'I threw my phone into the woods on mushrooms'
The Big Ask: Whats's the most drunk or wasted you have been at the Fringe?
18/08/2018 … I played tennis on Cowgate with a plate and a workout DVD at 3am.
Latest Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Sat 18 August 2018
'I've had so many deaths over 20 years nearly that they bleed into a mass'
Tony Law tries to remember some significant gigs
18/08/2018 … Memory is a wanker.
'He captures the unfiltered visceral urge within most black comics'
Ola The Comedian picks his comedy favourites
18/08/2018 … Dave Chappelle: Aids I often credit Dave Chappelle, his For What It’s Worth special and specifically this Aids bit with making me want to do stand-up.
Fri 17 August 2018
'I was interrupted by the screams of an angry chef'
The Big Ask: What is the worst venue in Edinburgh
17/08/2018 … The Gothic Room at the Three Sisters (Free Sisters) in Cowgate at half past midnight: that was my venue in the first Fringe.
'Only one of us did the gig naked'
Barry Ferns recalls his most memorable gigs
17/08/2018 … First gig My first gig was when I was 15 in a place called The Bricklayers Arms in Bournemouth.
'Every line is perfect even those that aren’t even jokes'
Ken Cheng picks his comedy favourties
17/08/2018 … Frasier I remember discovering Frasier on a plane when I was 12 and I had no idea what it was but it intrigued me.
Thu 16 August 2018
Watch all the Chortle Student Comedy Awards 2018 finalists
Footage from this week's big gig
16/08/2018 … Here are the full sets from all the finalists who took part in the Chortle Student Comedy Award earlier this week.
'It's where everything begins...'
The Big Ask: Can you come up with a slogan for the Fringe?
16/08/2018 … Come up with a slogan? I'm not doing that again.