{"id":3776,"date":"2018-08-12T08:08:52","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T08:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=3776"},"modified":"2018-08-12T10:08:16","modified_gmt":"2018-08-12T10:08:16","slug":"a-flamingo-called-frank-edinburgh-fringe-comedy-sketches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/a-flamingo-called-frank-edinburgh-fringe-comedy-sketches\/","title":{"rendered":"A Flamingo called Frank, Edinburgh Fringe &#8211; Comedy Sketches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we walked along the Royal Mile, people watching, we were accosted by five young men in pink jump suits.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3783\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/a-flamingo-called-frank-edinburgh-fringe-comedy-sketches\/img_3356\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3356.jpg?fit=1461%2C2092&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1461,2092\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3356\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3356.jpg?fit=715%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3356.jpg?resize=720%2C1031&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-3783 size-full\" height=\"1031\" width=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3356.jpg?w=1461&amp;ssl=1 1461w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3356.jpg?resize=210%2C300&amp;ssl=1 210w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3356.jpg?resize=768%2C1100&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3356.jpg?resize=715%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 715w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is easy to dismiss all the touts as you walk the streets of Edinburgh, but these guys were instantly funny, well scripted and so we decided to go to their performance located in the attic of a small workshop.<\/p>\n<p>The sketches were witty, visual and well rehearsed.<\/p>\n<p>These guys could go places.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3801\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/a-flamingo-called-frank-edinburgh-fringe-comedy-sketches\/img_3357-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3357-1.jpg?fit=1251%2C1828&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1251,1828\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3357\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3357-1.jpg?fit=701%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3357-1.jpg?resize=720%2C1052&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3801\" height=\"1052\" width=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3357-1.jpg?w=1251&amp;ssl=1 1251w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3357-1.jpg?resize=205%2C300&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3357-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1122&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3357-1.jpg?resize=701%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we walked along the Royal Mile, people watching, we were accosted by five young men in pink jump suits. 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