Fringe
A new website called FringeRat has launched to help people discover comedy acts among the hundreds at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Visitors to the site are shown a short video of a randomly selected act. They can either click “Get tickets” to go to the Fringe website and see details of the act’s show, or click “Scamper on” to see another act.
1,564 shows have been added to the
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has announced the continuation of their partnership with the AI research and development company Anthropic, as the Official Education Partner of the Fringe for 2025.
Edinburgh local Ayo Adenekan has been revealed as winner of this year’s Brass Tacks Debut Fund, supported by Red Bull UK. Ayo will bring his debut hour ‘Black Mediocrity’ to renowned comedy venue Monkey Barrel this August as part of a new funded Fringe scheme.
A new comedy compeition is being launched with comedians battling it out for the title of Edinburgh Fringe Comedian of the Year and a cash prize of £1000.
All levels of comedian are eligible for entry. Application link is below.
Scottish comedy producer Brass Tacks Comedy is offering a funded Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut for one Scottish or Scotland-based comedian for 2025 - an opportunity supported by Red Bull UK.
In advance of show registration for the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe opening on Monday 13 January, the Fringe Society is implementing some changes for next year’s festival, adjusting fees and commissions as follows:
Fringe Box Office fee rebate
Since 2022 the Fringe Society has operated a fee rebate process after payout, redistributing a share of the revenue from Fringe Society box office booking fees, which are paid by audiences, and retaining only what is required to provide services to the Fringe.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has published its review of the year 2024, outlining its activities over the past 12 months. Their review is below.
After nearly a decade at the helm, today it was announced that Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, will be leaving her post in spring 2025.
Shona joined the Fringe Society in 2015 following leadership roles including, British Council Northern Ireland, Imagine Belfast 2008, and the Culture Company delivering the inaugural UK City of Culture Derry-Londonderry 2013.
The Edinburgh Fringe Society has commented on the prospect of Oasis gigs having a damaging effect on next year's Edinburgh Fringe.
The Fringe is due to take place from August 1 - 25 next year. Oasis initially announced two reunion gigs at Murrayfield Stadium on August 8 & 9, which look set to cause a huge influx of fans coming to the city. There have already been reports of hotels and airbnbs massively increasingly their price to capitalise on the demand as has happened in the past with Taylor Swift shows.
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