Brian Ferguson press clippings - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
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Prospect of a meaningful Fringe is still within reach
I'm never been brave, or stupid, enough to try it, but I've always wondered what it would be like trying to walk up an escalator going the wrong way. Trying to work out what shape the Edinburgh Festival is going to take this summer must be a similar feeling.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 19th May 2021
Fringe organisers push back deadline for shows
Venues, promoters and producers will be allowed to book in shows just a few weeks before the festival is staged in August - if the Scottish Government give the green light for live events to return this summer.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 3rd February 2021
Labour MSP forced to apologise to Janey Godley
Neil Findlay, a Labour MSP, has been forced to apologise to Janey Godley for a social media jibe over Scotland's drug deaths - after the comic told him that she had lost her own brother Jim to drug-related illness.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 20th December 2020
Stanley Baxter comes out as gay
Scottish stage and screen star Stanley Baxter has lifted the lid on his personal life to reveal he spent nearly 50 years married despite knowing he was gay.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 30th October 2020
Scottish comedy in new funding plea
Mark Nelson, a leading Scottish comic, has pleaded for lifeline funding to be released for clubs and performers - amid warnings that the mental health of people working in the industry is rapidly declining in the absence of any public funding support.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 26th October 2020
Gilded Balloon lays off staff
One of the best-known operators at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has called on the Scottish Government and Creative Scotland to announce a rescue deal for the Scottish comedy sector within days - as it revealed it has had to start laying off staff.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 26th August 2020