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Sat 08 Aug 2008Gigs, gags and going for a gong
The comedy marathon at Edinburgh Fringe peaks tonight. In between his own shows, Irish comic Kevin Gildeacatches a bunch of other acts, including that of the Irish nominee
MIDNIGHT OUTSIDE the Gilded Balloon Teviot and people are drinking around a cow. The cow is purple and upside down - like it has keeled over from too much drink. This inverted inflatable is a venue - a new one added to the Underbelly roster (it's called the Udderbelly). It lies in the square in front of the Gilded Balloon Teviot venue, itself bedecked and bejewelled in fairy lights, transformed from grey educational ramparts to glittering fairy castle, and the Pleasance Dome.
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