Sophie Garrad at Chortle's Fast Fringe

Extract from her Edinburgh show

22/08/2026 … Here’s Sophie Garrad talking about a hospital stay last year – when she unexpectedly found out she was expecting a baby.

Ele McKenzie: Bringing It All Back Home

Edinburgh Fringe comedy review

21/08/2026 … Ele McKenzie brings her debut to Edinburgh in somewhat overdue fashion, after being a great value-add to London mixed bills for many years and playing a central…

Olivia Xing: Baby of Colour

Edinburgh Fringe comedy review

21/08/2026 … Olivia Xing is feeling torn.

Sophie Garrad: A Period Drama

Edinburgh Fringe comedy review

21/08/2026 … Social media comedian Sophie Garrad bucks the trend of her peers this year by coming to the Fringe with a story that really makes the most of the long-form format.

Rob Kemp: Beatlesjuice

Edinburgh Fringe comedy review

21/08/2026 … Seven years ago, Rob Kemp had THE cult hit of the Edinburgh Fringe with The Elvis Dead, a late-night romp in which he replayed The Evil Dead 2 to a soundtrack of…

Candace Bryan: Don’t Be Ridiculous, Everybody Wants This

Edinburgh Fringe comedy review

21/08/2026 … It’s clear to see where Candace Bryan got her outsider credentials, raised by a devoutly communist single father in the Republican heartland of Tennessee,…

Jamie Kilstein: Can't Tie Knots

Edinburgh Fringe comedy review

21/08/2026 … ‘What do you do when the guy who talks you out of killing yourself kills himself?’ asks Jamie Kilstein in what’s surely the most depressing comedy…

ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards longlist 60 Fringe shows

21/08/2026 … The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards have announced their longlists of 60 Fringe acts in the running for this year’s awards: 39 for best show, 21 for best newcomer.