BBC New Comedy finalist pulls out
Family emergency takes Yumna Mohamed from Edinburgh
11/08/2017 … One of the finalists in Sunday’s BBC New Comedy Award final has had to drop out because of a family emergency.
2017 Archives
Fri 11 August 2017
The John and Oko of the Fringe
11/08/2017 … • Patrick Monahan and his partner Lily Lovett, a fellow comic and daughter of Red Dwarf star Norman, are planning to be the John Lennon and Yoko Ono of the…
Garrett Millerick: The Devil's Advocate
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Paul Fleckney
11/08/2017 … A fire alarm and full evacuation isn’t the ideal way to start a show, and there were only about a dozen of us who made it back into Garrett Millerick’s…
All the doors were vaginas
John Hastings recalls his Unforgettable Five gigs
11/08/2017 … First gig I was a fat 21-year-old theatre student in Montreal.
© iphonedigital/CC BY-SA 2.0 Siri, why do I make so many typos?
11/08/2017 … Tweets of the week My children say they won't spend time with me anymore because of my gambling problem - but I tell them, I’ll see you and I’ll…
Lou Conran: I Love Lou C
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
11/08/2017 … There’s a deadly serious story at the heart of Lou Conran’s show so traumatic that it may put off potential audiences.
Bishop of Edinburgh
John brings his In Conversation... show to the festival – and Facebook
11/08/2017 … John Bishop is to present some special editions of his interview series In Conversation With… from the Edinburgh.
Eleanor Tiernan: People Pleaser
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Paul Fleckney
11/08/2017 … Brexit is creeping into a lot of shows this year.