Edinburgh Fringe
FYI
News nuggets, trivia and fun goings on at the festival.
Fire alarm forces show onto street
Thursday 18th August 2022
In space, nobody can hear you scream... but they can hear the fire alarm that drove performer and punter alike onto the street.
Barry Ferns crowdfunding Fringe history book
Monday 15th August 2022
Comedian Barry Ferns has launched a crowdfunding initiative to gauge interest in a book telling the history of, and acting as a guide to, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Edinburgh's best flyerer
Monday 15th August 2022
Fringe performer Erin Hunter reckons she has a secret weapon in the form of "Edinburgh's best flyerer".
Fringe performer Vash Pernikar is having to camp in the wild
Saturday 13th August 2022
Having spent all his savings on a one-way train ticket to Edinburgh, Czech stand-up Vash Pernikar is now wild camping for the festival's duration... unless some people can help him get out of his tent via a crowdfunding drive.
Rob Auton illustrated
Friday 12th August 2022
Rob Auton was just embarking on a typically thoughtful monologue when he broke off to harangue someone in the middle of the front row. "You've got a pad! What are you doing?". Turns out he was being illustrated...
Olaf Falafel's animated flyers
Friday 12th August 2022
When joined together, Olaf Falafel's flyers turn into a dancing dung beetle flip book. See the video here.
NextUp Biggest Award nominees revealed
Thursday 11th August 2022
Comedy streaming platform NextUp has announced the nominees for its Edinburgh Fringe-based inaugural Biggest Award In Comedy prize.
A small world
Monday 8th August 2022
In the kind of coincidence that only seems to happen at the Fringe, the actress from an advert Sooz Kempner has based her show on is going to come to her show.
Mat Ricardo finishes his show outside after fire alarm sounds
Sunday 7th August 2022
What do you do when you're halfway through your show and the whole building has to be evacuated because of an alarm? Well, if your roots are in street performing, then you just continue the show outside!
Sausage cakes
Sunday 7th August 2022
Comedy duo The Delightful Sausage had some unique cupcakes delivered to their dressing room.