© Bafta Just don't expect him to thank God in the acceptance speech
11/07/2019 … Ricky Gervais is to be presented with this year’s Richard Dawkins Award to recognise his work promoting atheism.
© Cat Thomson Photography ...and why it could seriously damage the festival
11/07/2019 … Many of those performing and working at the Edinburgh Fringe this year have been astonished at how much more expensive the already pricey rents have become for accommodation.
Guz Khan, Sindhu Vee, Sophie Willan and Adam Rowe co-star in new satirical format
11/07/2019 … Guz Khan, Sindhu Vee, Sophie Willan and Adam Rowe have joined the cast of Tez Ilyas’s new topical Channel 4’s comedy show.
Fringe hit lands on subscription platform
11/07/2019 … Jordan Brookes’ live show Body of Work is to be released on NextUp later this month.
Big benefit gig at Edinburgh Fringe
11/07/2019 … Nish Kumar is to host a special Comic Relief Live show at the Edinburgh Fringe next month.
11/07/2019 … Mark Nelson is making a new TV series for BBC Scotland based on social media.
‘We have lost a very bright star'
11/07/2019 … Irish comedian Brendan Grace died this morning at the age of 68.
Deal will put Fringe comics on screen
11/07/2019 … TV channel Dave is to broadcast daily updates from the Edinburgh Fringe after signing a new deal to sponsor the comedy award.
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