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Beyond the theatre and comedy, the Edinburgh Fringe provides space for plenty of other kinds of shows. We've already highlighted our top five theatre shows and comedy shows. Now, we're focusing on the best alternative shows we've seen at this year's festival. Included in the list is an immersive experience, a dance show, a circus show, a dining/theatre experience, and a spoken word-comedy show. For anyone looking for a recommendation of something a little different, these are our highlights. Related Edinburgh Fringe highlights: Euronews Culture's five theatre picksEdinburgh Fringe highlights: ...
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While the Edinburgh Fringe is a cultural festival that attracts all kinds of artists, the vast majority of punters come for the comedy. After scouring through as much as possible of the comedy on offer at this year's Edinburgh Fringe, we've compiled the best comedians to make it up to the Scottish capital. Related Fringe scandal: Should US comedian Reginald D Hunter be cancelled over antisemitism?Edinburgh Fringe highlights: Euronews Culture's five theatre picksJoe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe: LIVE!!!One of the biggest hits of this year’s festival comes from a dank working men’s club in Roc...
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American comedian Reginald D Hunter has been cancelled from an upcoming September show at the Eastwood Theatre in the Giffnock suburb of Glasgow following an antisemitism controversy during his run at the Edinburgh Fringe. During his ‘Fluffy Fluffy Beavers’ show on Sunday 11 August at the Assembly George Square Studios, Hunter spoke about a documentary of a man enduring an abusive relationship only for his wife to falsely claim she was the one being abused. “When I saw that, I thought, my God, it’s like being married to Israel.” Reportedly, after this an Israeli couple complained that the joke...
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The funniest jokes from this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival have been ranked and revealed. Compiled by entertainment channel Dave, who recruit an expert panel of comedy critics who attend hundreds of Fringe shows before submitting their favourite jokes - a shortlist then voted on by 2,000 Brits - the coveted Funniest Joke of the Fringe award is handed out every year towards the end of the festival. U&Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Edinburgh Fringe award this year went to Mark Simmons for the following joke, taken from his PHB’s Free Fringe show at the Liquid Room Annexe: “I was going to sail ar...
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This year's Edinburgh Fringe has been a bumper effort with tons of high-quality acts across the month. As we reach the half-way point in the festival, here are our highlights in drama, comedy, and miscellaneous shows we've seen so far. L’Addition – Here & Now ShowcaseIn the latest show from Forced Entertainment, a customer sits in a restaurant and orders a glass of wine. The waiter obliges but over pours the wine and it spills everywhere. No worry, the waiter quickly handles the situation, wrapping up the entire place setting in the table cloth and replacing it with a new one. In that moment, ...
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US comedian Reginald D Hunter has issued a statement saying there had been an "unfortunate incident" at his Edinburgh Fringe gig, following reports two Israeli audience members were reportedly heckled out of his show. Police are investigating a report of a "hate incident" at Hunter’s "Fluffy Fluffy Beavers" show at Assembly George Square Studios. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We have been made aware of a hate incident, which reportedly took place at an event in Edinburgh on Sunday 11 August. We are reviewing the circumstances." Hunter, 55, was said to have made a joke comparing Israel ...
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Although the vast majority of the Fringe's wonders take place in tiny rooms across the city, before you've even made it into a venue you are treated to the fantastical sights and sounds of the city. Edinburgh's population swells during August, with many out on the streets performing, promoting, and getting up to all manner of things. The Edinburgh Fringe Festival takes place until 26 August.
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Scotland’s premier performing arts festival has changed significantly from its heady 90s era, when performers turned up to the city with only spare change and comedy routine in their pockets and set up camp for the month. It’s never been more expensive to perform or attend the Fringe. With this in mind, here’s a handy guide for how to get the most out of the Fringe without breaking the bank. If money is no object, we’ve also included our opposite suggestions. For every cheap eat recommendation, there’s also our tip for the best place to luxuriate in during your time in Edinburgh. Edinburgh Fri...
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When he opened ‘Fags’ – considered the first openly gay exhibition in Poland – and started queer arts magazine DIK in 2005, Karol Radziszewski started to dig into LGBTQ+ history in his native Poland and the surrounding region. His first Scottish solo exhibition shines a light on this largely untold story. Radziszewski’s show at Edinburgh Art Festival centres around Filo Magazine, one of the first LGBTQ+ magazines in Central and Eastern Europe, founded by activist Ryszard Kisiel in response to communist-era repression of sexual minorities. The magazine served as a major catalyst for conversatio...
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The Edinburgh Fringe kicks off today and as hundreds of thousands of attendees arrive in the Scottish capital for the month-long performing arts festival, some shows are already making a stir - even before the curtains have been drawn back. Here's our pick of this year's most controversial shows. Taking on J.K. RowlingTop of the list for this year’s most headline grabbing shows has to be ‘TERF’. The one-act play will premiere on 2 August in the Assembly Rooms and run for the length of the Fringe with its plot that imagines a confrontation between ‘Harry Potter’ author J.K. Rowling and the now-...
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