Help! Do I need to translate my American jokes for the UK?
by Aaron Nemo, aka Shitty Mozart
27/07/2024 … Greetings, esteemed British readers.
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Sat 27 July 2024
© byronv2/CC BY-SA 2.0 Fix the Fringe? What if it just isn't worth fixing?
Ian Wolf has a very radical solution to the festival's problems...
27/07/2024 … The consensus is that the Edinburgh Fringe is at breaking point, having grown so big that costs – especially for accommodation – have skyrocketed, pricing…
Fri 26 July 2024
Every comedian should do seven days in Edinburgh, max
More ideas to fix the Fringe from Jim Judges and enny Shakes
26/07/2024 … The consensus is that the Edinburgh Fringe is at breaking point, having grown so big that costs – especially for accommodation – have skyrocketed, pricing…
Thu 25 July 2024
There are too many comedians with too little material
One anonymous performer gives their verdict on what's wrong with the Fringe
25/07/2024 … The consensus is that the Edinburgh Fringe is at breaking point, having grown so big that costs – especially for accommodation – have skyrocketed, pricing…
Wed 24 July 2024
'Like all too-good-to-be-true offers, the Fringe doesn't actually promise anything for performers' money'
Amy Annette on ideas to fix the festival
24/07/2024 … The consensus is that the Edinburgh Fringe is at breaking point, having grown so big that costs – especially for accommodation – have skyrocketed, pricing…
Tue 23 July 2024
Seven ways to fix the Fringe
Mabel Thomas has some suggestions
23/07/2024 … The consensus is that the Edinburgh Fringe is at breaking point, having grown so big that costs – especially for accommodation – have skyrocketed, pricing…
Mon 22 July 2024
© Andy Hollingworth We need a full-scale revolution to fix the Fringe
...but in the meantime Sian Davies suggests three sticking-plaster solutions
22/07/2024 … The consensus is that the Edinburgh Fringe is at breaking point, having grown so big that costs – especially for accommodation – have skyrocketed, pricing…
