Why can't TV capture the spirit of the Fringe?
04/08/2019 … In 1997, the band I was the frontman for, Dawn Of The Replicants, appeared on the BBC Two TV show Edinburgh Nights with Mark Lamarr, We closed the show with our…
Sun 04 August 2019
© BBC/Two Brothers How Phoebe Waller-Bridge revived tired writing tools in Fleabag
Clem Bastow analyses the comedy (warning: contains spoilers)
04/08/2019 … When this year’s Emmy nominations were announced, one thing was made very clear: Fleabag creator, writer and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s ascension to…
Hands off our Fringe!
Comedy Awards boss rejects calls for tighter rules on working conditions
04/08/2019 … Edinburgh Comedy Award boss Nica Burns has rejected calls for regulation to guarantee better terms and conditions for those working at the Fringe.
Jayde Adams: The Ballad of Kylie Jenner's Old Face
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
04/08/2019 … Forget the street team outside the Pleasance loudly hawking this show as being all about the Kardashians, especially if you have no interest in this weirdly ubiquitous…
What is the most disgusting fart you ever did in public?
...and what were the repercussions?
04/08/2019 … Another from Richard Herring's stock of Emergency Questions.
© Mark Dawson Photography Huge Davies: The Carpark
Edinburgh Fringe review by Jack Boyles
04/08/2019 … As Daft Punk fades out, a young gentleman steps out with a Yamaha keyboard strapped to him and the microphone attached to the instrument.
The night that taught me how awful some comedians can be
Leo Kearse recalls his most memorable gigs
04/08/2019 … First gig My mates were always urging me to do stand-up because they could tell I had deep-rooted psychological issues that would be temporarily ameliorated by…
Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show 2019: Look Alive!
Edinburgh Fringe review by Alex Bruce
04/08/2019 … Look Alive! is a relentless, noisy hour from excitable bright young things.