A Fringe Quickie (#507) with ‘Crybabies: The Scaring’

Questions answered by Crybabies.

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

While performing our WWII comedy Danger Brigade in 2020, police found an unexploded 1945 bomb outside the venue. We’re not saying we planted it for promo but let’s just say if a plague of demons takes to the Mile this August, it’ll have nothing to do with our horror show 😉

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?

For us, it’s gotta be cocaine. It’s just so fun! And SO expensive the rest of the time.

Q3: If you brought this show home for the holidays, how would your parents react to them?

They’d say three boys?! One’s bad enough! Nah but seriously, they’d probably mention the cocaine. Something like “For god’s sake, it’s Christmas. The whole family’s here. I don’t care what you do in your own time but my house, my rules. Understand? Now go and change. You stink.”

Q4: If all the shows running right now were at a massive Fringe house party, what is your show doing?

Chaplin, Sheen and XCX (Charlie, Charlie, Charli) But genuinely, it’s so important to get ahead of these things before they become an issue. Men’s mental health is at an all time low and substance abuse only makes things worse. Talk to your mates.