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Check out our coverage of shows at the Gilded Balloon venues…

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Gabby Killick: Conversations With My Agent Juliette Burton: No Brainer Louise Atkinson: Mates Three debut comedy acts Three Fringe first timers Three shows dealing with grief TW:Talks: Chelsea Hart TW:Talks: Marc Burrows

REVIEWS

Eden Sher: I Was On A Sitcom Grown Up Orphan Annie (Katherine Bourne Taylor) Jack Docherty In Bowie And Me: Parallel Lives (Gilded Balloon) Jay Lafferty: Bahookie (Gilded Balloon and Watch This Space Productions) Michelle Brasier: Reform (Stamptown, PBJ and Century Proudly Presents) Potty The Plant (Little Big Stack) The Magic Of Terry Pratchett (Marc Burrows)

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Alice Brine: Brinestorm Joanna Lipari: Activities Of Daily Living Three Family Shows Three One Person Shows Three Shows About Life Experiences Three Shows About Neurodiversity Three Shows About Sons + Fathers

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Afghanistan Is Not Funny by Henry Naylor (Redbeard Theatre) Business Casual: Feral (Stamptown) Eglantyne (Anne Chamberlain) Esther Manito: #NotAllMen (Plosive Live) John Robertson: The Dark Room (Lee Martin For Gag Reflex) Land: A Scottish Musical (Kick The Door) Magic Roman’s Summer Holidays (Chip And Pin Theatre) Palimpsest (What About The Woo Productions) Pash (Seemingly Wholesome Productions) Pete Heat: Blimey Rob Rouse: No Refunds Robyn Perkins: Million Dollar Maybe Schalk Bezuidenhout: I'll Make Laugh To You (Like You Want Me To) (Mick Perrin Worldwide) The Dark Room For Kids (Lee Martin For Gag Reflex) Tinted (Scripped Up) Weegie Hink Ae That? ( W.H.A.T?)

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Three To See and Stream 3-9 Aug: Online Edfringe, Camden Fringe, In person Edfringe, In Person London stuff

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Just These Please: No Worries If Not (Just These Please)

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Threes To See and Stream 4-10 Aug: Virtual Fringe Comedy Shows, Other Virtual Fringe Shows, Non-edfringe Things, Important Fringe Campaigns

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Baba Brinkman: Rap Guide To Culture Colin Granger: Ogg 'n' Ugg 'n' Dogg Eight Steps Q&A: Just These Please Eight Steps Q&A: Scream Phone Eight Steps Q&A: Sukh Ojla Eloïse Poulton: Bad Aunts Harriet Dyer: The Dinosaur Show Isma Almas: About A Buoy - Adventures In Adoption Louisa Fitzhardinge: Comma Sutra Prudence Wright Holmes: Agatha Is Missing Shonagh Murray: Armour and Burns Three To See 2019: American Classics Three To See 2019: Dark Themes Three To See 2019: Ghostly Goings On Three To See 2019: Men And Masculinity Three To See 2019: Shows About Women In History Three To See 2019: Three Comedy Debut Hours

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Abbie Murphy: Eat Sleep Shit Shag (Hatch Talent) Archie Henderson: Jazz Emu (Archie Henderson) Black Is the Color Of My Voice (Apphia Campbell presented by James Seabright and Play The Spotlight) Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Dreamboat (Off The Kerb Productions) Cream Tea And Incest (Peracals Productions) Definitely Louise (Bethany Heath) Demi Lardner: Ditch Witch 800 (Century) Funny In Real Life (Rob Rouse and Helen Rutter) Got A Text: A Musical Parody (Round Three Productions) Grace Campbell: Why I'm Never Going Into Politics (Mick Perrin Worldwide) HoneyBee (Eleanor Dillon-Reams) Isa Bonachera: The Great Emptiness (Isa Bonachera) Jesus Christ Superstar (Captivate Theatre) Just These Please: Suitable (Just These Please) Leave A Message (Jessica Rose McVay Productions and Bad Thursday) Men With Coconuts (Men With Coconuts) Normaler Than Everyone (Normaler Productions in association with Fringe Management, LLC) Richard Stott: Right Hand Man (Andrew Roach Talent) Ricky Riddlegang And The Riddlegang (Peracals Productions) Scream Phone (Swipe Right Theatre) Sukh Ojla: For Sukh's Sake (Noel Gay Presents...) Tappuccino (Brunch Bunch) White Girls (Laughing Mirror) Whose Mind Is It Anyway? (Whose Mind Is It Anyway?)

