Garrett Millerick: Never Had It So Good
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
15/08/2023 … ‘Don’t trust a comedian who’s got their shit together,’ Garrett Millerick advises.
Tue 15 August 2023
BBC topical comedy is 100 years old tomorrow
Historian finds the first ever news-based stand-up routine from 1923
15/08/2023 … The first known topical stand-up routine on British radio aired exactly 100 years ago tomorrow, comedy historian Alan Stafford has found, It came from the first…
Why is there so little political comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe?
Britain's a bin fire... more comics should be talking about it, says Ian Stone
15/08/2023 … It’s the halfway point at the Edinburgh Fringe and I’ve got a day off.
Milo Edwards: Sentimental
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
15/08/2023 … Milo Edwards’ Fringe show from last year, Voicemail, sounds like a raw affair for the performer if not for the audience.
How I spaffed away my Edinburgh Fringe debut
Marjolein Robertson on the best and worst of the festival
15/08/2023 … Shetlands-born comedian Marjolein Robertson is back at the Edinburgh Fringe with her new stand-up show Marj, at Stand 1 at 5pm.
Matt Price: As Seen on CCTV
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
15/08/2023 … The latest of Matt Price’s affecting stories about extreme situations concerns the time a notorious London gangster threatened to have him killed.
Laura Ramoso: Frances
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
15/08/2023 … Laura Ramoso is a stunningly talented comic performer with squillions of adoring followers on social media, where she’s known for sharp character sketches…
Eden Sher: How it started, how it's going
Visiting American comic gives us a status report on her first Fringe
15/08/2023 … We asked some Edinburgh Fringe debutants about their expectations of the festival before it kicked off.