Press clippings Page 2
The 1996 Edinburgh Fringe
Clearing out this week, I unearthed the 1996 Edinburgh Fringe programme and some flyers So for no other reason than nostalgia, here's how the festival has changed in 20 years.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st September 2016Peter Buckley Hill to stand down from Free Fringe
Free Fringe founder Peter Buckley Hill has confirmed that he is to step down from the organisation he set up.
Chortle, 16th August 2016Petition launched to strip Peter Buckley Hill of award
An anonymous petition has been set up to strip Free Fringe founder Peter Buckley Hill of his Edinburgh Comedy Award following his diktat banning performers from using certain flyerers.
Chortle, 31st July 2016Row as Peter Buckley Hill lays down law on leaftleters
Free Fringe overlord Peter Buckley Hill is dictating which flyerers comedians at his Edinburgh venues can use.
Chortle, 28th July 2016Comedian explains how his Fringe show was axed
Comedian Stephen Carlin has written on his blog about being axed from Peter Buckley Hill's Free Fringe on Monday August 24, towards the end of this year's Edinburgh Festival. Carlin fell foul of the Free Fringe ethos of not being able to do runs on PBH's Free Fringe if also doing a full run at certain other venues.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th September 2015How to promote an Edinburgh Fringe show
Yesterday ended surreally with (after the show ended) a member of the audience asking marriage advice from Lewis Schaffer. This is a bit like Peter Buckley Hill (the PBH of PBH Free Fringe) giving advice to a comedian on how to develop and handle a PR strategy at the Edinburgh Fringe.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 15th June 2015Freestival concedes PBH will run Edinburgh rooms
Freestival have conceded defeat in the battle for Cowgatehead, after failing to secure a meeting with rival Peter Buckley Hill.
Chortle, 3rd June 2015Peter Buckley Hill responds to Cowgatehead questions
On Wednesday I emailed Peter Buckley Hill with some questions about the booking of the Cowgatehead venue at the Edinburgh Fringe this summer. On Thursday I received a reply and I asked if I could publish his answers. He has agreed to this as long as the response was unedited. Here below is our exchange in full
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th May 2015Fringe chaos: Freestival respond
Today Freestival have issued this press release. But they have not yet responded to the key question of whether this is an admission that the Free Fringe does have the rights to stage shows there - and whether they have booked shows into the site without having a written contract with the landlord and licensee. It also addresses claims by PBH (Peter Buckley Hill) that they also had no rights to progamme shows into the St John's venue.
Chortle, 23rd May 2015Row over Free Fringe shows, once again
It's fast becoming a Fringe tradition - and today the annual row between rival free Edinburgh show promoters flared up in earnest.
The Dispute centres on the Cowgatehead performance spaces, which newcomers Freestival operated last year. They have again been programming the space for 2015, with many comedy shows now locked into the official programme.
However Free Fringe founder Peter Buckley Hill has today claimed Freestival had no permission to book shows into the venues, saying that his organisation has the deal to programme the space.
Chortle, 21st May 2015