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2023 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Wed 02 August 2023
Tue 01 August 2023
I wish Benny Hill received the credit he deserves
Ashley Blaker picks his comedy favourties
01/08/2023 … Ashley Blaker is at the Edinburgh Fringe performing Normal Schmormal, his stand-up show about the joys of raising children with special needs, at Underbelly…
This year the festival may become so artistic we do comedy to no one
John Hastings on the best and worst of the Edinburgh Fringe
01/08/2023 … John Hastings is at the Edinburgh Fringe with his stand-up show The Times They Are A John Hastings, which started last night at Monkey Barrel 2 at 8.
© BBC 'I prepared for MasterChef by burning two kitchens down'
Shazia Mirza on entering the BBC cookery programme
01/08/2023 … Shazia Mirza appears on Celebrity Masterchef next week – starting at 9pm on Wednesday August 9.
Mon 31 July 2023
'There’s nothing quite like witnessing the buzz that travels round Edinburgh when a new act is about to break big'
Jack Docherty picks his comedy favourites
31/07/2023 … Scot Squad and Absolutely star Jack Docherty is at the Edinburgh Fringe from Wednesday performing David Bowie And Me: Parallel Lives – about his teenage…
© Matt Stronge 'I wish I had the confidence to use a pipette in front of people in swimwear'
Ian Smith's Edinburgh Fringe binge, cringe and whinge...
31/07/2023 … Ian Smith is at the Edinburgh Fringe performing his show Crushing at Monkey Barrel at the Tron at 1.
Sun 30 July 2023
The real aim of the Fringe? Collecting lanyards
Brendan Murphy on the best and worst of Edinburgh
30/07/2023 … Brendan Murphy is returning to the Fringe with his show Buffy Revamped, summarising 144 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 70 minutes, at Pleasance…
Sat 29 July 2023
Imagine if your job was just to slap Noel Edmonds!
Lindsey Santoro shares her comedy favourites
29/07/2023 … Brummie comic Lindsey Santoro is heading to the Edinburgh Fringe with her debut stand-up show, Ping Tinge, which will be at Pleasance Courtyard at 6pm from August…