Podcasts about Free Fringe

Mark Dean Quinn joins me on the show today to do his best not to talk about his show 'Oh No (That's Not Your Cheese).' He's found the right level of fame, and doesn't feel the need to go any further. Nevertheless, we've lots to talk about, including the importance of the Free Fringe and how this can offer more artistic freedom, his work on the Edinburgh Fringe Performers' Forum, and why he is ready to help people before they get to Edinburgh. But does he eat cheese?

#519 Everything's a Piñata -  Richard is at the Bedford Corn Exchange where he's fascinated by the animal sanctuary that bears his name and the Bedford cult that was expecting the second coming of Jesus. His guest is the mysterious Swede Olaf Falafel, if that is his real name or nationality. He talks about how he got into comedy, the double edged sword of winning joke of the Fringe, how to come up with one liners, mixing his artistic skills with his comedy, doing comedy for kids and how Twitter helped him find a publisher for his kids book and how he's managed to write a chapter book about art that is both funny and slyly educational. Plus abseiling off Table Mountain and whether you can make the Edinburgh Fringe work for you if you do the Free Fringe.See Olaf's shows at the Fringe Olaf Falafel Asks: Has Anyone Ever Actually Woven a Sigourney? - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/olaf-falafel-asks-has-anyone-ever-actually-woven-a-sigourneyOlaf Falafel's Stupidest Super Stupid Show So Far - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/olaf-falafel-s-stupidest-super-stupid-show-so-farSee a live recording of RHLSTP - https://richardherring.com/rhlstpSUPPORT THE SHOW!Watch our TWITCH CHANNELSee extra content at our WEBSITE Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/rhlstp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following on from the viral success of his retro throwback to the days of the ZX Spectrum and other 8-bit home computers, MJ Hibbett brought his musical mix of comedy and meme-ability to the Edinburgh Fringe… although the hit song was released in 2000, and he didn't make the Fringe till 2015, this might feel tenuous but when you have a one-hit wonder online, you live the dream. MJ, along with Steven Hewitt, expanded that little ditty into a time-travelling rock and roll opera, mixing in Back to the Future, Ukuleles, and obscure Doctor Who references. They join myself and Jen Blacker in he Leith Radio Studios to talk about the show, viral success, and of course, they brought a guitar for a bit of a turn. So not only are we back in time to 2015 but back in time to 1982 as well. It's the Free Fringe at Sneaky Petes, it's Hey Hey 16K.

Dominic Holland made his name at the Fringe. His first time in Edinburgh, in 1993 he won the Perrier Best Newcomer award, and was later nominated for the full Perrier. He's made TV appearances, is a regular on the circuit… and was anointed by Bob Monkhouse as "Britain's funniest not yet famous comedian". He's a stand-up with many highs (and lows). He's also a father, and in 2017 he brought his show ‘Eclipsed' to the Free Fringe. The eclipse in question is by his son Tom Holland. How was Dominic's journey to where he is today, how did the whole family deal with each other, and how much of a protective father he is to a really talented son. It's a different viewpoint on the classic story of rising from humble roots to a hero - literally. With Jokes. So let's go back to the Fringe, back to the Voodoo Rooms, and the Free Fringe, to find out the delight of being Eclipsed.

Each year, the Philadelphia Fringe Festival brings local, national and international art to Philadelphia with a nearly month-long extravaganza of performing arts.  But with how much it costs to enter, can most performing artist afford to apply? And even if they are able to get in, it's not a given that these artists will turn a profit on their performances. Most artists who are trying to make their voices heard do not make a lot of money and depend on art shows and events to make ends meet. The Free Fringe in Philadelphia offers artists a more affordable alternative to the costs of applying to Philadelphia Fringe.  In this episode, Bret talks with Murphy Grumbar who tells him about his own recent experiences putting together and staging a performance piece for the Free Fringe and his thoughts on the performing art scene in Philadelphia.

Sofie Hagen started her stand-up career in her home country of Denmark, before quickly moving to London to further her career. 2015 saw her bring her debut show to Edinburgh. Bubblewrap examined issues of depression and mental health, her difficult teenage years, and attacking the beauty industry, all with just a dash of Westlie and a perfectly cringe reading of her Westlife Fan Fiction It's fair to say that Hagen nailed the Edinburgh experience, with the ‘Best Newcomer award from the (no longer the Perriers) Edinburgh Comedy Awards, joining previous newcomer awards from Laughing Horse and Chortle. The Fringe podcast caught up with Sophie early in her run. The show was doing well, and audiences were coming in, but the plan for a small and intimate first time in Edinburgh was upstaged with the venue moved to the 500 seater Liquid Rooms rock band stage. So, let's take a trip to PBH's Free Fringe, into the Liquid Rooms, and get ready to enjoy some Bubblewrap.

2014 is our destination this week, for that year's ‘News At Kate' from Kate Smurthwaite. Smurthwaite's TV writing credits include ‘Have I Got News For You' and ‘The Revolution Will be Televised' her words have appeared in The Guardian, New Statesman, Cosmopolitan, and more; and she has made countless appearances discussing politics over the years. 2022 saw the award-winning Smurthwaite bring “The News At Kate: Humanity's Last Hope” to the Edinburgh Fringe. “The News At Kate” is a lynchpin of the Fringe, and it's been part of August for as long as I can remember. 2014 saw “The News” with the delightful tagline of “Lefty Cockwomble”. The tag came about following her appearance on the BBC's Question Time. With so many people asking her about her experience, this highly visible foray into political debate was the starting point for that year's show that examined the definitions of freedom of speech. There have been countless political whirlwinds since 2014. Yet some of the points raised remain just as pertinent, if not more, in 2022's devastating landscape. So let's head back to 2014, to the Free Fringe stage in Viva Mexico, to the ‘News At Kate'.

Sooz Kempner returns to talk about her EdFringe Show Playstation,  performing on Twitch, being back in Edinburgh, Internet Trolls and going viral.  Sooz Kempner: PlayStation |  6th-28th August (not 17th) @ 2.20pmBanshee Labyrinth as part of the Free Fringe. #EdFringe2022 #SoozKempner #Playstation

Italian comic Luca Cupani has always been a popular face at the Free Fringe, but in 2022 he has a one-hour tickted show called Happy Orphan, and the adventure he took when the rent ran out for mother's grave He joins Ewan to talk about his show, his first experiences of open-mic comedy, why he looks younger now than he did ten years ago, and why Italian paperwork indirectly led to his Fringe 2022 show.

Greetings, bonjour, what's happeningJust a quick little intro, not going to waffle like I normally do. I may or may not get to upload anything on Friday. I'm back and forth at the minute between Maidstone and London, with two very hot and bothered dogs; needs must. My wife's had to attend some important family business abroad, so daddy's in charge and he's gotta' sort out the out day care.All next week is the get-in for this Out Here show. It's a group called Friends from Afar, via a organisation called Dream Arts. They're made up of Londoners that I've been working with for the last year, developing it. I've written a script based on characters and scenes they devised and composed the music. Really excited for it but it's gonna be a nuts week.Thursday 28th July, 7pm, at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London. Tickets are free if you wonna come along and support these guys.Below is the final part of the Edinburgh blog from 2016. I'll probably be back in a couple of weeks, hopefully with the first live-stream all good to go as well.Enjoy the sunPeas and tatersPaulCount Up To Edinburgh #9 Mission CompleteDuring the Edinburgh festival, if someone were to circulate a false rumour that so and so big-bollox TV executive / stage producer was holding open-auditions a mile out into the shark and sewage infested sea, beyond Leith docks; a hyper-enthusiastic undulating throng of: merry actors, comedians, poets, magicians, clowns, knife-throwers and jugglers would saunter en-masse (armed with flyers), down to the murky waters only to perish to certain death; disappearing in floating pools of blood and sludge and flyers with review quotes stapled to them. For years after, passers-by along Leith Port would hear distant murmurs of 'free comedy' and '4 star review' haunting the docks. Let's have it right, I'd probably be one of them mugs, though I'm sure I would have got half-way there, seen all the people heading in the same direction, cussed them off for being more organised than me and then abandoned all hope and sulked off to one of them late night takeaways that sell chips in curry-sauce. Either that or I'd turn up on the wrong day or something. In short. Edinburgh is like an extreme form of Monopoly, only difference is, it can seem, depending on what kind of day you've had, that everyone starts off with more dough and know-how than you. Mate. Edinburgh was nuts. I knew it would be nuts. Knowing it would be nuts didn't make it any less nuts, it was still nuts. But all in all, a good-nuts, like Terry Nutkins. Reast in Peace. It was really wild. To do it, and to want to do it, then want to go back and do it again, you do have to be at least slightly nuts. It just helps (a lot) if you've got the sort of dough behind you that would see you drinking in the sort of pubs that sell 10 different varieties of flavoured nuts (which come in jam jars) as a poncy alternative to crisps (which in itself is nuts, because crisps are banging, they're not nuts, but it is nuts, as all crisps, are banging, even Space Invaders.)I pretty much had 3 objectives going up there, well, 4 actually.1: To book, organise and get a show up there then put it on every day. (This stuff does not come easy to me)2: Get my face in front of some new people, outside of London and from hopefully as many different places as possible (though half of the people at the Fringe are probably from London)3: Get a couple of reviews.4: Have a laugh (though this one was more of a given)I'm happy to say that I achieved all of those objectives. The outcomes could have been better but also could have been a lot of worse. Could of improved in all of those above areas, particularly in my preparation; prior to this I'd never sent out a press release before let alone written one. Probably could have used my time up there more efficiently as well, flyering other events etc but all in all, I was pleased.The first week was very up and down and despite having a good audience for my first 2 shows it really dropped off and I was struggling a bit. Walking around the city, already sodden and cold, seeing all the massive hoardings and billboards advertising really banal-looking shows, most of which had some quirky face on, with some quirky show name, each one seemingly telling me, 'you can't afford this, go home, you small time mug.'Sounds a bit melodramatic but at times that's how I felt. Some of these people that take shows up there, must be able to write off £10K or some other ludicrous amount and it not be a problem for them. For many people though, it must break the bank. Everything up there costs and it's very difficult if you don't have a lot of money. High venue costs. High accommodation costs. Massive billboard posters. PR Companies. It's a lot. Thank God then for The Free Fringe and the ethos with which is stands for, which meant I didn't pay for hiring the venue I performed in, which is a massive cost. Simple really. We don't pay to hire the venue, audience don't pay to come in, venue takes the bar. It can work. The Pilgrim, where I was based, did really well, smashing all their targets.All in all I spent about £1500 squid, not even a fraction of what some of these shows must have cost. It also helped that all the other guys in my venue were really helpful and pitched in with flyering, and regular pick-me-up support etc. Made The Pilgrim a decent place to work at. Large up Soundman Davey Jones, Gecko (best flyer-er in the game mate!) Jake Wildhall, Joel Autterson and all the Boomerang Club crew, Harry Baker and Chris, Robert Garnham, Dave and Byron and of course all of the Pilgrim staff who were all really supportive.Second week picked up and I got a lot better at flyering and generally pulling people in etc. All the additional gigs helped too, Boomerang, Stand Up and Slam, Raise The Bar, Prepare To Fail. Felt like I got a into a good swing with it and the audiences were good too, generally really responsive. My mate Gary From Leeds said to me before we went up that things would start slow then pick up, and he was right. He was right about most things up there, though I did manage to persuade him that chips in curry sauce was better than chips in gravy, eventually he came round and he's Northern. Had a reviewer come in from Broadway Baby who gave me a decent 4 star 0eview which I was chuffed about. Have a butchers hereAlso somewhere in the second week I had a nice chat about it all with Paul McMenemy from Lunar Poetry. As always, I talked to much. I'd just done a show so my voice was a bit raspy. It was fun though. Have a listen HEREThe last week was wicked. Audiences were good and I felt like I knew what I was doing by this point. There was bit of a dip on one or two days but from what I'd heard this was felt throughout the festival. Couple of people said to me that in general numbers were down on previous years, something to do with The Olympics or Great British Bake Off or some other nonsense.I really enjoyed the chats I got to have most days, out and about on the streets, with other performers, punters etc. Big up Bob Walshy Walsh, who I had a good chinwag with most days about all things football and South London. When out flyering, it's a bit like a melty version of The Wire, on the street, all hand signals and that, communicating to the other flyerers, working out the punters movements and who's likely to want to take a flyer. It was thoughts like that which kept me amused on the slow days. But yea, in the end it all went well.The last show was by far the biggest and most generous audience I'd had and it was great to go out on a banger. Had another decent review from a young reviewer too by the name of Ben Huxley, have a butcher's here (though both Dominic Berry and I had a bit of giggle about the unlikely comparison.) Though I got to perform too lots of new and different people, I was chuffed that on most days there was someone I knew in the audience, a lot who took me by surprise. I had a lot of friends and family who came all the way up. Conrad, Fez and Junior came twice! Mum, Dad and Nat flew up just for the day. Met some really great people to, some who also came twice, like this really nice family from Cambridge, two of which were teachers. Had a lot of teachers. Big up Riko and family too. Thankyou, all of you, even the one or two rude ones who didn't pay any attention and were talking or playing on their phones throughout. Don't understand why you do that when you can just get up leave, it's Free Fringe innit, but still, you interest and annoy me in equal measure.Special mention must go to all the residents of Poetry House. My flatmates for the duration of the festival. Had a great time staying with these guys, all the nonsense chats in the kitchen and the many pick-me-ups along the way. Fay Roberts (got to do the best / worst / weirdest gig with Fay), Dominic Berry,(ahhhhhhhhhhh football-style audience support) Alexander Rhodes, Hannah Chutzpah all the various poets and mates of mates who came up and stayed, and of course my roomate, Gary From Leeds. Legend,mate. Helped me all the way back from last year, to get my arse up there and pull it off. In that tiny cabin room that stank of damp towels, we had a good laugh, through the good times and the bad. Highlight of the Fringe for me was when Gary rescued a component from my beard trimmer from off of the roof, using gaffer tape, a brolly, a broom and sheer MacGyver like skills.So yea, all in all, I had a wonderful time, high and lows, old friends, euphoria and sadness, new friends and a lot of laughs. Would I do it all again? Probably. Yes. Dunno...ask me in 6 months mate. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cree.substack.com

