Rob Oldham: Worm's Resolve
Edinburgh Fringe review by Julia Chamberlain
05/08/2019 … One word review for this: Wow! Rob Oldham has aplomb, brains and delivery beyond his years.
Mon 05 August 2019
'It was always a joy to play opposite Steve Coogan'
Phil Cornwell picks his comedy favourites
05/08/2019 … Laurel and Hardy: Music Box Any scene from this Stan and Ollie classic would show the sheer poetic beauty and underlying humanity of their comedic partnership.
Peter Fleming: Have You Seen?
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
05/08/2019 … Think ‘old-school kids’ TV presenter’ these days and Yewtree inevitably springs to mind.
Sun 04 August 2019
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…
© 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.