'Comedy isn't the opposite of seriousness. Sometimes it's how we survive it.'
16/08/2026 … A priest, a nurse and a student all walk into a protest.
Sun 16 August 2026
Jeromaia Detto: Giuseppe's Love Quest
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2026 … Australian clown Jeromaia Detto looks to his Italianate heritage for his latest show, performed in character as the lovehound Giuseppe.
Jonathan Oldfield: Exquisite Corpse
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2026 … Exquisite Corpse is the name of that parlour game in which three people create a peculiar portrait, one drawing a head, one the torso and one the legs, all independently.
'I definitely said that line to my nanny growing up'
Sophie Garrad picks her comedy favourites
16/08/2026 … As she presents her new show about a medical emergency, Period Drama, at the Edinburgh Fringe, Sophie Garrad shares her Perfect Playlist.
Sam Morrison: Duck
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2026 … Sam Morrison is a very LA comedian: glossy, self-obsessed but self-aware, trenchant but kind of Hollyweird.
20 comics longlisted for the biggest award in comedy
204cm prize up for grabs at the Edinburgh Fringe
16/08/2026 … Twenty comedians have been longlisted for the Biggest Award In Comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Mum finds out her daughter's queer... in the middle of a Fringe show
Well, it was a comedy about Heated Rivalry...
16/08/2026 … For any queer person, choosing the right moment to come out to a parent is a big decision.
© Steve Best Comedy became the place where I could manufacture affiliation.
Andrew Pipe on what drives a reasonable person into stand-up
16/08/2026 … ‘Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious’ – Peter Ustinov To mark the 30th anniversary of my first full-length Edinburgh Fringe show,…