The Gilded Balloon

The Gilded Balloon

The Gilded Balloon is one of the Edinburgh Fringe's best-known venues, established by Karen Koren in 1986 in Edinburgh's Cowgate. [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3112819.stm|title= BBC News, 31st July 2003] It is currently located at Teviot Row House in Bristo Square (owned by the Edinburgh University Students' Association).

History

In 1988, it devised the competition "'So You Think You're Funny", [cite web |url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/features_static/awards/sofunny.php|title= Chortle, UK comedy industry website] which has been won by many notable comics including Rhona Cameron, Lee Mack, Dylan Moran, Tommy Tiernan and Peter Kay; other finalists have included Ed Byrne, Dominic Holland, Ardal O’Hanlon and Johnny Vegas. The competition was sponsored by Channel 4 from 1993 until 2004, [cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/S/sytyf|title= Channel 4 'So You think You're Funny' page] with five and the Paramount Comedy Channel taking over in 2005.

In 2001, the Gilded Balloon expanded to include Teviot Row House and, on 7 December 2002, a fire devastated its original Cowgate base. [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3112819.stm|title= BBC News, 31st July 2003] The Gilded Balloon continues at Teviot Row House which, in 2005, contained seven performance spaces.

Controversy

During his early career, Russell Brand was forcefully ejected from the Gilded Balloon. [ [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/edinburgh2004/story/0,,1284470,00.html Russell Brand, Pleasance, Edinburgh | | Guardian Unlimited Arts ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.gildedballoon.co.uk/ The Gilded Balloon]


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