Issue #14 - Thursday 18th August - FREE

PAGE 3 MODEL: » McNeil Snogs Pamphilon!!

» Performers’ Ridiculous Riders

» Fringe Fancies...LATE NIGHT GIMP FIGHT

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HITMAN BANE OUT OF CONTROL

Notorious gun-toting bad boy Bane has lost it. Normally hired for pro assasinations, Bane is currently rampaging the streets of Edinburgh causing death and destruction.

Seven flyerers have been killed, and absolutely loads hospitalised. Bane, using his pistol, is reported to have lost the plot after stand-up funny man Stuart Goldsmith cracked

jokes about his job.“DO NOT APPROACH HIM”

screamed Bane’s boss Al in an exclusive interview. “He’ll probably kill you, or at the very least take some fingers.”

In slightly-related news, there have also been sightings in the city of a strong, possibly toxic, beast munching on unsuspecting British tourists.

Bane’s location is unknown, but sources suggest he might be at Pleasance Dome around 17:20.

by Crack Reporter:

JOHN JONES

SPORT:LATE NIGHT FIGHTING

The Pleasance Express wrongly accused Jim from The Real Macguffins of being married. He isn’t, and is looking for a lass. Meet: 16:30 at Pleasance Courtyard.

FRINGE FANCIES

Andi Osho ’s come from the telly to Edinburgh Fringe looking for love. She’ll date any willing audience member after her show at 18:40 in the Courtyard.

Maybe you’ve seen Ros Adler on the web - on match.com, eHarmony.com or plentyoffish.com. She’s looking for love online for the umteenth time, but also welcomes admirers at the Courtyard to see her at 12:55.

FRINGE FONDLES

Thom Tuck has been splashing about with

sweetheart The Little Mermaid (above left),

Phillipa and Will are now in a relationship and

are fast becoming PDA icons (above right), while

McNeil and Pamphilon have patched up their

differences and let love blossom (right.)

THOM TUCK:Smoked salmon

4 Pocket watches Pipe tobacco

THE BEHEMOTH:Imported snacks from Japan

with silly or sexy names

MICHAEL LEGGE:Backstage team must rate his outfit and

throw rose petals before his entrance

TOM ALLEN:Upper body massage10 Shucked oysters

RIDICULOUS RIDERS

SARAH BENNETTO shares the wildest riders requested for her show Storyteller’s Club

The brashly romantic city of Edinburgh could provide perfect setting for your festival fling...

SPORTS THE WRESTLINGOn Monday night, comedians exchanged

punchlines for clotheslines in an epic battle

between good and evil, between Russell Kane

and Adam Riches.

Max, pictured left slamming down into lank

Humphrey Ker, eventually fractured his ankle after

flipping off the top ropes. [Pictures: Idil Sukan]

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nNEWS IN BRIEFSGimp (one fifth of Late Night Gimp Fight) thinks that Edinburgh Fringe has been an wonderful oasis away from all these horrible riots down in England. He said “I’m glad we’re still having a nice time up here, but I hope everyone can get along better soon.”

TxT‘GIMP CHAT’

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PICTURE: Idil Sukan

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EPISODE 9 (TODAY)ED REARDON & FORD&AKRAMEPISODE 10 (TOMORROW)MAx & IvAN: WRESTLING SPECIAL EPISODE

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Please note that all line-ups are subject to change. Check the Box Office for the latest information.

AFTER HOURSPleasance Dome 00:40

SARAH MILLICANMARTIN ‘BigPig’ MOR

FRED COOKEDAvID WARD

CHRIS MARTIN

AMUSED MOOSE COMEDY AWARD SHOWCASEPleasance Dome 16:00PATRICK MONAHAN

STEvE HALLAHIR SHAH

LIAM WILLIAMSLARA A KINGCARL JONES

CHORTLE PRESENTS: FAST FRINGE

Pleasance Dome 18:40SUSAN CALMAN - MC

KITTY COITREAUTIM FITZHIGHAM

FEAR OF A BROWN PLANETMAx & IvAN

JOHNNY COCHRANEWADE MCELWAIN

MARKUS BIRDMANTIFFANY STEvENSON

NORMAN LOvETTSAM SIMMONS

LE GATEAU CHOCOLATJULIAN DEANE

NICHOLAS PARSONS’ HAPPY HOUR

Pleasance Courtyard 14:30ALUN COCHRANE

SUKI WEBSTER(IMPRO CHUM)

CHRISTINE BOvILL AS ‘PIAF’

STORYTELLER’S CLUBPleasance Courtyard 22:00

“SECRETS” (PLEASE NOTE: NO PRESS IS

ALLOWED & THE AUDIENCE SIGN ‘DISCLAIMERS’ SAYING THEY

WON’T TALK ABOUT THE STORIES AFTERWARDS. LOTS OF SECRET

FESTIvAL GOSSIP!) THOM TUCK

SARA PASCOECLOvIS vON DARKHELM

MATTHEW CROSBYANGELA BARNES

JAMES DOWDESWELLSARAH BENNETTO

VIVE LE CABARETPleasance Courtyard 22:30

DES O’CONNOREAST END CABARET

CHRIS LYNAMMAT RICARDO

HUSTLEWIL HODGSON

JOHNNY ELECTROLUxANGIE MACK

GYPSY & vIvA - THE vIvE SHOWGIRLS