© Steve Ullathorne Stewart Lee's Basic Lee gets a DVD release
Put together by a cult folkloric rambling zine
31/07/2026 … Stewart Lee's stand-up show Basic Lee is to get its first DVD release,.
2026 Archives
Fri 31 July 2026
© Steve Ullathorne 
'I've spent my career lovingly ripping off this idea...'
Daniel Clarkson picks his Perfect Playlist
31/07/2026 … Daniel Clarkson, co-creator of Potted Potter and Panto, is heading back to the Edinburgh Fringe to star in Indy!, a romp through the first three Indiana Jones films…
Underbelly Boulevard to close
Owners cut their Soho lease short due to 'insurmountable' costs
31/07/2026 … Soho’s Underbelly Boulevard is to close in January – with its operators saying the costs involved in running such a venue have became insurmountable.
Why was I conditioned to see my body as a problem that needs fixing?
By Edinburgh Fringe comedian Jess Fuchs, who started Weight Watchers at 12
31/07/2026 … When I was 12, I started Weight Watchers.
Dru Cripps improvises a track... about cancer
31/07/2026 … Here's a teaser for comedian Dru Cripps’s 2026 Edinburgh Fringe show, Juicy Bits.
Thu 30 July 2026
Come forth, little freaks, make yourself known...
Lil Wenker on finding her people at the Edinburgh Fringe
30/07/2026 … As she prepares to return to the Ednburgh Fringe, Lil Wenker talks about what she can't get enough of at the festival; recalls her most embarrassing Edinburgh…
Paddy McGuinness to switch on the Blackpool Illuminations
Comic 'chuffed to be part of the history of the town'
30/07/2026 … Paddy McGuinness will switch on the Blackpool Illuminations this year, it has been announced Thousands are expected to gather for the event on September…
© Andrew Max Levy 'There’s not a gram of fat on the show'
Maxx Eddy on his love of Bo Burnham, James Acaster and more
30/07/2026 … Edinburgh Fringe comedian Maxx Eddy picks his Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites Bo Burnham: Make Happy This show was the first live comedy event…