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!

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Werewolf

Location: TechCube 0 at Summerhall (Venue 26)

Dates:  Aug 6th-17th, 19th-24th, 26th-31st

Time: 21:00

Price: £17 Concessions £14.50

Ticket Link: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/werewolf

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Hello! Tell us all about your show!

Kia ora! Werewolf is an immersive horror comedy show, inspired by the game of the same name. We’ve performed this show many times, and it still feels sensationally fun. Like I’m a child again playing Spotlight or Wink Murder.

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

I’m interested to see YESYESNONO’s newest work. I’ve loved previous shows of theirs like “Five Encounters on a Site Called Craigslist”. I’m also keen to see Xhloe & Natasha’s latest physical feat: Bigfoot Ripped My Dog In Half I Saw It. 

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 have done the fringe before! We brought the show Werewolf in 2024, and had heaps of fun with audiences in the bowels of Summerhall. I also performed my Fringe First winning solo show The Basement Tapes in 2018. I think my key piece of advice is to find your people — and find out where they are. Mine happen to be (most often) in the Summerhall courtyard.

Talk us through your daily routine for a day at the Fringe

Wake up bizarrely late because of New Zealand timezones, or because I stayed up until daylight. Enormous coffee, go to a beautiful kids show alone and leave crying. Enormous lunch in the meadows, perhaps a pizza from Dough. Find out there’s a lot of buzz about a 9PM clown show, so I hastily book two tickets. Warm up, pack in, perform, and bow. Ride the wave of adrenalin, make a new friend and take them to the clown show. Stay up until daylight planning the next great work.

Ok, where is your favourite place to eat at the Fringe? 

I’ve mentioned Dough, and shout out to Meadows Tap and Paradise Palms, but I’m also to mourn Frank’s which sadly burnt down during COVID. I was devastated to come back to the Fringe and not have my Frank’s late night chippie bun.

Best thing about performing at the fringe?

A often quoted Māori proverb (whakatauki) in New Zealand is “He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata.” It means what is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people. There’s your answer.

Do you bring anything special from home to make it feel more special whilst you are away?

I once brought a lock of my dog’s hair. Didn’t end up doing much for me, and she probably hated the haircut.

What are your best hacks to save money whilst at the Fringe?

Do not listen to any advice I give regarding this subject. 

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

They should follow me on Instagram! @starjokes. I post the most regularly there. 

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

Thrills. Chills. Giggles. 

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