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Fringe notes (5): Brexit, Britishness and the secret of 2.5 million #edfringe

'No, no, no, I won't say the word,' Bridget Christie had resolved when it was announced after the 23 June referendum that Great Britain will leave the EU. Bridget Christie is one of the most popular stand-up comedians here at the Edinburgh Fringe. By dumb luck, I was still able to get a ticket. 'I don't want to talk about that horrible Brexit,' she informed the audience. Oops, there was the forbidden word there after all. Even her so-called attempt to talk only about fine, g...

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Leo Bankersen

Leo Bankersen has been writing about film since Chinatown and Night of the Living Dead. Reviewed as a freelance film journalist for the GPD for a long time. Is now, among other things, one of the regular contributors to De Filmkrant. Likes to break a lance for children's films, documentaries and films from non-Western countries. Other specialities: digital issues and film education.View Author posts

'No, no, no, I won't say the word,' Bridget Christie had resolved when it was announced after the 23 June referendum that Great Britain will leave the EU. Bridget Christie is one of the most popular stand-up comedians here at the Edinburgh Fringe. By dumb luck, I was still able to get a ticket. 'I don't want to talk about that horrible Brexit,' she informed the audience. Oops, there was the forbidden word there after all. Even her so-called attempt to talk only about fine, g...

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