Tim Vine wins Edinburgh... by giving it a miss
Our look back at the Fringe of 2006
13/08/2020 … 2006 was the year the main Edinburgh awards were styled the if.
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Thu 13 August 2020
Wed 12 August 2020
Minchin, Watson, Gilbert... and Jim Bowen
Some of Chortle's reviews from the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe
12/08/2020 … 2005 was the year in which Laura Solon achieved the Edinburgh dream - an unknown playing a pub back room with a show she had to put together at the last minute because…
Tue 11 August 2020
© BBC On what floor of Grace Bros is the haberdashery department?
Test your comedy knowledge (and your memory of 70s sitcom theme tunes) in our weekly trivia quiz
11/08/2020 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Russell Brand makes his solo Edinburgh debut
Some of Chortle's reviews from the 2004 Fringe
11/08/2020 … Our journey back through the reviews archive arrives in 2004, when unknown Will Adamsdale took the Perrier for his show Jackson's Way, and…
Mon 10 August 2020
Michael McIntyre makes his Fringe debut... and we gave him 2 stars!
Some choice reviews from the 2003 Edinburgh festival
10/08/2020 … Today we travel to 2003 to look at some of Chortle's reviews from the Edinburgh Fringe - the year in which Demetri Martin took the Perrier and Gary…
Sun 09 August 2020
The year Peter Kay played the Edinburgh Fringe
Some choice reviews from the 2002 festival
09/08/2020 … Today we go back to look at some of the reviews Chortle editor Steve Bennett wrote for the 2002 Edinburgh Fringe; the year that Daniel Kitson won the Perrier and…
Sat 08 August 2020
'Daniel Kitson is going to be a star'
Some choice reviews from the 2001 Edinburgh Fringe
08/08/2020 … In lieu of any new Edinburgh Fringe shows, we continue our journey back through the reviews of Chortle editor Steve Bennett, this time looking at some of the picks…
Fri 07 August 2020
Welcome to the Edinburgh Fringe Time Machine...
How Chortle reviewed Dave Gorman, Johnny Vegas and the Boosh in 2000
07/08/2020 … BY CHORTLE EDITOR STEVE BENNETT I've been covering the Edinburgh Fringe for 20 years for Chortle, seeing nigh on 2,500 shows in that time - not to mention…