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24 July 2022
Interview with comedian, actor, and writer Aliya Kanani
Aliya's debut stand up show ‘Where Are You From, From?' is coming up to Edinburgh this August. We talk about her inspirations, her career path, and why she wants to take part in the largest arts festival in the world.
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24 July 2022
Interview with SK Shlomo, world record breaking beatboxer
Beatboxer, DJ, theatre-maker and World Looping Champion SK Shlomo talks about his love/hate relationship with Edinburgh Fringe, the shows he's bringing up this year and how he got started in the industry.
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24 July 2022
Interview with pianist and storyteller Will Pickvance
I'm always hearing performers, actors and writers talking about ‘Edinburgh’. What they mean specifically is August and the Edinburgh Fringe; the king-pin of arts festival in the calendar year.
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24 July 2022
Interview with Lee Ridley, AKA Lost Voice Guy
One tweet I received said, “well done on finding the easiest way to do comedy. You can just write stuff on your laptop and get that to remember it and say it for you.” Clearly by choosing to be disabled, I've taken the easy way out. And, for that, I’m truly sorry!
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24 July 2022
Interview with Matt Murphy, producer
Producer for Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man talks about the allure of Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a bit about his creative background, and what he's be doing if he wasn't in the arts.
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23 July 2022
Interview with actor Harry Kershaw
Harry Kershaw, founding member of Olivier award winning Mischief Theatre, is bringing a new show to Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year. We talk about Boris III, his career path, and how Covid-19 changed the way he worked.
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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.