Why is there so little political comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe?
Britain's a bin fire... more comics should be talking about it, says Ian Stone
15/08/2023 … It’s the halfway point at the Edinburgh Fringe and I’ve got a day off.
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Tue 15 August 2023
Mon 14 August 2023
Stand-up on social media is the same joke told a thousand times
It's enough to make Nick Pupo want to become a forest hermit
14/08/2023 … How social media in comedy makes me want to become a forest hermit Social media has done wonders for stand-up comedy.
Wed 09 August 2023
What is comedy?
Claire Woolner has the definitive answer
09/08/2023 … What is comedy? Wow, what a question.
Mon 07 August 2023
Why I really didn't want my dad at my comedy show
I want him to be proud, says Nalini Sharma, I just don't want him to see my boobs
07/08/2023 … If there is one piece of unsolicited advice I can offer the comedy community is this: try not to post invites to your show publicly where your father will find them.
Sun 06 August 2023
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.
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.