Mo Gilligan: I was trailed by six cop cars and a helicopter
Comic likens the scenes to Grand Theft Auto
04/08/2026 … Mo Gilligan has told of the moment he was tailed by six police cars and a helicopter - likening it to Grand Theft Auto scene.
2026 Archives
Tue 04 August 2026
This podcast's an absolute gem of originality and peculiarity
Our monthly round up of new and favourite podcasts
04/08/2026 … The Fringe is now but one sweaty sleep away, and I can’t possibly have you go all the way to Edinburgh (assuming it isn’t on your doorstep) without suggesting…
Could AI replace me? I built one to find out...
Garrett Millerick on whether large language models will ruin comedy
04/08/2026 … Back at the beginning of the year I commissioned a company to make an AI version of me, feed it all the stand-up I’ve generated in a 15-year career and see…
Jonathan Oldfield: The man who's visited every Zizzi’s in the UK
Character comedy from the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe
04/08/2026 … Character comedian Jonathan Oldfield is the first man to visit every Zizzi’s in the UK, and here answers all the questions you could possibly want about the…
Mon 03 August 2026
Some of the most exciting Fringe performers don't have huge budgets... just an idea they couldn't stop thinking about
Tom Short on the best and worst of Edinburgh
03/08/2026 … As comedian Tom Short returns to the Edinburgh Fringe, he talks about what he can't get enough of at the festival; recalls his most embarrassing Edinburgh…
Jimmy Cricket dies at 80
03/08/2026 … Veteran comedian Jimmy Cricket has died at the age of 80.
Is the internet making comedy more cultish
...or more corporate, or both? asks Finlay Christie
03/08/2026 … ANOTHER article about the future of digital comedy?! How many times do comedians need to boast that they can ‘bypass industry gatekeepers’? Relax.
Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews 2026
03/08/2026 … All Chortle has reviewed at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe so far.