The 1996 Edinburgh Fringe
21/09/2016 … Clearing out this week, I unearthed the 1996 Edinburgh Fringe programme and some flyers So for no other reason than nostalgia, here's how the festival has changed…
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Wed 21 September 2016
Tue 13 September 2016
'He was the Hendrix of comedy'
US comic Barry Crimmins on his comedy favourites
13/09/2016 … I do not rate these geniuses in any particular order.
Mon 12 September 2016
© C4 'That's me, warm but bleak!'
Jo Brand on her new comedy Damned
12/09/2016 … Jo Brand has co-written a new six-part Channel 4 comedy, Damned, in which she stars with Alan Davies as two jaded social workers in a busy children’s department.
Fri 09 September 2016
'There’s not a misstep in it...'
John Robins picks his comedy favourties
09/09/2016 … RushmoreI don't think there can be a best work of art, but Rushmore is definitely my favourite film, and, guys, I've seen Silence Of The Lambs 18 times, so that's…
Wed 31 August 2016
Win a bundle of film goodies
Noel Fielding in Set The Thames On Fire
31/08/2016 … Set The Thames On Fire – a dark comedy about two boys struggling to survive in a grotesque, nightmare London – is out next month.
Sun 28 August 2016
Edinburgh Fringe 2016 comedy reviews
The best, and the rest, of the festival
28/08/2016 … Doug Anthony All Stars (DAAS) Live On Stage James Acaster: Reset * Louis CK Scott Agnew: I’ve Snapped My Banjo String, Let’s Just Talk .
Sat 27 August 2016
'I've been singing Kristen Schaal Is A Horse for 8 years'
Susie Youssef picks her comedy faves
27/08/2016 … Pajama MenI adore the Pajama Men, Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez.
Nothing better than seeing the straight man lose it
Clare Plested chooses her Perfect Playlist
27/08/2016 … Choosing this list was harder than choosing my daughter’s name.