Chortle crowns TWO student winners
Award shared for the first time in 20 years
12/08/2025 … The Chortle Student Comedy Award has crowned joint winners for the first time in its 20-year history.
Tue 12 August 2025
Mon 11 August 2025
Funz And Gamez Rebootz
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
11/08/2025 … Phil Ellis has not messed too much with a winning formula as he revives his alleged kids’ show after a ten-year hiatus.
Joe Tracini: Ten Things I Hate About Me
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
11/08/2025 … On stage, the personable Joe Tracini is rarely without a smile on his face.
Max Fulham: Full of Ham
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
11/08/2025 … ‘It’s naff, it’s old, it’s retro,’ goes one line in Max Fulham’s Edinburgh debut, prompting the reassurance: ‘It’s…
'I’ve only ever behaved flawlessly at Fringe'
Will Owen on the best and worst of the Edinburgh festival
11/08/2025 … Will Owen is back at the Edinburgh Fringe with Looking Fab At Fifty, about replacing the empty gratifications of his forlorn life with the deep profundity…
The Britpop Hour with Marc Burrows
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
11/08/2025 … Before we embark on this exercise, you and I, it’s probably worth acknowledging that this show fills a specific niche, and if you’ve seen its title you…
Ada and Bron: The Origin of Love
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
11/08/2025 … This is the unsexiest show about sex you’re ever likely to see.
© Dev Bowman How to tell your family that you do comedy
...and that they might end up in the jokes, by Britt Migs
11/08/2025 … ‘Is this gonna end up in one of your little skits?’ It’s one of those questions that every comic has got countless times from their family members.