Who's up for the 2026 List comedy award?
Handed out at the Edinburgh Fringe
18/08/2026 … The longlists have been announced for The List’s Edinburgh Festival Awards.
2026 Archives
Tue 18 August 2026
Megasquirt: Fully Loaded
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
18/08/2026 … In a concrete bunker, long after all sensible folk have gone to their beds, the freaks of Edinburgh gather for a noisy, punk-infused, queer-coded mashup of hardcore…
Spencer Jones: Dogs
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
18/08/2026 … If Spencer Jones’s show was a dog, it would be an adorable mongrel puppy - a slightly odd-looking mix of indeterminate breeds, but cute and full of affection.
Chris Forbes: Father Christmas
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
18/08/2026 … Guests to Chris Forbes’ new show are greeted by tinsel, footage of a crackling fire, and the comedian himself decked out in a garish jumper, Santa hat, and…
Omar Badawy: Guided Detour
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
18/08/2026 … Omar Badawy’s Fringe debut is tight as a drum.
Brit Barron: Church
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
18/08/2026 … Brit Barron was brought up an evangelical Christian, dedicated her life to religion, and used to preach to 5,000 people multiple times a day as a pastor at a Mississippi…
Kirsty Mann: Corpse
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
18/08/2026 … Comedian and NHS doctor Kirsty Mann did not believe in ghosts – at least not until she and her husband bought a house in East London and found it was definitely…
Jack Ansett: Looks Like A Bit Of Me!
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
18/08/2026 … Housed in Assembly Studio 4, the traditional venue for slightly underwhelming Australasian imports, Jack Ansett faces a mild incline that he doesn’t quite…