The Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival
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The 2010 Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival runs from August 5th to August 29th 2010 as part of the Edinburgh Fringe... with additional shows running through to September the 4th at the Meadow Bar.

The 2009 programme is still available in full on the website: www.freefestival.co.uk - our 2010 programme will be launched in late May 2010

In 2009 we had 14 fantastic Free Festival venues around town– in Central Edinburgh, on the Royal Mile and Cowgate, the New Town, Southside, Hillside and... (read more)
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The Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival

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Name:
The Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Category:
Entertainment & Arts - Performing Arts
Description:
The 2010 Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival runs from August 5th to August 29th 2010 as part of the Edinburgh Fringe... with additional shows running through to September the 4th at the Meadow Bar.

The 2009 programme is still available in full on the website: www.freefestival.co.uk - our 2010 programme will be launched in late May 2010

In 2009 we had 14 fantastic Free Festival venues around town– in Central Edinburgh, on the Royal Mile and Cowgate, the New Town, Southside, Hillside and... (read more)
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http://www.freefestival.co.uk/
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The Bars, clubs and theatres of Edinburgh
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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News:
17 October - THE FREE FESTIVAL COMES TO LONDON

Lewis Shaffer – award winning Jewish American comedian will be performing an extended version of his Free Festival show “Bigger and Blacker” on Wednesday 21st and 28th October, and the 4th, 11th and 18th November at The Source Below, 11 Lower John Street in Soho. Details here: http://www.thesourcebelow.com. Doors open 7pm, show from 8pm.

"a tour-de-force performance from a comic who's been on the ropes but definitely come back bigger and bolder, connecting bang on the funny bone. * * * *" – Chortle.co.uk

The show is now called “Lewis Schaffer is Free Until Famous”, and just like the Free Festival shows in Edinburgh it is free to get in, and there is a collection at the end. Certainly this is the best comedy deal in London for such a good act, and you should make your way along if you can! (and you can also catch Lewis on the Radio every Monday at 10.30pm on 104.4 Renaissance FM.)

31 Aug
That's it for another year... it's time to dismantle all of the venues, pack up and put everything away for the next 11 months... And what a year it's been - record audience numbers, a huge number of great reviews and more press coverage than ever before for our biggest and best ever programme.

If you are in Edinburgh over the next week do pop along to the Meadow Bar at 7.30pm for Heresy, and 9pm for the Laughing Horse Comedy Club - two free shows running until Sept 5th and the end of the International Festival.

Other than that... see you again next year! Thanks for coming along to the free shows, hope you enjoyed them. Please leave your comments below!

If you are a performer interested in the 2010 Edinburgh Free Fest, which will run from Aug 5th to 29th next year, do email info@freefestival.co.uk to be added to our mailing list - we start the application process on January 1st.

26 Aug
Last chance to see some top free shows - only 5 more days to go including today. We've had even more five and four star reviews coming in, so don't miss out as after August the 30th alll of the free shows will be gone from Edinbrugh again until next August!

Latest Reviews: http://www.laughinghorsecomedy.co.uk/freefestival/reviews.htm

16 Aug
There are now plenty of reviews coming in for free fest shows, including our first two 5-star reviews of 2009. All is being updated here: http://www.laughinghorsecomedy.co.uk/freefestival/reviews.htm

16 Aug
The second weekend of the Fringe is here and we've seen record numbers of people cramming in our free shows all around Edinburgh - it's the Fringe's and our busiest year ever so far, so don't miss out and get along early to the shows to make sure you get in and get a seat!

11 Aug

The first reviews of this years Fringe, and we already have a smattering of four star shows - all of the latest press and reviews are here: http://www.laughinghorsecomedy.co.uk/freefestival/reviews.htm

3 Aug

REPLACEMENT SHOWS!
Sadly even the Free Fest can't escape Swine flu, and in the last few days a couple of shows have had to cancel (we wish a speedy recovery) as the performers cannot now come to Edinburgh - this means that we have had a couple of spaces for extra shows, and these will be...

FIT O' THE GIGGLES FINEST
Aug 6-19 15:10 (1hr)
Stand-up comedy with some of the finest from Edinburgh's Fit O' The Giggles comedy club, with compere Keara Murphy...
http://www.laughinghorsecomedy.co.uk/freefestival/oscarwilde.htm

THE GREAT BIG COMEDY PICNIC - SWINE FLU EXTRA
Even more comedy from the comedy picnic crew
Aug 6-13 15:30 (1hr) at The Hive
http://www.laughinghorsecomedy.co.uk/freefestival/comedypicnic09.htm

31 July

Only six days to go, and out 6th year of free shows begins... and over 230 shows will kick into gear around Edinburgh for exactly £0... all the latest news on www.freefestival.co.uk throughout the festival!

