A look back at the Edinburgh Fringe of 2017
25/08/2020 … 2017 saw the Edinburgh Comedy Awards panel at their most indecisive, with a record nine nominations (a figure matched in 2019) and splitting the big prize between…
Touching scenes in new reunion programme
25/08/2020 … The cast of The Fast Show have paid poignant tribute to their co-star Caroline Aherne in new retrospective marking 25 years since their sketch show debuted.
Jay Richardson reviews the entire 2020 Edinburgh Fringe
25/08/2020 … As a performer willing to compare himself favourably to Mozart, Nathan Cassidy isn't lacking in chutzpah.
© Bafta Biologist and illustrator says Flanimals book stole his ideas
24/08/2020 … A marine biologist is trying to take Ricky Gervais to court, claiming he stole the idea for his hit children’s book Flanimals.
© Ardfern/CC BY-SA 3.0 'Use it or lose it' as best you can, writes Steve Bennett
24/08/2020 … This weekend’s news that The Stand comedy clubs are teetering on the brink of collapse has brought home just how urgent and vital the various campaigns to…
24/08/2020 … As the Republican National Convention gets under way in the States, admittedly in virtual form, Nish Kumar offers some tips on how to pull off a successful event.
London's Etcetera Theatre battling for survival
24/08/2020 … London’s Etcetera Theatre has become the latest comedy venue to send up a distress signal as the impact of Covid-19 bites ever harder.
A throwback to the 2016 Fringe, where Bill Burr and Louis CK made flying visits
24/08/2020 … How long ago 2016 was; a time when it was still OK to like Louis CK - who got a five-star Chortle review on a flying visit to the Edinbugrh Fringe.
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