Fistymania!
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
13/08/2025 … If you’re a seasoned Fringe goer and you get accosted on Cowgate by a large man in a gold leotard, a huge ginger wig, a heavyweight champ belt and wrestling…
2025 Archives
Wed 13 August 2025
New comedians not from London are at a disadvantage here
Marc Jennings on the best and worst of the Edinburgh Fringe
13/08/2025 … Marc Jennings is back at the Edinburgh Fringe this year with his show Bread And Circuses.
New BBC podcast for Russell Kane
13/08/2025 … Russell Kane is making a new BBC podcast about Evil Animals.
© Joe Hollingworth Chortle Student Comedy Award Final 2025
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
13/08/2025 … In terms of the styles of comedy on offer, this was probably one of the most diverse Chortle student finals yet.
Behemoth: Enter The Cupboard
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
13/08/2025 … Peppy sketch group Behemoth have been given a slightly inappropriate late night timeslot at the Mash House, given that their vibe is often more Live & Kicking…
© Andrew Pugsley Will the British Saturday Night Live boost the UK improv scene?
Asks Showstopper! co-creator Adam Meggido
13/08/2025 … Saturday Night Live, the US comedy TV show that launched the careers of many Hollywood A-listers over the last fifty years, is developing a British version to air…
Hot Concrete: Too Hot (and Too Concretey) For TV
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
13/08/2025 … There are things to admire in Henry Whaley and Charlie Billingham’s double act, but ultimately Hot Concrete feels too much like too many other things to stand…
© Rachel Sherlock. Luke McQueen: Comedian's Comedian
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
13/08/2025 … Luke McQueen, the most mischievous twerp in stand-up, has created the show of his career here, I just hope it’s not too ‘inside baseball’ to get…