Press clippings Page 6
Fred MacAulay interview: 25 years at the Fringe
Fred talks about his 25th year and how the festival has changed...
Andrew Mickel, Such Small Portions, 5th August 2013Golf war: 18 holes with four of Scotland's best comics
They say there's no such thing as a free plug and today, on a mini golf course at an out-of-town shopping centre, Janey Godley, Fred MacAulay, Des Clarke and Julia Sutherland are working hard for their money ahead of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
Susan Swarbrick, The Herald, 9th March 2013From the moment comedian Bridget Christie announces herself as an ideal woman for Islamic fundamentalists - "I haven't had an education and you can't see me" - the polemical tone of her act is made clear. And she does not fail to deliver, in either sabre-toothed satire on a society that thinks feminism is a dirty word or in above-and-below the belt punches at the violence, abuse and misogyny women experience around the world.
Fellow comedian Fred MacAulay plays all the male and one of the female characters needed to illustrate her points. Her husband gets some revealing shots fired at him, too, but as he is Stewart Lee he can probably handle it.
Jane Anderson, Radio Times, 7th March 2013Fred MacAulay: Legally Bald 2
A Fringe institution in his own right, Fred MacAulay talks about big breaks and bald pride.
Bernard O'Leary, The Skinny, 23rd July 2012The News Quiz] (Radio 4, Friday) returned for a 75th series last week, its host Sandi Toksvig and contestants Dominic Lawson, Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton and Fred MacAulay keen to get at what must be one of the richest current affairs harvests in living memory. As ever, Hamilton had the best lines, noting that the name of Libyan diplomat Moussa Koussa "sounds like an ABBA track" and comparing the all-party select committee responsible for grilling Rupert and James Murdoch to "a panel comprised of Sherlock Holmes, Perry Mason, Dale Winton, Jim Bowen and Sooty". (Listeners were left to guess which MP most closely resembles a small glove-puppet bear.)
The format may now be as well worn and familiar as an old cardigan, but it's no less welcome for that.
Pete Naughton, The Telegraph, 13th September 2011From Edinburgh Fringe to Screen Masterclass
As part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Fred MacAulay hosted a Fringe to Screen masterclass offering pearls of wisdom about getting a show from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival through to television.
BBC Blogs, 31st August 2011BBC Radio Scotland at the 2011 Edinburgh festival
Fred MacAulay will be the first voice from the new BBC@Potterrow venue. MacAulay And Co will start a two week Edinburgh run from Potterrow on Friday August 12 with a special preview programme ahead of the venue being opened to audiences.
Alan Braidwood, BBC Scotland, 10th August 2011Fred MacAulay's Take on the Day
As part of Radio Scotland's Take on the Day, we caught up with Fred MacAulay after the show for a chat.
Alan Braidwood, BBC Scotland, 14th April 2011Video: Fred at the Fest
Fred MacAulay introduces a run-down of last week's MacAulay and Co festival programmes...
Simone Byrne, BBC Scotland, 23rd August 2010The Amnesty International Comedy Podcast: Episode 1
Russell Brand, John Cleese, Fred MacAulay, Rob Rouse and Danielle Ward all exercise their right to freedom of expression on the inaugural Amnesty International Comedy Podcast. Expect Vaseline on the nipples, hair ruffling and bottom patting.
The Guardian, 3rd August 2010