Steve Bugeja: Shiny
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
12/08/2024 … If there’s a solid measure of stand-up’s secure place in mainstream culture, it’s the apparent increase in comedians getting invited back to their…
2024 Archives
Mon 12 August 2024
© Rebecca Need-Menear Is the internet making comedy more cultish?
Finlay Christie on the unusual relationship between comics and their online fans
12/08/2024 … Another article about the future of digital comedy?! How many times do comedians need to boast that they can ‘bypass industry gatekeepers’? Relax.
Rosco McClelland: Sudden Death
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
12/08/2024 … Rosco McClelland describes himself as a relatively calm and collected person – although you wouldn’t know it from his whirlwind delivery.
© BBC New book from Gone Fishing's dog, Ted
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse’s canine companion 'writes his ‘pawtobiography'
12/08/2024 … Ted, the dog from Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse’s Gone Fishing, has 'written' his first book.
Alexander Bennett: Emotional Daredevil
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
12/08/2024 … Fringe veteran Alexander Bennett returns with a deeply introspective hour, boldly experimental and willing to probe into uncomfortable areas without the guaranteed…
'I had never seen a performer be so captivating'
Katie Green picks her comedy favourites
12/08/2024 … Edinburgh Fringe comedian Katie Green picks her Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites.
Will BF: Moon Team IIIV
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
12/08/2024 … Will BF is clearly having a blast with his lo-fi, sci-fi epic, which he’s developing on the fly over his Fringe run.
The Magic of Terry Pratchett
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
12/08/2024 … A bit of a Fringe oddity this: far more a straightforward tribute to Terry Pratchett than a comedy show in its own right (and nor is it a magic show inspired by…