A live session featuring a set from Elizabeth McGeown Dead Darlings has joined the PBH Edinburgh Digital Free Fringe! Dead Darlings sessions are live zoom events comprising a set from a fantastic poet and a round of quick-fire questions to help you get to know them a little better. Elizabeth is appearing in her own Free Fringe show - you can find out more more about that here: https://freefringe.org.uk/shows/an-introduction-to-cockroach/ For more information about Elizabeth, visit her website: https://elizabethmcgeown.com/

A live session featuring a set from Robert Garnham. Dead Darlings has joined the PBH Edinburgh Digital Free Fringe! Dead Darlings sessions are live zoom events comprising a set from a fantastic poet and a round of quick-fire questions to help you get to know them a little better. Robert is appearing in his own Free Fringe show - you can find out more more about that here: https://freefringe.org.uk/shows/yay-the-search-for-happiness-pbh-free-fringe/ For more information about Robert and to find out how to buy his collection, Yay!The Search for Happiness, visit his website: www.professorofwhimsy.com

A live session featuring a set from Beth Hartley. Dead Darlings has joined the PBH Edinburgh Digital Free Fringe! Dead Darlings sessions are live zoom events comprising a set from a fantastic poet and a round of quick-fire questions to help you get to know them a little better. Beth's collection, What If Stars, is out now - you can find out where to buy it and how to attend the online Free Fringe book launch here: chttps://linktr.ee/PoetryBees

Hello, and welcome to 'Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed... 'S3, Ep. 14 with special guest, all the way from Twickenham via Surrey, Alex Petty(Laughing Horse). Alex is head honcho at Laughing Horse, which is a mainstay organisation at most comedy festivals. He has been busy preparing a range of real live, in person events at this year's Free Fringe after mainly curating online content for 2020's non event. Join us as we chat about Comedy, Lockdown and build ourselves into feverish anticipation of the goings on in Edinburgh for 2021.

SouthWaves Theatre, the theatre and performing arts podcast for Sussex and Hampshire, returns once more! In this edition of the podcast for June 2021: 1) A chat with Janice Moth from The Glamour Club in Worthing. 2) Select events taking place in the next two months at The Hawth, The Capitol and Regis Centre (BROS Musical Productions. 3) Talking to the organisers of Chichester Free Fringe, taking place as part of Festival of Chichester. SouthWaves Theatre is a monthly podcast dedicated to theatre and performing arts in Sussex and Hampshire. For more information, please email SouthWavesTheatre@Outlook.com. Music: Spark Of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK? GuerillaAspies@Outlook.comMother of three, Scientist, award winning comedian, actor and producer. Dr Ria Lina is one unique autistic person. Funny too.Of German and Phillipino ancestry, growing up in the UK, the USA and the Netherlands.Ria has a BSc in Experimental Pathology, an MSc in Forensic Science, and a PhD in Viral Bioinformatics. She worked as an IT Forensic Investigator for the Serious Fraud Office too, so don't try anything funny online with her.Ria is a winner of the EMMA (Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy) award, She is known for her television appearances in The World Stands Up, Mega Mela Malai Comedy and Sweet n Sour on BBC3. She has been an Edinburgh Festival regular which is how come we could discuss the Free Fringe and the people we mention. Tricity is a friend of ours and a brilliant performer in her own right, who kind of brought us together (It was her Bluestockings Cabaret we were both doing things upon. Oooer..)SUBSCRIBE TO RIA'S PODCAST - RIA LINA'S BEHIND ON ITUNES AND EVERYWHERE.I see Ria as yet another example of how autistic people, once diagnosed and immersed into the greater Autistic media and metaphorical Neurodiversity Movement, become clearly defined in their opinions and politics about everything NeuroDivergent. It seems to be an organic thing.COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK? GuerillaAspies@outlook.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/guerilla-aspies-autism-aspergers-syndrome-neurodiversity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Honest Amy. Pleasance. Amy Booth-Steel. Kathy Burke. Paul Taylor-Mills. Dream of A King. The Space. Christopher Tajah. Show Myra Dubois: Dead Funny. Underbelly. Meatball Seance. PBH’s Free Fringe. Trainspotting Live. EICC.

Ewan Spence chats with Javaad Alipoor, Catherine Cohen, The Ontroerend Goed Company, and Elise Harris.. Music comes from The Katet, Semi-Toned, and Blueswater.

Ever wonder how Austin got to be the thriving improv city that it is? In this special LIVE SHOW of Yes But Why Podcast, Amy Jordan will be interviewing some of the OG Austin improvisers about how it all got started and how we are all working together to be better and better each day! Show on Thursday August 8th at 9:30pm at the Hideout. Part of Free Fringe!! Featuring: Estevan Chuy Zarate, David Lampe, Shannon McCormick, Megan Flynn, Catherine Zarate, Tyler Bryce, Les McGehee, Mike D'Alonzo, and Becca Sadler. Yes But Why is a podcast in which Austin comedy artist, Amy Jordan interviews people dedicated to keeping creativity in their lives. How do they do it? What keeps them going? All this and more on YesButWhyPodcast.com The Yes But Why podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit our LISTEN LIVE page and join the conversation.

On today’s podcast, meet some of the founders of #FreeFringePhilly, a free version of the Fringe Festival (Unaffiliated). You got a show you want to make? Do it. Here’s my interview with #FreeFringePhilly.

Yet again, it's that time of year when everyone in the comedy industry, except for Carey, heads up to Edinburgh (or down to Edinburgh, depending where you live [or stays in Edinburgh, if you already live there]) for the Fringe Festival.In this episode Nick and Carey talk about how long they've been going to the Fringe, their memories of early shows, how preview season works, how much the whole thing costs, and how the Free Fringe has changed it all.This year it's been even more difficult than usual to find affordable accommodation for performers over the Fringe, thanks to new rules about renting. We discuss that, reminisce about the time Carey put Nick's head in a guillotine, muse about the role of psychology in the bucket collection after a Free Fringe show and try to decide, ultimately, whether it's all worth it.

Tom Crosbie cut his teeth working for Rodney James Piper and Matt Wright at their venues on the continent. He is one of the lucky few young professional magicians who has very early in his career identified the perfect form of magic to suit his personality and appearance. In this episode Tom talks about his obsession with Rubik's Cube magic, his recent foray into Cruise Ship gigs, his 3 years at Free Fringe in Edinburgh and why in August 2019 he will do his first paid show there.

Episode 37 of #comafterhours is with comedian Hari Kanth. Follow him on Twitter at @harihkanth.This episode was recorded at 52 Canoes, Edinburgh on 6th August 2017 as part of PBH's Free Fringe.George Vere is on social media at ripgeorgevere and his website is https://www.georgevere.com.

From the middle of last year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe run we present an amuse bouche of acts from this year's Free Fringe that have a skeptical bent. We scoured the festival to find the best in nerdy material, rationalism, skepticism and other cool stuff and the result is this podcast of three cracking acts. Go and see them if they're on near you! Your MC for this podcast is ex-EdSkeptics chair Ewan Leeming. Charlotte Mykura - Comedy spliced with genetics Kate Oliver - Real Research, Really Unnecessary Kate Smurthwaite - Comedian, skeptic & token atheist *** SotF 2018 is coming soon! Full details on social media and on our website. ***

Episode 18 of #comafterhours is with comedian Alasdair Beckett-King. Follow him on Twitter at @MisterABK.This episode was recorded at 52 Canoes, Edinburgh on 25th August 2017 as part of PBH's Free Fringe.George Vere is on social media at ripgeorgevere and his website is https://www.georgevere.com.

