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FESTIVAL 2016 INDEX
INTERVIEWS 2016
Phil Jerrod: Hypocrite on the Fringe
Joe DeRosa: Moving forward at the Fringe
Phil Dunning: Meet the People’s Prince
Mary Lynn Rajskub: 24 star Fringe
Patrick Monahan: Quizzing the kids with Story Pocket Theatre
zazU: Punning in a parallel universe
Juliette Burton: Decisions, decisions
Tim Renkow: A very brief history of him
Njambi McGrath: One-liners, big issues
Mark Watson: Who is, in fact, here
Martha McBrier: Back at the Fringe with stories to share
This Glorious Monster: Glorious wrong uns
Goodbear: Sketching out your Fringe day
Jonny & The Baptists: A bit of politics and ping pong
Andrew Bridge: For aartistic effect
Matt Winning: Space in the future
Helen Duff: Just go with her
Amée Smith: It’s all about her
COLUMNS 2016
Orlando Baxter: Five life lessons from a US high school teacher
Rory O’Keeffe: The post-Brexit grief of a monoglot
Jarlath Regan: You’ll never guess who was at the show last night…
Chris Stokes: Five things you might think during the Fringe that you MUST do the opposite of
Recipe Corner: Cooking with Yeti’s – Scottish Edition
Bob Slayer: A Heroes perspective on the evolving comedy Fringe
Luke Courtier: A guide to lunch on the hoof in Edinburgh
Alison Thea-Skot: My all-time favourite Fringe characters
Danielle Ward: A bad feminist’s Edinburgh Fringe survival guide
Brendon Burns: Wrestling vs Comedy
Yianni Agisilaou: The Simpsons is basically Esperanto… and here is why
Short And Curly: The FIVE places that Kevin Spacey would definitely (probably) be seen in Edinburgh
Shazia Mirza: Why teenagers are always more interested in sex than religion or politics
Maddy Anholt: Three weeks later…
Stephen Greer: Your guide to Glasgow at the Fringe
Jinx Yeo: Top five Asian comedians
Samantha Baines: Eight Mind-blowing Space facts you never knew
THREES TO SEE 2016
Three To See 2016: US comedy imports
Three To See 2016: Scottish Comedians
Three To See 2016: Unlikely topics for comedy
Three To See 2016: Shows with funny facts
Three To See 2016: Anniversary celebrators
REVIEWS 2016
10 Things I Hate About UKIP (Joe Wells / PBH's Free Fringe)
23, Please: The Sketch Show That Never Was (Two Thirds Comedy)
A Sketchy History (Three Men In A Boot)
A Taste Of Planet Caramel (Planet Caramel / PBH's Free Fringe)
AAA Batteries (Not Included) (Chris Turner)
Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised (Racing Minds)
AART (Andy Bridge)
Aatif Nawaz: Aatificial Intelligence (Aatif Nawaz / Free Festival)
Abi Roberts: Anglichanka (Abi Roberts / PBH's Free Fringe)
Adam Rowe: Bittersweet Little Lies (Adam Rowe)
Adrian Gray's The 007 Conspiracy (Tweedle Comedy)
Ahir Shah - Machines (Ahir Shah / Free Festival)
Alex Kealy Is An Idea Whose Time Has Come (Alex Kealy)
Alice Marshall: Vicious (Vicious Productions)
Ambition (Froglet Productions Ltd)
Andrew Hunter-Murray: Round One (Test Tube Comedy)
Andy Askins: The Man With No Name (Comedy Store Management)
Aunty Donna: New Show (Electric Talent)
Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel (Austentatious and Underbelly Productions)
Babushka: A Sketch Show (Little Apple Productions)
