'They weren’t just acting funny, these were funny people'
Emma Doran's comedy favourites
20/07/2026 … As she prepares to make her Edinburgh Fringe debut, Irish comedian Emma Doran picks her Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites… The Royle Family I…
2026 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Mon 20 July 2026
Fri 17 July 2026
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Father figures
17/07/2026 … Ten comedians talking about parenthood.
Thu 16 July 2026
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Ten laughs before lunchtime
Comedy shows for the early risers
16/07/2026 … The Edinburgh Fringe has a reputation for raucous and weird late-night entertainment… but there’s comedy on at the other end of the day too.
Wed 15 July 2026
© BBC 'We'd been shown with blackface, head-waggling and the terrible accent, and we wanted to own that and turn it upside-down'
On 30 years of Goodness Gracious Me
15/07/2026 … Goodness Gracious Me would probably not be made today because of the political landscape – and because it would not ‘fit the algorithm’ –…
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Let's talk about sects
Ten shows about religion and cults
15/07/2026 … Here are ten shows about religion and cults at the Fringe.
Tue 14 July 2026
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Let's talk about sex
Ten shows about sex and sex work
14/07/2026 … Here are ten shows about sex at the Edinburgh Fringe.
© Benoît Prieur Which comedian took part in an amateur leg of the Tour De France?
14/07/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Mon 13 July 2026
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: The 10 longest titles
...from the comedy section, at least
13/07/2026 … Comedians only get a very limited number of words to promote their shows in the official Edinburgh Fringe programme, with the title counting towards the tally.