Fringe Report

Well I'm on the East Coast train about ten minutes out of Edinburgh and missing it already. I didn't blog as much as usual this year, but here's a round-up of what happened:

Shows performed at:
Aug 2nd: Half Past Bitch, Funny's Funny
Aug 4th: Domestic Science, Comedy Manifesto, The News at Kate 2012, The Comedy Debate Show, Midnight Hour
Aug 5th: Comedy Manifesto, Funny's Funny, The News at Kate 2012, Free Fringe Benefit
Aug 6th: Comedy Manifesto, The News at Kate 2012, Midnight Hour
Aug 7th: Comedy Manifesto, The News at Kate 2012, We Love Comedy, Midnight Hour
Aug 8th: Comedy Manifesto, Funny's Funny, The News at Kate 2012, Magic Faraway Cabaret, Midnight Hour
Aug 9th: Crunch the News, Comedy Manifesto, The News at Kate 2012, PBHASC, Midnight Hour
Aug 10th: Comedy Manifesto, The News at Kate 2012, We Love Comedy, Midnight Hour, Funny Fillies, Spank!
Aug 11th: Crunch the News, Comedy Manifesto, The News at Kate 2012, PBHASC, Midnight Hour
Aug 12th: Comedy Manifesto, Waverley Care Benefit, The News at Kate 2012
Aug 13th: Comedy Manifesto, The News at Kate 2012, Midnight Hour
Aug 15th: Comedy Manifesto, The News at Kate 2012, PBHASC, Midnight Hour
Aug 16th: Comedy Manifesto, Funny's Funny, The News at Kate 2012, Funny Fillies, Midnight Hour
Aug 17th: The News at Kate 2012
Aug 18th: Comedy Manifesto, The News at Kate 2012, The Comedy Debate Show, Spank!
Aug 19th: Comedy at Nandos, Funny's Funny, The News at Kate 2012, Spank!
Aug 20th: Comedy Manifesto, Funny's Funny, The News at Kate 2012, Funny Fillies, Magic Faraway Cabaret, Spank!
Aug 21st: Comedy Manifesto, The News at Kate 2012, We Love Comedy, Midnight Hour
Aug 22nd: Comedy Manifesto, The News at Kate 2012, Funny Fillies, PBHASC, Midnight Hour
Aug 23rd: London Is Funny Presents..., Comedy Manifesto, The News at Kate 2012, Midnight Hour
Aug 24th: Comedy Manifesto, The News at Kate 2012, Funny Fillies, Midnight Hour
Aug 25th: What a Weird and Wonderful Festival!, The News at Kate 2012, Spank!
Aug 26th: Funny's Funny

Total: 90

Radio appearances: 2 (discussing the fringe on BBC Leeds and discussing 50 Shade of Grey on BBC 5 live), I also turned several down.

Note that last year I did 93 stage and radio appearances total and decided this year to take it easy...!

Articles published: 1 (London is Funny)

Reviews: 3, all four stars, all granted IN SPITE of the show discussing feminist topics! Still no national papers, no Chortle, etc.

Waterfights: 1 (won outright by myself and cabaret star Cherry Shakewell)

Re-elections to the Fringe Society board: 1

Highlights: Really happy with my show this year, always a treat when people come back to see it again.  Lovely flatmates and friends coming to visit.  Plus MCing Spank! was a joy, best party in town and it was my party, three times over, I do, literally, love it!

Low points: Sexism onstage and in reviews, and lack of reviews. Didn't get to do Political Animal or SetList despite asking and being recommended by all quarters. Campaign for next year starts here!

It's been a lot of fun. See you next year.  Now: SLEEP!