Fringe Benefits is back for 2026! Fringe Benefits is South Australia’s only independent podcast dedicated entirely to the Adelaide Fringe. Each week during the Fringe we cover show reviews, artist interviews, behind-the-scenes insights and must-see recommendations throughout the festival season. Designed for Fringe fans who want more than just a program guide, Fringe Benefits offers trusted commentary, local knowledge and a genuine love for the artists, venues and stories that make Adelaide Fringe so special.
Members of the P. Zinner Network. Supported by our Platinum Season partner, Spruik.
2026 Week 5 - Last weekend of Fringe! Reviews of Full Of Grace, Alakazam + many more, & Show Recs For Your Final Hours!
We’re heading into the very last weekend of Adelaide Fringe 2026 and Joel and I have officially hit 39 shows (surely we can push it past 40!).
In this episode we wrap up the season with reviews of Tragic Tales: West Terrace Cemetery by Night (a lantern-lit ghost tour fun), Full of Grace (Father Andrea’s hilarious, physical clown “service” with audience participation), Alakazam (non-verbal wizard clown chaos), Joni: Play Like a Man (Finnish hockey character comedy), and George Glass & The Boys’ Dial M for Mushroom (wildly silly satire).
I also share my final Fringe recommendations: The Paper Boys Paradox, Greg (Vidia Rajan & Mel McGlensey, Alakazam, Man Sings the Same Song Over and Over for an Hour, Vagina: The Visitor’s Guide, and Sexy Ghost Boy - plus a shoutout to our sponsor Spruik and the P.Zinner Network.
We're supported by our Platinum Partner Spruik. (https://spruik.co/) Spruik is an Adelaide-based digital marketing and SEO consultancy with over 25 years of technical expertise.
Follow us on @theiconicblonde (https://www.instagram.com/theiconicblonde) & @fringebenefitspodcast (https://www.instagram.com/fringebenefitspodcast/)
We're friends and members of the P. Zinner Network. Check out all of their amazing shows and events here now (https://www.pzinner.com.au/).
Cover Art - @maria.makesthings (https://www.instagram.com/maria.makesthings/)
Intro/Outro Music - Dj Quads
https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads
https://twitter.com/DjQuads
13 Mar 2026
2026 Week 4 - A Fringe Documentary, Garry Starr, Giuseppe's Love Quest, Obituary WIP, and Naked Cabaret
We've got a week and a bit left of the 2026 Adelaide Fringe! In this episode, I share with you a cool documentary by Christian Best, how the State Library is calling for ephemera, Joel and I chat through shows like Garry Starr: Classic Penguins, Giuseppe's Love Quest and Obituary WIP, and I let you into a secret Fringe show, Naked Cabaret.
we're supported by our Platinum Partner Spruik. (https://spruik.co/)
Follow us on @theiconicblonde (https://www.instagram.com/theiconicblonde) & @fringebenefitspodcast (https://www.instagram.com/fringebenefitspodcast/)
We're friends and members of the P. Zinner Network. Check out all of their amazing shows and events here now (https://www.pzinner.com.au/).
Cover Art - @maria.makesthings (https://www.instagram.com/maria.makesthings/)
Intro/Outro Music - Dj Quads
https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads
https://twitter.com/DjQuads
6 Mar 2026
2026 Week 3 - AI at the Fringe, send in the clowns (Mel McGlensey and PUSS PUSS), and Murder, She Didn't Write (ft Emma's Mum!!)
We are well and truly in Fringe time!
This week we chat the different ways that we've seen AI at the Fringe (some cool, some maybe not so much), we reflect on shows we've seen including: sh!tfaced shakespeare, Club Doggo, Mel McGlensey Is Normal, and PUSS PUSS, with a special podcast feature from my (Emma's) very own Mum.
The wet weather has seen a downturn in Fringe ticket sales, so make sure you head out this long weekend and support a show or two! (or three! or four! or five!).
we're supported by our Platinum Partner Spruik. (https://spruik.co/)
Follow us on @theiconicblonde (https://www.instagram.com/theiconicblonde) & @fringebenefitspodcast (https://www.instagram.com/fringebenefitspodcast/)
We're friends and members of the P. Zinner Network. Check out all of their amazing shows and events here now (https://www.pzinner.com.au/).
Cover Art - @maria.makesthings (https://www.instagram.com/maria.makesthings/)
Intro/Outro Music - Dj Quads
https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads
https://twitter.com/DjQuads
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