Interview: Rarely Asked Questions – Tom Parry of Pappy's

Whether you are in a band or a sketch group when members start doing solo shows it can mean various things. Maybe their egos are too big contain as part of an ensemble. Maybe they just want to flex their creative muscles on their own for a while. Maybe this is a hint that the group is about to go their separate ways. Or maybe, in the case of Pappy’s, they just couldn’t be arsed to do a brand new show for this year’s Fringe, so Matthew Crosby and Tom Parry did solo shows instead.

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Edinburgh Preview: The Balham Free Fringe Festival

You want Edinburgh previews? What's that? You don't want to pay for them? Then can I humbly suggest that you a) stop being such a tightarse and b) head to Balham's Bedford pub this weekend for the final two days of the Balham Free Fringe Festival. This year's laugh-in has pulled together a formidable line-up of comedians heading to Edinburgh and the occasional refusenik who isn't going but still has material to work up.

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Interview: Rarely Asked Questions – Terry Alderton

Terry Alderton has had one of the most varied careers in stand-up. He's done mainstream, shiny-floored primetime TV, been nominated for an Edinburgh Comedy Award and, most recently, has evolved into one of the most intriguing, exciting, unpredictable live performers on the circuit, doing his act and playing a demonic alter ego commenting on his act at the same time. He's a one-off and really has to be seen. You can, however, also listen to Terry Alderton.

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News: Manford, Boyle and More Play Rugby Fest

Jason Manford, Frankie Boyle and Ardal O’Hanlon are three of the high-profile names confirmed to do shows at the official Fanzone during the Rugby World Cup 2015. 

The gigs will take place in Richmond's Old Deer Park during the September/October Tournament as part of The Big Hullabaloo, a series of ticketed events on non rugby screening days. Other performers will be announced in the next few weeks. The shows and dates are: 

Frankie Boyle - Hurt Like You’ve Never Been Loved: 25 September 

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Edinburgh Preview: Mitch Benn

Everyone must surely know Mitch Benn by now. It feels as if he has doing topical songs on The Now Show since we last had a genuinely left wing government. The Liverpool-born Beatles obsessive, sorry, enthusiast, is also a regular visitor to the Edinburgh Fringe and returns this year with That Was The Future, his look at “where we are going, where we thought we were going, and what happens when we get there”. So you can probably expect some politics, some music and possibly some talk about three-course Sunday lunches in pill form.

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Competition: Win Tickets For Reading/Leeds Festivals

The comedy stage has become a regular fixture on the musical festival circuit. The Reading and Leeds festivals might be best known for their rock acts but this year their comedy stage is stronger than ever. The attractions include US star of C4’s Catastrophe Rob Delaney, Seann Walsh, one-liner king Milton Jones and motormouth Russell Kane

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News: Freestival Announces New Edinburgh Fringe Venue

Freestival, one of the Edinburgh Fringe’s free festivals, has confirmed that it has secured a new major performance space for the forthcoming festival. Events will take place at the New Waverley Arches.

The venue will host up to 40 free shows on four stages every day during the Fringe in the arches underneath Jeffrey Street, which forms part of the New Waverley development currently being constructed in the city’s Old Town.

News: Altitude Festival Announces 2016 Dates

Update 5/11. John Bishop, Katherine Ryan, Alex Edelman and beatboxer Beardyman have joined the line-up of Altitude 2016. Ticket details below...

 

The annual Altitude Comedy Festival in Mayrhofen, Austria has announced its 2016 dates. It will take place a little earlier than usual for five nights from 11th – 15th January 2016.  

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Interview: Rarely Asked Questions – Steve Bugeja

It is never easy being the last act on the bill in a comedy competition, but Steve Bugeja won the BBC Radio New Comedy Award in 2013 when he closed the show. His performance was so striking he felt like a headlining act rather than another competitor. He is not doing anything particularly radical, his neurotic style is geeky in a self-mocking Mark Watsonish way, but Bugeja showed a maturity and confidence that clearly impressed the judges.

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News: Katherine Ryan Adds Extra Edinburgh Date

Katherine Ryan has added an extra date to her Edinburgh Fringe run after all the original dates sold out. She is the first comic to sell out her 2015 run. Ryan is at The Stand from August 6 - 22 and has now added a show at the Pleasance Beyond on Wednesday August 12 at 9.30pm.

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