Boo Khaki Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 It used to be interesting when it was a bit left-field and was a showcase for acts most people had never heard of. Now it's just full of middle-class retirees, and middle-aged English parents on annual leave, letting an AirBnb, and dragging the kids from one Michael McIntyre show to the next mainstream comedian cashing-in. And yes, as already stated, it's ludicrously oversubscribed. It's gone wrong when all it does is antagonise locals who are just trying to go about their daily routine. It's normal for people who live in midlothian to have to stand and watch pitched battles of festival-goers trying to fight their way onto already full commuter buses, and not at all unusual for three or four to fly past without stopping because they're full of twats on their way to/from Roslin Chapel. Ex-missus worked on the lawnmarket, walked to and from work via the Mile every working day of the year. It became practically impossible for her to just get to/from work for the entire month of August. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Without the Fringe where will people go to hear jokes about Trump’s hair? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Theroadlesstravelled said: Without the Fringe where will people go to hear jokes about Trump’s hair? Any BBC or Channel 4 Comedy show. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 43 minutes ago, MixuFruit said: Tell you what though there's nothing better than going to a show and there's a well dressed family with 12 year old kids and the comic flat refuses to adjust their act and drops c bombs everywhere for the whole hour. 12 yr olds already know how to swear. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Were they taken to a show where the comedian was well known for this kind of language? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin.Hood Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Got the cold. Its meh day off. Am tired Shite 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 On 30/08/2020 at 16:00, D.A.F.C said: They fed sheep’s brains to cows then expected to be bailed out for it. Infected spinal column on bap is delish tho. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, MixuFruit said: I've seen it happen a few times, it's great fun. Kids lap it up, parents are sat with a rictus grin but their eyes show they're dying inside. It's only words (and words are all I have). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, MixuFruit said: I've seen it happen a few times, it's great fun. Kids lap it up, parents are sat with a rictus grin but their eyes show they're dying inside. I went to different one, lots of families with kids and the comedian started teasing a 13/14 year old girl with some very sexual jokes and the parents all lapped it up while she went bright red. Seemed it was only me who was fazed by it, and the girl. Edited September 1, 2020 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, welshbairn said: I went to different one, lots of families with kids and the comedian started teasing a 13/14 year old girl with some very sexual jokes and the parents all lapped it up while she went bright red. Seemed it was only me who was fazed by it, and the girl. Was that "An Audience with Prince Andrew"? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, welshbairn said: I went to different one, lots of families with kids and the comedian started teasing a 13/14 year old girl with some very sexual jokes and the parents all lapped it up while she went bright red. Seemed it was only me who was fazed by it, and the girl. I think of all the entertainment professions stand up comedian must be very high on the sex criminal/nonce to normal person ratio. Deeply unsurprised whenever I hear about a stand up comic accused of harrassment or assault. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 You used to get free fags in the Pleasance at festival time. They were Marlborough Lights but better than nothing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 I've only done the festival once back in 1993. All on the one night I Saw Arnold Brown supported by Harry Hill, who was really good. Went on to see a couple of singers, Susanne Bonar and Tam White. Then Late and Live with Bill Bailey and Al Murray in the backing band with Lee Evans? I even had a drunken chat with Bill Hicks who wasn't long for this world. All this for hee haw as I blagged my way into all the venues by conning Ms Koren that the box office had misplaced my ticket. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, Zen Archer Esq. said: All on the one night I Saw Arnold Brown supported by Harry Hill, who was really good. If that was the show where Hill came on with a mousetrap on his nose* it was the funniest routine I've seen. * Aren't there times when you'd do anything for a piece of cheese. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Folk wearing backpacks but only using one of the shoulders. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, GNU_Linux said: Folk wearing backpacks but only using one of the shoulders. I do that if it's not too heavy, especially if I'm going to be on and off transport. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 I lost one of my Airpods and now I am having to use the corded earphones like I'm in the Vietcong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 8 hours ago, Theroadlesstravelled said: I lost one of my Airpods and now I am having to use the corded earphones like I'm in the Vietcong. Just cut a Q-Tip in half and bend it 90 degrees next to the fluffy bit. Nobody will be any the wiser. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Q-Tip Mods 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 14 hours ago, Theroadlesstravelled said: I lost one of my Airpods and now I am having to use the corded earphones like I'm in the Vietcong. AirPods are a PTTGOYN for me. They don’t look right. I can’t see them as items in their own right. I just see earphones that have had the wires cut, like bands who mimed on Top of the Pops with electric guitars and synths not plugged in. The brain subconsciously knows there’s something wrong with what it’s seeing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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