Nuclear power has never had a better soundtrack than with Elastic Fantastic’s Deeptime Atomic Waste Pleasure Party, where activism, hedonism and techno meet. Written and performed by Jack Mace, Deeptime Atomic Waste Pleasure Party is a rollercoaster of a story.
Alex Prescot: I’ve Got A Song About That
They say the early bird gets the worm, and the worm in this case is Alex Prescot’s I've Got a Song About That, an absolutely delightful, light stand-up show full of music, laughter and good times where he proves that he absolutely does have a song about just about anything.
Kevin James Doyle: After Endgame
Kevin James Doyle’s After Endgame is a humorous storytelling show, where he centers a personal anecdote from which all his tangents and chess lessons spring from (as well as some insight into statistics).
Alexandra Haddow: Third Party
It’s not 100% clear how or why Alexandra Haddow defines Third Party the way that she does, but the way that she does it is quite reductive to a point. This show covers two different parts of comedy - political and personal - where one topic is exponentially and noticeably better than the other.
Pierre Novellie: Must We?
In Pierre Novellie’s Must We? we are once more treated to an acerbic dissection of societal phenomena, which is then mixed in with the odd deprecating observation. Novellie has a way of raising flags about things in a way that makes us consider them from a new angle that means we will never look at that object or consider something the same way again.
Harry Stachini: Grenade
As far as comedy sets go, Harry Stachini’s new hour Grenade, will tick just about every box for a die-hard comedy fan; a central narrative with meticulously detailed segues that build up this world within the routine to the point where the laughter (and even occasional ‘oof’) becomes involuntary as we hang on to Stachini’s every word.
The Responsibility Of A Comedian: Interview With Dee Allum
Debuting at this year’s Fringe, Dee Allum brings her show Deadname to Edinburgh. Here Allum chats to Pepepr&Salt about her new hour, making her debut and her responsibility as a comedian.
The Most Chaotic: Interview with Alex Franklin
Fringe veteran, Alex Franklin returns this August with her new show, Gurl Code. Before travelling to Edinburgh, she chats to Pepper&Salt about Gurl Code and exactly what it takes to bringing chaos to comedy.
IS ‘NEVER’ THE WEIRDEST EDINBURGH FRINGE SHOW EVER? – STUART LAWS’ ONE-OFF HOMAGE TO MICHAEL CAINE with NISH KUMAR and AMY GLEDHILL
In addition to his solo Edinburgh Fringe show (press release below), comedian and director Stuart Laws is staging a one-off night called 'Stuart Laws as Michael Caine Saying Never for One Hour’, with cameos from Nish Kumar as Christopher Nolan and Amy Gledhill as Christian Bale.
A Rhetorical Question: Interview with Harry Stachini
Debuting at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe with his show Grenade, Harry Stachini talks to Pepper&Salt about the meaning behind the metaphor and the rhetorical question that he poses to audiences.