Kevin Ibbotson-Wight
@weaklemondrink
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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Will BF: Moon Team IIIV
Meticulous buffoonery behind a careful facade of knockabout, devil-may-care absurdism
Edith Alibec: The Void
A boldy playful debut from a talented new clown of only a few years standing
Michael John Ciszewski: Mother, Superior
Heartfelt and earnest comic storytelling that feels a little too treakly for its own good
Harriet Richardson: Creep
Incredibly compelling hour of darkly comic storytelling about parasocial relationships and the healing power of art
Jess Carrivick: For Your Consideration
Character comedy with an innovative framing device and a sublty-delivered emotional punch
Anna Leong Brophy: Born Sexy Yesterday
Impassioned and blisteringly entertaining journey through a century of cinematic tropes
Jonty O’Callaghan’s Got Some Notes: A One-Man Sketch Show
Eclectic and energetic sketch comedy maintains an extraordinarily high level throughout
Em Humble: Lady of the Lakes
A peripheral romp around Camelot light on Arthurian detail but rich in personality
Marty Gleeson
‘It feels very alive. It feels like those cordyceps mushrooms that invade the brain of an ant’. Marty Gleeson tell sus about her debut Fringe show, ‘Dog Ear’
Jonno
‘It’s my favourite thing to do and I hope you can tell.’ Jonno tells us about his debut solo show, ‘Here Comes Mr. Funny’
Maxx Eddy
‘I have plenty of follies to choose from!’ Maxx Eddy tells us about his debut hour, ‘Bi Meets World’
Dom McGovern
‘I often feel like a little bit of an interloper in the comedy industry,’ We chat to Dom McGovern about his debut Fringe show, ‘Prize Hog’
Harriet Richardson
‘It felt like the universe going, “Here’s your prize!”‘ Performance artist Harriet Richardson tells us about her debut Fringe show, ‘Creep’
Sasha Nezlobin
‘I love how my English comedy makes my Russian comedy better, and vice versa’. Sasha Nezlobin tells us about his debut Fringe show, ‘I’m Fine’
Freddie Meredith
‘I’m fascinated by the distance between who people think they are and how they’re actually coming across’. Freddie Meredith talks about his debut Fringe hour, ‘Need a Light?’
Maia Tassalini
‘I love taking something that feels enormous and cultural and filtering it through one very specific perspective’. Maia Tassalini tells us about her debut Fringe hour, ‘I Was 22 and Stunning’
Crybabies
‘We try to make it feel like you’re watching a film.’ Crybabies tell us about their third Fringe show, ‘The Scaring’
Christian Dart
‘The show includes the chaos.’ Character comedian Christian Dart tells us about his returning film noir-inspired show, ‘GUMSHOE!’
Emmeline Downie
‘I think the term Karen is pretty misogynistic, classist, and ageist so I am trying to interrogate it.’ We chat to character comedian Emmeline Downie about her Fringe show, ‘Gail’
Bróccán Tyzack-Carlin
‘It’s already a successful Fringe because the walls are made out of bricks!’ Bróccán Tyzack-Carlin tells us about his debut Fringe stand-up hour, ‘Good News! It’s Been Destroyed’
Kate Dehnert
‘I’m not going to stop being an idiot just because an idiot happened to me.’ Kate Dehnert tells us about her Fringe show, ‘Echo’
Anna Leong Brophy
‘[T]he more you know, the more you’re able to secretly crawl into their brains and rewire them, in a pleasant way.’ The writer and comedian tells us about her debut solo show, ‘Born Sexy Yesterday’
Gabey Lucas
‘[Be] prepared to see a grown lady do resistance band butt exercises’. Gabey Lucas tells us about her sophomore Fringe show, ‘ ‘Check Out This Potato That Looks Like a Beluga Whale’
Harvey Cobb
‘I’m never 100% certain of what will happen.’ Harvey Cobb tells us about his debut Fringe show, ‘Pink Boots and An Alcoholic Sock Puppet’