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Article: Why the Fringe isn't laughing at Comedy Festival proposal
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- Evening News - Scotland
- Article date:
- March 26, 2008
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The 'big four' venues have floated the idea of promoting their
own separate event but critics, smaller venues and comedians have
expressed fears that it could do more harm than good to those left
behind, says Gareth Edwards
COMEDY, it seems, is no laughing matter. In a punchline-free
press release, four of Edinburgh's biggest Fringe venues announced
last week they were teaming up to promote a Comedy Festival this
summer.
The news has sparked much wailing and gnashing of teeth amongst
Fringe rivals, comedians and critics.
On the face of it, the plans by the Pleasance, Assembly,
Underbelly and Gilded Balloon to run "the biggest comedy festival in
the world" are fairly straightforward.
But ...