'I was interrupted by the screams of an angry chef'
The Big Ask: What is the worst venue in Edinburgh
17/08/2018 … The Gothic Room at the Three Sisters (Free Sisters) in Cowgate at half past midnight: that was my venue in the first Fringe.
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Fri 17 August 2018
'Only one of us did the gig naked'
Barry Ferns recalls his most memorable gigs
17/08/2018 … First gig My first gig was when I was 15 in a place called The Bricklayers Arms in Bournemouth.
'Every line is perfect even those that aren’t even jokes'
Ken Cheng picks his comedy favourties
17/08/2018 … Frasier I remember discovering Frasier on a plane when I was 12 and I had no idea what it was but it intrigued me.
Thu 16 August 2018
Watch all the Chortle Student Comedy Awards 2018 finalists
Footage from this week's big gig
16/08/2018 … Here are the full sets from all the finalists who took part in the Chortle Student Comedy Award earlier this week.
'It's where everything begins...'
The Big Ask: Can you come up with a slogan for the Fringe?
16/08/2018 … Come up with a slogan? I'm not doing that again.
'Cattle market by day, gig venue by night'
John Shuttleworth creator Graham Fellows recalls his most memorable gigs
16/08/2018 … Best gigBizarrely, it was not as John Shuttleworth but as Brian Appleton (the failed Brummie rocker) at the Bloomsbury Theatre in 2000 I think.
'I love how all the dialogue is insincere, flippant and ridiculous'
David McIver picks his comedy favourites
16/08/2018 … Joe Wengert: Girardi’s Frozen YoghurtIn this sublime piece of character comedy, Joe Wengert plays the manager of a frozen yoghurt stand, who is holding a meeting…
Wed 15 August 2018
