'It's good to be back'
Jim Tavare tells Chortle's Fast Fringe about his near-fatal crash
12/08/2018 … Jim Tavare spoke about the near-fatal car accident he suffered last year when he appeared at Chortle’s Fast Fringe in London last month, He broke…
2018 Archives
Sun 12 August 2018
Stephen Buchanan wins the BBC New Comedy Award
12/08/2018 … Glasgow-based stand-up Stephen Buchanan has won this year’s BBC New Comedy Award.
'I'm going to take a long hard look at myself'
The Big Ask: What will you do on your day off?
12/08/2018 … Mushrooms Jez Watts, #1 Comedy Great Fun Best Show, The Three Sisters, 17:15 Google alternative careers Lola & Jo, Focus Groupies, Underbelly (Delhi Belly),…
Who are the unsung heroes of the Fringe?
12/08/2018 … Drag queens - because we don't sing, we lipsync.
Mark Watson: The Infinite Show
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
12/08/2018 … No, this is not the latest, and most ambitious, extension of Mark Watson’s famed 24-hour-plus shows.
Anuvab Pal: Empire
Edinburgh Fringe review by Paul Fleckney
12/08/2018 … The British Empire seems to be one of those subjects that keeps cropping up this Fringe, mostly from worldly young British comics, but this one comes from rather…
'It was like playing bellend Whac-A-Mole'
Scott Bennett recalls his most memorable gigs
12/08/2018 … First gigA gong show, above a pub in 2009.
Naomi McDonald: Stardumb
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
12/08/2018 … To corrupt the old football chant, she mainly wins when she’s singing.