The gamble of the Fringe
Mary O’Connell on throwing the financial and artistic dice at the festival
23/07/2023 … So, you want to do an Edinburgh Fringe show about something kinda niche.
2023 Archives
Sun 23 July 2023
© Stuart Hogben Bridget Christie at Latitude 2023
Review from the Suffolk festival
23/07/2023 … ‘Give me a cheer if you’re a tofu-eating, Guardian-reading member of the wokerati!’ says Bridget Christie as she takes to the stage at the end…
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Ten shows that talk about cancer
Finding humour from a tumour...
23/07/2023 … The time when making a comedy show about cancer might have been taboo has long passed.
Fern Brady at Latitude 2022
Review from the Suffolk festival
23/07/2023 … Fern Brady knows she comes across as rude and cynical, which she ascribes to her autism (as discussed in her excellent and revealing memoir Strong Female…
© Stuart Hogben Michelle De Swarte at Latitude 2023
Review from the Suffolk festival
23/07/2023 … Michelle De Swarte has an easy confidence and an open, conversational style that charms.
Take a gamble on the Paddy Power Comedy Festival
The best of the week's live comedy
23/07/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
© Stuart Hogben Jordan Gray at Latitude 2023
Review from the Suffolk festival
23/07/2023 … She attracted 1,500 complaints for stripping naked in a career-defining appearance on Friday Night Live – but at Latitude, Jordan Gray proved she can be entertaining…
Rachel Parris pilots a topical Radio 4 comedy show
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
23/07/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week: Tuesday July 25 AMBASSADORS: This three-episode series from 2013 stars David Mitchell and Robert…