Jonno: Here Comes Mr Funny
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
10/08/2026 … He’s already had a significant hand in reinvigorating British comedy this year as head writer on the phenomenal UK version of Saturday Night Live, so it’s…
2026 Archives
Mon 10 August 2026
Davina Bentley on dating in your 40s
Extract from her Edinburgh Fringe show
10/08/2026 … Stand-up Davina Bentley talks about dating a man with terrible dress sense – think fedoras and unironic Hawaiian shirts– in this extract from her…
Sun 09 August 2026
Edinburgh Comedy Award appoints a new executive director
Longstanding head Nica Burns looks to the future
09/08/2026 … The Edinburgh Comedy Award has a new ‘executive director’ as its boss Nica Burns has started planning for their long-term future.
Freddie Meredith: Need A Light?
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
09/08/2026 … In his overdue Fringe debut, Freddie Meredith introduces us to an Alan Partridge for the reels generation.
'My kind of catastrophe...'
Otto & Astrid on the best and worst of the Edinburgh Fringe
09/08/2026 … As they return to the Edinburgh Fringe, Otto & Astrid Rot – ‘Berlin’s Prince and Princess of art rock and Europop’ – talks about…
How to flyer
Ashley Frieze on one of the most important skills at the Edinburgh Fringe
09/08/2026 … I recently did a stint flying at the West Berkshire Comedy Festival.
Portrait Of A Tom As A Young Neenan
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
09/08/2026 … Portrait Of A Tom As A Young Neenan is a humble but charming story of how others might not see us as we see ourselves.
Amy Matthews: Definitions of Toast
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
09/08/2026 … When developing a show, every stand-up might hope for that big psychological shift which unlocks a part of their brain and really opens up their potential.