The working class has been forced out of comedy
...and don't expect the Arts Council to fix it, says Rob Mulholland
16/08/2017 … Being an artist these days isn't cheap.
Wed 16 August 2017
Watch all the finalists in the 2017 Chortle Student Comedy awards
16/08/2017 … Here are the full sets of all the finalists in this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award, which was held at the Edinburgh Fringe earlier this week.
Andy Barr: Tropic of Admin
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Paul Fleckney
16/08/2017 … This is a charming late-night curiosity at the Dragonfly pub.
We've gigged in a fridge
Astrid Rot of Otto & Astrid recalls their Unforgettable Five gigs
16/08/2017 … First gig The first gig Otto and I played was in the squat where we lived in Berlin, we were the house band and it was epic!But the first gig we ever saw was David…
Carey Marx: The Afterwife
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
16/08/2017 … Carey Marx had a fight on his hands in this gig, with huge pockets of the audience chatty, disengaged, drunk – or most likely all three – as he…
What's the best performance space at the Fringe and why?
Comedians on their favourite Edinburgh rooms
16/08/2017 … The Gilded Balloon is almost unbeatable.
Ben Van Der Velde: Sidekick
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Julia Chamberlain
16/08/2017 … Ben Van der Velde has a strong, dynamic presence on stage.
John Bishop tops brain tumour benefit
Fundraiser comes after cancer struck son of Underbelly boss
16/08/2017 … Edinburgh’s Underbelly venue is to stage a benefit for The Brain Tumour Charity after cancer struck the young son of its director, Ed Bartlam Late last…