Oh Jesus, why have you forsaken me?
Comic loses his Christ – and his Buddah – just days before Fringe play opens
06/08/2026 … A comedian is hoping to find Jesus at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Thu 06 August 2026
So there are these three odd Irish priests on an island...
New comedy film has a familiar premise
06/08/2026 … Eagle-eyed viewers might spot something familiar about the premise of an absurd new comedy film set to have its premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe… Exiled…
James Acaster's band The Wow! Scenario releases its first single
Almost 20 years after splitting up...
06/08/2026 … James Acaster has released the first single with his band The Wow! Scenario – more than 20 years after forming it.
Magician Tom Brace at Chortle's Fast Fringe
06/08/2026 … Magician Tom Brace performs a trick involving random numbers culled from the audience producing a sum with an unexpected result, in this clip from Chortle’s…
Wed 05 August 2026
ISH Awards to be worth £16,000
05/08/2026 … The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards have confirmed a record £16,000.
© Andy Hollingworth Kevin Bridges gets a US agent
05/08/2026 … Kevin Bridges has signed with powerhouse American agents CAA.
Meredith's Kercher sister demands Amanda Knox Fringe show be banned
'I cannot fathom how rape and murder can be laughed about'
05/08/2026 … The sister of murdered student Meredith Kercher is demanding Amanda Knox – the woman convicted, but later acquitted, over her killing – cancel her Edinburgh…
Ed Davey fell alseep in our Fringe show
Comedian Alex Kitson on the best and the worst of the Edinburgh festival
05/08/2026 … As he returns to the Edinburgh Fringe, Alex Kitson, talks about what he can't get enough of at the festival; recalls his most embarrassing Edinburgh experience…