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Lisa Fa’alafi: Hot Brown Honey Past ThreeWeeks Editors’ Award winners back at the Fringe Roman Fraden: Back In The Closet Three To See 2018: Three 'dad stand-up' shows Three To See 2018: Three fabulous songsters Three To See 2018: Three funny shows for kids Three To See 2018: Three musical comedy shows Three To See 2018: Three shows about big issues Three To See 2018: Three stand-ups with a story Three To See on 7 Aug: Prom Kween, Hot Brown Honey, Rob Auton

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Aaron Calvert: Declassified (Lost Luggage Productions) Christian Finnegan: My Goodness (Live Nation) David Baddiel's Animalcolm (Story Pocket Theatre) Edd Hedges: For Eva, From Forever Ago (RBM Comedy) Fcuk'd (Theatre N16 and Eastlake Productions) Gráinne Maguire: I Forgive You; Please Like Me (Live Nation in association with Troika) Grant Busé: The Birds And The Beats (Grant Busé) Hot Brown Honey (Gilded Balloon and Briefs Factory present) In For A Penny (Gilded Balloon and Otago Theatre Present...) Spontaneous Potter (Spontaneous Players) Stuart Mitchell: Gordon Ramsay's Karma Cafe (Gilded Balloon and Stuart Mitchell present...) The Snow Queen (Theatre N16 and Eastlake Productions)

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Quick Quiz: Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden Quick Quiz: Michael Redmond Robert White: InstruMENTAL Three To See 2017: Three cabaret favourites Three To See 2017: Three Macbeths for juniors Three To See 2017: Three magic shows Three To See 2017: Three theatre shows with music Three To See 2017: Three US imports Three To See on 23 Aug: Goose, Knock Knock, The Lulu Show

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2 Become 1 (Kings Head Theatre and Swipe Right) Andy Daly: Monsters Take Your Questions (Rabbit Rabbit) Assessment (Shows On A Shoestring) Aunty Donna: Big Boys (Century Entertainment) Brendon Burns And Craig Quartermaine In Race Off (Mick Perrin Worldwide) Edd Hedges: Wonderland (RBM) Eshaan Akbar: Not For Prophet (CKP & ROAR Group Present) Gillian Cosgriff: To The Moon And Back (Julz Hay Proudly presents) James Adomian: Lacking In Character (Live Nation) Joe Hart: Alpha, Beta, Gamer (Total Comedy) Lauren Bok: Is That a Burrito in Your Pocket Or Are You Just Happy You Have A Burrito (Lauren Bok) Mission Abort (Therese Ramstedt) Oskar's Amazing Adventure (Theatre Fideri Fidera) Sam Shaber: Life, Death And Duran Duran (Sam Shaber) Shazia Mirza, With Love from St Tropez (MTM Productions) Storyteller (The Owle Screame) The Giant Killers (The Long Lane Theatre Company) The Hero Who Overslept (Bravebeard Productions and Fringe Management) The Lulu Show: Life On The Never-Never (Gilded Balloon Presents...) The Noise Next Door's Really, Really Good Afternoon Show (CKP) The Remains Of Tom Lehrer (Performed by Adam Kay) (Amateur Transplants presented by James Seabright) Tomás Ford: Craptacular (Civil Disobedience)

