© BFI Unearthed: Morecambe and Wise's anti drink-drive film
06/08/2018 … A public information film featuring Morecambe and Wise warning of the dangers of drink-driving has been unearthed after more than 50 years.
2018 Archives
Mon 06 August 2018
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George Rigden: The World's Sexiest Man
06/08/2018 … Comic George Rigden sings about The World's Sexiest Man in this clip from Chortle's Fast Fringe – a track he insists is autobiographical.
Sun 05 August 2018
'We had to use a tortilla for toilet paper'
The Big Ask: What's the worst place you've ever stayed in during the Fringe?
05/08/2018 … Our first year in Edinburgh we shared a room with no blankets, sheets, pillows or towels, didn't have hot water or gas for a week, and Zach had to wipe his bum with…
'I am looking forward to comedy’s future in the woke world'
Edinburgh Comedy Awards director Nica Burns addresses the industry
05/08/2018 … Edinburgh Comedy Awards director Nica Burns has today paid tribute to Sean Hughes, and likened the new generation of socially ‘woke’ comedians to the…
'I wiped the sick from my mouth and got on stage...'
Carl Donnelly on his most memorable gigs
05/08/2018 … Most unusual locationA few years back I performed on return flights from Edinburgh to London.
Adam Rowe: Undeniable
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
05/08/2018 … Club comedians often struggle to make an impact at Edinburgh, whether because of an industry that prizes artistic merit higher than generating laughs, or the failure…
![John-Luke Roberts: All I Wanna Do Is [FX: GUNSHOTS] With A [FX: GUN RELOADING] And A [FX: CASH REGISTER] And Perform Some Comedy! | Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett](/images/photos/small/jlr_john_luke_roberts_ed18.jpg "John-Luke Roberts: All I Wanna Do Is [FX: GUNSHOTS] With A [FX: GUN RELOADING] And A [FX: CASH REGISTER] And Perform Some Comedy! | Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett")
John-Luke Roberts: All I Wanna Do Is [FX: GUNSHOTS] With A [FX: GUN RELOADING] And A [FX: CASH REGISTER] And Perform Some Comedy!
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
05/08/2018 … John-Luke Roberts asserts a serious purpose for his hour of nonsense, claiming it to be a ‘manifesto for absurdity’; a celebration of the surreal for…
Olaf Falafel: There's no i in idiot
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
05/08/2018 … Two sorts of Vines are key to explaining Olaf Falafel.