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Comedy shows cancelled amid concrete crisis

RAAC found in theatres, prompting fears of crumbling ceilings.

Chortle, 4th September 2023

Fascinating Aïda to celebrate 40th anniversary via new tour

Musical comedy group Fascinating Aïda are to celebrate their 40th anniversary with a new tour, running between September and November 2023, followed by three nights at the London Palladium in February 2024.

British Comedy Guide, 9th May 2023

Tall stories: performers on their wildest Edinburgh moments

Stand-up in a swimming pool, naked tractor driving, heart attacks, heckles, walkouts, rain and an onstage marriage proposal - as the fringe turns 75, this year's performers on the memories that make the festival unique.

Tim Key, Sindhu Vee, Jayde Adams, Flo & Joan, Arthur Smith, Reginald D Hunter, Paul Foot, Tim Crouch, Nina Conti, Simon Munnery, Bilal Zafar, Lou Sanders, Matt Forde, Fascinating Aïda, La Clique, The Guardian, 6th August 2022

Eddie Izzard, Michael Palin and more on 75 years of the Edinburgh Fringe

Stars of stage and screen share their Edinburgh memories.

The Telegraph, 23rd July 2022

Interview: Fascinating Aida

They're back at last! Britain's greatest cabaret trio return with their smash-hit show guaranteed to put 'a massive smile on your face and a spring in your step' (Scotsman).

The New Current, 23rd July 2022

Fascinating Aïda interview

It's a distillation of the full show which we started in 2019 but which got strangely interrupted by a naughty wee virus...

On The Mic, 20th June 2022

Assembly Festival announces more Edinburgh Fringe shows on sale

Today (Thu 7 April) Assembly Festival, a leading multi-venue on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for over 40 years, is putting a further 50 shows from its August line-up onsale.

Theatre Weekly, 7th April 2022

Glasgow Comedy Festival's biggest shows called off

All events at the King's Theatre, including Stewart Lee, Jerry Sadowitz, Janey Godley, John Shuttleworth, Fascinating Aida, Susie McCabe and Jim Smith, are to be postponed.

Chortle, 16th March 2020

Review: Fascinating Aida, Southbank Centre

Aside from the fact that the performance is well thought through, incredibly funny and the women are unapologetically pointing their fingers at the audience, it is also astonishing to see how much energy the performers bring onto the stage and how well they play off the audience, even at their combined age of 184.

Shirley Both, A Younger Theatre, 31st December 2019

Fascinating Aida review

Attitude, wit and attention to detail ensure an effortlessly entertaining show, even if some of the comedic content is away from the cutting show. It may be the easily consumed Christmas treat you need.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th December 2019

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