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The Argentinean Is Back! Edinburgh Fringe Comedy

The fringe is in full swing… It’s a good, strike that, great sign when the queue for a PBH free fringe event winds up the hall, out the door and up the road.The Banshee Labyrinth was packed, people lined the…

JoJo Bellini and her fabulous Kitchen Cabaret performance

With the flyering in full swing and happy tourists lining the streets, I rocked up with my fringe guides and a coffee in hand to my first show of the Fringe at the Stand’s Comedy Club II near St Andrew’s…

Edinburgh Foodies Festival begins our Fringe!

Classic Edinburgh weather (glorious sun then gale force winds and torrential rain then glorious sun…) forme the back drop for the annual Foodie’s Festival trip to Edinburgh situated in the gorgeous surroundings of Inverleith Park. The first happy hour was…

Free Comedy at the Fringe – It’s Thea-Skot in Here…

I find myself climbing a grotty stairwell in a near-derelict upper building of a pub to check out Alison Thea-Skot… There must be very few cities in the world that felt as alive as Edinburgh did last Monday night.  A…

Amée Smith – Relax It’s Not About You

It’s early days, the beginning of the festival, and still the City is slowly grinding into gear for the mass influx of visitors to take on the shows on offer, which means most shows are running to less than capacity,…

A magic evening in Edinburgh…

Being welcomed into the warmth of Summerhall’s embrace is always enjoyable but Friday evening had a particularly magically twist with the launch of the Edinburgh International Magic Festival With a mission to celebrate the art of magic and inspire audiences, they…

Comedy Nights at the Granary in Leith

Comedy nights in the Granary Leith bar take place on the last Friday of every month.  It’s a relatively new affair run by performer and compere Paul McDougall.  Due to the Leith festival taking place this week Paul ran an…

The Arches Launch in Edinburgh

On a classic Scottish summer day somewhere between sun and rain, The Arches in Edinburgh’s East End roared to a splendid opening with fizz, food trucks and fan fare. The Waverley Arches are a row of 19 newly renovated Victorian…

Chocolate and Whisky Delights

An unusually cold Friday May evening in May found me dashing to the welcoming Queen Street home of the Scottish Malt Whisky Society and, for one night only, home to Pacari Chocolate for a pairing tasting evening. We were introduced to…