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Comic Fringes

Short stories written and read by comedians, recorded live in front of an audience at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Radio 4,20 episodes

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Series 11
Cats Who Walk Like Gentlemen, by Robert Florence
Robert Florence's comic short story reveals the dark doings of the Scottish Illuminati.
06 Sep 2015,15 mins
Series 11
Pick Me Up, by Angela Barnes
A bittersweet story by Angela Barnes, recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2015.
23 Aug 2015,15 mins
Series 10
Love and Orangutans by Romesh Ranganathan
Romesh Ranganathan reads his comic story in front of an audience at the Edinburgh Fringe.
17 Aug 2014,15 mins
Series 10
Bad Fairytale by Grainne Maguire
Comedian Grainne Maguire reads her story in front of an audience at the Edinburgh Fringe.
24 Aug 2014,15 mins
Series 10
The Gospel According to Judas
Irreverent story by satirist John O'Farrell. What if Judas had written the Gospels?
31 Aug 2014,15 mins
Series 9
The Understudy
By Jenny Eclair. An actress recalls the highs and (mainly) lows of her life and career.
23 Aug 2013,15 mins
Series 9
Kill Dilly
By Aisling Bea. Dark and funny tale about a man struggling to cope with retirement.
30 Aug 2013,15 mins
Series 9
I Bought a Monkey to Stand Out in the New York Art Scene
By Sanjeev Kohli. Absurdist tale about a man determined to put Bishopbriggs on the map.
06 Sep 2013,15 mins
Comic Fringes: Series 6
The Woman Who Sniffed
By Susan Calman. A wry look at office politics.
24 Aug 2010,15 mins
Comic Fringes: Series 6
Just When You Thought It Was Safe to be Green
Patrick Monahan's story warns against paying attention to government crime statistics.
25 Aug 2010,15 mins
Comic Fringes: Series 6
On The Dot
By Shazia Mirza. Mrs Pims is late for everything but no-one knows why. Until one day...
26 Aug 2010,15 mins
Comic Fringes: Series 7
Stairlift Us Up Where We Belong
A woman goes from being thought of as useful to becoming invisible.
23 Aug 2011,15 mins
Comic Fringes: Series 7
Spooky and the Van
17-year-old Julian's blog on his weird limbo between school and university.
24 Aug 2011,15 mins
Comic Fringes: Series 7
A Difference of Opinion by Bridget Christie
Bridget's husband is assaulted by a European leader's ghost.
25 Aug 2011,15 mins
Comic Fringes: Series 5
May Contain Nuts
By Janey Godley. A daughter suddenly realises her cantankerous father is getting old.
25 Aug 2009,15 mins
Comic Fringes: Series 5
Hair of the Dead
By Sarah Millican. Young hairdresser Kitty gets some work experience in a funeral parlour.
26 Aug 2009,15 mins
Comic Fringes: Series 5
Gone Phishing
By Jon Richardson. Tom meets a woman on the internet, but all is not what it seems.
27 Aug 2009,15 mins
Series 8
'The Three Times I Dumped Eleanor, and the Manner of her Death'
Comedian Russell Kane reads his own short story, recorded at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe.
19 Aug 2012,15 mins
Series 8
'Sorry for Your Loss'
Comedian James Acaster reads his own short story, recorded at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe.
26 Aug 2012,15 mins
Series 8
'Club Sandwich'
Comedian Mark Watson reads his own short story, recorded live at the Edinburgh Fringe.
02 Sep 2012,15 mins