© Christopher Hope Why I had to choose between freezing my eggs and taking my show to the Fringe
Charlie Mulliner chose creativity over motherhood
16/08/2025 … ‘There are loads more babies now.
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Sat 16 August 2025
© Christopher Hope Thu 14 August 2025
© Kim Newmoney At last! A place where musical comedy is appreciated
Dylan Adler is at home at the Edinburgh Fringe
14/08/2025 … I have always been a fan of musical comedy and looked up to comics such as Tim Minchin and Flight of the Conchords.
Wed 13 August 2025
© Andrew Pugsley Will the British Saturday Night Live boost the UK improv scene?
Asks Showstopper! co-creator Adam Meggido
13/08/2025 … Saturday Night Live, the US comedy TV show that launched the careers of many Hollywood A-listers over the last fifty years, is developing a British version to air…
Tue 12 August 2025
© Mindy Tucker How I found myself by being other people
Lily Blumkin on how comedy characters and improv were more honest than stand-up
12/08/2025 … ‘That didn’t sound like me at all,’ I thought when the recording finished.
Mon 11 August 2025
© 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.
Sun 10 August 2025
Why the Fringe is better when you're sober
There are much better ways to relieve stress, says Alex Stringer
10/08/2025 … I think we can all agree that comedians are mental, right? Like, telling jokes to strangers for validation and/or money is a weird thing to enjoy.
Sat 09 August 2025
How Oxbridge dominates Taskmaster
...and what that says about the state of comedy when times are tough
09/08/2025 … In times of recession, comedy becomes more conservative, argues Edinburgh Fringe comedian and Chortle Hotshot Jessie Nixon.
Fri 08 August 2025
Comedy gave me something brilliant that nothing else did
...but neurodiverse people like me still suffer ableism, says Stephen Catling
08/08/2025 … I was not diagnosed with autism until I was 23.