Yesterday marked the end of another record-breaking year for the world’s greatest performing arts festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Shows took place in 317 venues across the city ranging from large theatres to a chicken coop with a capacity of three! Continue reading Fringe: the show’s over for 2018
Derren Litten’s smash hit ITV comedy BENIDORM is set to bring sunshine and smiles to Edinburgh next month, as the first ever stage version of the ITV comedy marks its world premiere tour, stopping off at Edinburgh Playhouse from Monday 17th – Saturday 22nd September. Continue reading Benidorm comes to Edinburgh: top ITV comedy live on stage
After three sell-out Scottish tours and 10 separate sell-out runs in England, Ireland, and Australia, smash hit comedy 51 Shades of Maggie is coming to the Edinburgh Playhouse on Thursday 13 September. Continue reading Smash hit comedy 51 Shades of Maggie comes to Edinburgh Playhouse next month
From today, comedy lovers at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe are able to book a free intimate gig with Live at the Apollo and Have I got News for you star, Andrew Maxwell …in the back of a car! Continue reading Andrew Maxwell puts on hilarious Edinburgh Fringe gig … in the back of a car!
The 2018 fringe is underway and less than a week until Barnardo’s Scotland’s bumper two-hour Big Comedy Benefit taking place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Venue 150 on Wednesday 8th August at 8.30pm. Continue reading Barnardo’s Big Comedy Benefit: One show, eight acts, raise thousands for children’s charity
Radio Forth has announced details of One Night Stand, an evening of comedy hosted by Forth 1’s Micky Gavin featuring some of the best names in the business. Continue reading ONE NIGHT STAND: Radio Forth announces new comedy event
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe closed its doors on Saturday having had the most popular run in the event’s 70-year history. Today, new research has revealed the power of the Fringe’s laughter levels. The analysis, carried out by Scottish Gas, discovered that the energy generated from laughter at this year’s festival would power the average home in Edinburgh for nearly six days!
Statistically, the average person burns 100 calories if they laugh for an hour, and this year the Fringe featured 21,292 performances focused solely on comedy. Using data from smart meters, Scottish Gas has also worked out that 2017 Fringe laughter would produce enough energy to power:
Scottish Gas also calculated that the laughter would power:
A lifetime of LOLs
With the Fringe marking its 70th birthday this year, Scottish Gas analysed the power of a Lifetime of LOL (Laughing out Loud). They found that if the current population of Edinburgh laughed for an hour a day for 70 years, it would produce enough energy to power a home in Edinburgh for nearly two years.
Scottish Smart Energy Expert, Stephen Cosgrove, who installs smart meters across Edinburgh for Scottish Gas, said: “Everyone enjoys a good laugh, but it’s interesting to imagine how our chuckles and chortles could power a home!
“I’m sure monitoring your energy use will be the last thing on your mind when you’re out having fun. But simple steps – such as switching appliances off at the wall rather leaving them on stand-by before you go out – can help keep energy use in check.
“Having smart meters installed for free can help too. They automatically send meter readings to your energy supplier so you don’t have to. And they come with a smart energy monitor that shows you how much energy is being used and how much is being spent, in pounds and pence, in near real time.”
Scottish Gas has installed more than 30,000 smart meters in homes across Edinburgh. To find out more visit www.scottishgas.co.uk/smart
Edgy comics edged out to the fringes by ‘money-making mafia?’
Edinburgh Fringe is in on the brink of a revolt because it’s becoming too exclusive and mainstream. A group of comedians have joined forces to speak out about the festival which they believe to be catering for “white boys in skinny jeans and posh voices”. Continue reading It’s not funny: Edinburgh Fringe ‘on brink of revolt’
Leith to host monthly new comedy night
GILDED Balloon’s comedy newcomer competition, So You Think You’re Funny?, is back in 2017. Continue reading So you think you’re funny?
Fireworks concert brings record-breaking Festival to a close
After 50,266 performances of 3,269 shows in 294 venues across Edinburgh, the final curtain has fallen on the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe – and it’s been yet another record-breaking year for the luvvies …
Continue reading Edinburgh folk get their city back!
