hopefully. Bitch had back biscuits.
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Daphna Baram
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, July 10th, 2018No matter what I would say, or decide, or vow, or be advised by other people – I will read my reviews in Edinburgh. And I will rejoice if they are good and would be upset if they are not. I’ve not come to this world to let life not touch me. I’m a scraper.
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Patrick Monahan
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, July 10th, 2018I don’t mind reviewers at all. I’ve met loads of reviewers up at the festival and nearly all of them have been nice pleasant people to chat to!
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Lauren Pattison
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, July 10th, 2018I mean, so many people whinge about reviewers but then their poster will have all their best quotes and stars on from reviews. They’re sort of a necessary evil aren’t they? They fill us with dread but we all want to have a decent pool of quotes to be able to sell our shows and some star ratings on the poster to entice in punters.
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Lucy Pearman
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, July 10th, 2018The best review I’ve had was probably from Harry Hill. He said, “I’m jealous of the telephone bit”.
The worst was when a man got up during the show, walked towards me and said, “I feel sick I need to leave”.
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Justin Moorhouse
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, July 10th, 2018I dont mind reviewers, they’re necessary and useful. I wish the standard were a little higher sometimes, just don’t list the jokes and wrote a report – have an opinion.
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Garrett Millerick
First published in Fringepig - Tuesday, July 10th, 2018These Q&A forms make you feel odd by the time you’re on the fourth or fifth one.
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