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.
Sun 23 August 2026
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.
Adi Parmar: Sunny Boy
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
23/08/2026 … A three-act love story spanning continents and cultures, Adi Parmar's charming Fringe debut is also his explicit coming out to his Indian parents.
Pierre Novellie: Okay, One More Then Bed
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
23/08/2026 … Yes, it’s another banger of a show from the comedian with – and I think this is fair to say – the most consistently entertaining body of work of…
Extract from Mothman: A Romance Musical
23/08/2026 … Here’s an extract from the Edinburgh Fringe show Mothman: A Romance Musical, written and performed by Alex Franklin and Nikola McMurtrie.