The biggest award in comedy just got bigger.
Now NextUp's trophy is 2m and 1cm tall
04/08/2023 … The biggest award in comedy just got bigger.
Fri 04 August 2023
Thu 03 August 2023
Your Fringe venue? Out the back by the bins...
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.
Wed 02 August 2023
A snap decision...
Kevin Quantum's stunt must go on... despite torn Achilles tendon
02/08/2023 … The finale of comedy magician Kevin Quantum’s Edinburgh Fringe show just got a lot tougher.
Tue 01 August 2023
Worst cases scenario...
Now a second Fringe comic hit by airline losing their luggage
01/08/2023 … Smack the Pony star Fiona Allen has become the second comic to arrive in Edinburgh for the Fringe without her luggage.
Sun 30 July 2023
Seann Walsh: I have an irrational fear of hearing people chew
30/07/2023 … Seann Walsh has revealed he has an irrational fear of hearing people eat– including himself The comic says he suffers from a psychological disorder called…
Frank Skinner: I almost had a punch-up with a priest
30/07/2023 … Frank Skinner has revealed how he almost came to blows with a priest during confession.
Fri 28 July 2023
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Can Stuart Laws break a world record?
Comic's bid to enter the beer-mat-flipping history books
28/07/2023 … Stand-up Stuart Laws is attempting to break the world record for most beer mats flipped and caught in 60 seconds.