Rubberbandits: Fringe 2012
16/08/2012 … The cult of Irish ‘hib hop’ duo The Rubberbandits has arrived in Edinburgh, with fans pulling plastic shopping bags onto their faces in homage to the enigmatic…
Thu 16 August 2012
Vladimir McTavish and Keir McAllister: Fringe 2012
16/08/2012 … At the top of the show Vladmir McTavish and Keir McAllister note that there isn't another show on the Fringe that's about Scottish independence.
Scott Agnew: Fringe 2012
16/08/2012 … Proceedings opened with an audience sexuality survey, straight or gay – bisexuals be damned – as Scott Agnew explained that he gets a better reaction the bigger…
Phil Walker: Fringe 2012
16/08/2012 … Phil Walker bounds onto the stage with the energy of a dog that has just been let out for an overdue walk.
Wed 15 August 2012
New show from Lee Nelson creator
BBC Three wants more characters
15/08/2012 … Lee Nelson creator Simon Brodkin has landed a new BBC Three series that will showcase some of his other creations.
How I'd fix the Fringe
Iain Maciver Todd wants it smaller and more regimented, with less new material
15/08/2012 … One of my favourite dinner spots in Edinburgh was the cheap and cheerful kitchen in the mosque.
Don't become an old joke
Chris Hallam tells comics how to become national treasures not washed-up has-beens
15/08/2012 … What is it about older comics? The funnier they were when they were young, the more we seem to resent them when they get old.