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!
Hudson Hughes: At Your Service
Location: Underbelly, Cowgate – Iron Belly (Venue 61)
Dates: Aug 5th-16th, 18th-30th
Time: 23:10
Price: £12.50 Concessions £11.50
Ticket Link: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/hudson-hughes-at-your-service
Hello! Tell us all about your show!
A TV celebrity vicar battles the forces of hell and an addiction to vaping. It’s a character comedy with some mad animatronics and a couple of songs.
What other acts are you looking forward to seeing at the fringe?
Lady Bolognese: Class War is a transcendent comedy experience and borderline terrifying. I look forward to being, once more, abused by two dinnerladies. Abbie Edward’s Knee Touch is a stand-up show I’ve seen as a WIP and can’t wait to see the full thing. Finally, whatever Marty Gleeson’s got cooking up for her debut. I haven’t seen it yet but I know it’s going to be glorious.
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.
I’ve been a few times as part of a comedy group, but this is my debut solo show. My key advice for performers is to imagine you’re living in a different timezone. A lot of the daytime/evening shows you can see elsewhere but the mad and messy shows happening at 1am is what Fringe is really about.
Talk us through your daily routine for a day at the Fringe
I wake up next to another comedian (platonically – we are both too poor to afford our own bed). They show me TikToks for 30 minutes. It is now midday.
I eat breakfast/lunch from Greggs on my way into the town centre. I watch a comedy show: usually either a ground-breaking show held in a damp basement for free, or a stand-up whining about their partner for £25 at Pleasance Courtyard (still in a damp basement).
I then pretend to flyer for my show. I hate it when people I have flyered ask me what the show’s about. Sir, that’s why the flyer has a back: so I don’t have to talk to people.
In the evening, I do my show. Standing ovation (as per), five star review (don’t even care) and I’m nominated for whatever newfangled award the boffins have cooked up this year.
I then go drink with other comedians and complain about how tired I am until 4am. Pasty, then bed.
Ok, where is your favourite place to eat at the Fringe?
Already mentioned it – Mosque Kitchen. Big potions, tasty and cheap. Just don’t go there more than once in a day or you will pay the consequences. If it’s just before a show and my stomach’s doing flips, I go to Noodle Home. For some reason, a noodle soup is the one thing I can eat in that situation.
Best thing about performing at the fringe?
Nowhere else do you get so many people wandering the street, willing to take a punt on a show. With relatively little marketing and a low barrier to entry (excluding accommodation costs), you get to perform to a crowd every day for a month and hone your craft.
Do you bring anything special from home to make it feel more special whilst you are away?
I bring a full toolbox. It only feels special in the sense that I’m owed several Godfather-style debts for the number of props I’ve fixed for other people’s shows.
What are your best hacks to save money whilst at the Fringe?
I was violently ill last time I was at Fringe, which saved me money because I couldn’t eat anything other than toast.
If people want to find out more about you where can they follow you on social media?
Hudsonhughesfilms on Instagram (and TikTok I guess but there’s no good reason to use that app)
And Finally in three words – Why should people come and see the show?
Spooky spooky fun
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