Interview
10 years of the Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) is back and bigger than ever before, bringing Spanish cinema to Edinburgh and beyond
Leith Comedy Festival
Three years later than initially planned, Leith has its own comedy festival
Shane Meadows
‘Nine out of 10 people who I ever talk to, Dead Man’s Shoes is almost annoyingly at the top of everyone’s list!’ We speak to Shane Meadows ahead of the EIFF screening of his iconic revenge thriller
Ira Sachs
‘I think that there is a sexless quality to people wearing lycra’. We speak to the filmmaker about his new film Passages ahead of its screening at EIFF
Hope Dickson Leach
We spoke to the filmmaker about the film adaptation of her theatrical take on Stevenson’s classic The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ahead of its World Premiere
A Political Breakfast
Our comedy editor finds himself on the other side of the performer/ critic divide as he takes part in satirical panel show
Rhiannon Shaw
‘Hoping to have fun, develop my audience and maybe, just maybe, meet husband number two’. Character comedian Rhiannon Shaw tells us about her ‘Wedding Night’
10 Films to See at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023
We take a look at some potential highlights of the resurrected Edinburgh International Film Festival
Larry Owens
‘I think it’s going to be a match made in heaven’. We speak to musical theatre performer and comedian Larry Owens about his debut Fringe show
Matt Hutchinson
‘The important thing is to make sure you’re laughing at the perpetrators of these negative things’. We talk to comedian Matt Hutchinson about his debut Fringe show
Bronwyn Sweeney
‘Oh man. I thought I would take my accent-faking secret to my grave’. Comedian Bronwyn Sweeney tells us about her debut Fringe hour
John Tothill
‘I’d love to see Florence Nightingale let her hair down for once’. We talk the pursuit of pleasure with ‘The Last Living Libertine’ John Tothill
Kathy Maniura
‘Can anyone resist the appeal of a slutty little airpod?’ We talk to character comedian Kathy Maniura about her debut Fringe show ‘Objectified’
Mamoun Elagab
‘Somebody like myself at this festival is obviously not the norm’. We speak to comedian Mamoun Elagab about his debut Fringe hour ‘Why I Love White People’
Dan Tiernan
‘Stand-up comedy is my favourite thing in the world and the Fringe is the best place in the world to watch it’. We speak to the double-award winning Dan Tiernan about his debut hour
Paddy Young
‘I want it to be rowdy and overly stimulating’. Comedian Paddy Young tells us about his debut Fringe show ‘Hungry, Horny, Scared’
Adam Flood
‘Maybe I’m a “the period-before-Renaissance man”. Comedian Adam Flood tells us about his debut Fringe show, ‘Remoulded’
Lorna Rose Treen
‘I’ve always been happy with being seen as an idiot’ – We talk to Lorna Rose Treen about her debut character comedy show ‘Skin Pigeon’
Wholesome Prison Blues
‘Basically, they just want to know we’re not nutters or arseholes’. We speak to Tattoo Dave of ‘Wholesome Prison Blues’, who have spent the last year attempting to make Scottish prisoners laugh
Dane Baptiste
‘Because my situation changed in many ways, that’s allowed my perspective to change’. Dane Baptise tells us about his new show and the evolution of his comedy