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QuickFire Questions: Kavin Jay
Why did you make this show? To show the struggles of growing up in an Asian family where unsolicited advice is part of the norm. What is the part of…
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Hannah Platt: Defence Mechanism
★★★★★ There’s always a slight tension when I walk into a stand-up show. I always thought I didn’t like stand-up; I realise I don’t really like middle-class male stand-up! …
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Ayo Adenekan and Alvin Bang: Abandon God
★★★★ The Beehive Inn on The Grassmarket has a distinct vibe, from the sounds of an ‘enthusiastic’ busker wafting through the windows, to the ornate fireplaces and stale-beer infused carpets.…
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Jake Donaldson: Spectacle
★★★ Donaldson gives us the visually impaired Geordie experience, complete with sarky pre-recorded audio description from an ‘actor who should’ve been paid more’. Yet for its integrated accessibility, it’s knowingly…
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Ashley Gutermuth is Hard to Pronounce
★★★★★ Even though Edinburgh includes the West-End, the idea of venturing toward the New Town, puts off many a punter. Cut to, me running down back alleys trying to find…
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Isabella Charlton: So my dad f****d the Nanny
★★ People never sit in the front row, which I think is a bit disrespectful to the performer, so I enthusiastically took my place inches from the stage. Big mistake.…
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Twonkey’s Basket Weaving in Peru
★★★★★ Autistic singer, storyteller and absurdist Paul Vickers, has been part of the Edinburgh Fringe landscape for well over a decade. So much so, that if you ever get in…
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Harriet Dyer: Skin
★★★★ I normally don’t think about the title of stand-up shows much. Often acts land on a funny pun (usually involving their names – what egos!) or have some sensationalist,…
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Quickfire Questions: Harriet Dyer
We are so excited to welcome back Harriet Dyer, whose previous show 'Trigger Warning' we loved! (Loved so much she won our inaugural ND Representation Award! She answers our Quickfire…
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Reuben Kaye: The Butch Is Back
★★★★★ "For those of you who don't know who I am. That's homophobia."Exuberant and blue with a voice to boot, Reuben Kaye returns to Edinburgh Fringe with the hit show…