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Tuesday, August 19, 2025

The Edinburgh fringe has almost 4,000 shows – what does it take for a standup to stand out? by Alfie Packham

The city is plastered with festival posters during August. If you want to make an impression, beware goofy grins and try channelling Charli xcx The Edinburgh fringe is in full swing and I’…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM

Saturday, August 17, 2024

Edinburgh unplugged: fire alarms and outages send fringe shows on to the streets by Alfie Packham

The art of improv is in the air as comedians have battled blackouts and other interruptions – with the result of rekindling the festival’s spirit Walking around Edinburgh this month, you…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00PM

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

The hell and humanity of touting myself at Edinburgh: ‘I sidle up to strangers like a stray dog’ by Alfie Packham

For all but the biggest names, handing out flyers in the street is still essential. That doesn’t make it any less awkward The key to performing standup is to convince your audience that yo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:13AM

Friday, August 2, 2019

How standup comedy helped me beat loneliness in a new city by Alfie Packham

I moved to London in search of bustle, but friends were hard to come by. Then I tried standup and found a community with whom to share my ups and downsI had roughly two friends in London whe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:33AM

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