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fringe is it supposed — point of the edinburgh fringe is it supposed to be accessible. everyone knows _ supposed to be accessible. everyone knows he _ supposed to be accessible. everyone knows he can be expensive to go to the theatre — knows he can be expensive to go to the theatre or cinema, but this is meant _ the theatre or cinema, but this is meant to— the theatre or cinema, but this is meant to be accessible comedy and entertainment, and i think largely ticket _ entertainment, and i think largely ticket prices are quite low, so it's a crying _ ticket prices are quite low, so it's a crying shame if people putting on a crying shame if people putting on a brilliant _ a crying shame if people putting on a brilliant fringe can't afford themselves to entertain people. so at some _ themselves to entertain people. so at some stage, and brought as a whole _ at some stage, and brought as a whole will— at some stage, and brought as a whole will have to make sure that accommodations are affordable, particularly for the performers. the oruanisers particularly for the perf
fringe is it supposed — point of the edinburgh fringe is it supposed to be accessible. everyone knows _ supposed to be accessible. everyone knows he _ supposed to be accessible. everyone knows he can be expensive to go to the theatre — knows he can be expensive to go to the theatre or cinema, but this is meant _ the theatre or cinema, but this is meant to— the theatre or cinema, but this is meant to be accessible comedy and entertainment, and i think largely ticket _ entertainment, and i...
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fringe or west end run off the back of edinburgh. most people are upfront, putting forward something between four and ten ground — you might make that back if you're lucky at edinburgh, than you do a several theatre run or a big uk to her. but for a lot of us, if you can't afford that money up front, you have to go, i will go i'm not allowed to play the game then, i guess." allowed to play the game then, i tuess." ~ ., ., allowed to play the game then, i tuess." t . . , guess." we heard that response there from the organisers, _ guess.�* we heard that response there from the organisers, they'll— guess." we heard that response there from the organisers, they'll try - from the organisers, they'll try things to keep things affordable — what are the options? i things to keep things affordable - what are the options?— things to keep things affordable - what are the options? i don't really know, i think _ what are the options? i don't really know, i think the _ what are the options? i don't really know, i think the only _ what ar
fringe or west end run off the back of edinburgh. most people are upfront, putting forward something between four and ten ground — you might make that back if you're lucky at edinburgh, than you do a several theatre run or a big uk to her. but for a lot of us, if you can't afford that money up front, you have to go, i will go i'm not allowed to play the game then, i guess." allowed to play the game then, i tuess." ~ ., ., allowed to play the game then, i tuess." t . . ,...
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>> yeah, well, the edinburgh fringe is the best place to come up with ideas and to nurture things. and i had a baby -- my wife really had a baby 15 years ago, and i was at home thinking what do we do now? we've got to pay for this baby. [ light laughter ] and so i decided to set 20 comedians a task every month. and the first one was put some money in my bank account. most money wins. and that paid for it. so every month they did a task for me like find a hedgehog, fastest wins. and it was just a one-off thing in edinburgh. it was going to be a one-hour show, and that was 15 years ago. and now it's this weird telly thing. so it wasn't going to be a tv thing. >> seth: but you came up with the idea, and yet you decided to make greg the taskmaster, and you get to just be the assistant. >> yeah. >> seth: why did you give the role of power to your friend here? >> because he's a fundamentally weak human being. [ laughter ] >> yeah, he's right. >> seth: that might be it. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> he's creative. i won't take that from him. >> seth: that's very noble. very noble. >> no, my person
>> yeah, well, the edinburgh fringe is the best place to come up with ideas and to nurture things. and i had a baby -- my wife really had a baby 15 years ago, and i was at home thinking what do we do now? we've got to pay for this baby. [ light laughter ] and so i decided to set 20 comedians a task every month. and the first one was put some money in my bank account. most money wins. and that paid for it. so every month they did a task for me like find a hedgehog, fastest wins. and it was...
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and prices at the edinburgh fringe are nojoke. comedians say they're being priced out of the festival. show of unityjapan and us military cooperation. tensions with china are never far from the minds of a number of western governments. president biden is hosting japan�*s prime minister, fumio kishida, at the white house. there have been military guards of honour. there will also be a state dinner. the talks are part of the biden administration's diplomatic outreach in asia. there were recent war games in seoul. and on the weekend, the us, japan, phillipines and australia held joint military exercises in the south china sea. the chinese military conducted combat patrols in the same area. speaking a little earlier, president biden said japan, the us and australia will together boost military capabilites — including through the creation of an air missile network. biden said the upgrades were defensive in nature. the most significant upgrade in our alliance since the since in our alliance since the, since it was first established.
and prices at the edinburgh fringe are nojoke. comedians say they're being priced out of the festival. show of unityjapan and us military cooperation. tensions with china are never far from the minds of a number of western governments. president biden is hosting japan�*s prime minister, fumio kishida, at the white house. there have been military guards of honour. there will also be a state dinner. the talks are part of the biden administration's diplomatic outreach in asia. there were recent...
