Edinburgh Fringe Comedy
Print Interviews
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Simon Jablonski
First published in Fringepig - Monday, June 18th, 2018When I was in a band we were reviewed by Monster Magnet in Kerrang. They said “These guys need to know what it feels like to be fucked up the ass.” Which was charming.
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Sindhu Vee
First published in Fringepig - Monday, June 18th, 2018I’m waiting to get a bigger sample size in reviews to decide which my best and worst reviews are… four reviews does not an opinion make, as they (I’m not sure exactly who) say.
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Stephen Bailey
First published in Fringepig - Monday, June 18th, 2018One reviewer called me a comedy genius and I think that is true and they should all say that. One person said I was just a camp man – like it was a bad thing.
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Steve Attridge
First published in Fringepig - Monday, June 18th, 2018Generally I hate reviewers. but then I meet one or two who are funny, smart and well informed. They are usually the ones who like my work. Strange that.
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Terry Alderton
First published in Fringepig - Monday, June 18th, 2018The best review is when you get a standing ovation – and the worst review is when someone walks out. I often have both things happening on the same night.
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Tom Houghton
First published in Fringepig - Monday, June 18th, 2018There was a review that annoyed me from last year. It essentially bashed me for being a Tory, despite me having absolutely no political leaning at all in the show. I think what happened is the reviewer had seen that I was talking about being posh and wore chinos and so had labelled me as something he hated.
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Tori Scott
First published in Fringepig - Monday, June 18th, 2018I appreciate what a good review can do for a show, but in the same regard, I hate that one person’s opinion can make or break a show.
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Virginie Fortin
First published in Fringepig - Monday, June 18th, 2018It is a hard job to criticize an artistic demonstration. The appreciation of a show is way more subjective and less tangible than marking an exam or commenting a sporting event. That is probably why I have a love hate relationship with reviewers.
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Alex Petty
First published in Fringepig - Thursday, May 24th, 20181. How did the Free Festival get started in Edinburgh? Myself and my fellow Laughing Horse promoter at the time, Kevin McCarron, wanted to put on a show in Edinburgh to promote our comedy club Laughing Horse, much like everyone else, so we went up and looked at options – and we were horrified at […]
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Simon Munnery
First published in Fringepig - Wednesday, August 9th, 2017He’s master of the accessible avant-garde; of understated lunacy and any other contradiction-in-terms you like. A stuffed monkey interviews him 1. So this year you’re telling us about renegade plumbing. I once drained the central heating system at 3am without waking Mrs Coconuts. What is your greatest plumbing triumph? “ As yet I have had […]
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Camille O’Sullivan
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 30th, 2017Where Are We Now is emotional, musical, dark and personal. It’s a musical investigation of what is happening in the world right now.We fired over a Q&A to Camille to get more info. Hi Camille, tell me about your show. It’s called Where Are We Now. That title comes from the David Bowie song of […]
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Colin Hoult
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 30th, 2017We talk to Colin Hoult’s alter ego, Anna Mann, about their new Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, How we stop the Fascists. Hi Anna, tell me about your show. Well Like a lot of us I’ve been shocked by the rise of fascist thinking throughout the western world lately. It’s back in a big stupid way. […]
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Tony Cowards
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 30th, 2017In Punderdog, Tony Cowards returns with his new show bursting at the seams with glorious gags, preposterous puns and witty one-liners. We fired over a Q&A to get more info. Punderdog is the follow up to last year’s hilarious Daft Pun, which featured in the Top Jokes of the Fringe for The Scotsman, The Daily […]
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The Kagools
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 30th, 2017The Kagools: Tutti is an hour of anarchic fun. There’s no theme, it’s more of an experience; like Blue Man Group or paint balling in Swindon. We fired over a Q&A to get more info. Describe your show more fully. It’s a triple award winner! Best Comedy Show, Adelaide Fringe Weekly 2017, Best Comedy Show, […]
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John Hastings
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 30th, 2017John Hastings Audacity. One man. One mic. All jokes. Some about love, others about poo. We fired over a Q&A to get more info. Hi John, tell me about your show. It’s all the shit (get it) I have done or changed in the last year. What does Edinburgh mean to you? It’s summer camp […]
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Sleeping Trees
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 30th, 2017Sleeping Trees at the Movies features three separate comedy blockbusters, being performed in rep at this year’s Fringe. We fired over a Q&A to Sleeping Trees member James Dunnell-Smith get more info. Hi James, tell me about your show, Sleeping Trees at the Movies Each show parodies a different a genre, Mafia, Western and Sci-Fi, […]
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Steen Raskopoulos
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 30th, 2017The Barry Award and Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee returns with a brand-new hour of comedy characters and inspired spontaneity. We fired over a Q&A to get more info on his new show. Describe your Edinburgh show in 140 characters or less ‘The Coolest Kid In Competitive Chess’ – Poussey Washington, Donatello, Pikachu, Det. […]
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Sisters
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 30th, 2017Christy White-Spunner and Mark Jones are Sisters. They appear together in a new Edinburgh show, White Noise. We fired a Q&A over to Christy. Hi Christy, tell me about your show. Our debut Edinburgh Festival Fringe show is called Sisters: White Noise, which is a metaphor. We live stream the entire thing to audiences around […]
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Annie Sertich
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 30th, 2017How To Not Kill Yourself for 30 Days And The Next 330 is a show about love, loss, and an ending you could never predict. We fired over a Q&A to get more info. Hi Annie, tell me about your show. It’s all true. It’s a funny and honest journey about when your life falls […]
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Showstoppers
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 30th, 2017Showstopper! The Improvised Musical is an all-singing, all dancing, comedy musical, which just happens to be made up on the spot… tell me more. A writer of musicals is on the phone to his producer – he needs to come up with a smash hit and he only has 70 minutes to do it – […]
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Annie McGrath
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 30th, 2017Annie McGrath: Ambivert is a stand-up comedy show set in 2017 and performed by a 27 year old woman called Annie McGrath. We sent Annie a Q&A. This is how she responded… Hi Annie, tell me about your show Some things I talk about: oranges, Costa Rica, freezing eggs, and how hard it is for […]
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Hari Sriskantha
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 30th, 2017Clown Atlas is a stand-up show about happiness, sort of. We fired over a Q&A to get more info. Hi Hari, tell me about your show. My last show, Like Breath on a Mirror, was about mankind’s quest for immortality. I wanted to tackle something a little more light-hearted this time, so Clown Atlasis about […]
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Andy Field
First published in Broadway Baby - Sunday, July 30th, 2017The Andy Field Experience is the number one experience for people looking to experience Andy Field. Why should people want to experience Andy Field? We asked Andy Field. Hi Andy, tell me about your show The Andy Field Experience is the number one experience for people looking to experience Andy Field – who is a […]
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