Sleepy head TO Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival we go, that showbiz launchpad like no other. One minute you’re desperately trying to thrust a flyer into the hands of disinterested tourists. Then, after a couple of well-attended performances, everything changes dramatically.
And suddenly...
you’ve made enough money to print a few more flyers to thrust into the hands of disinterested tourists. Comedian and Scot Squad actor Paul McDaniel is performing his show Butter Beans at the Fringe, and it’s proving an illuminating experience. Says Paul: “A reviewer came to my show, laughed a bit, fell asleep, then woke up and laughed a bit at the end.
Can't wait to read the review!” PS The reviewer definitely wasn’t on the Diary payroll. Our hacks stay asleep throughout entire performances. There’s nothing we prize more than consistency.
Legless in Loch WE recommend that before reading the following tale you find a loved one and tightly clasp their hand. For this is a scary story, not to be endured alone. It’s been reported that a man fishing on a Loch Lomond island was “astonished” to find an eight-foot shedded snake skin.
Presumably the previous owner of the skin was lurking nearby. This is a shocking revelation, and not just because it’s hard to believe men still go fishing, especially when there are so many good shows on Netflix. On social media it’s causing quite the stir, with one reptile expert concluding: “It’s definitely a Balloch Constrictor.
” No to yea.