Interview
Rob Preston
‘I’ve curated my algorithm to be populated almost entirely by freaks’. Rob Preston tells us about his debut character comedy show, ‘Amazing Global Solutions’
Aarian Mehrabani
‘One of my favourite things to do is slaughter the sacred cows of what people feel can be joked about’. The comedian tells us about his debut stand-up hour, ‘How’s Your Head?’
Emma Crowley-Bennett
‘I tend to throw as much at the audience as I possibly can without dying’. We speak to the creator of alt-drag comedian Fanny Bleach about her debut solo Fringe show, ‘The Nearly Naked Show’
Sami Abu Wardeh
‘Hate is celebrated on the right and a taboo for the rest of us’. We talk to the comedian about his new Fringe show, ‘Sami Abu Wardeh Hates You’
Chris Forbes
‘There’s particular events in my life that are very easy to plot by going back to certain Christmases.’ The comedian tells us why he’s bringing a festive-themed show, ‘Father Christmas’, to the Fringe
Claire Wood
‘I think the manosphere is really only a very particular manifestation of misogyny,.’ We speak to the playwright about ‘SHINJUKU’ which debuts at the Fringe
Liv Rocklin
‘At its heart, it’s about loneliness and growing up’. We chat to Liv Rocklin about her debut Fringe show, ‘An American (Not) in Paris’
Jack MacGregor & Fraser Scott
‘What I’m always looking for are those hooks for an audience.’ We chat to the writer and director of new folk horror-inflected play ‘Prophets’
Sophie McCabe
‘I keep saying “night” on stage by habit, but it starts at 2o’clock!’ Character comedian Sophie McCabe talks about the newest, and earliest, New Material night in Edinburgh.
Daniel Wishes & Seri Yanai
‘This year we are not following the advice! It’s very scary.’ We chat to the duo behind new puppetry mystery show, ‘Book of Shadows’
Gabi Flares
‘I was grieving what had never happened.’ We speak to the Brazilian writer and performer about her one-woman show, ‘Deluge’
Jaume Claret Muxart
‘I think cinema has its own kind of time’. We speak with the Catalan filmmaker about his cinematic influences, his debut feature, and his approach to cinema
Hassan Nazer
‘It’s not about the political, it’s about the social issue,’ We talk Kiarostami, permission, and Iran with the director of Without Permission
Alice Winocour
‘We were creating [the character] with different aspects of our personalities’. The director of Couture tells us about sharing experiences with Angelina Jolie to create the movie’s protagonist
Nerine Skinner
‘I’ve always wanted to do a show about indecision and, ironically, not known how to.’ We chat to Nerine Skinner about her new WIP at Glasgow International Comedy Festival, ‘Decisions Decisions’
Kathy Rose O’Regan
‘[It’s] amazing to me that they were doing this over 100 years ago!’ We speak to Kathy Rose O’Regan of San Francisco Film Preserve of their restoration of The White Heather, screening at HippFest 2026
Juliette Burton
‘We’re all cosplaying, all the time.’ We chat to Juliette Burton about her two shows at Glasgow International Comedy Festival
James McAvoy & the Cast of California Schemin’
‘It could be a celebration of ambition, or a cautionary tale’. We take part in round-table interview with the actor about his debut feature, along with his young stars
Jade Gebbie
‘I think there a specific millennial kind of overthinking-ness…’ Jade Gebbie tells us about her being ‘The People Pleaser’