First 351 Edinburgh Fringe shows go on sale
Festival box office opens at noon
11/02/2026 … The Edinburgh Fringe box office opens today, with its first batch of shows.
2026 Archives
Wed 11 February 2026
© Matt Crockett Alan Carr to make a TV travelogue
Yet another show for the Celebrity Traitors winner
11/02/2026 … Alan Carr is to front a new travelogue series featuring Jack Dee, Tom Allen and Joanne McNally.
Tue 10 February 2026
Rhys Darby to star in period sitcom
Playing a 19th Century English aristocrat
10/02/2026 … Rhys Darby is to star in a new period comedy, it has been reported.
Catherine Cohen to publish poetry book
Anthology of verses first posted on Instagram
10/02/2026 … Catherine Cohen, is this week publishing her debut collection of poems, drawing on similar theme to her-stand up: life, relationships and the messy business…
Tributes paid to Philippe Gaulier
Hugely influential clown teacher dies at 82
10/02/2026 … Philippe Gaulier, the Frenchman who trained generations of actors and comedians including Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter and Emma Thompson, has died aged…
What's the kill count in Shrek?
10/02/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Russell Howard: Don’t Tell The Algorithm
Review of the comic back out on tour
10/02/2026 … If you were being harsh, you could describe Russell Howard as comedy’s equivalent of the ‘Love, Life, Laugh’ slogan, pushing a worthy but banal…
Second inductee for the North East Comedy Hall of Fame
Sunday For Sammy honoured as it returns to the Utilita Arena
10/02/2026 … The North East Comedy Hall of Fame has announced its second inductee: a biennial charity show that has raised millions for good causes Sunday For Sammy, which…