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23 July 2022
Interview with comedian and actor Hal Cruttenden
"I’m an Edinburgh cliche because I came from a comfortable middle class background with parents who loved the arts. My dad spent his life wanting to be an actor but only turned professional at 49. He died at 50. That was an early life lesson in not compromising on your dreams."
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23 July 2022
Interview with Richard Marsh, actor and writer
"Background, upbringing and education combine toward the immense privilege involved in simply seeing the arts as a potential career. We desperately need people from all sorts of different backgrounds going into the arts. That’s only got harder under this government."
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23 July 2022
Interview with comedian and writer Richard Stott
Writer and comedian Richard Stott talks about his new show, Afterparty, which he is bringing to Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Find out more about it, he's path into comedy, and the appeal of the Fringe right here!
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23 July 2022
Interview with Nerida Matthaei, choreographer, performer, artistic director of Phluxus2 Dance Collective
Nerida Matthaei is bringing Angel-Monster to Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It's their first time performing at the festival, and we talk about the appeal of the fringe, how they started their career, and what you can expect from the show.
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23 July 2022
Interview with Elf Lyons, comedian, theatre maker and clown
"It never seemed like an impossible or reckless career choice, because everyone around me seemed to value the arts. It’s not the same now for many young people growing up in the UK."
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22 July 2022
Interview with Paulo Dos Santos, Cirque Berserk
Cirque Berserk's returning to Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August, and we speak to acrobat Paulo Dos Santos about the show, his background, and offers a practical solution to the accommodation issues in Edinburgh during the Fringe.
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22 July 2022
Interview with comedian Red Richardson
"I have gigged a lot since Covid, I think it terrified me to not gig for that long. I was worried I would be awful and out of practice, so since then I have gigged like a madman – as many as possible a week."
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22 July 2022
Interview with Jon Courtenay, Britain's Got Talent winner 2020
"My workshop is my second happiest place after the stage. Although I must remember to wear gloves. I’ve had too many injuries and I kind of need my fingers."
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22 July 2022
Interview with Kiri Pritchard-McLean, comedian
"I think learning should be lifelong and teachers can be as impactful as parents in a young person’s life so you can make tangible change. Also, you can do it hungover if they’re young enough."
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22 July 2022
Interview with comedian Ania Magliano
"If you're working at the Fringe this year, you never know what could happen. A mere 6 years later you too could be a glamorous performer (I'm answering these questions in my pyjamas eating hummus with a spoon)!"
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22 July 2022
Interview with comedian Joseph Parsons
We speak to Joseph about how he got into comedy, his new show 'Equaliser', and discuss the positives of Edinburgh Festival Fringe. s
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21 July 2022
Interview with comedian, actor, and writer Tiff Stevenson
We speak to comedian Tiff Stevenson about her new show Sexy Brain, which she is bringing up to Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.
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21 July 2022
Interview with comedian and dancer Sikisa
Sikisa is bringing her debut show up to Edinburgh Fringe this August. We talk to her about it, her career inspirations, and intent behind expression.
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21 July 2022
Interview with comedian and teacher Jack Harris
A teacher by day, Jack Harris is taking a show up to Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August, and we talk to him about it, about the festival more broadly, and a great marketing strategy to sell more stuff.
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21 July 2022
Interview with comedian Jamie MacDonald
Former corporate banker Jamie MacDonald is taking his new show, Reasonably Adjusted, up to Edinburgh this August. We talk about the show, the Fringe more broadly, and his family's favourite Christmas decoration.
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21 July 2022
Interview with comedian Danielle Walker
Australian comedian Danielle Walker is heading to Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time in August. She tells us about her show, the absurdity of her family, and how Covid changed her style of work.
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21 July 2022
Interview with comedian Rich Hardisty
It’s kind of a rite of passage. It’s also an incredible opportunity to be seen by an international crowd. It’s like a comedy tradeshow, I guess. Which makes it sound corporate? But I guess it is. If you do a good show up there…it can change your life!"
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20 July 2022
Interview with Doktor Kaboom, actor and comedian
"The shutdowns were very difficult for me. I tried to make online performance work, but I just couldn’t get my heart in it. I was able to do some streaming events, and I created online content for schools, but for a lot of it, I have to admit I shut down a bit, myself"