Episode 17 of #comafterhours is with magicians and comedians Morgan & West. Follow them on Twitter at @MorganMagic and @WestMagic.This episode was recorded at 52 Canoes, Edinburgh on 22nd August 2017 as part of PBH's Free Fringe.George Vere is on social media at ripgeorgevere and his website is https://www.georgevere.com.

Episode 16 of #comafterhours is with comedian Joshua Ladgrove (AKA Neal Portenza). Follow him on Twitter at @NealPortenza.This episode was recorded at 52 Canoes, Edinburgh on 21st August 2017 as part of PBH's Free Fringe.George Vere is on social media at ripgeorgevere and his website is https://www.georgevere.com.

Episode 15 of #comafterhours is with comedian Trevor Lock. Follow him on Twitter at @TheTrevorLock.This episode was recorded at 52 Canoes, Edinburgh on 19th August 2017 as part of PBH's Free Fringe.George Vere is on social media at ripgeorgevere and his website is https://www.georgevere.com.

Episode 14 of #comafterhours is with comedian Jack Rooke. Follow him on Twitter at @jackrooke.This episode was recorded at 52 Canoes, Edinburgh on 17th August 2017 as part of PBH's Free Fringe.George Vere is on social media at ripgeorgevere and his website is https://www.georgevere.com.

Episode 13 of #comafterhours is with host of 'The Dark Room' and comedian John Robertson. Follow him on Twitter at @Robbotron.This episode was recorded at 52 Canoes, Edinburgh on 15th August 2017 as part of PBH's Free Fringe.George Vere is on social media at ripgeorgevere and his website is https://www.georgevere.com.

Episode 9 of #comafterhours is with comedian Mark Silcox. Follow him on Twitter at @marksilcox.This episode was recorded at 52 Canoes, Edinburgh on 14th August 2017 as part of PBH's Free Fringe.George Vere is on social media at ripgeorgevere and his website is https://www.georgevere.com.

In episode 372 of Janey Godley’s podcast, we hear Janey on her own discuss Valentines night, the free fringe, films she was watched and why she must never become a hairdresser. There is chat and fun and basically a woman trying to make talking to herself seem interesting. Alex Petty, Free Fringe, Free festival, Trump, Valentines

Episode 8 of #comafterhours is with comedian and journalist Craig Quartermaine. Follow him on Twitter at @CraigQtrmaine. This episode was recorded at 52 Canoes, Edinburgh on 13th August 2017 as part of PBH's Free Fringe. George Vere is on social media at ripgeorgevere and his website is https://www.georgevere.com.

Episode 7 of #comafterhours is with magician and comedian Dave Alnwick. Follow him on Twitter at @davealnwick.This episode was recorded at 52 Canoes, Edinburgh on 12th August 2017 as part of PBH's Free Fringe.George Vere is on social media at ripgeorgevere and his website is https://www.georgevere.com.

Episode 6 of #comafterhours is with comedian Masud Milas. Follow him on Twitter at @Masudmilas.This episode was recorded at 52 Canoes, Edinburgh on 11th August 2017 as part of PBH's Free Fringe.George Vere is on social media at ripgeorgevere and his website is https://www.georgevere.com.

Episode 5 of #comafterhours is with founding member of hip-hop improv troupe Abandoman and comedian Rob Broderick. Follow him on Twitter at @ABANDOMAN.This episode was recorded at 52 Canoes, Edinburgh on 10th August 2017 as part of PBH's Free Fringe.George Vere is on social media at ripgeorgevere and his website is https://www.georgevere.com.

Episode 4 of #comafterhours is with comedian Sikisa. Follow her on Twitter at @twix_choc87.This episode was recorded at 52 Canoes, Edinburgh on 9th August 2017 as part of PBH's Free Fringe.George Vere is on social media at ripgeorgevere and his website is https://www.georgevere.com.

Episode 3 of #comafterhours is with comedian Geoff Norcott. Follow him on Twitter at @GeoffNorcott.This episode was recorded at 52 Canoes, Edinburgh on 8th August 2017 as part of PBH's Free Fringe.George Vere is on social media at ripgeorgevere and his website is https://www.georgevere.com.

Mike Leigh is the founder of MLA Talent. They're not just a talent agency they also produce a lot of free digital media and podcasts creating their own podcast network to share audiences.I got him on to talk about...How does he scout for new talent or online content to develop?Does it help having a following online to get on TV or radio?Why he thinks there’s so few great comedy producers now.Why he thinks acts with big profiles shouldn’t be doing the Free Fringe and who he books at his Fringe venue.How does he push forward clients he represents that TV and radio are not interested in?AND MOREStream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/MikeLeighiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937YouTube - https://youtu.be/20LVLamxOqwThis interview would be good for any act looking into developing an online audience or someone who already has one who wants to try and move it to the real world as well as any act who wants to try and find an agent as there's loads of advice on how to find the right one and what not to do.Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enoughOr come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoomIf you're new here please hit that subscribe button, if you're old here please do consider giving it an honest review in iTunes. You can also donate via paypal or patreon https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast Want more content from me? Why wouldn't you!Please check out my other podcast - The Audio Time Capsule. In each episode a guest comes on, leaves 20 questions, then a year later comes back on and answers them. I then edit it so they're talking to their past self.Here are the links -iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-audio-time-capsule-podcast/id1303205943Webstream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AudioTimeCapsulePodcastYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFZ_FLH1XqrCZysA1nFISwFacebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008996252556647/?ref=br_rsTwitter - https://twitter.com/audiotimetravel See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 2 of #comafterhours is with comedian Marc Jennings. Follow him on Twitter at @MarcJennings90.This episode was recorded at 52 Canoes, Edinburgh on 7th August 2017 as part of PBH's Free Fringe.George Vere is on social media at ripgeorgevere and his website is https://www.georgevere.com.

Episode 1 of #comafterhours is with comedy trio Sleeping Trees. Follow them on Twitter at @WeSleepingTrees.This episode was recorded at 52 Canoes, Edinburgh on 6th August 2017 as part of PBH's Free Fringe.George Vere is on social media at ripgeorgevere and his website is https://www.georgevere.com.

In episode 357 of Janey Godley’s podcast with Ashley Storrie we discuss Ashley’s flu, reaction to the anxiety chat last week and how she is looking forward to the Edinburgh Fringe.   Janey has a new character called Samantha from Carntyne and Ashley hates her already. Tom Urie gets a mention as does their preparation for the Free Fringe. Ashley talks about creamed water puddings in China.

Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with comedian, writer and activist Kate Smurthwaite. Her new show, ‘ForniKATEress’ focuses on polyamory - just don’t tell Eamonn Holmes. You can also catch her hosting Edinburgh's long running variety show, ‘Late With Kate’. ‘ForniKATEress’ and ‘Late With Kate’ are appearing as part of PBH’s Free Fringe. For more info check out Kate’s website: http://www.katesmurthwaite.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katesmurthwaite Twitter: @Cruella1 Comedy performance provided by the artist for promotional purposes. May contain material that some find offensive. © 2017 On the Mic. Produced in association with Broadway Baby, Fringepig and Voice Republic. Produced by Voice Republic For more podcasts visit http://voicerepublic.com

Enjoy 15 minutes of stand-up and chat with rising star, Sophie Duker. Hailing from an improv background, ‘performing with posh white boys at university’, she more recently made the ‘exciting’ leap into stand-up comedy. During the Edinburgh Fringe, Sophie is part of the prestigious ‘Pleasance Comedy Reserve’ and, on the Free Fringe, the ‘Manic Pixie Dream Girls’. ‘Manic Pixie Dream Girls’ is appearing as part of Edinburgh’s Free Festival. The ‘Pleasance Comedy Reserve’ is at the Pleasance Dome. For more information on both shows, you can follow Sophie on Twitter Twitter: @sophiedukebox Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sophie.duker Performance provided by the artist for promotional purposes. May contain material that some find offensive. © 2017 On the Mic. Produced in association with Broadway Baby, Fringepig and Voice Republic. Produced by Voice Republic For more podcasts visit http://voicerepublic.com

Scotland's own Janey Godley talks to On the Mic about her show, 'Honest to Godley!' In an extended interview they also chat about the Free Fringe, her award winning Podcast, and where the Scottish working class voices have gone. First broadcast on Broadway Baby Radio in 2015. © 2015 On the Mic. For more info visit: http://onthemic.co.uk Produced by Voice Republic For more podcasts visit http://voicerepublic.com

