Edinburgh Fringe: 10 award-winners
Continuing our themed previews
22/07/2024 … A mammoth 121 comedy shows at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe programme boast that their performers have won awards, from Derek Awards (given by a bloke with…
Mon 22 July 2024
© Andy Hollingworth We need a full-scale revolution to fix the Fringe
...but in the meantime Sian Davies suggests three sticking-plaster solutions
22/07/2024 … The consensus is that the Edinburgh Fringe is at breaking point, having grown so big that costs – especially for accommodation – have skyrocketed, pricing…
Radio 4 does the Unspeakable again...
Full series of Phil Wang and Susie Dent panel show
22/07/2024 … Radio 4 has commissioned a new series of word-based panel show Unspeakable! The comedy game is hosted by Phil Wang and Susie Dent, who invite guests…
Rachel Fairburn announces 2025 tour
Comic adds character sketches to her stand-up
22/07/2024 … Rachel Fairburn has announced a 32-date tour of her new show Side Eye.
© Matt Crockett Nick Mohammed announces new Mr Swallow tour
...but no roller-skates this time
22/07/2024 … Nick Mohammed has unveiled a new live show in the guise of his returns as his critically alter-ego Mr.
Josephine Lacey at Chortle's Fast Fringe
Preview of her Edinburgh comedy show Autism Mama
22/07/2024 … Josephine Lacey performs an extract from her Edinburgh Fringe show Autism Mama at Chortle’s Fast Fringe gig in London.
Peter Kay named Britain’s richest comedian
£34.6million fortune buys a lot of garlic bread
22/07/2024 … Peter Kay has been named Britain’s richest comedian, with a £34.
Seann Walsh and Fatiha El-Ghorri join Silence Is Golden
The comedy show in which the audience tries not to laugh
22/07/2024 … Seann Walsh and Fatiha El-Ghorri are to be team captains in the new gameshow Silence Is Golden, in which audiences are rewarded for NOT laughing at comedians They…