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Casting Call Woe: Audition nightmares relived Juliette Burton: Decisions, decisions Maddy Anholt: Three weeks later... Patrick Monahan: Quizzing the kids with Story Pocket Theatre Photo Shoot: Editors' Awards 2016 Photo Shoot: Patrick Monahan Photo Shoot: zazU Short And Curly: The FIVE places that Kevin Spacey would definitely (probably) be seen in Edinburgh Speedy News #03: Awards, controversies and strikes Three To See 2016: Musicians gone theatrical Three To See 2016: Scottish Comedians Three To See 2016: Shows with funny facts Three To See 2016: Shows with parental involvement Three To See 2016: US comedy imports Three To See on 15 Aug: Rose Matafeo, zazU, Alix In Wundergarten Three To See on 21 Aug: Superwomen Of Science, Angel by Henry Naylor, The Blind Date Project Three To See on 24 Aug: The Marked, Lucy McCormick, Aunty Donna ThreeWeeks Editors' Awards presented Tim Carlsen: Creating Moko zazU: Punning in a parallel universe

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Alice (Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club) All Aboard The Marriage Hearse (Joanne Hartstone) Ambition (Froglet Productions Ltd) Andy Askins: The Man With No Name (Comedy Store Management) Angel By Henry Naylor (Pipeline Productions) Animal: Are You A Proper Person? (Tongue Fu in association with No Ordinary Experience) Aunty Donna: New Show (Electric Talent) Ed Gamble: Stampede Enter The Bagman (Brendan Murphy) Frankenstein (Canny Creatures and Fringe Management) Jimmy McGhie: Apologia (Live Nation & MZA) Joe Hart: Internaut (Total Comedy) Lucie Pohl - Apohlcalypse Now! (Dixon Talent / APA) Michael Morpurgo's King Arthur (Story Pocket Theatre) Mule (Omnibus) Myra DuBois: Self AdMyra (So Comedy by arrangement with Gareth Joyner) Neil Delamere: Ctrl Alt Delamere (The Lisa Richards Agency / Gilded Balloon) One Day Moko (Portable Union) Ria Lina - Dear Daughter (Ria Lina) Shakin' Shakespeare (Captivate Theatre) Short And Curly: A Curly Night In (Short And Curly) Storyteller Storyteller (Story Pocket Theatre) The Free Association Presents... (The Free Association) Yaseen Kader: Smile (Tweedle Comedy/Pembroke Players) zazU: Raisins To Stay Alive (zazU Comedy) Zoe Lyons: Little Misfit (CKP)

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Adam Forde: Storytellers face off on the family fringe Comedy awards flow at the Edinburgh Fringe Gilded Balloon: Thirty years young Lieven Scheire: Revenge of the nerds Maddy Anholt: Best Fringe date Máire Clerkin: Confessions of a dodgy Irish dancer Rebecca Perry: An ode to ginger (or the redheaded renaissance) Samuel Brett Williams: Top Ten Theatre Walk-Outs Three To See 2015: A bonus set from Meet The Media Three To See 2015: Circus Three To See 2015: Comedy that's ThreeWeeks approved Three To See 2015: Sketch Shows Worth Checking Three To See 2015: Verbatim Performances Three To See on 12 Aug: Valiant, Jazzamatazz!, Jonny Awsum ThreeWeeks Editors' Awards presented for 2015 ‘A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing’ wins Amnesty prize

