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Videos
Ivy Paige showed off the talents that give her Edinburgh show its title, Seduction, when she appeared at Chortle's Fast Fringe showcase in London last month.
The cabaret artist, who once appeared on ITV’s The Voice, said she likes to think of herself as ’80 per cent Mae West, 20 per cent Rose West’ before diving into the audience.
Her show is on at Assembly George Square at 22:40 daily.
You can also watch extracts from a dozen comedy and variety shows every day at our Fast Fringe showcase in Edinburgh. It's on at 18:40 daily in Pleasance Dome. Tickets.
’80 per cent Mae West, 20 per cent Rose West’
Ivy Paige at Chortle's Fast Fringe
...according to Marek Larwood
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