Tommy Cooper, who's that?
American comic Isabel Klein gets an introduction to the British comedy great
06/08/2023 … As a comic, I’m no stranger to feeling foolish.
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Sun 06 August 2023
Fri 04 August 2023
I rose through comedy too quickly
Richard Stott regrets not learning the craft - and finding his voice - the hard way
04/08/2023 … I started comedy six years ago when I was 29, a lot later than most of the comedians I find myself on bills with.
Thu 03 August 2023
How comedy can seriously boost your health
One expert explains the benefits of laughter
03/08/2023 … As the Edinburgh Fringe gets under way, Naomi Humber, head of mental wellbeing at Bupa UK explains the health benefits of laughing… Laughter is something…
Has the Edinburgh Fringe changed in 20 years?
Ask me in September, says Adam Riches
03/08/2023 … Adam Riches first came to the Edinburgh Fringe with a two-man show called Plat Du Nuit: Comeback Special.
Wed 02 August 2023
How to do the 'bucket speech'
Free Festival veteran Ollie Horn tells fellow comics how to ask Fringe audiences for money
02/08/2023 … Despite what you may hear, there are lots of stand-ups who don’t lose money when they go to the Fringe, and I’m one of them.
Tue 01 August 2023
The I-Spy guide to Edinburgh's tribes
Isabelle Farah offers a field guide to the Fringe cliques
01/08/2023 … Ah, the foot is on the pedal for the Edinburgh Fringe bandwagon, with its merry troupe of funny people aboard! But this family is a dysfunctional one: the…
Mon 31 July 2023
Should we be laughing at the climate crisis?
Stuart Goldsmith on finding laughs as the world burns
31/07/2023 … The world’s on fire and we all know it, and we all know we’re not taking action fast enough.
