Joanne McNally Podcast
Irish comedy producer Catherine Royle, invited rising star Joanne McNally over to Funny Women’s Edinburgh HQ to chat about starting out, getting on TV and the Fringe experience. Joanne McNally’s Wine Tamer is at Studio 4 at Assembly George Square until August 27th. Tickets are available here.
Rachel Fairburn: Her Majesty
Rachel Fairburn’s show Her Majesty is gag-heavy, opinionated and smart. The Mancunian comedian is as no-nonsense as the matriarchs of her life and takes on varying subjects with the frank wit of her idols the Gallagher brothers. One of these subjects was OCD, which Rachel was diagnosed with as a child. I cannot tell you […]
Julian Hall: An Edinburgh Fringe Survivor’s Guide
Are you heading up to the Edinburgh Fringe this August? On Saturday 7th May, Julian Hall and Funny Women would like to extend an invitation to all performers, men and women, to join us for a special workshop entitled An Edinburgh Fringe Survivor’s Guide designed to guide you through that trails and tribulations of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. […]
Lucy Frederick: In the Wild
All credit to Lucy Frederick who has upped the Fringe stakes by moving from the Free Festival to instead woo the paying public of the Pleasance Dome this year with a brand new solo show. Using the loose terminology of ‘Into the Wild’ as a catch all term for her love of animals, Lucy shows […]
Elf Lyons: Being Barbarella
We’ve been fans of 2013 Funny Women Awards runner up Elf Lyons since, well, 2013. She originally introduced herself as a bit of a geek but her new mission is to be sexy and her guide is comic book turned film hero Barbarella. A character Jane Fonda is not ashamed of and therefore nor is Elf. […]
Lynn Ruth Miller gets a grip
Lynn Ruth Miller returns to the Fringe with a lovely soulful retrospective show which tells a story rather than the song and stand up of the usual award winning cabaret act that she has performed for the last few years. At 81 Lynn Ruth is possibly one of the oldest performers in the fest but […]
