With many performers priced out of the Edinburgh Fringe, one comedian is doing things a little differently. Rachel Grant reports.
Lee Kyle, from South Shields, will return to Scotland's capital with his tent for his show at the Festival Fringe in August.
He will travel into the city every day for his lunch slot at The Pear Tree.
It was inevitable that many performers would be priced out of the festival, Lee said.
Accommodation costs in August have been creeping up in recent years and are set to get worse after a change to licensing requirements for self-catering properties in Scotland. This year short-term lets available in August include one bedroom flats with a monthly rate of £10,000 and a three-bedroom flat for £34,000.
Speaking on BBC Radio Four's Today programme, Lee said the cost of camping had gone up this year but was still a difference between £450 and "many thousands" for staying indoors...Keep reading on BBC.
Lee Kyle, from South Shields, will return to Scotland's capital with his tent for his show at the Festival Fringe in August.
He will travel into the city every day for his lunch slot at The Pear Tree.
It was inevitable that many performers would be priced out of the festival, Lee said.
Accommodation costs in August have been creeping up in recent years and are set to get worse after a change to licensing requirements for self-catering properties in Scotland. This year short-term lets available in August include one bedroom flats with a monthly rate of £10,000 and a three-bedroom flat for £34,000.
Speaking on BBC Radio Four's Today programme, Lee said the cost of camping had gone up this year but was still a difference between £450 and "many thousands" for staying indoors...Keep reading on BBC.