A fear of drugs ruined my show
Patrick Spicer's Fringe cringe, binge and whinge
21/08/2022 … Patrick Spicer recalls his most embarrassing Edinburgh experience; what he can't get enough of at the festival; and the worst thing about the Fringe.
2022 Archives
Sun 21 August 2022
Will Duggan: Iceberg
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2022 … Will Duggan is constantly beset by simmering anger – but you wouldn’t appreciate the fury he's capable of from his gentle, opening reflections…
© UKTV Dave pilots four new sitcoms
...and Mark Steel is back in town in this week's TV and radio picks
21/08/2022 … Here’s our pick of the best comedy programmes on TV, radio and on demand this week: Monday August 22 MARK STEEL’S IN TOWN: The comedian is back…
Maisie Adam: Buzzed
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2022 … Even more than halfway through the Fringe, when many comedians are flagging, Maisie Adam maintains a giddy glee about being on stage.
Grant Busé: SentiMENTAL!
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2022 … Musical comic Grant Buse is blessed with rock-star looks, a pleasant voice, and a gentle presence that has the audience eating out of his hand.
Markus Birdman: The Bearable Heaviness of Nearly Not Being
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2022 … Last June, when barely in his 40s, Markus Birdman had a stroke, losing half his eyesight through a rare condition called homonymous hemianopsia.
© Rich Dyson Most Amooseing
Seven Fringe shows shortlisted for Amused Moose award
21/08/2022 … The shortlist has been announced for this year’s Amused Moose Comedy Awards for unrepresented acts at the Edinburgh Fringe.
© Daria-Yakovleva/Pixabay Emergency Question: What is your favourite cheese?
Edinburgh Fringe comedians answer
21/08/2022 … Every day until the end of the Fringe, we're asking one of Richard Herring's Emergency Questions from the RHLSTP podcast to comedians.