Rosie Jones: When I fell in public, 40 people stepped over me – and two kicked me
Comic on society's lack of empathy
06/08/2026 … Rosie Jones has told of how she was ignored – and even kicked – after she fell over in a Tube station.
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Thu 06 August 2026
Oh Jesus, why have you forsaken me?
Comic loses his Christ – and his Buddah – just days before Fringe play opens
06/08/2026 … A comedian is hoping to find Jesus at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
James Acaster's band The Wow! Scenario releases its first single
Almost 20 years after splitting up...
06/08/2026 … James Acaster has released the first single with his band The Wow! Scenario – more than 20 years after forming it.
Wed 05 August 2026
ISH Awards to be worth £16,000
05/08/2026 … The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards have confirmed a record £16,000.
© Andy Hollingworth Kevin Bridges gets a US agent
05/08/2026 … Kevin Bridges has signed with powerhouse American agents CAA.
Meredith's Kercher sister demands Amanda Knox Fringe show be banned
'I cannot fathom how rape and murder can be laughed about'
05/08/2026 … The sister of murdered student Meredith Kercher is demanding Amanda Knox – the woman convicted, but later acquitted, over her killing – cancel her Edinburgh…
© NotFromUtrecht/CC BY-SA 3.0 Leicester Comedy Festival firm goes bust
Insolvent Big Difference Company ceases trading
05/08/2026 … The company that runs the Leicester Comedy Festival has gone bust – meaning the hundreds of comedians owed money for performing there are likely to go unpaid.
Wellington Paranormal rises from the dead
Surprise fifth season for NZ mockumentary
05/08/2026 … New Zealand mockumentary Wellington Paranormal is to return after a five-year absence, Chortle can reveal.