Suzy Bennett’s got Gumption
God love Suzy Bennett and her newly discovered ‘Gumption’. By giving this a capital G in the title of her latest Edinburgh Show Suzy emphasises just how far she has come in battling the demons of mental health and bad relationships to bring this self produced gem to the Fringe. 2006 Funny Women Awards winner Suzy is one […]
Sick of the Fringe!
For lovers of comedy, cabaret and drama the Edinburgh Fringe seems like their idea of heaven. And it is. However, it can also be incredibly demanding. In recognition of this a new programme funded by the Wellcome Trust called The Sick of the Fringe will invite all the performers exhausted by the festival. The Sick of […]
Our Pick of the Fringe
It’s here! It’s happening! The 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival has begun and here are our recommendations of what you should check out in between scoffing deep-fried Mars bars and tattie scones. Jayde Adams’ Kahuzzi Voodoo Rooms (Venue 68b) @ 23:45 Join the 2014 Funny Women Award Winner Jayde Adams in Kahuzzi! A night chockful of […]
Why the Edinburgh Fringe is like a game of golf
It’s a funny business having a début show at Edinburgh. Or at least you hope it’s a funny business, otherwise what is going on with your show? (Ha ha, let me just pick myself up off the floor.) No, it is a strange thing because hardly anyone really has a proper début show which can […]
#FeministFest
Let’s get one thing out of the way. We shouldn’t be in a position where we have to section off and commandeer part of the Edinburgh Fringe as specifically ‘feminist’. This is 2015, for chrissakes. Anyway. Women’s groups in Scotland (YWCA Scotland and Endgender) are launching a project with the hashtag #FeministFest during the Fringe. […]
Funny Women on the Fringes of Edinburgh Society
We are excited to have been invited by the Fringe Society to facilitate an entire weekend of comedy workshops, panel discussions and networking on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd August at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Our Funny Women Weekend Comedy Academy has been specifically designed as an introduction to comedy, covering four main topic areas; […]
