Garry Starr boosts ISH award coffers
25/08/2026 … Garry Starr has donated £1,600 to the prize fund of the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
2026 Archives
Tue 25 August 2026
© Matt Crockett / Channel 4 A pub is a great place for communities to bond
Joe Lycett celebrates the British boozer
25/08/2026 … As comedian Joe Lycett prepares to present his latest Channel 4 show, coming live from his own pub, he speaks about the need to celebrate and support the locals…
Mon 24 August 2026
© Bryan Berlin Depths of Wikipedia
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
24/08/2026 … Filthy-mouthed song parodist Kunt is not at the Fringe this year, but he is still getting laughs here.
© Gareth Dutton Bilal Zafar: Rubicon
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
24/08/2026 … Sincerity doesn't come easily to Bilal Zafar, a comic who's built his reputation on wind-ups and affecting respect for the patently rubbish.
Katie Norris: Mother Succubus
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
24/08/2026 … Men created the myth of the seductive, life-sucking Succubus to demonise sexually confident women.
Mothman: A Romance Musical
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
24/08/2026 … The Fringe means many things to many people, but to me, right now, it means Mothman.
New book to celebrate the great women of comedy
24/08/2026 … Comedy historian Gemma Ross has written a book about the great women of the genre.
Shortlists announced for Comedians’ Choice Awards 2026
For acts at the Edinburgh Fringe
24/08/2026 … The shortlists have been announced for The Comedians’ Choice Awards 2026, as voted by comedians performing at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.