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It's about risks - and chicks American comic Demetri Martin, who won the 2003 Perrier award, recalls his first visit to the Fringe
2005
Overview
I came to Edinburgh for the first time in 2003. Going into the festival, I felt ready. But looking back, it's clear I had no idea. A couple of weeks before hitting the Fringe, I learnt the correct pronunciation of the city's name. That seemed like a good start. After preparing some last-minute things (jokes, props, clothes), packing, and not cleaning my apartment, I left for Scotland. My first night in Edinburgh featured dinner with Jimmy Carr. We sat in an Italian restaurant and talked about our shows. Engrossed and speculative, our meeting must have glowed like some sort of gay, international comedy date (jokes, clothes). Jimmy was kind enough to help with some requisite vocabulary changes (ie \"pants'' to \"trousers'', \"American'' to \"fat'', etc.). I learnt that \"acclimate'' is not a word, but \"acclimatise'' is. Interesting. It seemed I didn't even know the correct word for the process of learning the correct word. Perfect. I sensed that my show might go \"tits up'' which, sadly, does not mean what I wish it did. Without question the greatest part of my first Fringe was spending time with new friends. At home, most of my friends are comedians. And, to my delight, I found a whole new, parallel cadre of idiots on the other side of the ocean. David O'Doherty (Ireland), Daniel Kitson (England), Flight of the Conchords (New Zealand) and Jimmy Carr (mansion) made the Fringe more about being off-stage than on.
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