Fringe celebs
- Source: The List (Issue 608)
- Date: 31 July 2008 (updated 21 August 2008)
- Written by: David Laing

Joan Rivers
Star turns
There’s more than a smattering of well-kent faces at this year’s Fringe. David Laing presents his pick of the celebs
Joan Rivers
The funnywoman and enemy of Loose Women stars in her play on the ups and downs of ageing, Work in Progress by a Life in Progress.
Udderbelly’s Pasture, 0844 545 8252, 7–25 Aug, 3.45pm, £18–£25 (£15).
Karen Dunbar
The Chewing the Fat star gets serious in Denise Mina’s A Drunk Woman Looks at the Thistle.
Assembly Rooms, 623 3030, 2–25 Aug (not 12, 19), 10.10pm, £11–£12 (£10–£11). Previews 31 Jul & 1 Aug, £5.
Clive James
King of anecdotes, the mellifluous Clive James, talks through his encounters with the rich and famous in In Conversation.
Assembly Rooms, 623 3030, 19–24 Aug, 4.30pm, £13–£15 (£12–£14).
Britt Ekland
Britt On Britt reveals all about her life as a Swedish sex kitten, whether we want her to or not.
Assembly Rooms, 623 3030, 3–25 Aug (not 20), 6.30pm, £10.50–£11.50 (£9.50–£10.50). Previews 31 Jul–2 Aug, £5.
Simon Callow
In A Festival Dickens, the venerable Callow presents two of the novelist’s monodramas.
Assembly Rooms, 623 3030, 8–25 Aug (not 11, 18), 2pm, £17.50–£20 (£15–£18). Preview 7 Aug, £10.
More: Britt Ekland, Clive James, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh Festivals, Fringe, Joan Rivers, Karen Dunbar, Simon Callow
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