50 Edinburgh shows picked by a true comedy lover
...and how Mark Watson's using it to help improve the Fringe
28/07/2022 … A bit of a change for our Edinburgh preview feature today.
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Thu 28 July 2022
Wed 27 July 2022
Ten Edinburgh comics who were at the Fringe 20 years ago
27/07/2022 … The Fringe may often focus on the bright new things – but there are also stalwarts who return time and again to present a new show to an attentive audience.
Tue 26 July 2022
Who threw a bottle at the Inbetweeners cast at the British Comedy Awards?
26/07/2022 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Medic! Ten Edinburgh Fringe shows from healthcare professionals
Is laughter the best medicine? Or is it drugs?
26/07/2022 … If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the past couple of years, it’s ‘listen to the medical experts’.
Mon 25 July 2022
Ten Edinburgh Fringe shows from former Chortle Student winners
25/07/2022 … Winners and finalists of the Chortle Student Comedy Award so often go on to great things.
Fri 22 July 2022
Ten Edinburgh Fringe acts who are big online
22/07/2022 … Can social media success translate into success in the real world? Coming out of lockdown more viral creators than ever are heading to the Edinburgh Fringe to try…
Thu 21 July 2022
Ten trans and non-binary comedians at this year's Fringe
21/07/2022 … Humanising the often fiery discussion around gender issues – or maybe not mentioning it at all – here are ten transgender and non-binary comics…
Wed 20 July 2022
Ten political shows at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe
Boris still looms large at the festival
20/07/2022 … As Boris Johnson shuffles away with his final Prime Minister's Questions today, here are ten shows trying to make sense of the shitshow that has been Westminster…