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A Pocket Full Of Grimms (Story Pocket Theatre) Amy Howerska - Sasspot (RBM) Angel In The Abattoir (Comedians Theatre Company) Aunty Donna (Electric Talent) Bec Hill - Caught On Tape (Ditto Productions) Black Is The Color Of My Voice (Play The Spotlight Theatre) Buzzology (The Buzztones) Christian O'Connell - You've Ruined My Morning... And Other Fan Mail (So Comedy) Croft & Pearce – There's Always Something (Vivienne Smith Management) Derby Day (Camisade Theatre Company) Diane Spencer - Power Tool (Difunny.co.uk) Diary Of A Dating Addict (RBM Comedy) Drum Tribe (Drum Tribe) Echoes by Henry Naylor (Henry Naylor/Gilded Balloon) Ernie (Lisa Richards) Funmbi Omotayo - Legal Immigrant (CKP) Funny Bones Trash (Funny Bones) Jonny Awsum - Everything Is Awsum (Lee Martin for Gag Reflex) Justin Moorhouse - Destiny Calling (CKP) Kai Humphries - How To Be Happy (Live Nation / MZA) Lucie Pohl - Cry Me A Liver (Great Pretender Productions) Lucy Frederick – In The Wild (Vivienne Smith Management) Minor Delays (Lee Martin for Gag Reflex) Sex Rated G (Ines Wurth Presents) Tar Baby (Desiree Burch and Platt Productions) The MMORPG Show (Electric Talent) Wasted (No Prophet Theatre Company) Will Durst - BoomeRaging From LSD To OMG (Will Durst / Gilded Balloon)

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Abigoliah Schamaun: How to talk dirty and influence people Apphia Campbell: Voicing the inspiration of Simone Axis Of Awesome: The axis most awesome returns Baba Brinkman: Religious Rap-Ture Celia Pacquola: Seeing how it all works out Editors' Awards incoming, plenty more awards already in Finalists announced for Amused Moose Laughter Awards Guest tips: Choices galore on the cabaret Fringe Letter To Edinburgh: Doug Segal Lucy Benson-Brown: Cutting Off Kate Bush Photo Shoot: Axis Of Awesome Photo Shoot: Editors' Award winners Reviews Feature: Adventures at the children’s Fringe Ria Lina: Five lessons to teach in homeschool Three To See 2014: New musicals Three To See 2014: War-themed theatre picks ThreeWeeks Editors' Awards 2014 presented Titty Bar Ha Ha: The Great Escape Trav shows dominate in first Fringe First batch Zoe Lyons: Champion mustard cutter

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Andy De La Tour Stand-Up Or Die In New York (Gilded Balloon) Angry Young Women In Low Rise Jeans With High Class Issues (Innes Worth Productions) Arabian Nights (Story Pocket Theatre) Baba Brinkman – The Rap Guide To Religion (Soho Playhouse Inc / Rap Guide Media) Backwards Anorak - Winter is Coming Bec And Tom's Awesome Laundry (Gilded Balloon / Bec Hill and Tom Goodliffe) Bec Hill - Ellipsis (Ditto Productions) Brent Weinbach - Appealing to the Mainstream Cal Wilson - It Could Have Been Me (Token Events) Celia Pacquola - Let Me Know How It All Works Out (PBJ Management) Chris Kent - Uncorked Croft & Pearce - Give And Take (Vivienne Smith Management) Demi Lardner - Birds With Human Lips (Demi Lardner) Jonny Awsum - Sexy Noises (Lee Martin for Gag Reflex) Katie Mulgrew - Happily Ever After (Avalon Promotions Ltd) Kevin Day - Standy Uppy (So Comedy by arrangement with Troika) Laika - A Space Dogyssey (Double Edge Drama) Maff Brown - Born Again Comedian (Bound and Gagged Comedy) Milo McCabe - Troy Hawke (IMWP) Nathan Penlington - Choose Your Own Documentary (CYOD ltd) Pentimento (Denise Stephenson) Ria Lina - School of Riason (Ria Lina) Showstopper! The Improvised Musical (The Showstoppers - Something For The Weekend) Sonics In Duum (Sonics) The Axis Of Awesome - Viva La Vida Loca Las Vegas (Lee Martin For Gag Reflex) Tiff Stevenson Optimist (Avalon Promotions Ltd) Tom Rhodes - Colossus (Brett Vincent for Get Comedy) Wendy Wason - Hotel California (Bound and Gagged Comedy by arrangement with Vivienne Clore) Woyzeck (Splendid Productions)

