--- title: "Making Love with David Magidoff | Assembly Festival" meta: "og:description": "Each night, David Magidoff (Dexter) interviews a celebrity about a love story - then he and his ensemble turn it into a fully improvised musical! Three-year sold-out run in LA! 'Comic Gold!' (The Guardian) 'Hilarious Improv!' (Alex Horne) 'Go See It!' (Tig Notaro) Confirmed guests include Mark Watson, Fran Healy of Travis, Rosie Jones, Mike Wozniak, Phil Wang, Tim Burgess of The Charlatans, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Ayoade Bamgboye, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Reuben Kaye and more." "og:title": "Making Love with David Magidoff" "twitter:description": "Each night, David Magidoff (Dexter) interviews a celebrity about a love story - then he and his ensemble turn it into a fully improvised musical! Three-year sold-out run in LA! 'Comic Gold!' (The Guardian) 'Hilarious Improv!' (Alex Horne) 'Go See It!' (Tig Notaro) Confirmed guests include Mark Watson, Fran Healy of Travis, Rosie Jones, Mike Wozniak, Phil Wang, Tim Burgess of The Charlatans, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Ayoade Bamgboye, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Reuben Kaye and more." "twitter:title": "Making Love with David Magidoff" description: "Each night, David Magidoff (Dexter) interviews a celebrity about a love story - then he and his ensemble turn it into a fully improvised musical! Three-year sold-out run in LA! 'Comic Gold!' (The Guardian) 'Hilarious Improv!' (Alex Horne) 'Go See It!' (Tig Notaro) Confirmed guests include Mark Watson, Fran Healy of Travis, Rosie Jones, Mike Wozniak, Phil Wang, Tim Burgess of The Charlatans, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Ayoade Bamgboye, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Reuben Kaye and more." --- # Making Love with David Magidoff [**← **Back to What's On](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on) [ ![Making Love with David Magidoff](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2Fe316590f-3975-4926-b6db-aa7eec1ce057?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) # Making Love with David Magidoff Each night, David Magidoff (Dexter) interviews a celebrity about a real love story - then he and his ensemble turn it into a fully improvised musical! After a three-year sold-out run in LA and a sold-out Netflix Is A Joke Fest appearance, Making Love makes its Edinburgh debut. 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