John-David (or JD as he prefers to be called) is the founder and artistic director at the Sweet Venues (@sweetvenues) that currently operate largely at the Edinburgh and Brighton Fringe. But in addition to that he runs a lot of other literary festivals as well as a horror festival. The Sweets recent move into taking on more comedy shows than ever marks an interesting development for them and the Fringe in general. I got him on to talk about why now, and what the future holds for Sweet Venues.I got him on to talk about why now, and what the future holds for Sweet Venues including : Discussion of the “problem of youth” in comedy and reality TV shows.Why the Sweets venue was started, what they’re looking for and what they are not.Do you find promoting comedy hard given his historical roots in theatre?The future of the Edinburgh Fringe as he sees it.Why he founded the Horror, Writers and Women's Festivals AND MORE! This podcast would be useful for anyone who is thinking of taking a show the Edinburgh Fringe (comedy or otherwise) and wants to learn about a fun alternative venue that sits between the Big 4 and the Free Fringe. You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/JDHenshawOr get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937Or stream it on YouTube - https://youtu.be/ZIi6IOQTsJk Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enoughOr come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoomIf you enjoyed it please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a Patron for only $1 (80p) per episode! https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast Every little bit helps! Alternatively you can support the show by giving it a review in iTunes or just by sharing the episode with a friend or two! Thanks, Si x Want more content from me? Why wouldn't you!Please check out my other podcast - The Audio Time Capsule. In each episode a guest comes on, leaves 20 questions, then a year later comes back on and answers them. I then edit it so they're talking to their past self.Here are the links -iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-audio-time-capsule-podcast/id1303205943Webstream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AudioTimeCapsulePodcastYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFZ_FLH1XqrCZysA1nFISwFacebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008996252556647/?ref=br_rsTwitter - https://twitter.com/audiotimetravel See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In GBA 276 we get better acquainted with Rob Auton. He talks about finding words, what driving lessons taught him about art, what exactly it is that he does, trying to find the right balance of confidence and worry, and so much more. As I try to fit him into boxes like introvert, depression and wizard, he nimbly avoids all the labels and reaches instead for the specifics and universals of this strange experience we call being human. Rob plugs: Sleep Show: http://www.robauton.co.uk/past-productions Website: http://www.robauton.co.uk/ Bang Said The Gun (last Thurs of every month): http://www.bangsaidthegun.com/ Upcoming book: Take Hair Petrol Honey: http://www.robauton.co.uk/shop In Heaven the Onions Make You Laugh: http://www.robauton.co.uk/shop Upcoming: Scroobius Pip - CD - Speech Development Records - At Home With Rob http://www.scroobiuspip.co.uk/ Micheal Moore - Trump Videos: http://michaelmoore.com/ Mark E Smith - Renegade: https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/cka/Renegade-Lives-Tales-Mark-E-Smith/0141028661/ The Fall: http://thefall.xyz/ I plug: The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefamilytreepodcast We mention: How to talk to a woman with headphones article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2016/aug/30/how-to-actually-talk-to-a-woman-wearing-headphones Hilary Benn Speech: https://youtu.be/m_dRCzd19Uc Vertigo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertigo_(film) Hitchcock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock Leytonstone Church: http://www.stjohns-leytonstone.org.uk/ Banshee Labyrinth: http://www.thebansheelabyrinth.com/ Free Fringe: http://freefringe.org.uk/ Ambivert: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ambivert Susan Cain: http://www.quietrev.com/ Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quiet-Power-Introverts-World-Talking/dp/0141029196/ Werner Hetzog: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Herzog Instamgram @niche Niels Bohr: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niels_Bohr Light both a partical and a wave: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave%E2%80%93particle_duality Gareth Bale: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bale Real Madrid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Madrid_C.F. I, Daniel Blake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Daniel_Blake Peter Kay: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Kay Louis CK: https://louisck.net/ Martin Galton: http://www.martingalton.com/ Dan Cockrell: http://www.danielcockrill.com/ Eminem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminem Beck: http://www.beck.com/ Bestival: http://www.bestival.net/ Stand Up Tragedy: standuptragedy.co.uk William Blake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blake David Shrigley: http://davidshrigley.com/ Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe draws comedians from around the world, but has its corporate structure turned artists into the middlemen between venues and punters? In this week's Bottle of Red, funny man Jason John Whitehead explains what drew him to the Free Fringe, as well as details of his writing process.

It’s time for our Summer Skeptacular Fundraiser With @AshWhiffin @stephenlingham & @gussiegrippers. We have a great line-up of comedy, poetry, insects and pelvic floor exercise for you, recorded in mid July as we prepared for the 2016 Fringe run. Ash Whiffen - who loves insects, particularly the ones that eat dead bodies - will be telling us about ‘Maggots, Murder & Museums’. Stephen Lingham – our Resident Poet - will be doing stand-up poetry which is provocative, funny, controversial and thought provoking spoken word that explores contemporary ideas surrounding free speech. Finally, Elaine Miller, physiotherapist, comedian, mother of three and recovered incontinent shares the wonders of the pelvic floor, her talk involves poo, pee and orgasms in men and women. There is, however, no show and tell. Every year we put on a vast selection of talks at ‘Skeptics on the Fringe’ and the only way we’re able to do that is through PBH’s Free Fringe. Without PBH and the free fringe crew, we would never be able to afford to put on a show without finding £1000s. PS: Sorry it's late...

Karen Koren (@KarenKoren) founded the Gilded Balloon (@GildedBalloon) in 1986. Since then they have been one of the biggest producers and promoters of live entertainment events, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and best known as one of the "Big Four" venue operators at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe each August.I got her on the pod to talk about - The history and future of the Gilded Balloon Awards at the Edinburgh FringeHer move into Pay What You Want shows.The Scottish comedy scene outside of the Edinburgh Fringe AND MORE!This podcast would be useful to anyone looking at taking a show to the Edinburgh Fringe and isn't sure if they should do a Free Fringe or paid show. Or an audience member who is interested in what goes on behind-the-scenes at the Edinburgh Fringe.You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/KarenKorenOr get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937You can find more pods about the Edinburgh Fringe here - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/EdinburghFringeIf you enjoyed it please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a Patron for only $1 (80p) per episode! https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enoughOr come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoomEvery little bit helps! Alternatively you can support the show by giving it a review in iTunes or just by sharing the episode with a friend or two!Thanks,SixWant more content from me? Why wouldn't you!Please check out my other podcast - The Audio Time Capsule. In each episode a guest comes on, leaves 20 questions, then a year later comes back on and answers them. I then edit it so they're talking to their past self.Here are the links -iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-audio-time-capsule-podcast/id1303205943Webstream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AudioTimeCapsulePodcastYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFZ_FLH1XqrCZysA1nFISwFacebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008996252556647/?ref=br_rsTwitter - https://twitter.com/audiotimetravel See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 287 of Janey Godley's podcast the mum and daughter duo discuss The Counting House debacle at the Free Fringe, Trump, Nose hairs and people who irritate us.   Ashley talks about ghost busters and Janey tells us she hates horses with erections. There is much ado about Super Tuesday.   Check out our podcast advert on Vimeo If you would like to support our podcast then please do so by clicking onto Our Donate Page and donate via PayPal or like our page on: Facebook Check out The saga of Tim and Freya You can check out all our videos on YouTube Order “Handstands in the Dark” Paper Back or in EBook Please rate us or leave a comment on PodOmatic, ITunes You can find all the info regarding Janey’s live shows by just clicking Gigs!  

In GBA 241 we get better acquainted with Vera Chok. We struggle through a little bit of social awkwardness to get into a great conversation about acting, writing, performance, identity, race and sex. The conversation grapples with perception, the self, image, shame and the body which makes it sound a bit worthy and pretentious which it very much is not! Vera plugs: The Good Immigrant: https://unbound.co.uk/books/the-good-immigrant Short Story coming up (in the future) on The Toast: http://the-toast.net/ Charles Adrian Gillot: http://charlesadrian.typepad.com/ Page One: http://www.pageonepodcast.com/ Muselings: http://muselings.uk/ I plug: What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk We mention: PBH Spoken Word Album: https://pbhfreefringespokenword.bandcamp.com/album/a-maze-of-breaths-spoken-word-at-pbhs-free-fringe Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ Free Fringe: http://freefringe.org.uk/ Peter Buckley Hill's GBA: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-live-8-peter-buckley-hill LAMDA: https://www.lamda.org.uk/ Enid Blyton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enid_Blyton Samantha Mann: http://mssamanthamann.com/ Arts Admin: http://www.artsadmin.co.uk/ People Show Studios: http://www.run-riot.com/venue/people-show-studios Adrian's GBA: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-162-adrian Stacey Makishi: http://www.stacymakishi.com/ Bryony Kimmings: http://www.bryonykimmings.com/ Greg Woehead: https://gregwohead.com/ The New Year Episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-extra-new-focus Peter Morris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Morris_(playwright) Wikipedia entry on Vera: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Chok Wallace Shawn's The Fever: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Shawn Krystian Godlewski: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5395388/ Cameryn Moore's GBA: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-215-cameryn-moore Brautigan Bookclub: https://thebrautiganbookclub.wordpress.com/ Richard Brautigan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brautigan Chimerica: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimerica_(play) Diverse December: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jan/07/diverse-december-creators-expand-social-media-campaign-readdiverse2016 Kin Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/kin-podcast Vera and Anna on Kin: https://soundcloud.com/kin-podcast/kin-3-oh-shit-im-not-white Nikesh Shukla: http://www.nikesh-shukla.com/ Sense 8: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense8 Samantha's GBA: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-live-16-ms-samantha-mann I Love Being Asked About My Sexual Desires — But I Just Can’t Answer: http://www.theestablishment.co/2015/12/30/why-cant-i-ask-for-what-i-want-in-bed/ Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

A special edition of Stand Up Tragedy with Keith Jarrett as guest host and curator. Recorded on 24th August 2015. We did a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room at 19.30 sd part of the Free Fringe at the Edinburgh Fringe. We have a whole range of exciting shows that you can find out more about here: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk This includes all our special editions and collaborations, the other shows we are producing and the full line up for all our standard shows. Featuring: Fay Roberts James McKay Luke Meredith Rachel Mars

A special colloboration with sketch comedy group Casual Violence! Tragic sketches at the Edinburgh Festival. Recorded on the 23rd August. We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. We have a whole range of exciting shows that you can find out more about here: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk This includes all our special editions and collaborations, the other shows we are producing and the full line up for all our standard shows. Casual Violence: http://www.casualviolencecomedy.co.uk/ James Hamilton is so Lonely: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/james-hamilton-is-so-lonely-free Ben Champion: Don't Look Down: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/ben-champion-don-t-look-down-free

Our 9th hour of tragedy at the Edinburgh Festival. Recorded on the 21th August. We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. We have a whole range of exciting shows that you can find out more about here: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk This includes all our special editions and collaborations, the other shows we are producing and the full line up for all our standard shows. Featuring: Charley Harrison: https://twitter.com/charleylucyha Liz Bailey: https://twitter.com/veritasgrey Sara Hirsch: http://freefringe.org.uk/edinburgh-fringe-festival/how-was-it-for-you/all/ Matthew Harvey is Danger Man: http://freefringe.org.uk/edinburgh-fringe-festival/matthew-harvey-is-dangerman/all/

Our 8th hour of tragedy at the Edinburgh Festival. Recorded on the 20th August. We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. We have a whole range of exciting shows that you can find out more about here: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk This includes all our special editions and collaborations, the other shows we are producing and the full line up for all our standard shows. Featuring: Sticky Biscuits: Jiggly Bits: http://freefringe.org.uk/edinburgh-fringe-festival/sticky-biscuits-jiggly-bits/2015-08-16/ Matt Miller: http://www.twitter.com/MattMillrt2805 AJ McKenna: http://freefringe.org.uk/edinburgh-fringe-festival/sticky-biscuits-jiggly-bits/2015-08-16/ Sarah Thomasin: https://twitter.com/wordgeeksarah Christian Talbot is Shite at Being Irish: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/christian-talbot-is-shite-at-being-irish

Our 7th hour of tragedy at the Edinburgh Festival. Recorded on the 19th August. We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. We have a whole range of exciting shows that you can find out more about here: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk This includes all our special editions and collaborations, the other shows we are producing and the full line up for all our standard shows. Featuring: Jo Coffey: Curiously Caffeinated: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/jo-coffey-curiously-caffeinated Jing Lusi: Immigrant Diaries: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/immigrant-diaries-sajeela-kershi-and-guests Leo and Liam: https://twitter.com/leoandliam1 Lee Nelson: https://www.facebook.com/events/1044839978866979/ AJ McKenna: Howl of Bantee: http://freefringe.org.uk/edinburgh-fringe-festival/howl-of-the-bantee/all/

