--- title: "Gail Porter: Portergeist | Assembly Festival" meta: "og:description": "She’s been famous, she’s been homeless, she’s been hit-on by the randy ghost of Jim Morrison. After a successful Edinburgh Fringe in 2023, Scotland’s favourite ghosthunter is back with a new show, sharing her infectious lust for life. And this time she is going Gail Force! When you’ve been sectioned with two blokes who both claim to be Jesus, it’s easy to be cynical – but Gail reminds us why life is worth living (even when you’re dead)." "og:title": "Gail Porter: Portergeist" "twitter:description": "She’s been famous, she’s been homeless, she’s been hit-on by the randy ghost of Jim Morrison. After a successful Edinburgh Fringe in 2023, Scotland’s favourite ghosthunter is back with a new show, sharing her infectious lust for life. And this time she is going Gail Force! When you’ve been sectioned with two blokes who both claim to be Jesus, it’s easy to be cynical – but Gail reminds us why life is worth living (even when you’re dead)." "twitter:title": "Gail Porter: Portergeist" description: "She’s been famous, she’s been homeless, she’s been hit-on by the randy ghost of Jim Morrison. After a successful Edinburgh Fringe in 2023, Scotland’s favourite ghosthunter is back with a new show, sharing her infectious lust for life. And this time she is going Gail Force! When you’ve been sectioned with two blokes who both claim to be Jesus, it’s easy to be cynical – but Gail reminds us why life is worth living (even when you’re dead)." --- # Gail Porter: Portergeist [**← **Back to What's On](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on) [ ![Gail Porter: Portergeist](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2Ff453ed27-f5de-482e-9b32-7fbfe6075b40?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) # Gail Porter: Portergeist She’s been famous, she’s been homeless, she’s been hit-on by the randy ghost of Jim Morrison. After a successful Edinburgh Fringe in 2023, Scotland’s favourite ghosthunter is back with a new show, sharing her infectious lust for life. And this time she is going Gail Force! When you’ve been sectioned with two blokes who both claim to be Jesus, it’s easy to be cynical – but Gail reminds us why life is worth living (even when you’re dead). 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