The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2009 #26 – Top Ten Moments at the Edinburgh Fringe – (MP3 23.2 mb 25 minutes 12 seconds)
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And now, the end is near, and just a few memories to shift through before the Edinburgh Fringe podcast comes to an end for 2009. Normally I end the Fringe run with The Stage awards, but something has been bubbling in my mind throughout August. This is the result.
It’s my top ten moments of the Fringe. Some of them are things I’ve seen and heard around Edinburgh; some of them are moments from interviews I’ve done and may have edited around or out of the broadcast version; and some are from shows themselves (and thanks go out to those that did some a cappella tracks or allowed me to take a bootleg of their gigs).
Think of this as a final 25 minutes of everything you love about Edinburgh and you won’t go wrong.
No matter what happens next, I hope you enjoyed the journey through this year’s Edinburgh Fringe with the podcast. I’d love to hear your views on what you liked, didn’t like, and think needs changed, Drop me an email, ewanspence@gmail.com and let me know.
‘Till next year!
My Top Ten Moments at the Edinburgh Fringe 2009
Moose Dies
The emotional death scene of an inflatable Moose head in a deserted hut in the arctic
A Fistful of Snow.
Rhod Gilbert’s Posters
Right from the first day The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst taunted you with it’s “sold out Fringe run” splashes. He might have been in Edinburgh, but unless you planned it in June, you were never going to see Rhod Gilbert.
Rhod Gilbert and The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst.
The Persuaders!
Award winning porn-star and producer Ben Dover in a timely interruption reveals his ringtone is the theme tune to the Persuaders, and his love of Tony Curtis.
Ben Dover: Innocent Until Proven Filthy.
Back in the D.i.n.burgh
The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre had a fantastic Fringe with more buzz, more seats sold, and an incredibly funny show. When asked on the street what to see, this was one of a handful of shows I would always recommend.
The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Goes to Hollywood.
The EdTwinge Comedy Event and the best joke at the Fringe
During the Fringe I was invited to be the compere for the first EdTwinge comedy gig, and it was a great gig (if a rather quiet). It also threw up my favourite joke of the Fringe, which amazingly wasn’t at the Pleasance, but from Tony Cowards.
Tony Cowards’ Everyman.
Tinkerbell’s Song
There’s something nicely subversive about this Australlian show, which takes the Disney Princesses (and the honorary princess that is Tinkerbell) and wondering what they’re like outside the cookie cutter world of Walt? A wonderfully inventive mix of cabaret, comedy and music.
The Princess Cabaret.
29th April 1942
It doesn’t matter where the show goes on, but there are moments in theatre that just create an emotional impact. This is one of those moments…
Stalag Happy.
Spanish Bird Plane
The Axis of Awesome’s difficult second show at Edinburgh proved to be a classic with a bigger venue, larger audiences and just a hint of their old material in perfect balance. But their encore, a cover version of their cover version of Bird Plane brought the house down.
Infinity Rock Explosion.
Sarah Millican’s Laminated Postcard
Sometimes you just know that an interview is (a) sailing close to the wind (b) is going really well or (c) is really fun. My interview with last year’s Best Newcomer Sarah Millican was all three.
Typical Woman.
Bruce Forsythe
Some jokes need a huge build-up, some become catch-phrases, some are just very brief moments. I have a feeling that Mannish’s impression of Bruce Forsythe is going to be a running joke in my family for many years.
Frisky and Mannish’s School of Pop.
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(*) Although I am half tempted to re-edit some of the interviews back to their much longer lengths… some of the ten minute spots on the show ran to over thirty minutes during August, so perhaps some DVD Extra Scenes are called for.
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