Edinburgh Comedy Awards announces its 2025 shortlists
The best of the Edinburgh Fringe
20/08/2025 … The shortlists have been announced for the 2025 Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
2025 Archives
Wed 20 August 2025
Foxdog Studios: Robo Bingo 2.0
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
20/08/2025 … Have sympathy for any poor reviewer of a Foxdog Studios’ tech-heavy, comedy-gaming mashup.
KC Shornima: Detachment Style
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
20/08/2025 … New York-based comic KC Shornima has a young Edna Mode thing going on.
© Steve Ullathorne Benji Waterhouse saves a Fringe punter's life
Comic performs Heimlich manoeuvre on a choking woman
20/08/2025 … Benji Waterhouse has saved a life during his day off at the Edinburgh Fringe.
© Steve Best ISH Awards shortlist 25 shows for '25
Joke of the Fringe, panel prize and tech award nominees also announced
20/08/2025 … The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards have announced the shortlists for their five awards handed out at the Edinburgh Fringe, with 25 shows highlighted.
Sophie Garrad: Poor Little Rich Girl
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
20/08/2025 … ‘Poor little rich girl’ is what someone called Sophie Garrad in a Pizza Express once, and her hackles have been raised ever since.
Simon Amstell was a huge inspiration (when I became shift supervisor at Tie Rack)
Paul Campbell picks his comedy favourites
20/08/2025 … Paul Campbell is at the Edinburgh Fringe with his debut show, The Lost Tapes of Somerfield, all about the defunct supermarket chain.