Our first guest hosted/curated hour of tragedy at the Edinburgh Festival. Recorded on the 17th August. Guest Host: Ms Samantha Mann: We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. We have a whole range of exciting shows that you can find out more about here: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk This includes all our special editions and collaborations, the other shows we are producing and the full line up for all our standard shows. Featuring: Catriona James: http://nowherefamiliar.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/failure-project-day-six-what-i-mean.html Joanne Tremarco: Women Who Wank: http://freefringe.org.uk/edinburgh-fringe-festival/women-who-wank-3/all/ Joanna Neary: Faceful of Issues: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/joanna-neary-faceful-of-issues Paula Varjack: How I Became Myself (By Becoming Someone Else): https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/how-i-became-myself-by-becoming-someone-else

Our 6th hour of tragedy at the Edinburgh Festival. Recorded on the 16th August. We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. We have a whole range of exciting shows that you can find out more about here: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk This includes all our special editions and collaborations, the other shows we are producing and the full line up for all our standard shows. Featuring: MJ Hibbett: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/hey-hey-16k Sajeela Kershi: Shallow Halal: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/sajeela-kershi-shallow-halal Immigrant Diaries: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/immigrant-diaries-sajeela-kershi-and-guests Lee Nelson: https://www.facebook.com/events/1044839978866979/ Shazia Mirza: A Work in Progress: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/shazia-mirza-a-work-in-progress Tiernan Douieb: The World's Full of Idiots, Let's Live in Space: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/tiernan-douieb-the-world-s-full-of-idiots-let-s-live-in-space

A podcast crossover mash up between Stand Up Tragedy and the Fail Better Podcast: http://www.londonfieldsradio.co.uk/shows/fail-better-podcast/ Guest hosted by Paula Varjack: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/how-i-became-myself-by-becoming-someone-else Dan Simpson: http://freefringe.org.uk/edinburgh-fringe-festival/dan-simpson-nerdsmith-2/all/ We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. We have a whole range of exciting shows that you can find out more about here: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk This includes all our special editions and collaborations, the other shows we are producing and the full line up for all our standard shows. Featuring: Charles Adrian Gillot: http://charlesadrian.typepad.com/ Hannah Chutzpah: Asking Nicely: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/asking-nicely Lisa Gornik: Live Drawing Show: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/lisa-gornick-s-live-drawing-show Tina Sederholm: The Good Delusion: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/tina-sederholm-the-good-delusion Scott Tyrrell: https://twitter.com/scottytyrrell Toby Mottershead: Blues! Roots of the Blues: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/blues-roots-of-the-blues

Our 5th hour of tragedy at the Edinburgh Festival. Recorded on the 14th August. Although this one has had a few minutes chopped out and saved for a later date. We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. We have a whole range of exciting shows that you can find out more about here: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk This includes all our special editions and collaborations, the other shows we are producing and the full line up for all our standard shows. Featuring: Rob Auton: The Water Show: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/rob-auton-the-water-show Sophia Walker: Can't Care Won't Care: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/can-t-care-won-t-care Cult Friction: http://freefringe.org.uk/edinburgh-fringe-festival/cult-friction/2015-08-19/ Mark Dean Quinn: More Observation Without Comedy: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/mark-dean-quinn-more-observation-without-comedy-is-not-on-today

Our 4th hour of tragedy at the Edinburgh Festival. Recorded on the 13th August. We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. We have a whole range of exciting shows that you can find out more about here: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk This includes all our special editions and collaborations, the other shows we are producing and the full line up for all our standard shows. Featuring: Brydie Lee-Kennedy Loves You Two: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/brydie-lee-kennedy-loves-you-two Harv: Stand Up Tragedy: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stand-up-tragedy Next Best Thing: Never Been Better: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/never-been-better James McKay: The Boy With the Moomin Tattoo: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/boy-with-the-moomin-tattoo Joz Norris: Hey Guys: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/joz-norris-hey-guys

Our 3rd hour of tragedy at the Edinburgh Festival. Recorded on the 12th August. We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. We have a whole range of exciting shows that you can find out more about here: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk This includes all our special editions and collaborations, the other shows we are producing and the full line up for all our standard shows. Featuring: Chella Quint: Adventures in Menstruating: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/adventures-in-menstruating-with-chella-quint Lydia King: A Date With Density: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/lydia-king-a-date-with-density Sanjay Majhu: Immigrant Diaries: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/immigrant-diaries-sajeela-kershi-and-guests Cameryn Moore: Phone Whore: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/phone-whore-a-one-act-play-with-frequent-interruptions Slut (R)evolution: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/slut-r-evolution-no-one-gets-there-overnight Smut Slam Cabaret: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/smut-slam-cabaret-where-sexy-and-storytelling-collide Njambi McGrath: Devil's Door Bell: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/devil-s-door-bell Laughter with Njambi McGrath and Guests: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/laughter-with-njambi-mcgrath-and-guests

Our first guest hosted/curated hour of tragedy at the Edinburgh Festival. Recorded on the 11th August. Guest Host: Jenni Pascoe from Jibba Jabba: https://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/420590-jibbajabba/ We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. We have a whole range of exciting shows that you can find out more about here: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk This includes all our special editions and collaborations, the other shows we are producing and the full line up for all our standard shows. Featuring: Rowan McCabe: North East Rising: http://freefringe.org.uk/edinburgh-fringe-festival/north-east-rising/all/ Friz Frizzle: Song Ruiner: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/songruiner Jessica Johnson: Key Change: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/key-change Dominic Berry: Up Your Game: Downfall of a Noob: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/up-your-game-the-downfall-of-a-noob

Our 2nd hour of tragedy at the Edinburgh Festival. Recorded on the 9th August. We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. We have a whole range of exciting shows that you can find out more about here: www.standuptragedy.co.uk This includes all our special editions and collaborations, the other shows we are producing and the full line up for all our standard shows. Featuring: Jess Green: Burning Books: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/burning-books James Ross: Leopardoptera: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/james-ross-leopardoptera Susie Steed: Ollie and Susie's New Year's Shindig: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/ollie-and-susie-s-new-year-s-shindig Hannah Chutzpah: Asking Nicely: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/asking-nicely Dave Pickering: What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: http://www.mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk

Our first hour of tragedy at the Edinburgh Festival. Recorded on the 8th August. We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. We have a whole range of exciting shows that you can find out more about here: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk This includes all our special editions and collaborations, the other shows we are producing and the full line up for all our standard shows. Featuring: Rosie Wilby: The Science of Sex: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/rosie-wilby-the-science-of-sex Jay Foreman's Disgusting Song for Revolting Children and other funny stories: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/jay-foreman-s-disgusting-songs-for-revolting-children-and-other-funny-stories David Lee Morgan: Building God: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/building-god Paula Varjack: How I Became Myself (By Becoming Someone Else): https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/how-i-became-myself-by-becoming-someone-else Mathilda Gregory: How to be Fat: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/how-to-be-fat

Kate Copstick and John Fleming discuss the Edinburgh Fringe chaos over the Cowgatehead free venue... The impact of the Scottish legal system... and Edinburgh comedy previews at Mama Biashara in London. Recorded at Mama Biashara and live streamed on Periscope. www.grouchyclub.co.uk

Julian Caddy is a live performance and event producer, promoter and director. He's bee running venues in Edinburgh with his production company he co-founded ("Sweet Entertainments Ltd") since 2003 and is the current managing director at the Brighton Fringe. As the MD he over sees the development of the Fringe while not impacting on its open-access policy. This podcast would be useful for anyone thinking of taking part in the Brighton Fringe who is unsure what it is about and how to market / raise audiences during it. You can also follow him on Twitter here.We talked about - Does the Free Fringe model work in Brighton? The future of the Brighton Fringe. Does he like the Brighton Fringe being compared to the Edinburgh Fringe? Does flyering work in Brighton? (and how to do it without getting a fine). His thoughts on the future of more Fringe festivals will grow while big arts venues will close due to lack of funding. Alternative ways of measuring your success at the Brighton Fringe. How to feel more apart of the festival if you’re not living in Brighton during May. How(some) of the Brighton Fringe audience plan / decide which show(s) they’ll go watch. The art of good flyering Advice on getting media coverage and who to go out to. The role of sponsorship to keep the Fringe going.AND MORE!This podcast would be useful to anyone looking at going to or is currently about to take part in the Brighton Fringe but has never experienced it or lives abroad and so can't "pop over" and get an idea for what the festival is like.You can find all the questions and things mentioned in the podcast in the show notes here - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/JulianCaddyThanks so much for downloading, hope you enjoyed it. If you did, please pass it on to a friend, give it a positive review in iTunes or donate on the website here - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AskTheIndustryPodcastSiPlease buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enoughOr come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoom----------------------------------------------------------------------My 2nd book is finally out! It's called "How To Make A Living By Working For Free" and you can buy it here for £5 (digital) or £8 (paperback). Here's the synopsis of the book - The book is a how-to guide for artists to create their own online community for their work and how that community can support the artist to become sustainable in every way.The book takes a critical and in-depth look at the media's perception of "free content" vs the reality of what the general public see it as.If you're an artist in the modern age who wants a sustainable audience you're no longer just an artist, you're a community leader.If you'd like to read the first few chapters of the book you can find a PDF version of that here.----------------------------------------------------------------------Follow me -

In GBA 198 we get better acquainted with Jack Rooke. He talks about co-writing a show about the death of his dad with his Nan, the barriers to education and the arts that people from working class backgrounds have to deal with, how suicide is presented in the media, watching daytime TV and so much more. He *is* crowdfunding his show: http://t.co/TWiOZCoU3K Here he is in a video telling you about it: http://t.co/pZ50wGETXV Content Note: Bereavement and reference to suicide and mental health. Jack plugs: @JackRooke: https://twitter.com/jackrooke Good Grief: http://www.thegoodgriefproject.com Child Bereavement Network: http://www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/ Plan If: http://www.planif.org.uk/ I plug: The upcoming #GBA200 season where I will be celebrating 200 hundred episodes of Getting Better Acquainted with a week of conversations where the table is turned and other people run the show and I am the guest. We mention: Roundhouse: http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/ Spark London: http://sparklondon.com/ Wilderness Festival: http://www.wildernessfestival.com/ Charley Harrison: http://charleylucyharrison.com/ About A Boy: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276751/ Owain: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-16-owain University of Westminster: http://www.westminster.ac.uk/ Trafalgar Studios: http://www.trafalgar-studios.co.uk/ Meera Syal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meera_Syal Arts Council: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ The Free Fringe: http://freefringe.org.uk/ This Morning: http://www.itv.com/thismorning Loose Women: http://www.itv.com/loosewomen The Chase: http://www.itv.com/thechase Doctors: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mh9v Bang Said the Gun: http://www.bangsaidthegun.com/ The Surgery - Radio One: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006wkj8 Widow's Parents Allowance: http://www.theguardian.com/money/2013/jul/15/widowed-parents-allowance-cut Bono: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bono CALM: https://www.thecalmzone.net/ My Aunt: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-125-margaret Lana Del Rey: http://lanadelrey.com/ L'Wren Scott: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Wren_Scott Mick Jagger: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Jagger Samaritans: http://www.samaritans.org/ Bowl of Oranges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUym7n7fJTQ Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0W1v0kOELA Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