Barbarians (Ben Van der Velde / Free Festival)
Bella Younger's Deliciously Stella (Electric Talent)
Best Boy (Best Boy)
Bethany Black (Extra) Ordinary (Lee Martin for Gag Reflex)
Carnal Desire (Drama 3/4 Productions and Fringe Management)
Chris Coltrane - Socialist Fun-Times (Chris Coltrane / PBH's Free Fringe)
Chris Davis: Chinchilla Coats (Chris Davis)
Chris Gethard: Career Suicide (PBJ Management in association with AGI Entertainment and APA Agency)
Committed To Mediocrity (Gary Lind - Australia)
Craig Campbell's Easy Tiger (Craig Campbell)
Croft & Pearce Are Not Themselves (Croft & Pearce)
Daniel Nils Roberts - Honey (Daniel Nils Roberts)
Darren Walsh S'pun (Live Nation in association with Tim Payne)
David Callaghan - Let's Get This Partly Started (David Callaghan)
Doug Segal: I Can Make You Feel Good (Doug Segal)
Ed Gamble: Stampede
Ed Patrick: Junior Optimist (Ed Patrick by arrangement with Corrie McGuire at Roar Comedy)
Egg – Static (Egg)
Elf Lyons: Pelican (Elf Lyons / PBH's Free Fringe)
Emma Sidi: Telenovela (Berk's Nest and Pleasance)
Enter The Bagman (Brendan Murphy)
Eric Lampaert – Alien Of Extraordinary Ability
Erich McElroy's (US) Electile Dysfunction (Erich McElroy)
Farewell Tim (The Good News)
Felicity Ward: 50% More Likely To Die (Brett Vincent for Get Comedy in association with Phil McIntyre)
Foiled (Duckspeak)
Gary Little: A Little Bit Of Personal (Gary Little)
Glitch – The Improvised Puppet Show (Glitch Improv)
Good Kids: On Tap (Good Kids)
Goodbear (DugOut Theatre)
Goose: Hydroberserker (So Comedy by arrangement with Troika)
Grainne McGuire: Great People Making Great Choices (Live Nation in association with Troika)
Happily Never After (The Maydays)
Hayley Ellis: FOMO (Hayley Ellis)
Improvabunga (The Watch This Improv Troupe)
Jack Barry: You Don't Know Jack (Jack Barry)
James Acaster - Reset (Phil McIntyre Entertainments)
James Veitch: Game Face (Live Nation in association with MHA)
Jayde Adams: 31 (Berk's Nest / PBH's Free Fringe / United Agents)
Jimmy McGhie: Apologia (Live Nation & MZA)
Joe Hart: Internaut (Total Comedy)
John Hastings: Integrity (Mick Perrin Worldwide in association with EMX Management)
John Pendal: International Man Of Leather (John Pendal)
John Robertson: Arena Spectacular! (John Robertson)
John Robertson: The Dark Room (CatFace Talent)
Jordan Brookes: The Making Of (Show And Tell)
Knightmare Live: The Game Has Changed (Electric Talent)
Laurence Clark: Independence (CKP by arrangement with Delphine Manley)
Le Bossu (withWings)
Lolly 2 (Mick Perrin Worldwide in association with Dawn Sedgwick Management)
Lou Sanders – What's That Lady Doing? (Berk's Nest and the Pleasance)
Loyiso Gola - Dude, Where's My Lion? (Mick Perrin Worldwide)
Lucie Pohl - Apohlcalypse Now! (Dixon Talent / APA)
Lynne Jassem: From Como To Homo (Lynne Jassem)
Marcel Lucont's Whine List (Phil McIntyre Entertainments with Corrie McGuire for Roar Comedy)
Margaret Thatcher Queen Of Game Shows (Off The Kerb / Aine Flanagan Productions)
Mark Smith: Old Smudge (Berk's Nest / PBH's Free Fringe)
Mark Steel's In Toon (Off The Kerb Productions)
Mark Watson: I'm Not Here (Impatient Productions)
Masud Milas: Routes (Phil McIntyre Entertainments)
