Jimmy Cricket dies at 80
03/08/2026 … Veteran comedian Jimmy Cricket has died at the age of 80.
Mon 03 August 2026
Is the internet making comedy more cultish
...or more corporate, or both? asks Finlay Christie
03/08/2026 … ANOTHER article about the future of digital comedy?! How many times do comedians need to boast that they can ‘bypass industry gatekeepers’? Relax.
© Hudson Hughes Nothing will ever surpass the comedic genius of Shrek 2
Edinburgh Fringe comedian Zoe Wohlfeld shares her comedy favourites
03/08/2026 … I thought this was going to be a lot harder than it was, but it was actually pretty easy to choose these beauties.
How I conquered my writer's block and creative burnout
By returning Edinburgh Fringe comedian Spencer Jones
03/08/2026 … Writer’s block.
Tom Little on doo-wop
Extract from his Edinburgh Fringe show
03/08/2026 … Tom Little calls for a return of doo-wop music in this extract from his Edinburgh Fringe show.
Aunty Donna's production firm makes its first film
Crime Casters starts shooting in Melbourne soon
03/08/2026 … The production company set up by Australian comedy troupe Aunty Donna is making its first feature film, a comedy thriller called Crime Casters.
Sun 02 August 2026
Comedian Tom Short offers free stand-up training
Would-be acts raise sponsorship for charity instead...
02/08/2026 … Comedian Tom Short has launched a series of free stand-up training sessions in aid of charity.
'We were fighting while cutting out a review saying "the joy is real"
Married musical double act Couplet on the best and worst of the Edinburgh Fringe
02/08/2026 … As they prepare to return to the Edinburgh Fringe, married couple Marnina Schon and Micah O'Konis – aka the musical double act Couplet – …