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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Interview: Kathleen Hughes
‘Even if it goes horribly wrong, I may have learned something about myself.’ We speak to Kathleen Hughes about her debut show, ‘Cryptid!’
10 to see at Edinburgh Fringe
Our Managing Editor looks at some practically nailed-on winners for this August.
Interview: Bailey Swilley
‘It’s always surprising which jokes resonate with people the most’ We talk to Bailey Swilley about her debut Fringe show ‘Gimme a Sign!’
Interview: Chris Tavener
‘I couldn’t be heard or seen for two songs. I laughed hysterically about it afterwards.’ Musical comedian Chris Tavener tells us about debut Fringe hour ‘Faking Cool’
A Scottish Day at the Fringe
Our Manging Editor Kevin Ibbotson-Wight takes us through a potential day of local acts at the Fringe
Interview: Timmy Booth
‘It’s about masculinity, manliness, and how I often lack both of those things.’ Timmy Booth tells us all about his ‘Manhole’
10 to See at Edinburgh International Film Festival
Managing Editor Kevin Ibbotson-Wight with 10 of the films that caught his eye from the EIFF programme launch
Interview: Chloe Radcliffe
‘Top to bottom it is dick jokes and dating and me being a feral little animal!’ Chloe Radcliffe tells us about her second Fringe show ‘Proud Raccoon’
Interview: Ralph Brown
‘A guy just walked in… and then pulled out a gun.’ We speak to Ralph Brown about his hair-raising Fringe show, ‘My First Hostage Situation’
Hundreds of Beavers
Unfeasibly funny pastiche of silent comedy, Looney Tunes madness, and singular eccentricity
Interview: Gabey Lucas
‘I think humanity’s whole existence is a raging mess of non-sequiturs’. Gabey Lucas tells us about her debut hour, ‘A Berkshire Boar Walks into a Bar (and Gets Shot in the Face)’
Interview: Ladies Who Ranch
‘Ironic detachment is not for us feeling beasts!’ We spoke to the improv troupe about their debut Fringe show
Interview: Bella Humphries
‘I draw endlessly on my own life experiences (for better or worse!).’ We speak to Bella Humphries about her debut hour, ‘Square Peg’
Rose
Sofie Gråbøl is incredibly empathetic in a road movie that treats mental illness with real humanity
Interview: Suchandrika Chakrabarti
‘I like the joke to always be on me wherever possible’. We chat to Suchandrika Chakrabarti about her sophomore show ‘Doomscrolling’
Interview: Ian Lockwood
‘You’re catching me at an interesting point in my career’. We spoke to musical comedian Ian Lockwood about his debut Fringe hour ‘The Farewell Tour’
Interview: Paulina Lenoir
‘The whole of LIFE in under an hour’, Paulina Lenoir tells us about her all-encompassing clown show ‘Puella Eterna’
Interview: Abby Wambaugh
‘It’s like those times when you can’t trust yourself to fart unless you are over a toilet, but creatively’. Abby Wambaugh tells us about her debut Fringe hour, ‘The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows’
Interview: Andrew Doherty
‘I’m trying to both parody that idea, but also in a small way pay tribute to it’. We chat to Andrew Doherty about his folk horror-inspired Fringe show, ‘Gay Witch Sex Cult’
Interview: Lou Taylor
‘I’m also hoping not to have a breakdown’. Comedian Lou Taylor talks about her ’90s obsession and new Fringe show ‘Jeans and a nice top’
Interview: Lil Wenker
‘Everything is hyper exaggerated.’ Lil Wenker tells us about her new spaghetti western-themed clown comedy ‘Bangtail’
Interview: Charlotte Anne-Tilley
‘There’s water gun, there’s high school musical tunes, and even some special guests’. We speak to Charlotte Anne-Tilley about new play Serious Theatre from Serious People
Interview: Alfie Packham
‘I think the audience deserves a little something’. Alfie Packham tells us about his debut hour, ‘My Gift to You’
Interview: Grace Mulvey
‘No matter where you go, there you are.’ Comedian Grace Mulvey tells us about her debut Fringe hour, ‘Tall Baby’.