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Benny Davis: A Playlist Carey Marx: Quick Quiz Edinburgh Comedy Award noms announced First batch of Fringe Firsts and Herald Angels presented First ever tie at 'So You Think You're Funny?' Flurry of awards presented alongside last batch of Fringe Firsts Letter to Edinburgh: The Axis Of Awesome's Lee Naimo Marsha Shandur: Getting serious about writing funny Patrick Monahan: Cakes and hugging Three To See 2013: Hairy comedy Three To See 2013: Marvellous men Three To See 2013: Spoken word Three To See 2013: Tried and tested children's shows ThreeWeeks Editors' Awards presented

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A Simple Space (Gravity And Other Myths) Adam and Eve - The Musical (Splendid Productions) Aisling Bea - C'est La Bea (Feature Spot Productions) Barry Castagnola - The Donny Donkins ‘As (Hopefully Soon To Be) Seen On TV’ Show (Barry Castagnola) Bath Time (Ruaraidh Murray) Bec Hill - Bec By Popular Demand (Innocent Hill and Gilded Balloon) Best New Sketch Act 2013 - The Final (The Gilded Balloon / Sketch Club) Brett Goldstein Contains Scenes Of An Adult Nature (Mick Perrin Worldwide In Association With Dawn Sedgwick Management) Brothers And Sisters... It's The Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe III (MZA & Yalli Productions) Canadians Of Comedy (Allyson Smith, Paul Myrehaug and Tim Rabnet) Caroline Rhea (Gilded Balloon) Choose Your Own Documentary By Nathan Penlington (CYOD Ltd) Croft & Pearce (Vivienne Smith Management Ltd) Damian Clark in G’Damo! (Damian Clark) Daniel Cainer: Schtick And Spiel (Daniel Cainer / Fraser Cannon Productions) Dave Callan - The Psychology of Laughter (Gilded Balloon) Diane Spencer - Hurricane Diane (difunny.com) Don’t Wake Me - The Ballad Of Nihal Armstrong With Jaye Griffiths (The Nihal Theatre Company With Louise Chantal – Festival Highlights) Doug Segal: I Can Make You A Mentalist (Mick Perrin Worldwide) Dressing Down (Haggard) Eric And Little Ern (Festival Highlights) Gamarjobat (ga-ma-jo-bat) Rock Out! (Komedia Entertainment Ltd) Gordon Southern - The Kerfuffle (Julz Hay) Gravity Boots (EdCom And 3 Of A Kind Productions) Greg Proops (Talented Artists Ltd) Hedluv And Passman - Two Cornish Rappers And A Casiotone Two: This Time It’s Similar (hedluv and passman) How To Make A Killing In Bollywood (NLP Theatre Company) Humza Arshad Presents Diary Of A Badman (Humza Arshad). Inside (Strawberry Blonde Curls) It’s Me Dayne (Dayne Rathbone) Jenny Eclair - Eclairious (Avalon) Joe Bor Is Jasper Cromwell Jones Julie Madly Deeply (Sarah-Louise Young and Michael Roulston - Festival Highlights) Just So Stories (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre) KelFi & FiKel (Good Times Presents) Kiss Me Honey, Honey! (Gilded Balloon) Laura Levites - Selfhelpless (Laura Levites) Lee Kern - Bitter Twitter (Live Nation Presents) Lloyd Langford - Galoot (Mick Perrin Worldwide) Lysistrata - The Disco Vaudeville Rock’n’Roll Musical (Aurora / Western Connecticut State University) Mark Dolan – You’re Awesome! (PBJ Management) Michael J Dolan - Nothing Will Ever Be Alright Again, Ever (Lee Martin for Gag Reflex) Mick Ferry - Has Been Found Wanting (Lee Martin / Gag Reflex) Milo McCabe - Schiz (IMWP) Miracles Etc. (Pete Heat) Morgan And West - A Grand Adventure (Morgan And West with HMD Productions) Murder, Marple And Me (Gilded Balloon) Patrick Monahan Cake Charmer (Vivienne Smith Management Ltd) Paul Zerdin - No Strings (CKP In Association With Cole Kitchenn) Rhys Nicholson - Dawn Of A New Error (Century Entertainment) Riding The Midnight Express With Billy Hayes (Barbara Ligeti and Wendy West with Louise Chantal - Festival Highlights) Rubberbandits Sam Lloyd - Fully Committed (Gilded Balloon in association with Sloat Entertainment and EMX Management) Sotho Sounds - Junk Funk (Mick Perrin Worldwide in association with Risenga Makondo) Sugar & Vice - All The Men We’ve Never Slept With (HMD Productions) The Appalling Carly Smallman (RBM) The Comedian's Comedian Live With Stuart Goldsmith The Inventor And The Escort (Ines Wurth Presents) The Oxford Imps (Oxford Imps) The School Of Night’s Spontaneous Shakespeare (Extempore Theatre – Festival Highlights) The Showstoppers' Improvised Musical (Showstopper Productions - Festival Highlights) Thunderbards (Thunderbards Comedy) Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra (WIUO in association with Gilded Balloon) Will Seaward - Socialist Fairytales! (Will Seaward) Women Of An Uncertain Age (Flip Webster and Maggie Bourgein)

