All the Funz of the Fringe
Our look back at past festivals arrives at 2014
22/08/2020 … In 2014, John Kearns achieved the unique double of winning the main Edinburgh Comedy Award just 12 months after being named best newcomer – a title…
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Sat 22 August 2020
Fri 21 August 2020
Bridget Christie: 'A triumphant hour that scores on every measure'
Our look back at the Fringe of 2013
21/08/2020 … In 2013, Bridget Christie became the third female solo comedian to win the Edinburgh Comedy Award for her feminist-themed show A Bic For Her, while John Kearns…
Thu 20 August 2020
'Trevor Noah is a fascinating and funny new voice'
Our look back at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe
20/08/2020 … In 2012, James Acaster made the first of his five appearances on the Edinburgh comedy shortlist, though he has never taken the top prize.
Wed 19 August 2020
'Edinburgh has not seen its like before'
We look back at The Wrestling, and other highlights from the 2011 Fringe
19/08/2020 … Our nostalgia trip to Fringes past pulls in to 2011 today, the year Adam Riches won the main Edinburgh Comedy Award and Humphrey Ker won best newcomer in a crowded…
Tue 18 August 2020
What is the surname of the neighbours in The Good Life?
18/08/2020 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
'It was created and directed by men... we felt strongly our female voices had to be heard'
Maisie Williams on her new Sky comedy Two Weeks To Live
18/08/2020 … In Sky’s new comedy, Two Weeks To Live, Maisie Williams stars as Kim Noakes, a strange young misfit raised in remote isolation by her survivalist mother Tina…
© Nick Wall 'Race should be an integrated part of the character, but not the main part. I think we’re moving beyond that.'
Mawaan Rizwan on his new Sky comedy Two Weeks To Live
18/08/2020 … In Sky’s new comedy, Two Weeks To Live, Maisie Williams stars as Kim Noakes, a strange young misfit raised in remote isolation by her survivalist mother Tina…
'I love the stuff that makes people uncomfortable if you try to say it’s a comedy'
Sian Clifford on her new Sky series, Two Weeks To Live
18/08/2020 … In Sky’s new comedy, Two Weeks To Live, Maisie Williams stars as Kim Noakes, a strange young misfit raised in remote isolation by her survivalist mother Tina…