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Wil Hodgson and Janey Godley set to stand for Fringe Board of Directors its, Allan Radcliffe
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I Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe show, running daily at the Gilded Balloon Teviot until 27 Aug, this year celebrates its 15th
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birthday. The groundbreaking lunchtime show, which involves a five-minute highlight from some of the best shows of the season plus a short interview, was an early blueprint for the likes of Nicholas Parsons’ Happy Hour. So what has Mervyn learned in 15 years? ‘Avoid all shows that use the words “hilarious” “wacky” or “total sell
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I Following on from Martha Wainwright pulling out of her Edinburgh appearance ‘for personal reasons’, Baby Bird have also cancelled their T on the Fringe performance, because they need more time to put the finishing touches to their new album. Stephen Jones and his band were due to play at Cabaret Voltaire on Sat 19 Aug.
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I Chaos at British airports last week has left its mark on the Edinburgh Festival. David Runnicles and his Orchestra of St Lukes, due to play on 16 August as part of the International Festival, were forced to cancel their trip to Edinburgh from America. As we went to press, it remained to be seen whether any of the other international names due to arrive in Edinburgh over the coming fortnight would be forced to cancel, but the Edinburgh International Film Festival looked among the strongest candidates for a no-show. Keep an eye on Festival news sites for updates.
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Our columnist embarks on a quest to discover the weirdest Fringe show
My show was sold out on the first weekend, which was mental, but left me as battered as David Beckham after a night on that yacht with his wife’s rock-hard chesticles.
I entered the lion‘s den this Tuesday for Lunch with the Hamiltons. Neil and Christine have emerged from political scandal (‘spot of bother with an Egyptian grocer’, says Christine of Neil’s cash-for-questions adventure with Mohammed Al- Fayed). Now the Hamiltons are a double act, more fun than a police raid on a domestic disturbance between Terry and June. ‘The press said that comparing me to Lady Macbeth was an insult to Lady Macbeth,‘ announces Christine cheerfully. Neil stoically changes the subject: ‘Who’d like to see my lunchbox?’
I am on a quest to find the most, er, challenging show at the Fringe, and right now it’s between a fat bloke who gets his hula hoop caught on his beer belly and a girl dressed as a porno dental nurse miming to ‘Jessie’s Girl’. Every night I walk to St George’s West through so many flyer teams, I think there’s a better job for teams offering to discreetly take them away again at the end of the Royal Mile, but out of sight so you won’t offend the troupe of singing origami prostitutes you promised to watch making paper whooping cranes without using their hands.
I Jane Buss/harm — Buss/nann '3 H()/Id[ij.i St George's West. 226 2428. unli/ 27Aug 070! 27/, 8pm, 3‘9. 50-5 70. 50 {£8 50:59.50}.