Comedy critic Kate Copstick and daily blogger John Fleming on the origin of Edinburgh’s Free Fringe, bad UK sitcoms, William Shatner’s funniest role, why Copstick dislikes comic Lee Evans and Peter O’Toole but loves Tom Cruise and lusts after a famous actress. Plus the sound of a woman begging and Copstick attacking children. Recorded at the British Library. www.grouchyclub.co.uk

In GBA 194 we get better acquainted with Paula Varjack. She talks about finding herself through becoming someone else, creating performed documentary, how money and art and identity intersect, singing the Cat in the Hat to the tune of Radiohead's Creep, the ethical and practical concerns of producing shows and more. I also get a chance to tease out some of the nuances around my attitude to copyright. Paula plugs: Her website: http://www.paulavarjack.com How I Became Myself (By Becoming Someone Else): http://www.paulavarjack.com/projects/How-I-Became-Myself-(By-Becoming-Someone-Else).html Contacting her if you are an artist wanting to get involved with Show Me the Money: http://www.twitter.com/paulavarjack Extra plugs: The Fail Better Podcast: http://www.londonfieldsradio.co.uk/2015/02/01/fail-better-podcast-episode-1-amy-acre-james-harris/ Anti-Slam Anti-Valantines - 14th Feb Hackney Attic: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/film/Anti_Slam_Valentine_S_Special/ Varjack and Simpson: http://varjackandsimpson.tumblr.com Never Mind the Fullstops 5th March: http://varjackandsimpson.tumblr.com/fullstops Stand Up Tragedy: Tragic Winter 28th February: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/film/Stand_Up_Tragedy_Tragic_Winter/ We mention: Spark London: http://sparklondon.com/ The Free Fringe: http://freefringe.org.uk/ The Anti Social Network: http://www.paulavarjack.com/projects/the-anti-social-network.html Rada: https://www.rada.ac.uk/ Chelsea Theatre: http://www.chelseatheatre.org.uk/ Lesley Ewen: http://www.generallife.org/ Everything's A Remix: http://everythingisaremix.info/watch-the-series/ Manchester Rambler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YENYMwuCG2Y Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/ James Harris: http://jamesharrisstandup.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBzeRGnvFEJTvI-cFw-TqIA Miranda July: http://mirandajuly.com/ No One Belongs Here More Than You: http://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Belongs-Here-More-Than/dp/1847671160 Bargehouse - GrimmTales: http://www.grimm-tales.co.uk/ Soho Theatre: http://www.sohotheatre.com/ Leicester Square Theatre: http://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/ Hackney Attic: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/Attic/Hackney_Attic/ The Anti-Slam: http://varjackandsimpson.tumblr.com/anti-slam Raymond Antrobus: http://raymondantrobus.blogspot.co.uk/ The Dogstar: http://dogstarbrixton.com/ Superbard: http://www.superbard.co.uk/ Creative One: https://www.creativeone.com/cmindex.aspx Paloma Faith: http://www.palomafaith.com/ Myspace: https://myspace.com/ Cat in the Hat / Creep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wl3Yc4FgjA Radiohead: http://www.radiohead.co.uk/ Cat in the Hat: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat_in_the_Hat The Christmas Promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfHaBbCLzDo Dan Simpson: https://dansimpsonpoet.wordpress.com/ Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ Public Liability Insurance: http://www.confused.com/small-business-insurance/guides/understanding-public-liability-insurance Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

Eleanor Tiernan makes tremendously articulate comedy, often out of morally murky ideas and subjects. She talks here about the comedy scene in her native Ireland, how to find the bits of your act that are genuinely “alive”, and how she escaped material she felt trapped by. We also go into depth on her experiences with therapy, how her artistic purpose helps her emotionally, and how we share the underlying fear of getting kicked out of the gang... Free Fringe, Laughter Lounge, Tommy Tiernan, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Poor School, The Oxford Drama School, Help The Frigid, So You Think You're Funny?, Mrs Brown's Boys, Chris Brown, Stewart Lee, Andrew Lawrence, Headwreckers, David McSavage, Phil Kay, Hunter Square, Reginald D Hunter, Up The Creek, Comedy Store, Dublin Fringe Festival, The National Therapy Project, Jason Byrne, Dara O'Briain See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From "Porky the Poet" to "Never Mind The Buzzcocks" to his own stand-up tours, Phill Jupitus is responsible for a prodigious comic output. We discuss his origins as a performer, his use of his family in his material, and the usefulness of unresolved anger... Josie Long, Bridget Christie, Sara Pascoe, Deborah Francis-White, Nadia Kamil, ACMS, Alternative Comedy Memorial Society, Malcolm Hardee, Marcus Brigstocke, World's Most Dangerous Roads, John Mann, Alistair McGowan, Jeremy Hardy, Comedy Store, Mark Thomas, Kevin Day, Andre Vincent, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Free Fringe, Porky The Poet, Poems See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A tragic audio hour recorded on 19th August the Edinburgh Festival. We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. Come and see us: http://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stand-up-tragedy Have a look through our upcoming tragic line-ups: http://www.facebook.com/events/316554115169995/ Featuring: Eddie Pepitone: http://eddiepepitone.com/ At the Fringe: Eddie Pepitone: RIP America, It's Been Fun https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/eddie-pepitone-rip-america-it-s-been-fun Keith Jarrett: http://zoneonetosix.blogspot.co.uk/ @ProResting: Casting Call Woe tumblr: http://castingcallwoe.tumblr.com/ Sajeela Kershi: https://twitter.com/SajeelaKershi At the Fringe: http://www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/show/131/funny_for_a_grrrl https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/shit-of-the-fringe Tim Ralphs: http://www.timralphs.com/ At the Fringe: Rebranding Beelzebub https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/rebranding-beelzebub Dave Pickering: davepickeringstoryteller.co.uk/ At the Fringe: As well as hosting Stand Up Tragedy Dave is also doing 5 live Getting Better Acquainted recordings at 15.15 at the Royal Oak: http://www.facebook.com/events/773670469351784/

A tragic audio hour recorded on 18th August the Edinburgh Festival. We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. Come and see us: http://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stand-up-tragedy Have a look through our upcoming tragic line-ups: http://www.facebook.com/events/316554115169995/ Featuring: James McKay: http://www.mckaypoetry.com/ Leo and Liam: https://twitter.com/leoandliam1 Andy Bodle: http://www.womanology.co.uk/ Hannah Chutzpah: http://hannahchutzpah.com/ At the Fringe: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/asking-nicely The Human Loire: https://www.facebook.com/HumanLoire At the Fringe: At the Fringe: The Human Loire: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/human-loire Dave Pickering: davepickeringstoryteller.co.uk/ At the Fringe: As well as hosting Stand Up Tragedy Dave is also doing 5 live Getting Better Acquainted recordings at 15.15 at the Royal Oak: http://www.facebook.com/events/773670469351784/

Another #tragicmoment podcast from the Edinburgh Festival. This is a clip show bringing you some of the best moments from the live Edinburgh shows so far. Featuring Jay Foreman: http://www.jayforeman.co.uk/ At the Fringe: Jay Foreman's Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children and Other Funny Stories https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/jay-foreman-s-disgusting-songs-for-revolting-children-and-other-funny-stories Tamer Kattan: http://www.tamerkattan.com/ At the Fringe: American Roadshow: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/american-roadshow Matt Miller Charley Harrison: http://charleylucyharrison.com/ At the Fringe: Cunth Comedy https://www.facebook.com/events/444459669024586/ Mel Jones: http://www.meljones-poet.co.uk/ At the Fringe: Julie Mullen's Word Cafe:http://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/415846-the-word-cafe/ We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. Come and see us: tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stand-up-tragedy Have a look through our upcoming tragic line-ups: www.facebook.com/events/316554115169995/

A tragic audio hour recorded on 10th August the Edinburgh Festival. We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. Come and see us: http://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stand-up-tragedy Have a look through our upcoming tragic line-ups: http://www.facebook.com/events/316554115169995/ Featuring: Simon Caine: http://simoncaine.co.uk/ At the Fringe: Challenge Accepted https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/challenge-accepted Richard Tyrone Jones: http://www.richardtyronejones.com/ At the Fringe: Crap Timelord: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/richard-tyrone-jones-crap-time-lord What the Fuck is This? https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/richard-tyrone-jones-what-the-f-ck-is-this Allan Girod: At the Fringe: Absolutely https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/absolutely Nina Gray Dave Pickering: http://davepickeringstoryteller.co.uk/ At the Fringe: As well as hosting Stand Up Tragedy Dave is also doing 5 live Getting Better Acquainted recordings at 15.15 at the Royal Oak: https://www.facebook.com/events/773670469351784/

Our third #tragicmoment podcast of the Edinburgh Festival. This is a clip show bringing you some of the best moments from the live Edinburgh shows so far. Featuring Lauren Stone: https://twitter.com/lstone345 At the Fringe: Winky: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/winky Njambi McGrath:http://www.njambimcgrathcomedy.co.uk/ At the Fringe: BongoLicious https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/bongolicious David Lee Morgan: http://www.davidword.com/ At the Fringe: Pornography and Heartbreak: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/pornography-and-heartbreak James Ross: At the Fringe: Unicornucopia: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/unicornucopia We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. Come and see us: tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stand-up-tragedy Have a look through our upcoming tragic line-ups: www.facebook.com/events/316554115169995/

