Slater to present Edinburgh top prize

Hollywood star Christian Slater is set to present the top prize at this year's Edinburgh Festival in Scotland.

Tue, 14 Aug, 2007 - 17:05

Hollywood star Christian Slater is set to present the top prize at this year's Edinburgh Festival in Scotland.

The actor, who appeared at the prestigious comedy festival in 2004 in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, will award one of 350 shows on the bill the £8,000 (€11,788) comedy prize - formerly known as the Perrier award.

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