If you/your show were a school subject what would you/it be and why?

Sex education.

How will the audience remember you the morning after?

With the freshly squeezed orange juice and warm croissant I’ll be providing as I send them on their way.

What brings a nice show like yours to a place like the Edinburgh Fringe?

I need to find a wife and I think the way to do so is to be more toxic.

About the show

Ollie Horn: Comedy for Toxic People (and their friends)

Date(s): Aug 2-4, 6-11, 13-18, 20-25

Time(s): 21:00 (1 hour)

Location: Hoots @ Potterrow – Big Yurt

What do you/your show do to make an audience’s heart beat faster?

I spend a lot time trying to build atmosphere and excitement in the room, even before I come on – and once the curtain goes up, my job is blow away their expectations. This show particularly, more than any show I’ve ever put together, has pure moments of magic in it that take people’s breath away.

How do you keep your performances fresh every night?

Loving the audience – it’s their show not mine really. By being totally present in the room and reacting to what’s happening in that space (a space where nothing outside those 4 walls matters), means no two shows are ever the same.

What misconceptions do you think people have about you/your show – would you like to clear them up?

It’s very difficult to say you do a magic show and not have preconceived ideas. We’re a mixed bag, us magicians. But if I can have some people in the room a little skeptical, or taking a punt, or being dragged there by a partner – and leave them blown away with the heart filled with warmth, thats the best outcome I can hope for.

About the show

The Dreamer – Live

Date(s): Aug 3-11, 13-18, 20-24

Time(s): 17:15 (1 hour)

Location: Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows – The Beauty

How will the audience remember you the morning after?

As the one that got away (orca mask version).

What misconceptions do you think people have about you/your show – would you like to clear them up?

That because I’ve been a journalist working in newsrooms for a lot of my life, this show is going to explain and then solve doomscrolling for them. Uh-uh. Your screentime is your own business. I’m here to make jokes, talk about my niece too much and drop subtle hints about why the climate crisis is bad.

What do you/your show do to make an audience’s heart beat faster?

In my show, I’ve got character comedy, I’ve got a small child swearing, I’ve got real-life headlines about the continuing orca assaults on billionaires’ yachts. Killer whales are socialist as well as matriarchial? Solidarity. Be still all our fast-beating hearts.

About the show

Doomscrolling

Date(s): Aug 15-25

Time(s): 15:00 (1 hour)

Location: Hoots @ Potterrow – Big Yurt

How do you keep your performances fresh every night?

We keep our performances fresh by refrigerating our actors every night.

What brings a nice show like yours to a place like the Edinburgh Fringe?

There’s no place like the fringe, and after a month of theatre, comedy and drinking, a few people may benefit from thinking about whether they want a child in the future…

What coffee would you/your show be, and why?

We would be a large mocha, because we’ll energise you, we’re sweet and we’ll set you back about £10.

About the show

Girlhoood

Date(s): Aug 2-10, 12-17

Time(s): 18:30 (50 minutes)

Location: Greenside @ Riddles Court – Thistle Theatre