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Al Pitcher Fringe Blog: Edinburgh Olympics of comedy, dreams and broken hope Andrew Bird, Global Village Fete: Quick Quiz Asher Treleaven Fringe Blog: Autobiographical show DeAnne Smith: The sweet life Doug Segal: Reading minds and influencing people at the Fringe Hannah Gadsby: Art, history, marriage and Mary Malcolm Hardee Awards presented More Awards: MTM and Stage Award nominations Morgan & West: A magical mystery tour Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Quick Quiz Three To See 2012: Comedy Dans Three To See 2012: Comedy shows with music Three To See 2012: Music shows for kids ThreeWeeks Editors' Awards celebrate ten great things about Festival 2012

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A Donkey And A Parrot (Sarah Hamilton) Al Pitcher - Tiny Triumphs (Gilded Balloon in association with JBJ Management) Bad Musical (The Trap - Festival Highlights) Barry Castagnola In Where’s Barry (Barry Castagnola / EdCom Productions) Barry Cryer And Ronnie Golden - Going Gaga Bec Hill Is More Afraid Of You Than You Are Of Her (Bec Hill) Big Sean, Mikey And Me (Ruaraidh Murray) Bob Downe...Smokin' (Phil McIntyre Entertainments) Botallack O'Clock (Third Man Theatre) Carl-Einar Häckner - Handluggage (Gilded Balloon) Casablanca - The Gin Joint Cut (Gilded Balloon / Tron Theatre) Chris Brain - A Better Place Chris Kent - Plugged In (Danger Overhead / Lisa Richards) Clinton The Musical (Egdoh Theatre) Croft & Pearce Do It Like A Lady (Vivienne Smith Management) Dan Wright - Michael Jackson Touched Me (CKP by Arrangement With CHP Artist Management) David O'Doherty Presents 403 Second Masterworks (Fine And Dandy Productions) David Whitney - Struggling To Evolve DeAnne Smith - Livin' The Sweet Life (DeAnne Smith) Diane Spencer - Exquisite Bad Taste (Diane Spencer) Dorothy Squires - 
Mrs Roger Moore (The Biggest Diva Of Them All) Doug Segal - How To Read Minds And Influence People (Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs Live) Fascinating Aïda - Cheap Flights (Fascinating Aïda) Fred Cooke - Standing, Tilted Gearóid Farrelly - Turbulence (Lisa Richards) Gordon Southern’s A Brief History Of History (Gordon Southern) Hannah Gadsby - Hannah Wants A Wife (Token Events) Hannah Gadsby – Mary. Contrary. (Token Events) How’s About That Then? The Jimmy Savile Story (Cahoots Theatre Company) I, Tommy (Red Aye Productions) Jarred Christmas - Let’s Go MoFo (Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live) Jeff Leach - Boyfriend Experience (Live Nation and MHA) Jessica Fostekew - Brave New Word (CKP) Jim Smallman - Let’s Be Friends (Best Medicine Management) Love Child (Early Worx In Theatre And Art and Higher Ground Inc) Maff Brown's Parade Of This (Maff Brown / EdCom Productions) Man 1, Bank 0 (Patrick Combs) Mark Restuccia - How To Succeed At Internet Dating (Something For The Weekend) Marple, Murder And Me (Gilded Balloon) Martin Dockery - Wanderlust (Martin Dockery) Michael Downey - Standing Up Again (Michael Downey / EdCom Productions) Michael Redmond - Mannequins, Fishmongers, Guacamole And Me… And Other Things (Michael Redmond) Michael Workman - Mercy (Token) Milo McCabe - Kenny Moon This Is Your Life (IMWP) Miss Havisham’s Expectations (Seabright Productions and LMP) Morgan & West - Clockwork Miracles Mr Snot Bottom’s Stinky Silly Show (Mr Snot Bottom) Munfred Bernstein’s Cabinet Of Wonder (Jamie Bowen) My Stepson Stole My Sonic Screwdriver (Toby Hadoke - Festival Highlights) Nick Cope - Family Songs And Music (Nick Cope) Oliver Reed - Wild Thing (Festival Highlights) Patrick Monahan - Shooting From The Lip! (Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with Vivien Smith Management) Rubberbandits Scales Of The Unexpected Shopping Centre by Matthew Osborn Simple Matters (Ines Wurth Presents / A Dreamawake Prod) Slice By Mel Giedroyc (Gilded Balloon) So You Think You’re Funny? (Gilded Balloon / sponsored by Fosters) The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Steve Jobs (Gilded Balloon) The Blanks’ Big Break (CKP in association with Hyper Agency and Sloat Entertainment) The Fitzrovia Radio Hour The Lad Himself (Treason Productions And Boundary Events) The Magical Adventures Of Pete Heat (Pete Hathway) The Oxford Imps (Oxford Imps) The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - Chunky Woollen Nits (Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre) The Showstoppers' Family Matinees (Showstopper Productions / Festival Highlights) Tommy Talks (Tommy Holgate) Treasure Island (Uncontained Arts) Trevor Browne - I Think… I Am (Danger Overhead) Virginia Ironside - Growing Old Disgracefully (Scamp Theatre & Virginia Ironside) Visiting Time (Unfit Productions UK Ltd)

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FEATURES

Barry Cryer: When Richard met Barry Charlie Baker: And the wedding band play First Fringe Firsts presented ThreeWeeks Survey: Fringe flu is incoming, how to survive ThreeWeeks Survey: Sit back, relax, and read the reviews ThreeWeeks Survey: You have the words, what about the music?

