Points of view: theatre, comedy and news
Pepper&Salt has a chat with John Achkar about his Edinburgh Fringe debut, 'His country is collapsing. He's having a baby. So obviously, this is the right year for a Lebanese comedian you've never heard of to try English stand-up for the first time', as well as the nuances that can be found in language and comedy's role in shared community and experiences.
Comedian Kat Higgins chats to Pepper&Salt about making her Edinburgh Fringe debut this year with her show, In Memory of Me, writing about long-term grief in comedy and canonisation.
Pepper&Salt talks to Ruby Carr about her new show, Bite Me, taking us through her writing process, the universal adulting process and the worrier designation process.
Jake Baker talks to Pepper&Salt about his new Edinburgh Fringe hour, The Gentle Men's Club, his opinion on adhering to strict behaviours and his approach to navigating the process of writing a comedy show on a sensitive and potentially controversial topic.
Pepper&Salt takes a look behind the screen with Tartan Tabletop's Dungeon Master Josh Aitken ahead of the group's fourth year at the Edinburgh Fringe, talking about all things Dungeons & Dragons and the secret to wrangling a group of adventurers.
Bringing mermaid-core to the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe, Eleanor Morton talks to Pepper&Salt about her new show, The Mermaid, the Mermaid-Siren paradigm as well all things water deities, russalki and selkies.
The UK's one and only rap comic, Amelia Hamilton, joins Pepper&Salt to talk about her new show, Moral Support, the key to writing a second as well as satirical fringe hour and exploring the Wild West of morality.
Pepper&Salt is joined by Kwami Odoom and Jack Henry to talk all things double bills; their Edinburgh Fringe show, ‘Support Group’, their comedic partnership and whether Agony Aunts are truly as helpful as they seem.
Paul Hilleard joins Pepper&Salt to discuss his upcoming Edinburgh Fringe debut, Grogg, providing an insight into the figurines themselves, and the difficulties of writing a debut hour.
Pepper&Salt chats to Lulu Popplewell about her sophomore Fringe hour, Love Love, and all that the show encompasses, the meaning of love and the forms that Popplewell explores over the course of the show.
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