'People tell me I've got a Messiah complex'
03/08/2018 … Tweets of the week Grant me the serenity to accept the things I can't change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to think of reasonable…
Fri 03 August 2018
Tessa Coates: Witch Hunt
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
03/08/2018 … The stage set for Tessa Coates's second solo Fringe show away from her Massive Dad sketch trio is a waist-high pile of books whose presence she never once…
Nick Hall: Spencer
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
03/08/2018 … It's surprising that the story of Spencer Perceval isn't better known, comedian and proud history graduate (2:2) Nick Hall argues.
'Smart people who prioritise joy and silliness'
Heidi Regan picks her comedy favourites
03/08/2018 … Narrowing down all comedy to just six favourites has been the most unreasonable request of my life.
Revealed: Lolly Adefope's major new US TV role
This is what she's missing Edinburgh for
03/08/2018 … Lolly Adefope is to star opposite Saturday Night Live‘s Aidy Bryant in a new American comedy.
First look at Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel
Biopic to get its world premiere at London Film Festival
03/08/2018 … Here’s the first look at Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel alongside John C Reilly as Oliver Hardy in a new movie about the enduring comedy duo.
Zach Zucker at Chortle's Fast Fringe
03/08/2018 … American comic Zach Zucker got into the World Cup spirit when he appeared at Chortle’s Fast Fringe last month.
Thu 02 August 2018
'It was just a head slowly appearing then disappearing out of a large bin'
The big ask: What is the weirdest Fringe show you have ever seen?
02/08/2018 … I was in a lunchtime show with five senior citizens.