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Brough to address the scarcity of shows by people of colour at the festival, Fringe of Colour’s ticketing scheme aims to not only highlight these acts, but also inspire the younger generation by helping them to see themselves and their experiences represented on stage. • The List have partnered with sustainable tourism podcast Hidden Trax to help guide you through the madness of the festival season. Tune into the fi rst episode of The List Podcast: Festival Edition to hear our top picks for comedy, music and theatre, what we dread about Fringe-time and what keeps us coming back for more, year on year. Find out more at hiddentrax.co
WHAT A SELL OUT
GOING, GOING . . . Ahir Shah: Dots
Phil Wang: Philly Philly
Wang Wang
Enough
GONE . . . Frank Skinner Live
Joel Dommett: Work in Progress
Iain Stirling: Work in Progress
# F R I N G E I S A W Y O U
It’s back! If you feel the spark with some festival random, let us know via Facebook message, tweet us at @thelistmagazine or send us an Insta DM on @thelistuk. #FringeISawYou.
I saw you singing Gold by Spandau Ballet at the top of your lungs at The List Festival Party. I was the sweaty mess cheering you on from the sidelines. I think you’re indestructible! I saw you at the Underbelly press launch at George Square Gardens, being nuzzled by a giant dinosaur puppet. I think you’re dino-mite.
Goss Foley EDINBURGH’S #1 AGONY AUNT
Dear Goss, I’m a fi rst- time performer at the Fringe – how can I get reviewers to come to my show? JOHN, STAND-UP COMIC, 23
Reviewers love celebrities
(like Calum Best) so, if you’re really looking to attract their
attention, it’s probably best to
be famous before you arrive in Edinburgh. I’m sure your
follow-up is, ‘That’s all fi ne and
well, Goss, but how the heck do I (a mere ‘ordinary joe’) get
famous?’ Well, if we take the
aforementioned Calum Best as an exemplar, it’s really
very easy: you simply make memorable appearances on
Fool Around With (E4), The Match (Sky One), Celebrity
Love Island (ITV), Calum,
Fran, and Dangerous Danan
(ITV2) and then launch three successful male fragrances:
‘Calum’, ‘Best’, and ‘Day and
Night’.
It’s like the great Andy Warhol said: ‘Fame is easy, admirable,
and universally desirable.’
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fast facts
• The gender pay gap is unfortunately alive and kicking at the Fringe. A study carried out by theatre company Power Play, in collaboration with Pleasance and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, has revealed that despite women making up the majority in almost every category at the Fringe, men’s wages both on and off stage are on average 60% higher. Moreover, approximately 30% of people working at the Fringe are doing so without pay. • Through the Fringe of Colour campaign, young people of colour aged 30 or under can apply for free tickets to 16 shows which are being staged by performers of colour. Launched in 2018 by Jess
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K E V I N M C G A H E R N | G L E N N M O O R E | V I K K I S T O N E
Brits love a bit of headwear for every occasion, but these comics have taken it to new, avian levels, replacing respectable fasteners and hatbands with a fi ne feathered friend in
an attempt to catch our eye. Here are some of our favourites from the fl ock.