Stephen Catling: Clown Fish Out Of Water
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
23/08/2026 … No one would ever accuse a Stephen Catling show of being slick, but Clown Fish Out Of Water proves too loose a collection of disjointed, surreal sketches, with…
2026 Archives
Sun 23 August 2026
© Matt Crockett Margaret Thatcher Queen of Hollywood
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
23/08/2026 … Ding dong, the witch is back! And Britain’s most divisive leader – brilliantly reimagined as a ‘prime miniSTAR’ of the cabaret scene by Matt…
Ayo Adenekan: Homeland Insecurity
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
23/08/2026 … Ayo Adenekan is a charmer, performing with restraint but an inner sparkle that suggests he adores being on stage.
Rhys James: Chop Logic
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
23/08/2026 … Rhys James wonders what it says about his relationship with sincerity that he can’t go two sentences without saying something flippant.
Alex Franklin: Kiss Me x
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
23/08/2026 … Alex Franklin is having a bit of an annus mirabilis this year with her killer Mothman musical and this excellent hour of stand-up running simultaneously.
Harriet Richardson: Creep
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
23/08/2026 … Which Taskmaster contestant sent Harriet Richardson a dick pic? It’s a question that has to remain unanswered for legal reasons, though it will have her audiences…
Roll with the Funches
The best of the week's live comedy
23/08/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Fringe 2026 on air
The best of the week's comedy on TV, and radio
23/08/2026 … Our pick of the slim choices for comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.