Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Stand-ups with their brains wired differently...
29/07/2022 … Are comedians more likely to be more neurodiverse than the rest of the population? After all, it’s a profession where having a mind that works differently…
© Gavin Barker Associates Some of his most memorable appearances
28/07/2022 … After Bernard Cribbins died at 93, we look back at the highlights of his career in comedy.
...and how Mark Watson's using it to help improve the Fringe
28/07/2022 … A bit of a change for our Edinburgh preview feature today.
27/07/2022 … The Fringe may often focus on the bright new things – but there are also stalwarts who return time and again to present a new show to an attentive audience.
26/07/2022 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Is laughter the best medicine? Or is it drugs?
26/07/2022 … If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the past couple of years, it’s ‘listen to the medical experts’.
25/07/2022 … Winners and finalists of the Chortle Student Comedy Award so often go on to great things.
22/07/2022 … Can social media success translate into success in the real world? Coming out of lockdown more viral creators than ever are heading to the Edinburgh Fringe to try…
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