© Jess Shurte The Edinburgh Fringe in figures
2.6m tickets issued across 3,892 shows
02/12/2025 … The Edinburgh Fringe issued 2.
2025 Archives
Tue 02 December 2025
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Rosanna Pike wins comic fiction prize
Accolade for author's debut, A Little Trickerie
02/12/2025 … Rosanna Pike has won this year’s 2025 Bollinger Everyman Prize for Comic Fiction for her debut novel A Little Trickerie.
The Studio triumphs at the Rose D’Or
02/12/2025 … British comedies have missed out at this year’s prestigious Rose D’Or international TV awards.
Kiell Smith-Bynoe takes his improv show on the road
02/12/2025 … Ghosts and Taskmaster star Kiell Smith-Bynoe is taking his improvised comedy format Kool Story Bro on a UK tour next year.
Fred Bell wins West End New (Old) Act Of The Year
02/12/2025 … Fred Bell has won the West End New (Old) Act Of The Year 2025 – and the grand total of £125.
Mon 01 December 2025
© BBC / Open Mike Who's in series 20 of Live At The Apollo?
Line-ups revealed – starting with a Christmas special
01/12/2025 … The line-up for the 20th series of Live At The Apollo has been announced.
Two Bifa awards for Tom Basden and Tim Key
Hailing their British independent film The Ballad of Wallis Island
01/12/2025 … Tom Basden and Tim Key have won two British Independent Film Awards for their debut feature The Ballad of Wallis Island.
My top ten comedy Christmas songs
As picked by musical comic Ashley Frieze
01/12/2025 … I was listening to Mitch Benn’s We Know A Song About That, Don’t We? podcast recently, where he pointed out that his ever-expanding Christmas Album …