Fringe ticket sales up 5.24 per cent
Another record year in Edinburgh
31/08/2015 … Edinburgh Fringe ticket sales are up by more than five per cent on last year, it has been announced.
2015 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 31 August 2015
Spencer Jones is the comics' favourite... twice
And Michael Legge named 'best person'
31/08/2015 … Spencer Jones has won the awards for best Edinburgh Fringe show AND best performer – as voted for by fellow comedians.
Sun 30 August 2015
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Al Murray to become an MP
...in a sitcom inspired by Pub Landlord's real campaign
30/08/2015 … Al Murray could star in a sitcom in which his Pub Landlord creation becomes an MP.
Sat 29 August 2015
Sam Simmons scoops Edinburgh Comedy Award
29/08/2015 … Australian absurdist Sam Simmons has won the main Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award for the best show on the Fringe.
Eddie Murphy and Oprah Winfrey join Richard Pryor biopic
Greenlight expected imminently
29/08/2015 … Eddie Murphy and Oprah Winfrey have joined the cast of the long-awaited Richard Pryor biopic.
Malcolm Hardee winners announced
For originality, publicity stunt and earning potential
29/08/2015 … The winners of the Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards have been announced at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Revealed: The comedians' favourite Fringe acts
29/08/2015 … The frontrunners have been announced for the comedians' choice awards at the Edinburgh Fringe.