Fri 08 August 2025
Comedy gave me something brilliant that nothing else did
...but neurodiverse people like me still suffer ableism, says Stephen Catling
08/08/2025 … I was not diagnosed with autism until I was 23.
The Electric Head
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
08/08/2025 … The Electric Head have won the Galton & Simpson award for their scripted comedy, so of course they are at the Edinburgh Fringe without a script.
'You don’t need to be normal, you need to be sincere'
Joe Tracini picks his comedy favourites
08/08/2025 … Joe Tracini is at the Fringe with his show, Ten Things I Hate About Me, about living with borderline personality disorder.
Will & Noah: Too Much Time On Their Phones
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
08/08/2025 … Will & Noah have put a lot of effort into their Fringe debut as a double act, with neat graphics (with a little help from AI) and music and sound cues to help…
© BBC Second book for Gone Fishing's Ted The Dog
Mortimer & Whitehouse star on the quest for a missing briefcase
08/08/2025 … Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing producer Lisa Clark has written a second book in the guise of the show’s third star, Ted The Dog.
Holly Spillar at Chortle's Fast Fringe
Extract from her Edinburgh show Tall Child
08/08/2025 … Holly Spillar contrasts her life with that of a baby born into privilege – with the aid of a loop pedal.
Trailer for The Paper
The Office spin-off with Domhnall Gleeson, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman and Tim Key
08/08/2025 … Here’s the trailer for The Paper, the new American comedy set in the same universe as The Office.