What do you think of the critics?
Edinburgh Fringe comedians give their view...
07/08/2023 … At the risk of hearing an answer we didn’t want, we asked Fringe comedians their opinion of reviewers… Every art form needs critics.
2023 Archives
Mon 07 August 2023
Amusements by Ikechukwu Ufomadu
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
07/08/2023 … After taking his sweet time to make a slightly stiff entrance in a tight tuxedo, Ikechukwu Ufomadu explains, in the style of a JFK speech, what words he’ll…
Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
07/08/2023 … Taking to the stage in his tartan jacket, Kieran Hodgson opens the show with a bold: ‘Yes, I’m Scottish’ in an accent that’s decidedly…
Sikisa at Chortle's Fast Fringe
On her name, dyslexia and being called a Milf
07/08/2023 … Sikisa talks about her unusual name, how she got diagnosed as dyslexic late in life and being called a Milf in this short stand-up set.
© BBC Eddie Kadi joins Strictly Come Dancing
'I promise you, I’m going to give it everything I’ve got'
07/08/2023 … Eddie Kadi has become the fifth celebrity contestant confirmed for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Sun 06 August 2023
Rob Auton: The Rob Auton Show
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
06/08/2023 … It’s taken him ten shows, based around such specific themes as hair, the sky and the colour yellow, but Rob Auton has ended up where most comedians start –…
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 'are here to stay'
Director's vow after Fringe accolades were almost cancelled this year
06/08/2023 … The Edinburgh Comedy Awards will return next year – and ‘as long as the Fringe continues’, its director Nica Burns has said.
The weirdest sketch show I’ve ever seen
Milo Edwards picks his comedy favourites
06/08/2023 … Milo Edwards is currently at the Edinburgh Fringe with Sentimental, a show about being an orphan, at Monkey Barrel at the Tron at 12.