What's the oddest prop you've bought or had made for a Fringe show?
Comedians recall the strange looks...
07/08/2017 … In 2015, we made a necklace of spatulas with Richard Bacon's face on them.
2017 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Mon 07 August 2017
'Sometimes you just want to watch someone cry because life has beaten them down'
Maria Shehata picks her Perfect Playlist
07/08/2017 … American comedian Maria Shehata, who is making her debut at the Edinburgh Fringe, choses her Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites.
© BBC/Lucky Giant/Todd Antony 'We're not 100 miles from M*A*S*H'
James Wood on his new historical medical comedy, Quacks
07/08/2017 … The extraordinary, daring and wild days of Victorian medicine is the setting for a new BBC Two comedy series, Quacks, which follows the progress of four young…
Sun 06 August 2017
© Steve Ullathorne I'm not judged by the same standards as male comics
Ashley Storrie shares her Unforgettable Five gigs
06/08/2017 … First gig The Crow Tavern in Bishopbriggs.
Describe the Edinburgh Fringe in five words
06/08/2017 … Joyous difficult tiring creative bedlam.
'One of the most remarkable comedic giants of our time'
Veteran writer Richard Sparks picks his Perfect Playlist
06/08/2017 … In 1978 Richard Sparks wrote the schoolmaster sketch which Rowan Atkinson performed t in The Secret Policeman's Ball.
Sat 05 August 2017
Don't leave me hanging...
Phil Ellis recalls his Unforgettable Five shows
05/08/2017 … Gig where I learned my biggest lessonI’ve learned a lot from my mistakes at gigs over the years.
What's the worst Fringe review you ever had?
Edinburgh comedians share their pain
05/08/2017 … I was in a show that received one star from the Metro.