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Surprise election forces comedians to tear up Edinburgh festival scripts

by Rachael Healy

For this year's fringe, performers will be rapidly updating their shows to reflect the outcome at the ballot box "Let's just say, I didn't make a bet on the election date, and if I had, I would be massively out of pocket," says Emma Sidi, who'll be performing in character as chief Partygate investigator Sue Gray in her new show at this year's Edinburgh festival fringe. It's a surreal take on political comedy, with ch…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:24pm on June 22, 2024