Max & Ivan: Our Story (Mick Perrin Worldwide in association with Dawn Sedgwick Management)
Michelle Wolf - So Brave (Bound And Gagged Comedy)
Minky: A Sketch Show (Minky Comedy)
Myra DuBois: Self AdMyra (So Comedy by arrangement with Gareth Joyner)
Nazeem Hussain - Legally Brown (Nazeem Hussain)
Neil Delamere: Ctrl Alt Delamere (The Lisa Richards Agency / Gilded Balloon)
Nick Cody: Come Get Some! (Brett Vincent for Get Comedy)
Nish Kumar – Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Unless You Shout The Words Real Loud (Phil McIntyre Entertainments)
Norris & Parker: See You At The Gallows (CKP)
Pat Cahill: D.O.T.T (PBJ Management / Heroes of Fringe PWYW)
Patrick Melton: My Least Favourite Everything (Pantswise Productions)
Paul F Taylor: Sour Apes (Paul F Taylor / PBH's Free Fringe)
Paul Foot: 'Tis A Pity She's A Piglet (IMWP)
Paul McMullan: Alcopop (Bound And Gagged Comedy)
Pete Firman: TriX (Phil McIntyre Entertainment with Corrie McGuire for ROAR Comedy)
Pete Otway: Six Years From Then (Pete Otway / Fluid Thinking)
Pierre Novellie Is Cool Peter (CKP)
Princes Of Main: Cool (Princes Of Main)
Rachel Parris - Best Laid Plans (Live Nation in association with Troika)
Rahul Kohli: Newcastle Brown Male (Rahul Kohli)
Randy Writes A Novel (Brett Vincent for Get Comedy)
Ria Lina - Dear Daughter (Ria Lina)
Robert Newman: The Brain Show (Phil McIntyre Entertainments)
Robin Morgan: Free Man (So Comedy by arrangement with Troika)
Rory O'Keeffe: Monoglot (Rory O'Keeffe)
Rose Matafeo Is Finally Dead (Berk's Nest and Pleasance)
Rowena Haley: Three Chords And The Truth (Rowena Haley / PBH's Free Fringe)
Sally Phillips And Lily Bevan: Talking To Strangers (Mick Perrin Worldwide)
Sarah Kendall - Shaken (Mick Perrin Worldwide)
Shit-Faced Shakespeare (Magnificent Bastard Productions)
Short And Curly: A Curly Night In (Short And Curly)
Simon Munnery: Standing Still (Show And Tell)
Sleeping Trees: SciFi? (Sleeping Trees)
Sofie Hagen: Shimmer Shatter (Sofie Hagen / PBH's Free Fringe)
Steve Bugeja: Unpronounceable (Steve Bugeja)
Stuart Laws: So Preoccupied With Whether Or Not He Could He Didn't Stop To Think Whether He Should (1hr show) (Laughing Coyote)
Suzi Ruffell: Common (Off The Kerb Productions)
Tatterdemalion (Flabbergast Theatre)
Taylor Glenn: A Billion Days Of Parenthood (Taylor Glenn)
Tez Ilyas - Made In Britain (Bound And Gagged Comedy in association with UTC Artist Management)
The Free Association Presents... (The Free Association)
The Simpsons Taught Me Everything I Know, Free (Yianni Agisilaou / PBH's Free Fringe)
The Travelling Sisters (The Travelling Sisters)
They Built It. No One Came. (Fledgling Theatre Company)
Thrones! The Musical Parody (Baby Wants Candy)
Tiff Stevenson – Seven (Tiffany Stevenson)
Tom Allen: Indeed (Off The Kerb Productions)
Tom Neenan: Vaudeville (Berk's Nest)
Twins: Two Balls In A Bag (Berks Nest and the Pleasance)
Under Cover With The Naked Stand-Up (Miss Glory Pearl)
Wild At Heart - Free (Róisín and Chiara)
Woody Allen(ish) (Simon Schatzberger)
Yaseen Kader: Smile (Tweedle Comedy/Pembroke Players)
Yeti's - Demon Dive Bar (Dead Man / EastEnd Cabaret)
zazU: Raisins To Stay Alive (zazU Comedy)
Zoe Lyons: Little Misfit (CKP)