Irish/Iranian/Teesside comedian Patrick Monahan came into the studio to tell us all about his shows 'Stories and Tales For KIds, Who Can Run Faster Than Snails' and 'I Walked, I Danced, Iran' both on at Gilded Balloon, Teviot at 3.15pm and 9pm.
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Rob Broderick and James Hancox of 'Abandoman' came into the studio to talk to us about their new show 'Abandoman: Pic 'n' Mixtape'. The guys create songs based purely on audience suggestions and he helped us provide you with the Inside Track.
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Felix Dexter returns to the Fringe Festival with a stand-up and character show. Known for his part in BBC2's 'Bellamy's People' and Radio 4's 'Down the Line', he came into the studio to talk to Fresh Air about his new show, the festival and giving us his Inside Track.
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Nic Cage is a Kinder Egg. The packaging looks fine, Nic’s not one of the Hollywood hotties but he ain’t too hard on the eyes. The chocolate is crap, as is anything Nic says in an interview. Then we have the toy, that mysterious element at the egg’s heart… Who knows what it will be? A dancing giraffe? A house that’s also a car? Or perhaps just a rubbish model of a depressed-looking gnome. You never know what you’re going to get, or even if you’ll be able to assemble the pieces… Much like a Nic Cage acting performance.
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Now, can you guess just how long the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has been running? Well this year is it's 64th anniversary! Today, the Fringe is the biggest Arts festival in the world. Every year the city is bombarded with at least 500 000 visitors, and they can choose from an array of over two thousand acts. But in the beginning, 64 years ago, things were a lot different. Sharna Paterson spoke with a person who knows the festival better than anyone.
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