NextUp are bringing the Edinburgh Festival experience live to their streaming platform for the first time ever this year; the biggest arts festival in the world will be beamed straight into people’s living rooms in all its glory - from dank dark caves, to the swanky big arts spaces, with 50+ shows throughout August, Edinburgh will finally be accessible to audiences who can’t make it in person.
NextUp’s Head of Content, Tom Brandt says “We’ve tried to programme the schedule so that viewers at home get a real taste of what the fringe is all about. On a typical day at the fringe, you might go and see one well known ‘safe bet’, and then take some risks and enjoy the plethora of up-and-coming talent that’s available. We’ve curated a program that mirrors the live experience - some incredible names and the brightest rising stars. We’ve also included some fringe highlights including The Wrestling and Late ‘N’ Live.”
NextUp Are also living up to their values and giving a worldwide platform to the best new talent via the So You Think You’re Funny Awards and the Chortle Student Comedy Awards.
Mark Watson (as seen on Have I Got News For You, Mock The Week and Never Mind The Buzzcocks), a huge Edinburgh Fringe favourite says “The NextUp streaming project is a huge step forward for a festival which, despite being a celebration of ideas, is sometimes really scared of the new. It opens a door which has been shut for so many years to anyone who couldn't physically get to Edinburgh. It's good for acts, for comedy fans, for everyone. And the range of talents covered by NextUp's amazing programme should keep all these newly empowered punters happy for the whole month.”
The full line up is available at nextupcomedy.com/edfringe and includes:
Mark Watson, Harriet Dyer, Patrick Spicer, Arthur Smith, Brennan Reece, Chortle Student Comedy Awards, Christopher Bliss, Chris Turner, Christy Coysh, Conrad Koch, Esther Manito, Fast Fringe, Hal Cruttenden, Ignacio Lopez, Jack Tucker, Jake Farrell, Javier Jarquin, Jen Ives, Late N Live, Morgan Rees, NewsRevue, Nick Helm, The Oxford Imps, Pete Heat, Rajiv Karia, Rosie Holt, Schalk Bezuidenhout, Shelf, Sikisa, So You Think You’re Funny - Heats and Final, Tarot, The Wrestling, Will Duggan, Yuriko Kotani, Fred MacAulay, Sean McLoughlin, Jamie D’Souza, Rob Rouse, All Killa No Filla Live, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, Jake Lambert, The Comedy Arcade, Finlay Christie, Celya AB, Tom Rosenthal, Shazia Mirza, Justin Moorhouse, Character Building Experience.
If you’d like to have the full ‘digital fringe’ experience, annual memberships (which allow access to all streamed gigs) are available at nextupcomedy.com/edfringe for £30.
