I left my finance job for stand-up – but only after helping my parents retire
By Edinburgh Fringe comedian Raj Poojara
01/08/2026 … If you’re from an immigrant family, success is usually explained to you very early.
2026 Archives
Sat 01 August 2026
Guy who just got back from Toontown
01/08/2026 … We all know people who go on holiday and make their destination their whole personality.
Extract from Lil Wenker's Edinburgh show, Boy King
01/08/2026 … Here's an extract from Lil Wenker's 2026 Edinburgh Fringe show, Boy King.
Fri 31 July 2026
© Steve Ullathorne Stewart Lee's Basic Lee gets a DVD release
Put together by a cult folkloric rambling zine
31/07/2026 … Stewart Lee's stand-up show Basic Lee is to get its first DVD release,.
'I've spent my career lovingly ripping off this idea...'
Daniel Clarkson picks his Perfect Playlist
31/07/2026 … Daniel Clarkson, co-creator of Potted Potter and Panto, is heading back to the Edinburgh Fringe to star in Indy!, a romp through the first three Indiana Jones films…
Underbelly Boulevard to close
Owners cut their Soho lease short due to 'insurmountable' costs
31/07/2026 … Soho’s Underbelly Boulevard is to close in January – with its operators saying the costs involved in running such a venue have became insurmountable.
Why was I conditioned to see my body as a problem that needs fixing?
By Edinburgh Fringe comedian Jess Fuchs, who started Weight Watchers at 12
31/07/2026 … When I was 12, I started Weight Watchers.
Dru Cripps improvises a track... about cancer
31/07/2026 … Here's a teaser for comedian Dru Cripps’s 2026 Edinburgh Fringe show, Juicy Bits.