Elliot Steel issues a content warning after two people pass out in his Edinburgh Fringe show
10/08/2023 … Elliot Steel has had to put a trigger warning in his Edinburgh Fringe show after two people fainted while hearing a graphic description of a nasty jiu-jitsu injury.
Comic Joe White on being booed for the whole of his Fringe set
08/08/2023 … Comic Joe White has claimed a Fringe badge of honour – getting booed for nine of the ten minutes he was on stage.
Comic's gin is a tonic for the festival
08/08/2023 … Eddie Izzard has put her name to a new gin blend to help raise money for the Edinburg Fringe.
© Joe Lycett/X 05/08/2023 … Joe Lycett has unveiled a portrait of Harry Styles – after claiming the musician personally sat for him.
Stand-up has to perform by phone light after tech fails - watch the video
05/08/2023 … Talk about irony.
04/08/2023 … Quote of the week 'That dull shock to the stomach of doing new material that fails completely and your whole body jolts with horror is the only cardiovascular…
Now NextUp's trophy is 2m and 1cm tall
04/08/2023 … The biggest award in comedy just got bigger.
Fire alarm forces Aussie comic Dane Simpson into the alleyway
03/08/2023 … The Fringe wouldn’t be the Fringe without fire alarms sending shows out into the street.
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