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Kate Forbes backs Graham Linehan in row over Fringe show cancellation

KATE Forbes has backed anti-transgender comedian Graham Linehan following a row over a Fringe show cancellation.

The National (Scotland)

‘We’ve had one Fleabag. We can’t have another’ – has the legendary Edinburgh hit become a curse?

Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s uncouth one-woman show is seen as the epitome of festival success. But 10 years on, we speak to three fringe performers battling to escape its long shadow

The Guardian - UK

Laughing through the pain: Edinburgh comics relive true-life traumas

What’s the funniest thing on the festival fringe? No, not politics, but painful introspection

The Guardian - UK

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Grief and growing up on Shetland takes centre stage at first time Fringe show

JULIET Mullay didn’t get much chance to go to the Edinburgh Fringe growing up on Shetland.

The National (Scotland)

Trainspotting Live's Greg Esplin on the 10 things that changed his life

Adam Robertson spoke with Trainspotting Live star Greg Esplin about the 10 things that changed his life.

The National (Scotland)

Rose Matafeo on Starstruck, body image and babies: ‘I’ve got a spreadsheet of celebrities who don’t have kids’

The Kiwi comic and ‘Taskmaster’ regular has returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with more tales of millennial woe, and will soon unveil series three of her smash hit romcom subversion ‘Starstruck’. She speaks to Isobel Lewis

The Independent UK

17 of the best political Edinburgh Fringe shows to watch this year, tackling issues from gender to climate change

I’m at the Edinburgh Fringe this year directing CREEKSHOW, a play about the gentrification of Deptford. While here, I’ve watched as much politically minded work as I’ve been able to. With 3,031 registered shows a complete survey would be impossible, but below are some of my picks of the more…

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Fringe venue makes public statement after Graham Linehan cancellation

THE Fringe venue which cancelled a stand-up show set to feature Father Ted creator Graham Linehan due to his views on transgender people has made a…

The National (Scotland)

Joanna Cherry's 'hostile staff at Fringe show' claims disputed by event manager

JOANNA Cherry’s claims of “palpable hostility” from staffers at an Edinburgh Fringe show at which she appeared have been disputed by the event…

The National (Scotland)

Dan Tiernan: Cancer, dyspraxia and bringing a debut to the Fringe

“IT was probably the most significant year of my life. I won the BBC new comedy award, won British comedian of the year, and my little sister…

The National (Scotland)

Sunsets at Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose review: Georgie Grier has poured her heart and soul into this

Like a lot of performers at the Fringe, she deserves all the audience she can get

Evening Standard

Original star of hit musical Six brings debut solo show to Edinburgh Fringe

EVERY performer has a story about the Fringe. Whether it’s how badly or how successful their show was; how confident it made them or how it held…

The National (Scotland)

The plucky British musicals hoping to ‘do a Six’ at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023

One’s a dystopian love story with a backdrop of Jamaican soundsystems, one’s challenging the stereotyping of South East Asians, one’s set in a toilet...

Evening Standard

Phoebe Waller-Bridge one of just two people in the audience at Edinburgh Fringe show

An Edinburgh Fringe performer was shocked when only two people turned up to watch her show - and one of them was Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

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The Independent UK

Fringe show is ‘dream come true’ for man diagnosed with cancer

Duncan Campbell, 30, will launch his book The Suicide Notes at the Edinburgh Fringe later this month.

The Independent UK

Sole audience member at Georgie Grier’s Fringe show says actor ‘smashed it’

After an upset post from Georgie Grier about only one person attending her Edinburgh Fringe Festival show went viral, comedians offered her support.

Evening Standard

Top comics rally around tearful actor who had one person show up to her Edinburgh Fringe show

Georgie Grier completed her one-woman play anyway

The National (Scotland)

Festival season: Everything Scottish politics fans need to know

Humza Yousaf, Nicola Sturgeon and more have dates lined up.

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Evening Standard

Edinburgh Fringe 2023: the 12 rising star comedians set to break out this year

The best comics you’ve never heard of at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe - our tips for the stars of the future…

The National (Scotland)

The best Edinburgh Fringe shows for keeping the kids entertained

Here are some of the best shows for kids to go to at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2023.

The National (Scotland)

Full line-up unveiled for Alex Salmond's Edinburgh Fringe event

THE full line-up for Alex Salmond’s upcoming Fringe show The Ayes Have It.

The National (Scotland)

Shows to look out for at this year’s Edinburgh Festivals

THIS year’s Edinburgh Festivals open in the coming days.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish producer puts kindness at the heart of theatre company

A SINGLE tweet has kicked off a young Scot’s mission to create a theatre company with kindness at its heart after it attracted more than 40,000…

Evening Standard

Urooj Ashfaq at Soho Theatre: a fast-talking, quick-thinking pre-Edinburgh treat for Londoners

The theatre is championing south Asian comedians at the Fringe - if they’re all as good as this smart stand-up the festival will be a hoot

The National (Scotland)

Brian Cox to make surprise appearance as Logan Roy at Edinburgh Fringe

AWARD-WINNING Scottish actor Brian Cox has recorded a special video in character as Succession’s Logan Roy for Alex Salmond’s upcoming Fringe…

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