What can Fringe audiences expect from The Feelgood Factor?
It’s a miserable time and I want to make people remember the old days when we all felt good. Everybody who comes to see my show will leave with a smile – I can guarantee it. Is it getting harder to make people laugh in these times? I think it is, but people are also looking for a release. My kind of comedy isn’t about preaching and I’m not political. I’m just a feelgood comedian. You also play Sir Benjamin Backbite in 18th century comedy The School For Scandal. How did you get involved? I’ve done a couple of plays in Edinburgh. When producers asked, I thought, ‘Why not?’ It’s going to be very, very funny. I’m having a great time with such talented people – Phil Nichol, Lionel Blair and Marcus Brigstocke. You made your Fringe debut in 2001 and have performed stand-up every year since 2003. What makes the Edinburgh Festival so special? For me, it is truly an international, cultural melting pot. There are all kinds of things, be it free shows, street performers, gospel choirs, youth theat
