'Doctor' writer Richard Gordon dies at 95
Novels spawned movies and sitcoms
14/08/2017 … The writer of the Doctor series of comic novels and films has died at the age of 95.
Mon 14 August 2017
Dane Baptiste: G.O.D. (Gold. Oil. Drugs)
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Paul Fleckney
14/08/2017 … As a general rule, it’s not worth getting hung up about show titles in Edinburgh, seeing as they’re submitted around six months before the actual festival.
Look who's 'Back'
First picture of Mitchell and Webb in new C4 comedy
14/08/2017 … Here is the first look at David Mitchell and Robert Webb in the new Channel 4 series Back.
Ken Cheng at Chortle's Fast Fringe
14/08/2017 … Stand-up Ken Cheng says he has been completely honest– if not that ambitious – in the title of his Edinburgh show.
Sun 13 August 2017
BBC New Comedy Award Final 2017
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
13/08/2017 … It is, as host Mark Watson said, a pressure gig.
Ray Bradshaw: Deaf Comedy Fam
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
13/08/2017 … Whenever a comedian is presented with a sign language interpreter for their act, you can be sure their default setting is to focus on the physical interpretation…
'I played to Herman Goering's cousin'
Sarah Kendall recalls her Unforgettable Five gigs
13/08/2017 … First gig My first gig was at Sydney University in 1997.
Jack Gleadow amuses the Moose
Hull stand-up wins New Comic Award
13/08/2017 … Hull comedian Jack Gleadow has won the Amused Moose National New Comic Award in Edinburgh.