Voicebox: Edinburgh Fringe
Every year since 2014 we have been travelling up to the Scottish capital every August to review the largest arts festival in the world.
This is where all the content we've created over the years gets filed. This Voicebox contains reviews, interviews, opinion pieces and blogs. Enjoy!
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28 July 2022
Interview with comedian Eli Matthewson
"Make sure there isn't a fish and chip show right below your accommodation because you will eat it every night (especially if you come from a part of the world where they don't do curry on chips and the novelty is too exciting) and it is not healthy."
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28 July 2022
Interview with Yann Coste and Sébastien Rambaud, Fills Monkey
"There are no spoken words in the show and we deliberately don’t present political ideas during the show. We want something that is fun and refreshing and in some ways an escape from this world that seems so politically divided."
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27 July 2022
Interview with Will Duggan, comedian
Comedian Will Duggan talks Fringe, cancel culture and how he got started in the industry.
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27 July 2022
Interview with singer songwriter Nick Court, the iDiOT CIRCUS
the iDiOT CIRCUS are performing their debut at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.
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27 July 2022
Interview with actor and writer, Kait Warner
Actor and writer Kait Warner talks to us about her show Take it away, Cheryl, stealing the limelight at her sister's birth and very cautiously letting you know where you can see her perform this August at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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27 July 2022
Interview with actor, singer, and comedian Madeleine MacMahon
Madeleine MacMahon is performing in Breathless, a new play by Laura Horton that will be at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.
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27 July 2022
Interview with comedians Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney, AKA BriTANicK
Nick and Ben have written for Saturday Night Live and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, were named Variety's Top 10 Comics To Watch and spent six years as the official voices of Cartoon Network. This August they're taking a show up to Edinburgh Festival Fringe!
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26 July 2022
Interview with Joz Norris: "A guy that does stupid stuff"
"Start by having an idea that captures your interest and won’t let it go, then turn it into a show you’re excited by and proud of. If you can do that, then maybe the Fringe would be a great place to take it."
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26 July 2022
Interview with Ellie MacPherson, comedian, actress, and historian
"I’ve been obsessed with the Presidents ever since I was a little girl (don’t worry! I had real friends too!) and I know too much about them. This show is me sharing all the weird stuff I know using popular music to tell the stories."
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26 July 2022
Interview with comedian Alex MacKeith
Musical comedian Alex MacKeith talks about Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Covid-19, and some offers some advice for those thinking about taking a show up.
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26 July 2022
Interview with writer and performer Ben Norris
"I'm not personally performing in this one, which is a bit of a departure for me (and one that I'm very excited about), but I will still be at the Fringe for the majority of the festival. I absolutely love it there."
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26 July 2022
Interview with Basil Brush
Basil Brush is back at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August with two shows – one for families, and one very much for the grown-ups.
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26 July 2022
Interview with musical comedy double act Shelf
Rachel and Ruby talk about their debut show 'Hair', Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and growing up with creative parents.
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26 July 2022
Interview with comedian Melissa Stephens
"When I first started stand-up, I realized after I did a set that a lot of the jokes that got the most laughs were unexpected and not usually what I wanted to go well."
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25 July 2022
Interview with Heather Milstead, actor, writer and facilitator
"We want to share these histories with as many people as possible, inviting audiences to embrace themselves fully (blood and all), let loose and have a BLOODY good time!"
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25 July 2022
Interview with writer and actor Steve McMahon
Writer, actor and Assembly ART Award winner Steve McMahon returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. Steve talks to us about his play Sandcastles and the joy of growing up with the Fringe on his doorstep.
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25 July 2022
Interview with comedian and voice-over actor Tom Ward
"I love Bono (there finally someone said it). I’d love to be involved in a song with him. My head would melt. Would love to say thanks to him for what his music gave me when I was a f****d up teenager."
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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.