An Edinburgh comedian says he has been forced to wild camp for the entire Fringe after accommodation proved too expensive.
Vash Pernikar, 33, has committed to living in a tent for the entirety of his festival run after he was unable to fork out for somewhere to stay for the month. Bringing his stand up show 'My Body Your Choice', up from London, the comedian told Edinburgh Live that he has been pitching and packing up his equipment every day just in order to be part of the atmosphere.
Running on a few hours of interrupted sleep a night and the adrenaline of his performances, Vash shared that despite being an unexperienced camper, he is pushing through to give the Fringe a go. However, the experience hasn't been quite what he had hoped for so far, with the 33-year-old saying:
