A Fringe Quickie (#121) with ‘Josh Pickar: Getting Off’

Questions answered by Josh Pickar.

Q1: Aside from this Quickie, what is the most desperate marketing tactic you plan on using to get bums in seats this August? 280 chars

Grindr, scruff, sniffies, & feeld are amazing places to recruit people to see a show about the death penalty. Love my community.

Q2: If your show suddenly developed a massive ego and became the biggest diva in the 2026 Fringe, what absurd, hyper-specific item would be mandatory on its dressing room rider?

Black’s law dictionary and a stripper pole.

Q3: If all the shows running right now were at a massive Fringe house party, what is your show doing?

It would be in the corner chatting with some of the girls in hushed tones and laugh laugh laughing about stuff you shouldn’t be laugh laugh laughing about.

Q4: How will the audience remember you the morning after?

Smiling, confused, and sore.

About the show

Josh Pickar: Getting Off

Date(s): Previews week (Fri 31st July to Thurs 6th Aug) • Week 1 (Fri 7th to Thurs 13th Aug) • Week 2 (Fri 14th to Thur 20th Aug) • Final week(s) (Fri 21st to Mon 31st Aug)

Time(s): Evening (Between 6pm and 10pm)

Ticket type: Paid

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