TACKY TEACHER

Aleksandr Popov "Tacky Teacher"
Photo: Harry Tiits
Design: Kaisa Holsting @ Sylph Designs
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No skills. No mindset. No preparation. Out of the rawest grief grows a desperate hunger: the need to leave a mark, to prove something resembling manhood. He was never meant to teach anyone. He was only expected to survive nonetheless. Tacky Teacher is the origin story that was never meant to originate. Bouncer by night, teacher by day, he walks the twilight zone between human darkness and the fragile glow of the common good. Always a problem, never just a solution – but always holding the torch. Lighting the way. Even as he burns his hands.

Today Edinburgh Festival Fringe announced it's first shows for 2026:
"Tacky Teacher" by me is amongst them!
August 6th-30th, Just The Tonic at the Caves
#EdFringe2026 #JustTheTonic #Edinburgh #standup #storytelling
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

Three figures in orange jumpsuits sprawl on theatre seats, with a prison officer in blue shirt watching them

Luigi The Musical takes some big risks with its material in this last-minute addition to the Fringe programme.

www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/luig...

#edfringe #musical #comedy #justthetonic

Al and Cy from The Electric Head. Al is making a finger-gun, and Cy is holding his hands upwards and wearing a helmet adorned with what looks like swirly lights

Good long-form improv is hard to come by, but @electricheadcomedy.bsky.social have managed it.

www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/the-...

#edfringe #comedy #justthetonic #improv

Comedy on fire! @edfringe.bsky.social

Aleksandr Popov "Why I Stayed...?" @ Just The Tonic at the Caves
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Black and white photo of two Chinese women wearing wireless headphones. One holds a Polaroid camera.

Invisible Space tells the centuries-old tale of Bai Suzhen through experimental theatre and modern silent disco technology.

www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/invi...

#edfringe #theatre #china #chinafocus #justthetonic

Man talking about his feelings ... Awkward yet funny!

Aleksandr Popov "Why I Stayed...?"
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#JTTFringe #EdFringe2025 #justthetonic #justthetonicedinburgh #50shadesofbouncer #standupcomedy #storytelling

Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Monstering the Rocketman by Henry Naylor / Alex Berr Monstering the Rocketman by Henry Naylor, Pleasance Dome ★★★★

Tabloid excess in the 1980s; gallows humour in reflections on life and death - ★★★★ Monstering the Rocketman by Henry Naylor @pleasance.co.uk Dome / ★★★ #AlexBerr #JusttheTonic #MashHouse - @edfringe.bsky.social 2025 reviews by Veronica Lee www.theartsdesk.com/comedy-theat...

We're beyond excited to be heading to the Edinburgh Fringe next week with Just The Tonic! You’ve seen the front of our poster - now we’re proud to unveil the back of our flyer!
Grab your tickets now! edinburgh.justthetonic.com/event/88:4697/ #edfringe #justthetonic #edfringe2025

Aleksandr Popov - Why I Stayed..? A Gothic Review of Life
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#JustTheTonic #JTTFringe #JustTheTonicFringe #EdFringe #justthetonicedinburgh #50shadesofbouncer

Who's heading to Edinburgh Fringe? We're leaving on Tues for a month of performing (and sharing a room!) Will we survive? Will you come see our show? Where's the cool places to hang out? What shows are you looking forward to? TELL US STUFF! #edfringe #justthetonic #edfringe2025 #DareToDiscover

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Aleksandr Popov - Why I Stayed..? A Gothic Review of Life
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#JustTheTonic #JTTFringe #JustTheTonicFringe #EdFringe #justthetonicedinburgh #50shadesofbouncer

Aleksandr Popov "Why I Stayed...?"
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#50shadesofbouncer #EdFringe2025 #justthetonic #justthetonicedinburgh #edinburghfestivalfringe #standupcomedy

Aleksandr Popov "Why I Stayed...?"
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#50shadesofbouncer #EdFringe2025 #justthetonic #justthetonicedinburgh #edinburghfestivalfringe #standupcomedy

#ComedyFestival #StandUp #Hilarious #Melbourne #TheScotsman #Funny #Laugh #Dave #UKComic #MockTheWeek #EdinburghFringe #OneLiner #AmusedMoose #LeicesterMercury #NATYAward #GleeClub #ComedyCentral #JustTheTonic #SeannWalsh #RobBeckett #RobBrydon #MichaelMcIntyre #SeanLock #undefined

"Why I Stayed...? A Gothic Review of Life" EdFringe2025 dark comedy show

"Why I Stayed...? A Gothic Review of Life"
Tickets: edinburgh.justthetonic.com/event/88:4949/
Dates: 31.07.25-24.08.25

"This show is based on my own drastic decision to bid farewell to the life that at one point seemed insurmountably difficult to keep holding on to."
#EdFringe2025 #JustTheTonic

#ComedyFestival #StandUp #Hilarious #Melbourne #TheScotsman #Funny #Laugh #Dave #UKComic #MockTheWeek #EdinburghFringe #OneLiner #AmusedMoose #LeicesterMercury #NATYAward #GleeClub #ComedyCentral #JustTheTonic #SeannWalsh #RobBeckett #RobBrydon #MichaelMcIntyre #SeanLock #undefined

Chilly days work, but warmed by excellent feedback at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.

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