What was Johnny Vegas's character called in Ideal?
15/08/2017 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always, by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
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Tue 15 August 2017
I've always tried to make performance art with punchlines
15/08/2017 … I like artful stupidity.
Mon 14 August 2017
The only time I’ve ever felt emotional in a good way after a gig...
Lauren Pattison's Unforgettable Five
14/08/2017 … First gig My first proper gig was for the heats of So You Think You’re Funny? at the end of May in 2012.
What's the oddest thing you've read in a Fringe review of yourself or others?
14/08/2017 … A friend of mine was once referred to as 'Benedict Cumberbatch's lesbian sister’.
This made me proud to be an Australian Greek
Steen Raskopoulos picks his Perfect Playlist
14/08/2017 … My Perfect Playlist is a combination of various Australian performers and TV shows that I would enthusiastically re-enact at anytime anyone would pay me attention.
Sun 13 August 2017
'I played to Herman Goering's cousin'
Sarah Kendall recalls her Unforgettable Five gigs
13/08/2017 … First gig My first gig was at Sydney University in 1997.
What do you plan to do on your day off?
Edinburgh comedians plan their downtime
13/08/2017 … Many Fringe comics have a day off early this week.
'Every scene is quotable, bleak and darkly funny'
Tom Ward picks his Perfect Playlist
13/08/2017 … The current holder of the Chortle best newcomer award, Tom Ward is back in Edinburgh with his second show.