--- title: "Pitch a Friend | Assembly Festival" meta: "og:description": "Pitch-A-Friend brings the original PowerPoint dating phenomenon to the Fringe! See some of the Festival's best comedians pitch their friends to the crowd along with members of the public at the mixing night that has swept the world by storm. Enjoy the show! Join in the games! Mingle at the end for a chance to talk to the person that caught your eye, and maybe go home with a phone number. A brilliant night whether you're making friends or making a spark." "og:title": "Pitch a Friend" "twitter:description": "Pitch-A-Friend brings the original PowerPoint dating phenomenon to the Fringe! See some of the Festival's best comedians pitch their friends to the crowd along with members of the public at the mixing night that has swept the world by storm. Enjoy the show! Join in the games! Mingle at the end for a chance to talk to the person that caught your eye, and maybe go home with a phone number. A brilliant night whether you're making friends or making a spark." "twitter:title": "Pitch a Friend" description: "Pitch-A-Friend brings the original PowerPoint dating phenomenon to the Fringe! See some of the Festival's best comedians pitch their friends to the crowd along with members of the public at the mixing night that has swept the world by storm. Enjoy the show! Join in the games! Mingle at the end for a chance to talk to the person that caught your eye, and maybe go home with a phone number. A brilliant night whether you're making friends or making a spark." --- # Pitch a Friend [**← **Back to What's On](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on) [ ![Pitch a Friend](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2F74ca080a-6bc2-4791-8b24-d1123794f8ca?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) # Pitch a Friend Pitch-A-Friend brings the original PowerPoint dating phenomenon to the Fringe! See some of the Festival's best comedians pitch their friends to the crowd along with members of the public at the mixing night that has swept the world by storm. Enjoy the show! Join in the games! Mingle at the end for a chance to talk to the person that caught your eye, and maybe go home with a phone number. A brilliant night whether you're making friends or making a spark. 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