Edinburgh Fringe stand-up Jamie MacDonald picks his comedy favourites
27/07/2025 … Jamie MacDonald is at the Edinburgh Fringe with his show Toxic Bastard about how as a white, middle-class, straight male he might expect people to consider him loathsome…
The best of the week's live comedy
27/07/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
12 acts on each of two daily showcases in Edinburgh
27/07/2025 … Here are line-ups for the imminent Fast Fringe showcases Chortle presents at the Edinburg Fringe We’re back at the Pleasance Dome at 6.
© BBC Studios / BOC The week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
27/07/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Monday July 28 I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T A CLUE: This week, Harry Enfield, Lucy Porter,…
Performing at Chortle Fast Fringe
27/07/2025 … Here's Lulu Popplewell talking about the terrible dates she’s been on recently, including a man who spent two hours telling her about a novel he wrote.
Stand-up and Gary Powndland collaborator dies young
27/07/2025 … Tributes have been paid to alternative comedian Andrew McBurney after his death was announced.
© Alan Powdrill Olaf Falafel on the best and worst of the Edinburgh Fringe
26/07/2025 … Comedian Olaf Falafel is back at the Edinburgh Fringe with two shows: one in the kids’ section, one in the main comedy section.
© Khara Pringle ...so Diona Doherty hopes it's worth it
26/07/2025 … Next week, I’ll be in one of the busiest places on Earth: the Edinburgh Fringe.
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