Taskmaster special to raise funds for children's hospital
Streamed event featuring content creators
24/08/2026 … YouTubers are to take part in a live-streamed Taskmaster event in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital.
2026 Archives
Mon 24 August 2026
Emma Doran: Emmaculate
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
24/08/2026 … With wicked charm to spare, Emma Doran’s show is as good as a night out with your best friend.
How I used a podcast to write my Edinburgh show
'My earliest and most revolting ideas revealed themselves' says comic Paul Hilleard
24/08/2026 … How do you write a stand-up comedy show? How important is it to nail your debut hour? Nobody really tells you.
Candace Bryan on trying to be a more ethical consumer
Extract from her Edinburgh Fringe show
24/08/2026 … Candace Bryan talks about trying to be a more ethical consumer and shop less often at Amazon in this stand-up clip.
Sun 23 August 2026
How repressed is your 'cunt'ry?
Sophie Power on what she learned about doing a show called CVNT
23/08/2026 … Naming my debut show CVNT after one of the most taboo words in the English language was definitely a choice.
Madeleine Brettingham: Legend
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
23/08/2026 … ‘If you like child neglect, you’ll like this show,’ says Madeleine Brettingham at the top of her debut hour.
Freya Parker: An Hour Of Decay!
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
23/08/2026 … At the end of this gentle reflection on ageing, Freya Parker evokes Jenny Joseph’s Warning poem – the one which starts: ‘When I am an old…
Keeley Hazell: Everyone's Seen My Tits
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
23/08/2026 … This is an interesting document about life on the sharp end of tabloid culture from Keeley Hazell, who 1990s kids will bashfully remember as one of the pre-eminent…