It is festival season and that means that in the next month there is so many great comedy festivals to look forward to! This month we are looking at some of the great shows that you can see at the Edinburgh Fringe. So take note because we are going to give you all the information you need for just a handful of some of the great shows happening this year!

Ruby Carr: eBae

Location:   Underbelly, George Square – The Wee Coo (Venue 300)

Dates: Jul 31st Aug 1st-11th,13th-26th

Time: 19:20

Price: £10 Concessions £9

Ticket Link: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/ruby-carr-ebae

Hello! Tell us about yourself? 

Ruby, comedian, 6ft, all round silly billy. This might come up later but I am obsessed with eBay.

Tell us all about your show!

My show, Ruby Carr: eBae, is a love letter to my favourite website, eBay. I’m obsessed with the thrill of an auction. It’s like shopping – but with a winner! I’ll lead you down the rabbit hole and introduce you to some of the most bizarre hidden worlds and odd eBay subcultures, dig a little deeper and you might end up buying more than you expected. On eBay you can sell anything, within reason. In eBae, we find what is at the very edge of reason.

How did you come up with the name of your show that you’re taking to the fringe?

Because eBay to me is Before Anything Else.

What other acts are you looking forward to seeing at the fringe?

Derek Mitchell – extremely funny instagram page and one of the kindest people I’ve met this year. Yep, sign me up for his shows Double Dutch and Goblin.

Martin Angolo – I saw an advert for his show Idiot Wind and was sold. He was also recommended to me as hilarious by a friend, so I am looking forward to seeing him! Edinburgh for me is about watching people you haven’t seen yet and becoming their new biggest fan.

Dee Allum: Deadname – I am a huge Dee fan. Exceptional at writing and delivering well crafted jokes. I’ve been waiting for this show for years.

Family Fortunes (but for bad people) – I’ve tried to go to this show twice. I was so excited when I saw it was going to Edinburgh. I’ve heard it’s great fun and I am going to take a load of mates.

Have you done the fringe before? What are the key pieces of advice you have been given or would give to new groups or people performing at the fringe. 

Oh mama, I’ve done some Fringes. That is why I buy everything on eBay, this baby has got to save money somewhere. 

Two years ago I did a stand up show with my dad. Shows are stressful, and you don’t want that to affect your relationships, especially with your dad. So, each day, we would wait a minimum of an hour after the show to talk about it. I don’t like talking about a show right after it, I need time to decompress and to wait for adrenaline to go. Then we would share what we really enjoyed about that show, and if there is anything we would like to do differently moving forward.

Edinburgh is so stressful, it’s easy to get wrapped up in being good or bad, but I think enjoying it or not enjoying it is a better way of thinking about it. 

What is the best way to enjoy yourself at the fringe?

Firstly come see Ruby Carr: eBae. What an excellent time you’ll have. Ok, now that you’ve had a life changing experience at my show… Take chances! Don’t just try to see all the big names, go to shows where you discover the next big thing. My mum loves going to shows that are handing out free tickets for preview week, and she saw A Play That Goes Wrong on its very first preview and SIX on its debut year.

Best thing about performing at the fringe?

Performing my show is one of my favorite things to do, seconded only to winning eBay auctions. So getting to perform my show everyday is like a dream. It’s mad, exhausting, and draining, but I am so lucky to have this experience and I can’t wait!

Top tips for travelling around the Fringe and getting to shows on time?

Accept that lateness is just a part of life, and there are factors out of your control, like insane city planning, silent disco tours and about 13,000 flyerers stopping to ask if you want to see a one man spoken word show about deforestation. If you’re really worried about lateness. Leave everything early, wear trainers and don’t trust google maps. 

What would be your top three items every performer must take to the fringe?

Portable electric fans. Some of the venues get really hot, people will stare at you with jealousy.

A wad of your own flyers. It’s like a protective bubble that stops other flyerers in their tracks. No one wants to flyer a flyerer. Personally, I hate telling other flyerers: no I can’t see your show, I’m busy with mine. I feel mean! Let game recognise game: Flash a wad of your own flyers to stop any unwanted flyerering without having to say a word. Perfect.

I really wanted to think of something that wasn’t as obvious as: water or portable charger, both useful, but we all know that. So I will take this as another opportunity to recommend to you how happy you will feel holding a ticket to my show, Ruby Carr: eBae.

What’s the secret to successful flyering? 

Have real conversations. Don’t just do your robot rehearsed sales pitch over and over again. Ask people what they have already seen, ask where they get food, ask what brings them here. People are far more likely to come to your show if they like you. Also, an audience that likes you, is an audience that is going to make a good show.

If people want to find out more about you where can they follow you on social media?

Instagram! @rubyvroomvroom, because I’m Ruby Carr – Car = VroomVroom. I used to work in a school and the students never found me. A genius secret code.

I also have Twitter (yes, I said Twitter, come after me Elon) but I hate it and forget to use it. 

And Finally in three words – Why should people come and see the show? 

Manic eBay shenanigans.