Festival Fringe Newbie
Comedian Jamie Dalgleish is a complete Fringe newbie. Ahead of his first solo run of Edinburgh shows, he meets some festival veterans for tips and advice on surviving Edinburgh.
Glasgow East-End comedian Jamie Dalgleish won last year's Scottish Comedian of the Year Award. His prize? A solo run of shows at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In this special edition of the Zone, Jamie takes us around Edinburgh as he meets some veterans of the Edinburgh comedy scene for tips and advice on how to survive his month of performances.
He'll meet previous winner Ro Campbell, king of the one-liners Tim Vine, and fellow Glasgow-boy Des Clarke. Plus he'll chat to his very own comedy hero Frank Skinner and receive some words of wisdom from British comedy legend, Nicholas Parsons.
And all this whilst the butterflies flap heavily in his stomach ahead of his first night. How ever will he cope...???
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Matt Kirshen
Jamie speaks to Matt Kirshen and hears him in action at The Stand comedy club.
Duration: 09:58
Ro Campbell
Jamie hears about the experiences of former Scottish Comedian of the Year Award winner, Ro Campbell.
Duration: 07:36
Frank Skinner
Jamie gets the chance to speak to his comedy hero, Frank Skinner.
Duration: 18:46
Jamie鈥檚 first gig
A clip from Jamie鈥檚 first Fringe gig鈥�
Duration: 07:06
Barry Cryer
We hear about Barry Cryer's appearance at this year鈥檚 Fringe, he offers up some tips to Jamie and reveals his own comedy heroes.
Duration: 44:35
Jarred Christmas
Jamie speaks to world-renowned comedian and compere, Jarred Christmas.
Duration: 13:18
Suzi Ruffell and Marlon Davis
This is also the first year for Suzi and Marlon performing solo shows at the Fringe. Jamie caught up with them to find out how things had been going so far鈥�
Duration: 07:00
Tim Vine
Tim Vine tells Fred MacAulay about his shows at this year鈥檚 Fringe, and Jamie nabs him backstage for some words of wisdom.
Duration: 28:36
Tom Stade
Jamie speaks to Canadian ball-of-energy Tom Stade, and hears him in action at The Stand Comedy Club.
Duration: 08:30
Mitch Benn
Musical satirist Mitch Benn offers Jamie his tips for a successful Fringe.
Duration: 16:39
Brendon Burns
Jamie meets Brendon Burns to hear about his Fringe experiences.
Duration: 14:40
Jamie鈥檚 first gig 鈥� Part 2!
A second glimpse at Jamie鈥檚 first Fringe performance鈥�
Duration: 02:18
Shappi Khorsandi
Shappi can鈥檛 decide whether she鈥檚 been coming to the Fringe for 7 or 8 years. Regardless, she offers Jamie her advice鈥�
Duration: 15:35
Mark Watson
Jamie meets star of stand-up and TV panel shows Mark Watson for his Fringe survival tips. We then hear Mark speak to Fred MacAulay about his own shows this year.
Duration: 25:15
Des Clarke
Jamie picks the brains of fellow Glaswegian comedian Des Clarke.
Duration: 38:10
Nicholas Parsons
Nicholas Parsons shares some words of wisdom on building a successful comedy career. Plus an extended interview between Nicholas and Janice Forsyth at this year鈥檚 Aye Write festival.
Duration: 53:07
Broadcast
- Sat 11 Aug 2012 00:45主播大秀 Radio Scotland
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