In GBA 174 we get better acquainted with Tim Ralphs. He talks about being a storyteller and an interfaith minister, growing up at folk festivals, how life inflences how you understand stories and lots more. Tim plugs: Rebranding Beelzebub - 9.50pm at Banshee Labyrinth: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/rebranding-beelzebub His website: http://www.timralphs.com/ Story Forge - 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Fat Cat: https://www.facebook.com/groups/94064587663/ I plug: Stand Up Tragedy at the Free Fringe - 7.30pm every day from 2nd-22nd August at the Banshee Labyrinth: www.facebook.com/events/316554115169995/ Getting Better Acquainted Live at the Free Fringe 3.15pm every day from 18th-22th August at the Royal Oak: www.facebook.com/events/773670469351784/ Edinburgh shows we shout out: Lucy Ayrton's The Splitting of the Mermaid: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/lucy-ayrton-the-splitting-of-the-mermaid Sofia Walker's Can't Care Won't Care: http://freefringe.org.uk/edinburgh/cant-care-wont-care/2014-08-02/ Her other show is Around the World in Eight Mistakes:http://freefringe.org.uk/edinburgh/around-the-world-in-eight-mistakes/2014-08-09/ Brydie Lee Kennedy Repeats on You: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/brydie-lee-kennedy-repeats-on-you Mega Games: http://www.tomwebb.info/megagames.html We mention: Rachel Rose Reed: http://www.rachelrosereid.com/ Science Showoff: http://scienceshowoff.wordpress.com/ Bright Club: http://www.brightclub.org/ The Moth: http://themoth.org/ Society of Storytelling: http://www.sfs.org.uk/ pippa reid: http://pippareid.com/ Edinburgh fringe: http://www.edfringe.com/ Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ Robin Ince: http://robinince.com/ Josie Long: http://www.josielong.com/ Njord and Skadi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ska%C3%B0i Hugh Lupton: http://www.hughlupton.com/ Dan Keding: http://dankeding.com/ Dovie Tomason: http://doviethomason.com/ Young Storyteller of the Year: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Storyteller_of_the_Year Michael Harvey: http://www.michaelharvey.org/ Mabinogion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabinogion Free Fringe: http://www.freefringe.org.uk/ Spark London: http://sparklondon.com/ Dave Pickering Storyeller: http://davepickeringstoryteller.co.uk/ Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/ Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/ Game of Thrones: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones Breaking Bad: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Bad Beyond the Border: http://www.beyondtheborder.com/ Joffrey: http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Joffrey_Baratheon You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

Our second #tragicmoment podcast of the Edinburgh Festival. This is a clip show bringing you some of the best moments from the live Edinburgh shows so far. Featuring Lucy Ayrton: http://www.lucyayrton.co.uk/ At the Fringe: The Splitting of the Mermaid: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/lucy-ayrton-the-splitting-of-the-mermaid Daisy Thursten-Gent: Twitter: @daisytgpoetry http://youtube.com/daisytgpoetry Chelle Quint: http://www.chellaquint.com/ Matthew Highton: http://matthewhighton.co.uk/ At the fringe: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/matthew-highton-s-good-luck-sleeping-jerks Dave Pickering: http://davepickeringstoryteller.co.uk/ At the Fringe: https://www.facebook.com/events/773670469351784/ Joz Norris: http://www.joznorris.co.uk/ At the Fringe: Awkward Prophet https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/joz-norris-awkward-prophet We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. Come and see us: tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stand-up-tragedy Have a look through our upcoming tragic line-ups: www.facebook.com/events/316554115169995/

Our seventh hour of tragedy at the Edinburgh Festival. We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. Come and see us: http://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stand-up-tragedy Have a look through our upcoming tragic line-ups: http://www.facebook.com/events/316554115169995/ Featuring: John Hastings: http://www.johnhastingscomedy.com/ At the Fringe: Adventure https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/john-hastings-adventure Anything Can Be A Podcast Podcast https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/anything-can-be-a-podcast-podcast Josie Rose: http://www.soundcloud.com/josierosemusic Samantha Mann: http://charlesadrian.typepad.com/samantha/ At the Fringe: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stories-about-love-death-and-a-rabbit Susan Steed: https://twitter.com/SusanSteed Rob Auton: http://www.robauton.co.uk/ At the Fringe: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/rob-auton-the-face-show

Our first #tragicmoment podcast of the Edinburgh Festival. This is a very special extract from one of our shows where three brilliant acts combined to create a trilogy of powerful voices all talking about global forces, identity, war and hope. Fay Roberts: At the Fringe: Other Voices https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/other-voice-spoken-word-cabaret Getting Better Acquainted on 20th https://www.facebook.com/events/773670469351784/ Tamer Kattan: http://www.tamerkattan.com/ At the Fringe: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/american-roadshow Getting Better Acquainted on 21st: https://www.facebook.com/events/773670469351784/ Sophia Walker: https://www.facebook.com/SophiaWalker At the Fringe: Can't Care, Won't Care 2-24th August 1.40pm at the Banshee Labyrinth: http://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/420338-cant-care-wont-care/ Around the World in Eight Mistakes 9-24th August at the Pilgrim 5.30pm: http://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/420579-around-the-world-in-eight-mistakes/ We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. Come and see us: tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stand-up-tragedy Have a look through our upcoming tragic line-ups: www.facebook.com/events/316554115169995/

Our first hour of tragedy at the Edinburgh Festival. Recorded on the 2nd August. We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. Come and see us: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stand-up-tragedy Have a look through our upcoming tragic line-ups: https://www.facebook.com/events/316554115169995/ Featuring: Rosie Wilby: http://www.rosiewilby.com/ At the Fringe: Nineties Woman: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/rosie-wilby-nineties-woman Alex Hoyle: https://twitter.com/AlexDHoyle At the Fringe: Four on Demand: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/four-on-demand Lucy Ayrton: http://www.lucyayrton.co.uk/ At the Fringe: The Splitting of the Mermaid: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/lucy-ayrton-the-splitting-of-the-mermaid Joz Norris: http://www.joznorris.co.uk/ At the Fringe: Awkward Prophet https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/joz-norris-awkward- Brydie Lee Kennedy: http://www.brydieleekennedy.com/ At the Fringe: Brydie Lee-Kennedy Repeats on You: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/brydie-lee-kennedy-repeats-on-you

Chatting with a local comedian about what doing comedy is like, and why the Free Fringe is so important.

In GBA 173 we get better acquainted with Harv. He talks about working in low paid jobs in the catering industry,how childhood bereavement and a religious upbringing have impacted on his life, how his political thinking and musical taste has developed and how class has influenced his thoughts on all these issues. Harv used to be the producer in Apples for Everyone and he has been Stand Up Tragedy's sound technician in residence since it started. He's really great at all things sound related and a wise and loyal friend. Harv plugs: Stand Up Tragedy - donations and shows: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ His Soundtech/production work: http://www.stephenharvey.me.uk/ https://twitter.com/SteveHSoundtech We're up in Edinburgh already of course and both Harv and me are running Stand Up Tragedy daily. Harv will be performing music up there too on 3rd, 12th and 15th. As promised in the episode I will put the track Harv produced and played drums on at the end of the show. It was put together for my Open EP.Which you can find and download at http://soundcloud.com/the-dave I plug: Stand Up Tragedy at the Free Fringe - 7.30pm every day from 2nd-22nd August at the Banshee Labyrinth: www.facebook.com/events/316554115169995/ Getting Better Acquainted Live at the Free Fringe 3.15pm every day from 18th-22th August at the Royal Oak: www.facebook.com/events/773670469351784/ We mention: Apples for Everyone: https://soundcloud.com/applesforeveryone/sets/ Hemel Hempstead: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemel_Hempstead Bovingdon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovingdon Nirvana: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_(band) Ben Sherman shirts: http://www.bensherman.com/clothing/shirts/ Puffer Jackets: http://www.zalando.co.uk/puffer-jacket/ Illuminatus trilogy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illuminatus!_Trilogy The Dispossessed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dispossessed V for Vendetta: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_for_Vendetta The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy Brakes Bros: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_Bros Beefeater: http://www.beefeater.co.uk/ Premier Inn: http://www.premierinn.com/ Gorden Ramsey: http://www.gordonramsay.com/ Gastrectomy: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Gastrectomy/Pages/Introduction.aspx Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/ The Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html prefigure the revolution: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefigurative_politics Guns and Roses: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_N'_Roses Bon Jovi - first album: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi_(album) Nevermind: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevermind Richie Sambora: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora Iron Maiden: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Maiden Kurt Cobain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain Smells Like Teen Spirit: http://youtu.be/hTWKbfoikeg Dave Grohl: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Grohl Foo Fighters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo_Fighters Chris Novaselic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krist_Novoselic Beyoncé: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9 HR Giger - StillBirth Machine: http://bit.ly/UAfJXL The Mekons: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mekons You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

In GBA 172 we get better acquainted with Sophia Walker. She talks about going round the world in 8 mistakes, drawing on her experiences of working in the care industry to create a new piece of spoken word theatre, experiencing 9/11 through the wider social context of her international school classmates, filming documentaries in warzones, the etymology of the words and so much more. Sophia plugs: Can't Care, Won't Care 2-24th August 1.40pm at the Banshee Labyrinth: http://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/420338-cant-care-wont-care/ Around the World in Eight Mistakes 9-24th August at the Pilgrim 5.30pm: http://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/420579-around-the-world-in-eight-mistakes/ Both shows are part of The Free Fringe. Her first book Opposite the Tour Bus coming out this year from Burning Eye Press Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SophiaWalker Twitter: https://twitter.com/poetwalker I plug: Stand Up Tragedy at the Free Fringe - 7.30pm every day from 2nd-22nd August at the Banshee Labyrinth: www.facebook.com/events/316554115169995/ Sophia Walker will be performing with Stand Up Tragedy on 6th and 23rd. Getting Better Acquainted Live at the Free Fringe 3.15pm every day from 18th-22th August at the Royal Oak: www.facebook.com/events/773670469351784/ We mention: Free Fringe spoken word album: http://pbhfreefringespokenword.bandcamp.com/album/a-maze-of-breaths-spoken-word-at-pbhs-free-fringe Lucy Ayrton: http://www.lucyayrton.co.uk/ Dogstar: http://dogstarbrixton.com/ Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ Andrea Gibson: http://www.andreagibson.org/ Arts Council: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ Kevin Cadwallender: http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/poets/kevin-cadwallender Ted Talks: http://www.ted.com/ BBCQT Watchalong: https://twitter.com/BBCQTWatchalong Moscow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow Washington: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C. Soviet Union: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union UPI: http://www.upi.com/ National Geographic: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ The Mountain People: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mountain-People-Colin-M-Turnbull/dp/0671640984 David Pluth - Green Peace: http://www.ugpulse.com/heritage/1-on-1-with-national-geographic-photographer-david-pluth/530/ug.aspx IkLand: the worst people in the world http://iklandmovie.com/index.php Boston International Film Festival: http://www.bifilmfestival.com/biffhome.html Hanoi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi George Bush: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush Haringey: http://www.haringey.gov.uk/ Baby P: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Baby_P Spark London: http://www.sparklondon.com/ Ross Sutherland: http://www.rosssutherland.co.uk/ Jordan - spoken word: http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/11/16/jordan-s-female-slam-poetry-scene.html Upworthy: http://www.upworthy.com/ Shane Koyczan - To This Day : http://www.tothisdayproject.com/the_poem.html Talha Ahsan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syed_Talha_Ahsan Stonewall: http://www.stonewall.org.uk/ Keith Jarrett - Gay Poem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g81EKU1lXbw Sophia Walker - Faggots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8muDiSOjOQY Chumbawamba - Revolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbXvfVlXt4s 300 to 1: https://www.facebook.com/events/607036452716549/ Monkey Poet: http://www.monkeypoet.co.uk/ You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