22nd July

Enjoy the 2009 Free Fest from your own armchair! Follow some of our performers and promoters blogs from this year's fringe:

Italian Comedian Giacinto Palmieri - Fringe 2009 blog:
http://italianmisfit.blogspot.com

Free Festival Organiser Alex Petty - Fringe 2009 blog on Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/alex.petty?v=app_2347471856

Indian Actress Divya Palat in 'A Personal War' :
http://www.divyapalat.net/blog

Comedian Catie Wilkins - Fringe 2009 blog : http://catiewilkins.blogspot.com/

Dayve Dean from band 'James and the Giant' music blog: http://www.dayve.co.uk/blog

Isabel Hertaeg - Cabaret Performer blog: http://isabelhertaeg.blogspot.com/

More blogs here: http://www.laughinghorsecomedy.co.uk/freefestival/blogs.htm

13th June

THE SCOTSMAN'S TOP 5 FREE FRINGE SHOWS

A nice early bit of press from the Scotsman - Two of our shows, "A personal War" and "Shaggers" (at number 1 ans 5 if the printed order is relevent) are listed as the best Free shows in Edinburgh by the Scotsman... alongside one at the Pleasance, and one at the Underbelly, so we're in good company! (Plus an interesting outdoor fasion show!

full details here: http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/sos-review/The-Fringe-Never-mind-the.5363843.jp

11th June

EVEN MORE FREE FEST!

Today we'd like to welcome the National Museum of Scotland into the Free Festival programme, with two aditional Free shows runnung throughout the month at the museum, and one of these is an exhibition also running in June and September. More details are on the National Musueum page on our web site http://www.freefestival.co.uk.

This now means our 2009 festival has grown to 14 venues, 233 shows and 3413 performances in August - even more free goodies for everyone!

7th June

OUR 2009 EDINBURGH FRINGE PROGRAMME IS NOW AVAILABLE on www.freefestival.co.uk

With 3,363 performances of 231 free Fringe shows, it's the biggest and best ever programme of free events at the Fringe... with everything from teenage comics to a senile stripper! There's shows across every Fringe genre with award-winning comedians and actors, the best in Edinburgh music and all sorts of shows... magic, opera, cabaret, children's shows, art, storytelling... plus the very best in new talent... exactly what a Fringe should be about.

Browse our programme... and see you in Edinburgh in August!

www.freefestival.co.uk

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"Laughing Horse Comedy has brought Free Fringe to thousands every year at the Edinburgh Fringe, often delivering up quality comedy goods over and better than high priced shows at some of the bigger cash-guzzling venues." - Fringe Review

"The Laughing Horse's Free Fringe shows serve as a useful reminder of that frequently encountered concept - The Spirit of the Fringe" - Time Out

"What should worry [now ex-Fringe director] Morgan and, indeed, the Big Four, not entirely smiling all the way to the bank, is the continuing growth of the free Fringe, where punters pay what they wish at the end of a show; some comics report they have made more from the collection bucket than they ever did at the main venues."- The Guardian

“There is a rebellion at the Fringe this year. High venue costs have caused some artists to take matters into their own hands. Doug Stanhope is charging £7349 for a one-off show in someone's living room and the Free Fringe organisations have brought more acts than ever to Edinburgh at no extra charge” – The List

“The Best Freebies: Shows are free to audiences, venues do not charge fees to performers. The Free Festival is hosting 157 shows – with an expanded programme which now includes children’s shows, a free nightclub and an opera. Performers tend to pass round a hat at the end of every show – but there is no pressure and you’ll enjoy the relaxed and friendly atmosphere.” – The Scotsman

"The Laughing Horse’s Free Fringe have given hundreds of performers a chance to get up in front of bigger and more appreciative audiences than they might normally encounter.” – The List

"Audiences have been receptive to the "Free Festival" which enables them to balance out paying for shows and seeing acts for free." - The BBC

“The absolute jewel in the crown has been the free festival at various venues throughout the city. The addition of this new strand to the festival must make it [The Edinburgh Fringe] the most inclusive festival in the world" - The BBC.

"Great Value for Money" - Three Weeks

"A Great Idea" - Edinburgh Guide

"The worst advice I ever received was that I had to pay tons of money to attract a decent crowd at a respected venue for my shows. I followed that advice for three years and then discovered Alex Petty’s Laughing Horse Venue, where people pay what they can and fill the venue to see a show. I have done my best, most well received shows at that venue." - Lynn Ruth Miller

Listed in the Scotsman's 'Best New Venues 2008', 'Best Late Night Comedy 2008' and 'Best outdoor drinking 2007.