Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012 Features - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
Edinburgh Fringe features 2012
Mark Steel in Leith
Wednesday 22nd August 2012
To celebrate the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Mark Steel visits the Scottish capital's infamous suburb - Leith. See the video here.
Watch 'Spank!' gigs online
Wednesday 22nd August 2012
The organisers of late night gig Spank! has been recording some of the shows. See the videos here.
Jonny and the Baptists interview
Wednesday 22nd August 2012
An interview with comedy blues band Jonny and the Baptists. They talk about their 'song a day' project.
Dan Wright interview
Tuesday 21st August 2012
Dan Wright is still best known for his seminal portrayal of the smaller one in Big Cook, Little Cook, but after this year's Fringe, will we all be pointing and saying 'look, there's the Michael Jackson loon'?
Malcolm Hardee Awards 2012 Shortlist
Tuesday 21st August 2012
The shortlist for the Malcolm Hardee Awards 2012 - the event which aims to acknowledge the true anarchic spirit of the Edinburgh Fringe. Also, why having a heart attack was almost a route to being nominated this year.
Video clips from BBC Three's Comedy Marathon
Saturday 18th August 2012
For eight hours overnight the BBC broadcast live from its Edinburgh Fringe venue via the BBC Red Button service. If you missed it, here's some video clips...
Casual Violence interview
Friday 17th August 2012
We sent Michael Park to sit down with three sixths of the purveyors of sketch tragedy Casual Violence to talk about their Fringe experiences.