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so good news on the edinburgh fringe from the times. cressida. one last show for stand up comedians to compete with. >> well, i think i'm not sure, actually, mary black promises brutally honest edinburgh fringe show. so this is the snp deputy westminster leader who's on her way out . she said last year way out. she said last year she's had enough. it's too toxic. she can't work in westminster . she's toxic. she can't work in westminster. she's going to go and work with nice civilised stand up comics. what yeah, so she's. no, but she, she is. i think this is going to be a comedy show because i first thought going to be like thought i was going to be like an with, you know, just an evening with, you know, just stories ha, talking stories and ha ha ha, talking about notes. yeah, exactly. all the drunken debauchery the terrible drunken debauchery of actually the terrible drunken debauchery of refer actually the terrible drunken debauchery of refer to actually the terrible drunken debauchery of refer to her actually the terrible drunken debauchery of
so good news on the edinburgh fringe from the times. cressida. one last show for stand up comedians to compete with. >> well, i think i'm not sure, actually, mary black promises brutally honest edinburgh fringe show. so this is the snp deputy westminster leader who's on her way out . she said last year way out. she said last year she's had enough. it's too toxic. she can't work in westminster . she's toxic. she can't work in westminster. she's going to go and work with nice civilised...
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fringe. welcome back, let's head to the us. new inflation figures out for march. consumer prices rose three point 5% year on year — slightly above what analysts had been expected. can see here on this graph trend overall is down, when looking back across last two years to january 2022. increase driven by higher costs for fuel, housing, dining out, and clothing. the result means the federal reserve is more likely to maintain its high interest rates.
fringe. welcome back, let's head to the us. new inflation figures out for march. consumer prices rose three point 5% year on year — slightly above what analysts had been expected. can see here on this graph trend overall is down, when looking back across last two years to january 2022. increase driven by higher costs for fuel, housing, dining out, and clothing. the result means the federal reserve is more likely to maintain its high interest rates.
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fringe, home of the edinburgh fringe, one of the greatest, comedy festivals in the world. >> but we saw it a couple of years ago. >> we saw, jerry sadowitz, who's a fantastic comic, getting literally his shows cancelled up there. we saw a bunch of comedians just kind of doing nothing about it. >> and the irony is that people, what they do for kindness , or what they do for kindness, or they see it as being a moral virtue, can, of course, be turned on them. >> that's the whole thing about free speech is free speech for everyone, just people everyone, not just the people that with. and when it that i agree with. and when it comes down to, this law , which comes down to, this law, which really makes it about offence being taken and not given, then it then it's just about the individual and anybody can use anything that anybody ever says onune anything that anybody ever says online or in person or in a comedy club. and if they in any way take offence to it or pretend to take offence to it, you can get the police to look into it, which is madness . the into it, which is madness. the fact
fringe, home of the edinburgh fringe, one of the greatest, comedy festivals in the world. >> but we saw it a couple of years ago. >> we saw, jerry sadowitz, who's a fantastic comic, getting literally his shows cancelled up there. we saw a bunch of comedians just kind of doing nothing about it. >> and the irony is that people, what they do for kindness , or what they do for kindness, or they see it as being a moral virtue, can, of course, be turned on them. >> that's the...
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it will be very interesting to see what happens at edinburgh fringe festival at the edinburgh fringe festival in , because the they have in august, because the they have 3000 shows on in august there. it's the biggest arts festival in the world and they've just been gagged. i don't know how they'll manage it. >> there's strange >> there's so many strange elements to the wording of this legislation, aren't there? elaine this idea that you could be guilty of stirring up hatred, and it based on the characteristics of religion, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. some people are saying the women should be included in that. i don't want as a woman to be in that. actually, i can choose if i'm offended not by something offended or not by something that says . that somebody says. >> because you're a grown up bev, it might be because i'm a grown up. >> yeah , the wording of the >> yeah, the wording of the like, i'm not a lawyer. i've no real idea. all i can do is read the legislation and draw some conclusions. and, the problem with it, there doesn't seem to be any definitions w
it will be very interesting to see what happens at edinburgh fringe festival at the edinburgh fringe festival in , because the they have in august, because the they have 3000 shows on in august there. it's the biggest arts festival in the world and they've just been gagged. i don't know how they'll manage it. >> there's strange >> there's so many strange elements to the wording of this legislation, aren't there? elaine this idea that you could be guilty of stirring up hatred, and it...
