© Roland Saunders Multiple performances stop... or continue in the street
02/08/2024 … Blackouts struck central Edinburgh today, forcing multiple Fringe shows to be cancelled – or continued into the street.
Luke Rollason gives comedians tips for a rewarding festival
02/08/2024 … My favourite description of the Fringe is from Sam Nicoresti, who called it ‘the abattoir of dreams’.
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
02/08/2024 … There haven’t been many breakthrough sketch comedy groups in recent years, but those who do get noticed have tended to adopt an overarching theme or big concept,…
Natalie Palamides on the best and worst of Edinburgh Fringe
02/08/2024 … Natalie Palamides is at the Edinburgh Fringe with her new show WEER at Traverse Theatre at 9.
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
02/08/2024 … At the end of his last show, Pierre Novellie raised the troubling notion that – if you think about it – most of the best moments in comedy could be seen…
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
02/08/2024 … There must be some cheap way of getting in and out of the Netherlands that I’m not aware of, because Derek Mitchell is one of a growing number of comedians…
Showstopper!'s Ruth Bratt welcomes online comics transitioning to live audiences
02/08/2024 … It’s easy for folk who’ve come up through comedy’s more ‘traditional’ routes to belittle and mock those who have found fame on TikTok…
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
02/08/2024 … Jo Griffin is not the first woman to hit her mid-30s and face endless questions about whether she will have children.
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