By Jeff MacKinnon | August 21, 2011 at 2:28 pm | No comments
EDINBURGH -- Nazis are hilarious! That statement might be a tough sell but dare I say Frank Sinazi has pulled it off. Crooning hits such as “Third Reich” (That’s Life), “Gestapo” (Chicago), or “Strangers on my Plane” (Stranger in the Night), Sinazi has the packed...
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By Jeff MacKinnon | August 20, 2011 at 1:43 pm | No comments
“I’m highly intelligent and very funny.” Steve Hughes is staying right on stage at the Fringe festival’s staple late-night show Spank! At this point, the bold, unapologetic Australian “comic's-comic” has walked about a third of the audience. Mind you, it’s 2:45...
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By Jeff MacKinnon | August 19, 2011 at 11:53 am | No comments
EDINBURGH -- Much time has past since my days of barking the Upper West Side of Manhattan to promote a comedy show. Standing out in the cold for two to three hours shouting “hey folks, comedy tonight! Comedians seen on...
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By Jeff MacKinnon | August 18, 2011 at 10:27 am | No comments
EDINBURGH -- Everybody is playing dress-up and I feel left out. Turning a corner onto “The Royal Mile” in Edinburgh’s City Centre, I found myself in the belly of the beast – a Virgin-Money sponsored street fair - surrounded by costumed performers everywhere. This is...
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By Jeff MacKinnon | August 17, 2011 at 9:32 am | One comment
EDINBURGH -- The Edinburgh Fringe Festival has been going for two weeks now and the city has the vibe of a raging party around 4 am when half the bodies still moving are residually intoxicated and/or deliriously over-tired. Maybe that’s just Scotland. Ironically, it seems the...
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