Cabaret star Frisky to give Fringe's artist address
Kicking off this year's festival
22/07/2025 … Comedy cabaret star Frisky – aka Laura Corcoran – will be giving the opening address at the 78th Edinburgh Festival Fringe, it has been announced…
Tue 22 July 2025
Now another Joke Of The Fringe launches
22/07/2025 … The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards have announced they will be handing out a Joke Of The Fringe title, after broadcaster Dave dropped its long-running prize.
Musical comedian Anna Hale at Chortle's Fast Fringe
Extract from her Edinburgh show Control Freak
22/07/2025 … Musical comedian Anna Hale recruits an audience member to help her sing a song at Chortle's Fast Fringe.
© Eva Rinaldi via Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 2.0 When Robin Williams tried to buy The Comic Strip
22/07/2025 … Robin Williams once offered to buy London’s influential Comic Strip comedy club – just so he could get more stage time to impress David Bowie.
Sam Campbell records Australian car insurance ads
Comedian is the voice of 'Fluffy'
22/07/2025 … Sam Campbell is lending his voice to the new mascot of an Australian insurance company.
Comic Susan Riddell faces terror charges
Case brought after activists targeted weapons factory
22/07/2025 … Scottish comedian Susan Riddell has been charged with terrorist offences after a Ford Transit van was driven into the perimeter fence of a weapons factory in…
Mon 21 July 2025
Just For Laughs picks UK comics as ones to watch
Montreal festival spotlights Aurie Styla, Chloe Petts, Dan Tiernan and Vittorio Angelone
21/07/2025 … UK stand-ups Aurie Styla, Chloe Petts, Dan Tiernan and Vittorio Angelone have all been picked for the prestigious New Faces of Comedy showcases at Montreal’s…
© Apple Filming starts on Ted Lasso series 4
First look at the new season, based around AFC Richmond's women's team
21/07/2025 … Here’s the first picture from the set of Ted Lasso’s fourth season, as Apple TV+ confirmed that production is officially under way .