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Kevin Ibbotson-Wight

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Borders-born Edinburgh based worker/ writer/ runner/ sleeper. A good book, a good film, or a good show and I'm a very happy chap.

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Interview: Zara Gladman

‘I’m looking forward to just this new challenge of doing the show every day.’ Zara Gladman talks us through her comedy creation Aileen, and her debut Fringe show ‘Cameron’s Gap Year Fundraiser’

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Interview: Candace Bryan

‘I am not afraid to share the intimate details of my misadventures. Anything for a laugh!’ We chat to comedian Candace Bryan about debut Fringe show ‘MILF (Mom I’d Like to Find)’

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Interview: Joe Tracini

‘Hopefully it will be a show people will remember because they felt something.’ Comedian Joe Tracini tells us about his debut Fringe show, ‘Ten Things i Hate About Me’

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Interview: The Mayor and his Daughter

‘Our first stab at the stage was an ill-advised, never-to-be-repeated piece of slam poetry with tragic consequences’. We chat to sketch duo The Mayor and his Daughter about folk horror-infused Fringe show ‘A Genuine Appreciation of Comedy’

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Interview: Ted Milligan

‘I love having something I’m this passionate about that I can’t control in any way.’ We chat to Ted Milligan about his footie-themed character-comedy show, ‘United’

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Interview: Rohan Sharma

‘It’s full of lots of surprises and some of it is a bit about Colonel Gadaffi.’ Rohan Sharma tells us about his Fringe debut, ‘Mad Dog’

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Interview: Josh Elton

‘It’s the funniest stories from my life, bashed into one hour’. Josh Elton tells us about his debut Fringe show, ‘Away With the Fairies’

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Interview: Jacob Nussey

‘A few times people have audibly gasped at stories’ We chat to Jacob Nussey about his debut Fringe show, mined from his experiences working for Amazon, ‘Primed’

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Interview: Caroline McEvoy

‘I’m the only comedian at the Fringe mixing jokes about sectarianism with Disney princesses’. Caroline McEvoy tells us about her debut Fringe show, ‘Train Man’

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Interview: Cabbage the Clown

‘Pop culture vomit, gluttonous levels of props’. We chat to Eliza Nelso, the mind behind movie-obsessed clown Cabbage, about debut Fringe show ‘Cinemadrome’

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Interview: Laura Davis

‘It feels like the show I’ve been trying to write for quite some time.’. We chat to acclaimed comedian Laura Davis about their new Fringe show, ‘Despair is Beneath Us’

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Interview: Becky Umbers

‘I think we are told by all sorts of people to hide our weirdness away’. We chat to NZ comedian Becky Umbers about her debut Fringe show, ‘Put that Cat Back in the Bag’

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Interview: Ada & Bron

‘It’s a mix of larger-than-life characters and emotional carnage!’ We chat to sketch comedy couple Ada & Bron about their debut Fringe show ‘The Origin of Love’

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Interview: Alex Reynolds

‘I had to immerse myself in a world that wasn’t my own.’ We chat to writer and performer Alex Reynolds about her play ‘In the Land of Eagles’

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Interview: Alex Berr

‘The process has been fun and rewarding and almost therapeutic.’ We chat to comedian and biomedical engineer Alex Berr about her debut Fringe show ‘How to Kill a Mouse’

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Interview: Kit Loyd

‘I’m a lanky, long-framed boy and I try use that to my advantage.’ We chat to Kt Loyd about his debut physical comedy show, ‘Frenzy’.

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Interview: Amelie Peters

‘This show is my playful way of sneaking the joy of singing back into the busy lives of grown-ups.’ We chat to the multi-talented voice behind interactive cabaret ‘Sink or SING!’

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Interview: Amy Veltman

‘I created the show to spread the word and to give people a good time,’ We speak to the writer and performer of one-woman show ‘PSA: Pelvic Service Announcement’