Rosie Jones, Janeane Garofalo and Jenni Fagan on stage at the Edinburgh Festival
Comedians Rosie Jones and Janeane Garofalo are among Viv Groskop's guests live from the BBC Tent at the Edinburgh Festival.
Rosie Jones, a stand-up comedian whose material plays on her experience of living with Cerebral Palsy, discusses defying expectations - both onstage and off. Her one woman show is Fifteen Minutes.
Janeane Garofalo is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She began her career as a stand-up comedian and became a cast member on The Ben Stiller Show, The Larry Sanders Show, and Saturday Night Live, and has appeared in more than 50 films. She discusses her Edinburgh show, Put A Pin in That.
Jenni Fagan reads from her latest collection of poetry, There's a Witch in the Word Machine ahead of her appearance at the Edinburgh International Books Festival.
Plus, we get under the skin of the Festival Fringe with two talent scouts, asking is Edinburgh still the place to make your name as a comedian?
Presenter : Viv Groskop
Producer : Dymphna Flynn.
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Rosie Jones
Rosie Jones: Fifteen Minutes is at the Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh on Sunday 26 August 2018 - but not on Sunday 19th August 2018.
Images:
Main image above and image to the left: Rosie Jones
Images credit: Aemen Sukkar
Jenni Fagan
Jenni Fagan reads from her poetry alongside fellow poet Sasha Dugdale, in the event Truth Bomb Poetry, held at the Baillie Gifford Corner Theatre Edinburgh on Monday 13 August 2018, as part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
Jenni Fagan's book, There's a Witch in the Word Machine is published on 06 September 2018 in paperback, and as an eBook.
Image: Jenni Fagan
Image credit: Louise Garrasco
Janeane Garofalo
Janeane Garolo's Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Put a Pin in That is at the Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh from 14 - 19 August 2018.
Age category: 12+
Image: Janeane Garofalo
Image credit: Steven Dewall
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Viv Groskop |
| Interviewed Guest | Rosie Jones |
| Interviewed Guest | Janeane Garofalo |
| Interviewed Guest | Jenni Fagan |
| Producer | Dymphna Flynn |
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- Mon 13 Aug 201819:15BBC Radio 4
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