Edinburgh Fringe programme launches with 3,398 shows
70th festival vows an ‘Alliance of Defiance’
07/06/2017 … The Edinburgh Fringe has officially launched its programme for the 70th anniversary.
Wed 07 June 2017
Al Murray to make his panto debut
07/06/2017 … Al Murray is making his pantomime debut this Christmas The Pub Landlord comic will play Idle Al in Jack and the Beanstalk at the New Wimbledon Theatre in…
Sarah Silverman's lessons in swearing
07/06/2017 … Plus ça change… Even as a very young child, Sarah Silverman was familiar with swear words – telling her nursery schoolmates that foul…
Terry Gilliam finishes his Don Quixote film... 17 years late
'Any sensible person would have given up years ago'
07/06/2017 … It has taken him the best part of two decades, but Terry Gilliam has finally finished shooting on The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.
New tours for Kerry Godliman and Abandoman
07/06/2017 … Kerry Godliman and Abandoman have both announced UK tours.
Tue 06 June 2017
What was the name of the cat in Austen Powers?
And other teasers in our Tuesday Trivia quiz
06/06/2017 … Here's this week's comedy trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
All things Brighton, beautiful
Resort's fringe fest hands out its award
06/06/2017 … Character comedian Alice Marshall has won the award for best comedy at this year’s Brighton Fringe.