Punchlines on the rail lines
Comic entertain train travellers en route to Edinburgh
06/08/2026 … In what’s an occasional Fringe tradition, comedians have performed on an Edinburgh-bound train to mark the start of the festival North East-based Lee…
2026 Archives
Thu 06 August 2026
© Todd Estrin I was locked in a psych ward against my will – it was hilarious
Comedian Jamie Wolf on his encounters with the US healthcare system
06/08/2026 … I firmly believe that comedy is the second-best medicine, just behind actual medicine.
Amanda Knox: Don't try to shame a wronged woman into silence
Comic hits back at the campaign to cancel her Fringe show
06/08/2026 … Amanda Knox has hit back at calls for her Edinburgh Fringe show to be cancelled, slamming ‘false accusations intended to shame and vilify a wronged woman into…
The Pub-yssey
06/08/2026 … Munya Chawawa has recruited an impressive cast for his take on The Odyssey.
Rosie Jones: When I fell in public, 40 people stepped over me – and two kicked me
Comic on society's lack of empathy
06/08/2026 … Rosie Jones has told of how she was ignored – and even kicked – after she fell over in a Tube station.
Oh Jesus, why have you forsaken me?
Comic loses his Christ – and his Buddah – just days before Fringe play opens
06/08/2026 … A comedian is hoping to find Jesus at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
So there are these three odd Irish priests on an island...
New comedy film has a familiar premise
06/08/2026 … Eagle-eyed viewers might spot something familiar about the premise of an absurd new comedy film set to have its premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe… Exiled…
James Acaster's band The Wow! Scenario releases its first single
Almost 20 years after splitting up...
06/08/2026 … James Acaster has released the first single with his band The Wow! Scenario – more than 20 years after forming it.