REVIEWS

A Betrayal Of Penguins - Endangered For A Reason (Betrayal Of Penguins) Aidan Bishop - Misspelled Alex Horne - Taskmaster II (Avalon) Alzheimer's The Musical: A Night To Remember! (Prospect Productions) Anil Desai… Barry Cryer - Innit (Barry Cryer) Black Slap (Nisus Plays in association with Fringe Management And The Landor Theatre) Bob Downe - 20 Golden Greats (Phil McIntyre Entertainments) Bubblewrap And Boxes (Asking For Trouble) Carey Marx - Laziness And Stuff (Lee Martin for Gag Reflex Management) Chat Masala With Hardeep Singh Kohli (Hardeep Singh Kohli - Festival Highlights) Claudia O'Doherty – What Is Soil Erosion? (Gilded Balloon / Token Events) Colm O'Regan - Dislike! A Facebook Guide To Crisis (Colm O'Regan) Comedy Countdown (Best Medicine Management) Damian Clark Stand UP (Damian Clark) Danny Bevins: Infectious Waste (Lee Martin for Gag Reflex Management) Dave Callan Presents O+ (Gilded Balloon / Dave Callan) Dave Eastgate - I Wish I Had A Band (Glynis Henderson Productions Ltd) DeAnne Smith: The Best DeeAnne Smith DeeAnne Smith Can Be (DeeAnne Smith) Des Clarke - Des Comedy Jam Diane Spencer - All Pervading Madness (Best Medicine Management) Dr Apple's Last Lecture Fascinating Aïda - Cheap Flights (Fascinating Aïda) Fear Of A Brown Planet (Fox In The Snow) Frankly: I Was A Fool For Love (Richard Shelton In Association With Fringe Management) Fred Cooke: Comfort In Chaos (Fred Cooke) Gemma Goggin: Double G (Gemma Goggin) Hannah Gadsby - Mary. Contrary. (EdCom & Dick The Horse) Hannah Gadsby – Mrs Chuckles (EdCom and Dick The Horse) How Do I Get Up There? (How Do I Get Up There?) How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won The FA Cup (New Perspectives Theatre Company) Ian Billings: Dumbs Up! James Sherwood - I Fed My Best Friend Her Favourite Cow (Best Medicine Management) Jo And Brydie Play Doctor (Jo And Brydie) Lach's Antihoot (Gilded Balloon) Lights, Camera, Walkies (Festival Highlights) Looser Women (Festival Highlights) Mark Dolan - Sharing Too Much (Mick Perrin For Just For Laughs Live) Michael Workman – Humans Are Beautiful (Gilded Balloon / Token Events) Morgan & West: Crime Solving Magicians (Morgan & West) Nobody's Home: A Modern Odyssey (Grafted Cede Theatre And Theatre Temonin) Not So Grimm Fairy Tales (Uncontained Arts) Patrick Monahan - Stories And Fairytales Of Travels For Kids Who Dance Like Camels (Vivienne Smith Management / Phil McIntrye Entertainments) People I Tried To Like (Glasgow Actors) Phill Jupitus Quartet - Made Up (Gilded Balloon) Prepare To Be Tuned (AFT?) Ray Time In The Daytime - An Audience With Ray Green And Friends (Vivienne Smith Management) Ronnie Golden – First A Fender (Tony De Meur) Sam Simmons – Meanwhile (Gilded Balloon / Token Events) Sam Simmons – Meanwhile (Gilded Balloon / Token Events) Scott Capurro's Position (Scott Capurro / Gilded Balloon) Showstopper! The Improvised Musical (Showstopper Productions) Somewhere Beneath It All, A Small Fire Burns Still (Gilded Balloon Productions and The Comedians Theatre Company - Festival Highlights) The Axis Of Awesome The Ballad Of The Unbeatable Hearts (Richard Fry/ Gilded Balloon) The Brandreth Papers (Benet Brandreth) The Fitzrovia Radio Hour (Fitzrovia Productions - Festival Highlights) The Girl Who Thought She Was Irish (Biddy O'Loughlin) The Oxford Imps (Oxford Imps) The Prodigals (Inspire) The School Of The Night (The Sticking Place - Festival Highlights) The Segue Sisters In... Jailbirds (The Segue Sisters) The Unexpected Items Are On It, In The Zone, Off The Hook And Down With The Kids (Unexpected Items) Tom Allen's Afternoon Tea (RBM / Gilded Balloon) Vikki Stone & The Flashbacks: Big Neon Letters (Corrie McGuire For Objective Talent) Wedding Band - A Comedy Zanzibar Cats by Heathcote Williams (Roy Hutchins)

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FEATURES

Felicity Ward: In the comedy ward Fringe Emergencies - Maeve Higgins eats Fringe Emergencies - Tom Allen chills Hardeep Singh Kohli: Janey chats up Hardeep Jarred Christmas: Christmas Time comes early to Edinburgh Karen Koren, Gilded Balloon: Flying high Tara Flynn: What’s that noise?

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