Edinburgh Fringe: 10 award-winners
Continuing our themed previews
22/07/2024 … A mammoth 121 comedy shows at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe programme boast that their performers have won awards, from Derek Awards (given by a bloke with…
2024 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Mon 22 July 2024
Fri 19 July 2024
Edinburgh Fringe: 10 comics called Alex
19/07/2024 … …And this isn’t even all the Alexes, that’s how many shows there are at the Fringe! Alex Hines: Putting on a Show ‘Ambitious,…
Six classic Bob Newhart performances
Salute to the American comedy great after he dies at 94
19/07/2024 … After Bob Newhart’s death at the age of 94, we revisit some of the classic moments that kept him at the forefront of comedy for almost 60 years.
Thu 18 July 2024
Edinburgh Fringe: 10 punbelievably good show titles
Wordplay rules for these festival comedians
18/07/2024 … Forget the Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist, THIS is the list some comedians really want to be on… 1.
Wed 17 July 2024
Edinburgh Fringe: 10 shows in the New Town
Some comics on the wrong side of the tracks
17/07/2024 … The Fringe's centre of gravity has long shifted to the Old Town – but there's still plenty worth making the trip to the 'wrong' side of the…
Tue 16 July 2024
Edinburgh Fringe: 10 shows from Indian comedians
16/07/2024 … India’s stand-up scene may still be in its relative infancy, but its biggest names are fast becoming global players.
How much do you know about People Just Do Nothing?
16/07/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Mon 15 July 2024
Edinburgh Fringe: 10 theatre shows for comedy fans
...the best of the back end of the festival programme!
15/07/2024 … We start our traditional series of round-ups of just some of the shows heading to the Edinburgh Fringe with these offerings in the theatre section of the programme…