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Ambassadors

Meet Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Suzy Eddie Izzard and Brian Cox, Ambassadors for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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Our President and Ambassadors are Fringe alumni whose careers wouldn’t have been the same without the Fringe. They act as advocates for this amazing festival, celebrating the Fringe and what it stands for all around the world.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge 2023, Welcome Address, RR
Honorary president

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

The honorary position sees Waller-Bridge act as a representative and advocate for the Fringe Society, the charity that exists to support everyone who wants to participate in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Suzy Eddie Izzard 2022, Fringe Shop, DMH
First Ambassador

Suzy Eddie Izzard

As our first Ambassador, Suzy represents the Fringe Society, the charity that underpins the Fringe and supports the Fringe to fulfil its vision – to give anyone a stage and everyone a seat.

Brian Cox 2024, Fringe Friends Event
US Ambassador

Brian Cox

Star of stage and screen, our US Ambassador Brian Cox joins Suzy Eddie Izzard and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society’s honorary President, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, as advocates for the festival.