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Matt Forde sparks debate after complaining about a baby in his Fringe show

Matt Forde has sparked a backlash after telling parents not to bring babies to his…

Have I Got News For You to roast Boris Johnsons

Have I Got News For You is to return for a 64th series…

Duggie Brown dies at 82

Seventies comedian Duggie Brown has died at the age…

Rival comedy club buys Stand's iconic backdrop

The Stand comedy club’s iconic cowboy backdrop…

Caitriona Dowden wins Chortle's 2022 Student Comedy Award

Caitriona Dowden has been crowned this year’s…

Sadowitz strikes back

Jerry Sadowitz has complained that his act has been ‘cheapened and simplified…

Edinburgh Poster Award winners revealed

Jordan Gray and Milo Edwards have won this year's Comedy Poster Awards at the…

High Noon for The Stand's Cowboy

For 25 years it has been the iconic backdrop at the Stand comedy club. But the…

Fringe venue cancels Jerry Sadowitz gig

Edinburgh’s Pleasance venue has insisted it champions freedom of speech after…

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Features

I'm embarrassed how much I cared about this Festival

Josh Pugh recalls his most embarrassing Edinburgh experience; what he can't get…

Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews 2022

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore Glenn Moore: Will You Still Need Me, Will You…

Who's behind this Edinburgh Fringe poster?

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Emergency Question: What is your most mundane encounter with a celebrity?

Every day until the end of the Fringe, we're asking one of Richard Herring's…

'Documentary Now is satirical comedy at its best'

Edinburgh Fringe sketch trio Crybabies – Michael Clarke, James Gault, and Ed…

My Alex Horne shame...

Will Duggan recalls his most embarrassing Edinburgh experience; what he can't…

Emergency Question: Which sitcom character would you be?

Every day until the end of the Fringe, we're asking one of Richard Herring's…

Bill Burr's special had a profound effect on me

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Edinburgh Fringe Reviews

Josie Long: Re-Enchantment

Josie Long embraced lockdown as a chance to spend…

Rachel Jackson: Almost Famous

According to her old ballet teacher, Rachel Jackson…

Chortle Student Comedy Award 2022 final

It may sound immodest to say so, but it feels like…

Alex Mackeith: Thanks For Listening

Musical comedy has largely shed the reputation it once…

Norris & Parker: Sirens

Sketch duo Norris & Parker enter from the back…

Bad Clowns: Invasion

How dare you suggest these alien hunters with their…

Ruth Hunter and the Ruth-hunter

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The Flop: A Band of Idiots

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Eric Rushton: I Had a Dream And You Were All In It

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Garry Starr: Greece Lightning

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Who's on at Chortle's Fast Fringe in Edinburgh?

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John Bishop to headline Edinburgh's Big Brain Tumour Benefit

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Lucy Beaumont voices interactive audio walk

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West End dates for Guz Khan

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Dick move

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Videos

Here are Flat & The Curves setting out what they want from their sex lives, in today's clip from Chortle's Fast Fringe.

The band comprises Issy roe-Wright, Arabella Rodrigo, Katy Baker and Charlotte Brooke, and their Edinburgh Fringe show is on at The Stand's New Town Theatre at 10.35pm from August 18.

Fast Fringe showcases 12 different comedy and variety acts every day of the Edinburgh Fringe (Aug 3-27) at Pleasance Dome at 6.50pm. Tickets: https://chortl.es/ffviayoutube

Filming is by NextUp, which is live-streaming more than 60 shows from the Fringe. Subscribe at https://nextupcomedy.com/edfringe/ and use code CHORTLE10 to save £10 on the usual £30 annual pass.