In GBA 171 we get better acquainted with Liam. He talks about working as a brewer, discovering drawing, having a tough time growing up, being the first person from his family to go to university, going from a small village to the capital city, coping with social anxiety disorder and so much more. Liam plugs: His art: http://liamwillday.com/ His beer stall at Brockley Market: http://www.brockleymarket.com/ I plug: Stand Up Tragedy at the Free Fringe - 7.30pm every day from 2nd-22nd August at the Banshee Labyrinth: https://www.facebook.com/events/316554115169995/ Getting Better Acquainted Live at the Free Fringe 3.15pm every day from 18th-22th August at the Royal Oak: https://www.facebook.com/events/773670469351784/ We mention: Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ Ewa: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-140-ewa London Brewers Alliance: http://www.londonbrewers.org/ Late Knights Brewery: http://www.lateknightsbrewery.co.uk/ Adnams Southwold: http://adnams.co.uk/ University of Westminster: http://www.westminster.ac.uk/ Tim Marrs http://timmarrs.co.uk/ Paul Foot: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Foot_(comedian) Crumbling Cookie: http://www.thecookieleicester.co.uk/ Ralph Steadman: http://www.ralphsteadman.com/ Dan Savage - Savage Love: http://www.savagelovecast.com/ Harold Pinter - life is hell interview: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/5110060.stm Social Anxiety Disorder: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-anxiety/pages/social-anxiety.aspx Tragic Christmas: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sets/tragic-christmas You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

The first of two live recordings from our Tragic Misadventures live event which took place at The Black Heart in Camden. It was a cross over show with Kit Lovelace's Romantic Misadventure: http://www.romanticmisadventure.com Featuring: Nell Frizzell: https://twitter.com/NellFrizzell Gloria Sanders: http://www.ideastap.com/people/gloriasanders Radcliffe Royds: http://radclifferoyds.wordpress.com/ Hayley Campbell: http://hayleycampbell.com/ Jo Barrett from Life in Scents: http://lifeinscents.com/ Kit Lovelace: https://twitter.com/kitlovelace Dave Pickering: http://www.davepickeringstoryteller.co.uk We will be in Edinburgh at the Free Fringe from 2nd-24th August, 7.30pm daily at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Hall: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stand-up-tragedy Join us next week for Act 2 of Tragic Misadventures. Make friends with some tragedy by friending us on Facebook or following us @standup4tragedy on twitter. This podcast was recorded by Stephen Harvey with music from Sam Wilkinson and George Brufton.

The second of two live recordings from our Tragic Misadventures live event which took place at The Black Heart in Camden. It was a cross over show with Kit Lovelace's Romantic Misadventure: http://www.romanticmisadventure.com Featuring: Jo Barrett from Life in Scents: http://lifeinscents.com/ Lily Potkin: https://twitter.com/MissPotkin Joel Golby: http://joelgolby.co.uk/ Kit Lovelace: https://twitter.com/kitlovelace Dave Pickering: http://www.davepickeringstoryteller.co.uk We will be in Edinburgh at the Free Fringe from 2nd-24th August, 7.30pm daily at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Hall: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stand-up-tragedy Join us next week for a best of SUT show put together by Bryony Hawkins. Make friends with some tragedy by friending us on Facebook or following us @standup4tragedy on twitter. This podcast was recorded by Stephen Harvey with music from Sam Wilkinson and George Brufton.

In GBA 170 we get better acquainted with Fran. We catch up on what's been happening since we studied together 12 years ago, which for Fran involves becoming a Goth, founding the Cheshire Liberation Front, doing interesting things with Harvest Mice, becoming an Interpretation Officer at the British Museum, climbing mountains and lots more. Also I am outed as a man who has worn a fedora and I duly squirm about it. Fran plugs: The Sheriff of Nottingham the HR Years The Musical: https://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/sheriff-of-nottingham-a-musical-musing-on-middle-management 10th-16th August at 7.30pm at The Hotel Ibis The Cheshire Liberation Front: http://cheshire4life.blogspot.co.uk/ I plug: Stand Up Tragedy at the Free Fringe - 7.30pm every day from 2nd-22nd August at the Banshee Labyrinth We mention: Fedora: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora Fedora Meme: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/fedora-shaming Nice Guys of OK Cupid: http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/nice-guys-on-okcupid-are-the-worst MJ Hibbett: http://www.mjhibbett.co.uk/ Carsmile Steve: https://twitter.com/CarsmileSteve Moon Horse: http://www.mjhibbett.co.uk/moonhorse/ Edinburgh Special 1: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-15-edinburgh-festival Edinburgh Special 2: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-71-edinburgh-festival Edinburgh Special 3: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-124-stand-up-tragedy-at PBH Free Fringe: http://www.freefringe.org.uk/ PBH Episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-live-8-peter-buckley-hill Spark London: http://www.sparklondon.com Hackney Attic: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/Attic/Hackney_Attic/ Jen episodes: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-jen-episodes Alan Moore: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moore Sir Gawain and the Green Night: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight Cheshire Liberation Front's Political Indoctrination Rally: http://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/227497-cheshire-liberation-fronts-political-indoctrination-rally/ Weight Watchers Magazine: http://www.weightwatchers.co.uk/shop/mag/ Slimelight: http://www.slimelight.com/ Erotic Reading Group: http://metro.co.uk/2012/11/21/fleshing-out-the-story-the-rise-of-erotic-book-clubs-537703/ Mexican Wrestling London school of Lucha Libre: http://londonschoolofluchalibre.blogspot.co.uk/ Darryl Hannah - Blade Runner: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=daryl+hannah+blade+runner&safe=off&rlz=1C1CHFX_en-GBGB456GB456&es_sm=122&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=5oXGU9PLGpPG7AaIgIG4BA&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=985&bih=423 Scafell Pike: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scafell_Pike William Makepeace Thackeray's belated Bicentenary: http://www.freefringeforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=131&t=1583 Al Murray: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Murray Miriam Margolyes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Margolyes Austentatious: http://austentatiousimpro.com/ British Museum: http://www.britishmuseum.org/ UCL: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ The Story: http://thestory.org.uk/ Scott of the Antarctic: The Musical: http://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2013/s/21909/scott_of_the_antarctic%3A_the_musical Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedt.co.uk Richard Herring - The Leicester Square Podcast: http://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ The Art of Wrestling - Colt Cabana: http://tsmradio.com/coltcabana/ Sisters of Mercy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sisters_of_Mercy The Cure: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cure Fields of Nephilim: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fields_of_the_Nephilim The Mission: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mission_(band) The Cult: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cult Marilyn Manson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Manson Lee and Herring: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_and_Herring janta - swedish term: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Jante Jerry Lee Lewis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis Elvis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley Morrisey - Friends are Successful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Hate_It_When_Our_Friends_Become_Successful You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

In this special GBA Live recorded at the Banshee Labyrinth as part of the PBH Free Fringe at the Edinburgh Festival. I get better acquainted with Peter Buckley Hill the creator and director of the PBH Free Fringe. We talk about the creation of the Free Fringe, his parents attitude to creativity, transferring from the Folk circuit to the comedy circuit, the way running the Free Fringe has affected his life and his art and more. We plug: The PBH Free Fringe: http://freefringe.org.uk/ Spoken Word at PBH's Free Fringe: https://twitter.com/PBHSpokenWord And these are some of my recomendations from the Spoken Word line-up: Rob Auton: https://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/rob-auton-the-sky-show Jem Rolls: https://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/spoken-word/jem-rolls Sofia Walker: http://freefringeforum.org/event.php?event=5117 Dan Simpson: https://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/spoken-word/science-love-and-revolution Other Voices: http://freefringeforum.org/event.php?event=162 David Lee Morgan: https://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/spoken-word/we-are-all-orange-ghosts You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review?

We're back! After a busy few months, WAYLA? returns for more top-quality discussion about comedy - and now in a studio! In this show, host Dave Cohen is joined by activist comic Mark Thomas to talk about his Edinburgh show Bravo Figaro!, all about opera and his dad; and top comedy producer Caroline Norris, the brains behind smash-hit childrens' sketch show Horrible Histories, BBC Three's Dead Boss, and Jack Dee's new Sky Atlantic series Don't Sit In The Front Row. Join the trio - plus British Comedy Guide editor Aaron Brown - to discuss the late, great Eric Sykes; the Edinburgh Fringe; the history of Horrible Histories; compliance, and the BBC. Special thanks also to Daniel Cainer for his assistance in the recording of this episode. You can catch his highly-praised musical storytelling show The Jewbadour on the Free Fringe throughout August.

The forth podcast of extracts from the live Stand Up Tragedy that happened at The Leicester Square Theatre on Monday 4th June 2012 THE PODCAST WILL BE TAKING A COUPLE OF WEEKS OFF BUT WILL RETURN WITH SHORTER EXTRACTS FROM THE ENTIRE RUN OF SUT: Stand Up Tragedy Spotlights For all SUT related things look here: http://standuptragedy.co.uk/ You can buy our merch here: http://standuptragedy.spreadshirt.co.uk/ This episode of SUT features... Music from Grace Petrie: http://www.gracepetrie.com/ Her next to gigs are: July 1st 2012 - The Maze, Nottingham July 6th 2012 - Hove Folk Club, Hove July 7th 2012 - The Greystones, Sheffield If you live in London then why not go and see her in September supporting Billy Bragg: September 16th 2012 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre: http://ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/music/gigs-contemporary/tickets/billy-bragg-joe-henry-and-grace-petrie-celebrate-woody-guthries-centenary-67568 Spoken Word from Richard Tyrone Jones: http://www.richardtyronejones.com/ He's previewing his amazing show Richard Tyrone Jones has a big heart at 7pm on the 18th July at OPEN Ealing. 113 Uxbridge Road London W5 5TL http://www.richardtyronejones.com/events/event/big-heart-edinburgh-preview-in-aid-of-open-ealing/ And is taking it to the Edinburgh Festival as part of the Free Fringe: http://www.freefringe.org.uk/ It'll be at 6pm Banshee Labyrinth from 4th-14th August: http://www.richardtyronejones.com/events/event/richard-tyrone-joness-big-heart/ Comedy from Steve Mould: http://www.stevemould.com/ Outro Song from The Reactionaries: Their new album Bouncy, Poppy Songs About Death will be available online in the Autumn. Their first album can be found here: http://soundcloud.com/thereactionaries