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comedians who perform at the edinburgh fringe festival. makes you festival. it just makes you wonder, know, what is the wonder, you know, what is the priority any priority of governments? any more? protecting her feelings, protecting or protecting minority groups or just the job done? let just getting the job done? let me know what you think. vaiews@gbnews.com. there's lots more still to come between now and 4:00, and i'll get reaction to the news that water bills are going to go up by 6% at the same time as companies keep pumping sewage into bathing areas, we're paying sewage into bathing areas, we're paying for their mistakes and how they're going to get away with this. will it wash with you? but first, it's time for your latest news headlines with tatiana sanchez . tatiana sanchez. >> martin. thank you. the top stories this hour. campaigners are gathered outside the scottish parliament in protest of new hate crime laws, which they say are a threat to free speech. the laws bring together existing legislation, making it a crime to stir up hatred against peop
comedians who perform at the edinburgh fringe festival. makes you festival. it just makes you wonder, know, what is the wonder, you know, what is the priority any priority of governments? any more? protecting her feelings, protecting or protecting minority groups or just the job done? let just getting the job done? let me know what you think. vaiews@gbnews.com. there's lots more still to come between now and 4:00, and i'll get reaction to the news that water bills are going to go up by 6% at...
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it's going to be a big problem edinburgh problem for edinburgh festival, for edinburgh fringe, for comedians. police comedians. you know, the police have been they have to go have been told they have to go after comedians kind of after comedians who are kind of putting out abusive jokes. that's that's just that's just that's just ridiculous. that. ridiculous. we can't do that. whatever you think about protecting protecting people's. >> but, you know, what this >> but, you know, what is this world get ? television has world we get? television has never been more boring . never been more boring. >> yeah, absolutely. >> yeah, absolutely. >> honestly, so boring as a i can sit as a professional. i can sit here and watch . i don't know sit here and watch. i don't know how you would describe them, but just people without opinions, without anything. >> everything's so afraid of causing offence. it's so anodyne. there's no. there's no real joke. there's no real kind of danger. remember tv in the 90s? the kind of stuff you used to have late night on channel 4? i mean, you'd never get that made. the i
it's going to be a big problem edinburgh problem for edinburgh festival, for edinburgh fringe, for comedians. police comedians. you know, the police have been they have to go have been told they have to go after comedians kind of after comedians who are kind of putting out abusive jokes. that's that's just that's just that's just ridiculous. that. ridiculous. we can't do that. whatever you think about protecting protecting people's. >> but, you know, what this >> but, you know, what...
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. >> protests are up in edinburgh as scotland's new hate crime law comes today. despite comes into force today. despite warnings the new legislation could be weaponised by fringe activists, waste time and activists, waste police time and have a chilling effect on free speech. >> all out war the tory party chairman labels reform uk leader richard tice a threatening bully, as tice claims he has, and could release embarrassing personal information . on the personal information. on the tory deputy chairman, jonathan gullis. this comes as a shock poll shows reform could cost the tories up to 50 seats and as germany legalises the recreational use of cannabis . recreational use of cannabis. >> today we're asking should the uk follow suit? well, so this protest in edinburgh, outside holyrood is due to kick off at 1:00. we've got our scotland reporter outside holyrood waiting because there's a lot of anger about this new legislation. some people say this is progress. this is going to, you know, stop people from being vicious towards stop towards each other, stop stirring
. >> protests are up in edinburgh as scotland's new hate crime law comes today. despite comes into force today. despite warnings the new legislation could be weaponised by fringe activists, waste time and activists, waste police time and have a chilling effect on free speech. >> all out war the tory party chairman labels reform uk leader richard tice a threatening bully, as tice claims he has, and could release embarrassing personal information . on the personal information. on the...
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it's 12:00 on monday, the 1st of april. >> protests are up in edinburgh as scotland's new hate crime law comes today. despite comes into force today. despite warnings the new legislation could be weaponised by fringe activists, waste time and activists, waste police time and have a chilling effect on free speech. >> all out war the tory party chairman labels reform uk leader richard tice a threatening bully, as tice claims he has, and could release embarrassing personal information . on the personal information. on the tory deputy chairman, jonathan gullis. this comes as a shock poll shows reform could cost the tories up to 50 seats and as germany
it's 12:00 on monday, the 1st of april. >> protests are up in edinburgh as scotland's new hate crime law comes today. despite comes into force today. despite warnings the new legislation could be weaponised by fringe activists, waste time and activists, waste police time and have a chilling effect on free speech. >> all out war the tory party chairman labels reform uk leader richard tice a threatening bully, as tice claims he has, and could release embarrassing personal information...