Grace Jarvis: Getting Dragged Backwards Through a Hedge
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
19/08/2026 … Grace Jarvis is no stranger to vulnerability.
Wed 19 August 2026
© NotFromUtrecht/CC BY-SA 3.0 Questions Leicester Comedy Festival bosses MUST answer
What happened to comedians' money?
19/08/2026 … The leading comedy industry group is demanding answers to just how much organisers of the Leicester Comedy Festival knew about their financial woes before collapsing…
© BBC/Objective Fiction Which defunct confectionery did Matt Berry advertise?
19/08/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Chortle Student Comedy Award 2026
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
19/08/2026 … She's definitely the first Scottish winner of the Chortle Student Comedy Award, but Eva Peroni may also be the first comic to already be making their Fringe…
Chelsea Birkby: Is In Full Control The Entire Time
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
19/08/2026 … Chelsea Birkby's day job is as a science communicator and she's brought some of those skills to bear on this show, which aims to teach us how we can all…
Don Toberman: Ping-Pong Champ
Edinburgh Fringe theatre review
19/08/2026 … The premise couldn’t be simpler.
Meet the 2026 Birmingham Breaking Talent hopefuls
Comedy festival reveals its tips for the top
19/08/2026 … The five acts in the running for this year’s Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2026 have been revealed.
Harriet Kemsley and Finlay Christie to make their Mock The Week debuts
Panel show returns September 13
19/08/2026 … Harriet Kemsley and Finlay Christie will be making their Mock The Week debuts on the next series of the panel show.