“The king wandered the streets and inns and markets. He was surprised that, without his crown on his head, no one seemed to know who he was. After searching and searching and finding nothing, he noticed the sun had nearly set so he raced back to the castle. But it was too late…”

Rohan Sharma, Daniel McKeon, Shalaka Kurup, Sharon Wanjohi and Marty Gleeson reveal their childhood imaginary friends to Su Mi

“It’s the Fringe again and, while it’s easy to get bogged down in anxieties about tickets, costs, show option paralysis and Scottish weather, it’s good to remember that, as the saying goes, there are cathedrals everywhere for those with eyes to see them.“

“As the pressure mounts, I remind myself that people adore Alan because he was great at his job as a football player on the pitch. Everywhere else, he’s balanced, nice, and doesn’t need to stay up all night in the Pleasance Courtyard.”

“You think you fancy them when they are doing their talent, then you meet them and realise it was only their talent you liked and you don’t actually want them to show you any tricks with their wand. “

“I love slime. I think it’s magic. It’s full of meaning but is also just fun to play with. It’s innocent and childish, it’s terrifying and disgusting. It’s uncontainable, it’s sexy, it’s stupid, it’s completely inconvenient. Aspirational, tbh.”

“I’ve got severe hay fever but as they say: ‘To love is to suffer’. They also say: ‘The grass is always greener on the other side’, so let me show you the other side.”

“Doctors don’t believe it, but if I blink four times in a mirror and yell my name backwards, it happens. It must be magic. Or whatever is cut with the black mould I keep eating.”

“I endorse this potion being amazing! I regained control of my life and started typing proficiently again. Now I am a successful CEO. I have sex with all my employees and dribble where I want.”

“You are only ever one bad life event away from paying a woman called Pauline to read you your angel cards on Zoom” - Bella Hull

Get ready for the Weekend of Weird at Brighton Fringe - a whole weekend of alternative comedy and clowny stuff - by astrologising with this handy horoscope

Sick of city noise and grubby smut? Head to a special town - The Mayor and His Daughter want to show you around…

Justina Seselskaite has been lying about reading Ulysses since 2012. That level of bluffing skill means she’s qualified to tell you how to bluff your way through any Fringe

Verity Sharpe’s show Landlord’s Wet Dream is a one-person show/threat about the UK Housing Crisis. Unrelated, LMAOnaise has pivoted to being a jobs board! Get in touch to find out about this lucrative opportunity

What do friendship groups and cults have in common? Quite a bit actually, according to Kate-Lois Elliott!

Harp-playing comedian Sam Hickman has everybody beat when it comes to unwieldy props….

As the Supreme Court moves to make the UK an even more hostile place for trans people than it is already, Dian Cathal writes about the act of making art as a trans person.

Comedian Lauren Pattison tells us why getting her dog, Ralph, was the best decision she ever made

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