Asian acts triumph at Edinburgh Fringe

Laughter transcends cultural differences in Scottish arts festival

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Street performers show their colors at the annual Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The number and variety of Asian shows at the festival has expanded significantly in recent years. (© Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society)

FIONA MACGREGOR, Contributing writer

August 22, 2023 14:43 JST

EDINBURGH, Scotland -- "It's very, very hard to explain to most people in our country what happens at the Edinburgh Fringe," said Indonesian stand-up comedian Mo Sidik, as he shelters from the notoriously fickle Scottish weather outside the historic university building where he is about to perform.