Fringe 2012: Writers wanted…
Giggle Beats is looking for five talented journalists to complete our reviewing team for the Edinburgh Fringe 2012.
View ArticlePreview: Edinburgh Fringe Previews…Preview.
For those of you who simply can’t wait, or won’t get the chance to get up there at all, we’ve compiled some of the highlights from the regions Fringe preview shows. In chronological order!
View ArticleTiffany Stevenson: “We’re losing personality and we’re losing history.”
"That seems to be the beauty ideal at the moment, though; we’re losing personality and we’re losing history."
View ArticleLive from Latitude: an interview with Four Screws Loose.
Four Screws Loose will be in the Cabaret Arena this afternoon, 3pm-4pm, before taking their new show #ScrewTheWorld to Edinburgh in August. And after that, coming soon to a screen near you...
View ArticleThe Ten Best Edinburgh PR Stunts.
Tthe ten most memorable PR moves from Edinburgh over the past few decades, a motley gallery of shameless vulgarity, reckless self endangerment and flagrant immaturity.
View ArticleOpinion: Why Seymour Mace played in my front room…
Who thought comedy in your front room could be so funny? Kate Emmett tells all...
View ArticleDot.Comedy: Ray Peacock tells his podcasting story.
In December of 2011, myself and Ed Gamble took to the stage at Kings Place theatre in London to record what we thought would be our last ever podcast. On 1st August 2012 we start a new (strictly...
View ArticleLucy Porter: “Stand-up is my one remaining vice…”
Effervescent, whip smart and - at just under 5 ft - absolutely tiny, Lucy Porter is a distinctive presence on the crowded UK stand-up scene...
View ArticleCancelled! Fringe venue pulls plug on charity showcases…
More trouble for Kunt and the Gang as Fringe venue pulls charity shows...
View ArticleReview: Stewart Lee: Carpet Remnant World – Newcastle Stand.
★★★★★ for Stewart Lee: Carpet Remnant World. Kath Anderson reports.
View ArticleFringe Diaries #1: Mace and Burton.
Well, the Edinburgh Fringe is upon us. Every year we get so excited by the prospect. My whole calendar revolves around August and the Fringe.
View ArticleReview: Dave McNeill: Canoe Ride 300 – Pleasance Cellar, Edinburgh.
★★★ for McNeill's debut solo show...
View ArticleReview: Jigsaw: Getting Jiggy – Pleasance Upstairs, Edinburgh.
★★★★ for Dan Antopolski, Nat Luurtsema and Tom Craine in Jigsaw...
View ArticleReview: Matthew Crosby (The Show) – Pleasance Beside, Edinburgh.
★★★★ for Pappy’s Fun Club veteran, Matthew Crosby...
View ArticleReview: Chris Stokes: An Opera Written On Napkins – Pleasance Attic, Edinburgh.
★★★ for An Opera Written On Napkins...
View ArticleFringe Diaries #2: Dan Nightingale.
Dan Nightingale talks about his favourite Edinburgh hiding place...
View ArticleReview: Simon Munnery: Fylm-Makker – The Stand (1), Edinburgh.
★★★ for Simon Munnery's self-confessed ‘work in progress' show, Fylm-Makker...
View ArticleReview: The Noise Next Door: Bring The Noise – Pleasance Above, Edinburgh.
It's our first ★★★★★ review, and it's for The Noise Next Door. Hilary Wardle reports.
View ArticleReview: Tony Law: Maximum Noonsense – The Stand (1), Edinburgh.
★★★★ for Tony Law: Maximum Noonsense...
View ArticleReview: WitTank – Pleasance Above, Edinburgh.
★★★★ for sketch trio WitTank, a.k.a Naz Osmanoglu, Mark Cooper-Jones and Kieran Boyd.
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