Chris Forbes: Father Christmas
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
18/08/2026 … Guests to Chris Forbes’ new show are greeted by tinsel, footage of a crackling fire, and the comedian himself decked out in a garish jumper, Santa hat, and…
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Tue 18 August 2026
Omar Badawy: Guided Detour
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
18/08/2026 … Omar Badawy’s Fringe debut is tight as a drum.
Brit Barron: Church
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
18/08/2026 … Brit Barron was brought up an evangelical Christian, dedicated her life to religion, and used to preach to 5,000 people multiple times a day as a pastor at a Mississippi…
Kirsty Mann: Corpse
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
18/08/2026 … Comedian and NHS doctor Kirsty Mann did not believe in ghosts – at least not until she and her husband bought a house in East London and found it was definitely…
Jack Ansett: Looks Like A Bit Of Me!
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
18/08/2026 … Housed in Assembly Studio 4, the traditional venue for slightly underwhelming Australasian imports, Jack Ansett faces a mild incline that he doesn’t quite…
Stuart Goldsmith: Canary
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
18/08/2026 … Stuart Goldsmith is fully aware of the pitfalls of his comedy niche, having chosen to devote his entire output to the climate crisis, a topic few want to hear about…
Tony Cantwell: You Cry Weird
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
18/08/2026 … Everyone’s familiar with the concept of ‘comedy as therapy’.
Mon 17 August 2026
Tom Short: I Get ChatGPT To Write My Edinburgh Show
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
17/08/2026 … There are, understandably, quite a few comedians talking about AI at this year's Fringe – but Tom Short is the one most upfront about trying to get…