Edinburgh Fringe Comedy
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Last 10 Features from Edinburgh 2012
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Edinburgh Fringe 2012 shows with the best reviewsPublished September 2012A list of the comedy shows which got the best reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2012. Read |
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Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe PodcastPublished August 2012Catch up on all 25 episodes of Richard Herring's stand-up and chat show podcast recorded at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe. Listen |
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Edinburgh Comedy Award winners announcedPublished August 2012Dr Brown, Daniel Simonsen and The Boy With Tape On His Face are the winners of the 2012 Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Read |
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Malcolm Hardee Awards 2012 winnersPublished August 2012The Rubberbandits, Stuart Goldsmith and Trevor Noah are the winners of the Malcolm Hardee Awards 2012. Read |
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Aisling Bea wins So You Think You're Funny 2012Published August 2012Aisling Bea has won this year's final of the prestigious So You Think You're Funny? new act stand-up competition. Read |
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Celebrating the weird and the wonderfulPublished August 2012Anna Lowman takes a look at the nominees for the Edinburgh Comedy Award 2012, and determines that the two shortlists are, excitingly, populated by a lovely group of comics this year. Read |
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Mark Steel in LeithPublished August 2012To celebrate the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Mark Steel visits the Scottish capital's infamous suburb - Leith. See the video here. Watch |
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Mat Ricardo's Voodoo VarietiesPublished August 2012Podcast in which Mat Ricardo talks to three Edinburgh Fringe acts that started out as street performers, but who since gone on to other things: stand-up Stuart Goldsmith, mime Sam Wills (aka The Boy With Tape On His Face), and sword swallower Miss Behave. Listen |
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Tim FitzHigham - Finding An EndingPublished August 2012Tim FitzHigham discusses 'gonzo journalism comedy' and how the story-led shows he performs risk having no ending. Read |
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Watch 'Spank!' gigs onlinePublished August 2012The organisers of late night gig Spank! has been recording some of the shows. See the videos here. Watch |


















