Comedians

Inspirational! Taylor Mac has the voice of an wonderful angel. I saw his show last week, it is funny, philosophical, artistic, controversial and, most of all, honest. He does this incredible skit as though he's lying in bed in the morning and saying his thoughts out loud, stirring through the mental mud that everyone is caked in but it's rarely talks about. After the show my friends and I questioned how much was real or was it just a stage show. We opted for the real deal. He's undoubtedly the best performer I have seen in all 4 years I've been at the Festival.

Well, last night who do I end up chatting to ... easy guess! Without the drag outfit, make-up and wig he looks .. not his normal self. Taylor's performance made me laugh and nearly cry, but yesterday we ended up talking about going swimming. Yep, indoor swimming pools and where they can be found in Edinburgh. He also told me he's too shy to go handing out fliers on the high street like most other performers do .... After I had seen him in his drag outfit, green fish-net stockings and very little else, I actually found it very easy to believe it. We agreed that if shows (like most things in life) are good enough they will sell themselves through word of mouth.