Updated Tues 24th June

It’s coming up to that time of the year again. Officially the dates of this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe are 3rd - 25th August 2008, although there are preview seasons for some shows. They’re taking bookings for shows now. [link]

The breakaway Comedy Festival being run by the the four biggest venues on the Fringe – Underbelly, Pleasance, Gilded Balloon and Assembly Rooms – is looking strong, although it’s ruffling some feathers on the Fringe Committee. So far, acts at these four venues are still on the official Fringe website, but who knows whether they still will be next week?
(Update: edcomfest.com has now gone live listing the shows (and offering bookings) at the four venues above [link] - thanks Sarah for the news! Beware - the search function is pedantic - if you miss a comma it will say “no data was returned”)

Here are the results of a search of the various Edinburgh Fringe websites for Australian performers - the performers below are appearing in some of the largest rooms in Edinburgh and some of the smallest, from stand-up to cabaret and back again (I’ve included expats and immigrants! (update: and now on special request, even a few Kiwis)).

If you’re going to be in Scotland for those 3 weeks and want to catch some shows that sound like home I suggest you do a search using the names of the shows below :

Update: now with a key!
* are not playing at the 4 venues offering EdComFest
** part of the Laughing Horse Free Fringe Festival programme [link]
*** part of the PBH Free Fringe programme [link]

Adam, Jason & Friends (Adam Hills with Jason Byrne - one performance only)
Adam Page Solo
Axis of Awesome Comeback Spectacular
Clive James In The Evening
Cold Slap Down Under (Marcus Ryan)** (@ Argyle Bar)
Damian Callinan in ‘mmm … they’re small’
Dave Bloustien: Beastly** (@ Espionage)
Ella, Marilyn, Marlene and Me (Melissa Western - cabaret)* (The Vault)
Faulty Towers the Dining Experience (Interactive Theatre Australia)* (at B’est Restaurant)
Fiona O’Loughlin
Frank Woodley - Possessed
Freeloader - A Free Show by James Hazelden** *(@ Nicol Edwards & Voodoo)
Greg Fleet - Secrets and Lies
Grease Lightnin’ Drag Show (Australian Drag Queens !!1!)
Jimeoin On Ice
Pam Ann - Terror at 41,000 FT.
Richard Brophy - International Stand-Up*(@ Sweet), After Dinner Society Presents …***(@ Nicol Edwards)
Sean Choolburra ‘Live & Deadly’ * (@ Sweet)
Tim Minchin - Ready For This?

I kept finding surprises (comedian Easter Eggs?) as I was going over the sites, Aussie acts that hadn’t been a result in the search. I’ve wouldn’t be surprised if I missed several shows - please let me know if I have indeed missed someone.

Update: acts I missed above (info courtesy of Sarah from Underbelly (see comments))

Brendon Burns In F**K You I’m Brendon F**king Burns (Again) Part IV
Jim Jeffries - Hammered
Mommie & the Minister - A Sisters Grimm production (Three to a Room Theatre)
Sammy J in The Forest of Dreams
Slap, Tickle and Squeak - NZ sketch comedy (Slap In The Face Theatre)
Don’t Feed The Models - NZ Sara Standring
also
Feasting On Flesh - comedy from circus & physical theatre artists (Strut N Fret Productions)

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