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Going Coastal with Donald McGinty

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Hello there! It's me, Donald McGinty, presenter of programmes like Going Coastal with Donald McGinty, Take A Hike with Donald McGinty and Richard Madeley's Celebrity Colonoscopy. Watch All Episodes Now: linktr.ee/donaldmcginty

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Going Coastal with Donald McGinty @donaldmcginty.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Phil came to see my show last year and he came back this year. He appreciated the five new jokes (and all the old ones). Come see it tomorrow at City Cafe 11.55am - Pay What You Can!
Donald McGinty and a man named Phil.
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Going Coastal with Donald McGinty @donaldmcginty.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
It's nearly time for Going Coastal at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe! Have you got yer tickets yet? Get ready to #MixItUp in a light-hearted, light entertainment show that gets surprisingly dark for its time slot. #edfringe #comedy theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/07/frin...
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Fringe 2026 - Donald brings the seaside in
Answer the call of nature and set sail for daft laughs as Going Coastal with Donald McGinty comes to the Edinburgh Fringe. It’s a light-hearted, light entertainment show with some surprisingly dark bi...
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Going Coastal with Donald McGinty @donaldmcginty.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Thats it for Donald at @buxtonfringe.bsky.social but he recommends you check out @totallyimprovised.bsky.social with their shows ComedySportz and The Totally Improvised Musical at @undergroundvenues.bsky.social!
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Going Coastal with Donald McGinty @donaldmcginty.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Donald is back at @undergroundvenues.bsky.social tonight for his second @buxtonfringe.bsky.social show! Tickets still available online or on the door. Underground Venues @ Buxton Working Mens Club | 5.45pm
Review for GOING COASTAL WITH DONALD MCGINTY

Do you enjoy long-running, cosy, geography-based television shows? Are you keen on relentless punning? Perhaps you have a soft spot for seagulls or a sub-par Billy Connolly accent.

If so, get yourself down to the Underground Venues at the Working Men’s Club. Donald McGinty is the man for you. Admittedly, his cosy, geography-based television show has hit a couple of hitches lately, as indeed have the seagulls. But no matter, McGinty keeps on keeping on in the face of multiple challenges.

Sean Mason has created a show about a show that references a lot of other shows. It’s about as meta as it gets. It’s also very funny. There are nostalgic reference points aplenty to satisfy Gen Xers and Millennials. But it’s also bang up-to-date. There’s a loose narrative arc which doesn’t matter all that much and a very genuine message behind the whole thing (which does matter but which is never allowed to distract from the relentless punning). Donald McGinty himself is not remotely cosy but a tragi-comic anti-hero, cast in the long shadow of Basil Fawlty or Mr Bean, perhaps.

Not convinced yet? Come for the 1970s public information horrors, stay for the bad taste jokes about seals, regional accents and cremation. You have one more chance to meet Donald McGinty. Next Thursday, 16th July at the WMC.

Review by Anna Girolami
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*Silver Pine Productions*🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈✊🏾 @silverpine.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Really, really enjoyed this. There’s one more chance to see this at @buxtonfringe.bsky.social As McGinty himself might say, C U Next Thursday at @undergroundvenues.bsky.social WMC.
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Going Coastal with Donald McGinty @donaldmcginty.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
See Going Coastal with Donald McGinty at @buxtonfringe.bsky.social this weekend! Tickets available from @undergroundvenues.bsky.social or box office. #WorldFringeDay
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Going Coastal with Donald McGinty @donaldmcginty.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Donald is coming to Buxton this weekend! Going Coastal is a light-hearted, light entertainment show that gets surprisingly dark for its timeslot. Answer the call of nature and get your tickets today! Tickets: 2026.underthefringe.com/shows/donald...
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Going Coastal with Donald McGinty @donaldmcginty.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Hello there Buxton! Sadly, Donald can't be at the @buxtonfringe.bsky.social opening party hosted by @undergroundvenues.bsky.social tonight but you can still buy tickets for his show anyway! Get them here: 2026.underthefringe.com/shows/donald...
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Going Coastal with Donald McGinty @donaldmcginty.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Hello there @buxtonfringe.bsky.social! Going Coastal with Donald McGinty at @undergroundvenues.bsky.social is nearly here! Have you got yer tickets yet? Get them now: 2026.underthefringe.com/shows/donald...
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Going Coastal with Donald McGinty @donaldmcginty.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
@undergroundvenues.bsky.social are offering 10% off all tickets for their @buxtonfringe.bsky.social programme - offer ends Sunday 21st at 5pm! Donald says answer the call of nature and get yer tickets now! Book here: 2026.underthefringe.com/shows/donald...
Donald and some seagulls by the sea. 10% off buxton fringe tickets this weekend use code happy21blue at underground venues website - offer ends 5pm Sunday 21st June.
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Going Coastal with Donald McGinty @donaldmcginty.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Come see Going Coastal with Donald McGinty at @buxtonfringe.bsky.social. With jokes about the seaside, seagulls and c-list celebrities it's a light hearted, light entertainment show with some surprsingly dark bits. Tickets on sale now.
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Going Coastal with Donald McGinty @donaldmcginty.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Donald is bringing his show to @leicscomedyfest.bsky.social this week! It's a light hearted, light entertainment show that gets surprisingly dark for its time slot. "McGinty proves an affable captain of this enjoyable pleasure cruise." Chortle Tickets: events.comedy-festival.co.uk/events/going...
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Going Coastal with Donald McGinty | Leicester Comedy Festival
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The Totally Improvised Company @totallyimprovised.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
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The Totally Improvised Musical returns to Buxton Fringe Festival
What do snowmen, beekeepers, zombie politicians and sandwiches have in common? They've all been the subject of a Totally Improvised Musical, a quick-w...
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Going Coastal with Donald McGinty @donaldmcginty.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Pay What You Can tickets are on sale now for Going Coastal at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025! #DareToDiscover with Donald McGinty but don't forget the old McGinty family motto: "whin adventure beckons be daein yer business afore ye' leave the hoose!" Book now: www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Donald McGinty stands by the sea, arms out stretched with a seagull in his hand and others flying behind him. Brighton Fringe awards nominee 2024.
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Going Coastal with Donald McGinty @donaldmcginty.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Hello there! It's me, Donald McGinty, host of Going Coastal with Donald McGinty! In 2024 I did a live award-nominated* show at the Brighton Fringe and I'll be taking it to @edfringe.bsky.social in 2025! Give me a follow so I can tell you all about it! *Best Poster Design
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