Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2026 … Exquisite Corpse is the name of that parlour game in which three people create a peculiar portrait, one drawing a head, one the torso and one the legs, all independently.
Sophie Garrad picks her comedy favourites
16/08/2026 … As she presents her new show about a medical emergency, Period Drama, at the Edinburgh Fringe, Sophie Garrad shares her Perfect Playlist.
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2026 … Sam Morrison is a very LA comedian: glossy, self-obsessed but self-aware, trenchant but kind of Hollyweird.
204cm prize up for grabs at the Edinburgh Fringe
16/08/2026 … Twenty comedians have been longlisted for the Biggest Award In Comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Well, it was a comedy about Heated Rivalry...
16/08/2026 … For any queer person, choosing the right moment to come out to a parent is a big decision.
© Steve Best Andrew Pipe on what drives a reasonable person into stand-up
16/08/2026 … ‘Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious’ – Peter Ustinov To mark the 30th anniversary of my first full-length Edinburgh Fringe show,…
© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo The story of her Yes Minister sketch and the rest of the week's TV and radio comedy
16/08/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
The best of the week's live comedy
16/08/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
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