Category Archives: Free Festival 2011

Back from the Edinburgh Fringe and gigging with Tom Price

Ok, so I’ve been at the Edinburgh fringe festival for a whole month and boy did I have a good time.  I spent most of the month performing at least three shows a day.  One of them was a show … Continue reading

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Edinburgh Fringe blog Sun 28th Aug

It’s the last day of the fringe. It’s weird, I don’t feel particularly sad about that. Maybe it’s because I’ve had such a good run. I’m now bumping into other acts that look like zombies who admit they’ve spent most … Continue reading

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Edinburgh Fringe blog Sat 27th Aug Fosters Comedy Awards

So only two more days to go. I wasn’t doing Huggers as I was going to the Fosters comedy awards. Sophia was quite keen to go, so I got us tickets. Omid made a very funny point about perrier giving … Continue reading

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Edinburgh Fringe blog Fri 26th Aug Malcolm Hardee Awards

What a day. Got up and went into town and grabbed my free pie, drink and donut from Piemaker for getting 20 stamps on my loyalty card. I don’t think this happens much. When I handed it in she looked … Continue reading

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Edinburgh Fringe blog Thurs 25th Aug

Well I didn’t have breakfast and Sophia needed to leave early to go to Mary’s Close so I had a sneaky couple of pies at Piemaker. Don’t tell her. Then I went out flierig and as usual Nik turned up … Continue reading

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Edinburgh Fringe blog Weds 24th Aug

I can honestly say I’m still enjoying it. It’s been very productive and i managed to get the Huggers review off the iFringe website. So now I’m just some bellend wandering around the royal mile with a pool cue. I … Continue reading

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Edinburgh Fringe blog Tues 23rd Aug

I felt so refreshed after my weekend away. I’d recommend getting out of the city on your day off. All the shows had a new lease of life. The pulling of the Huggers review from the Three Weeks website and … Continue reading

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Edinburgh Fringe blog Sun 21st Aug

Woke up next to Sophia with Craig’s lovely girls shouting outside the room. How lovely. I told the girls that they would have to hit me with balloons at the show and they got some practice in by hitting me … Continue reading

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Edinburgh Fringe blog Sat 20th Aug

Today had it’s ups and downs. I started the day with a pizza and headed into town. My god was it busy. One street was so full of tourists waiting for tour buses I had to walk on the other … Continue reading

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Edinburgh Fringe blog Fri 19th Aug

Colslaw and tuna for breakfast. Yum yum. Left early as I had to get rid of my coins in the bank. Natwest in Edinburgh has a machine where you can pour all your Free Festival pennies into and they appear … Continue reading

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