Hello, what’s your name, and what on earth are you going to be doing in Edinburgh this August?

We are Dead Cat Bounce and we’re going to be rocking Edinburgh’s knickers off for the month of August.

Tell us more about your show
It’s a huge rock & roll mess about dancing accountants, mentally ill farm animals, the world’s first comedy drum solo and the true story about how we very briefly became members of Whitesnake.

If you’re doing a marathon Fringe run, how are you preparing for your marathon Fringe run?
Last year we did 25 straight nights of Late’n’Live, plus the Reading and Leeds Festivals and our comedy show. So we did more than 60 full shows over the festival. This year, we’re only doing 15 nights of Late’n’Live, plus Reading and Leeds and our comedy show, so it’ll be a piece of p***.

Food and/or drink – what do you take to keep you going through the madness?
Usually we’d live exclusively on a diet of Gregg’s sausage rolls, coffee and booze. Last year we were pretty much nocturnal, so we ended up eating breakfast in the Mosque Kitchen everyday, which was probably a lot healthier but over the course of a month plays havoc with your bowels.

London’s taken some of the hype with the Olympics this year – what do you think is the best way for Edinburgh to grab it back?
Televised competitive flyering.

If you’ve been before, what’s your favourite part of the Edinburgh festivals?
The reviews. In 2009 STV described us as “looking like gay bouncers”, “a Hungarian Westlife tribute act” and “like what all accountants secretly hope they don’t look like on dress-down Friday” all in the same review. Plus you threatened to shoot us. Thanks STV.

What would be your biggest piece of advice to any performers coming to Edinburgh for the first time?
Stay off our goddam turf.

Whoever else are you most excited to see in Edinburgh this year?
We’re most excited to see Neil, the head of sound in the Gilded Balloon. He’s a great bloke and we haven’t seen him in a couple of months.  

What’s been your most memorable festival experience?
A girl who flashed her boobs at us from the audience for a full hour during Late’n’Live last year. It wasn’t so much cheeky as threatening. Like she was showing us a loaded gun.

Any favourite Scottishword/phrase?
We once heard a guy shouting “I’m lookin for real women wi tots y fonnies!!” So that’s become kind of a catchphrase for us.

What would be your best tip for any punters coming to their first Fringe?
It’s considered very rude not to accept all flyers handed to you. Particularly if the act has gone to the trouble of dressing up and approaching you in character. It’s considered even ruder not to go to the show once you’ve accepted the flyer.

And finally, when/where/how can we see your show?
Pleasance One everyday at 10.30pm.

•    Tickets available from edfringe.com