Remembering the age of Empires
Indian comedian Anuvab Pal on his first trip to Edinburgh
09/08/2018 … This is my first time in Edinburgh.
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Thu 09 August 2018
Wed 08 August 2018
What's it like being a sister act?
'We are honest with each other in a way that non-siblings would never dare to be', say Flo and Joan
08/08/2018 … The question we get asked the most is ‘Are you real sisters? Are you really sisters? I don’t believe you.
Tue 07 August 2018
Edinburgh as a WAC*
That's Wife Of A Comic, as Jemma Bennett explains...
07/08/2018 … I have arrived in Edinburgh with my husband, two young kids and a suitcase of dreams.
Mon 06 August 2018
© G Whitmore Why I'm going to enjoy every moment of this Fringe
06/08/2018 … August 24, 2014.
Sun 05 August 2018
'I am looking forward to comedy’s future in the woke world'
Edinburgh Comedy Awards director Nica Burns addresses the industry
05/08/2018 … Edinburgh Comedy Awards director Nica Burns has today paid tribute to Sean Hughes, and likened the new generation of socially ‘woke’ comedians to the…
Good comedians need to be good writers
That's the secret to Edinburgh Fringe success, says Dave Cohen
05/08/2018 … It feels strange to use a word like ‘writing’ when discussing stand-up comedy.
Sat 04 August 2018
How to beat those Fringe hangovers
By 'professional pisshead' Issy Wroe Wright of Sh!t-Faced Showtime
04/08/2018 … It goes without saying that the Edinburgh Fringe and drinking go hand in hand.
Tue 31 July 2018
A tantrum that reveals The Scotsman's critic as a sociopathic bully
Paul Sinha hits back at Kate Copstick
31/07/2018 … I have always been cheerfully aware that overall, I have had the luck of the draw with Edinburgh reviewers.