If you could change one thing about the Fringe, what would it be?
Comedians' plans to revamp Edinburgh
23/08/2017 … The length.
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Wed 23 August 2017
© Andy Hollingworth 'Michael McIntyre inspired me to be a comedian'
Tom Lucy picks his Perfect Playlist
23/08/2017 … Tom Lucy, Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2016, is performing his debut solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe this year.
Tue 22 August 2017
© BBC How comedians come up with their Fringe shows
22/08/2017 … The Edinburgh Fringe is a vibrant melting pot of talent, a festival of comedy, theatre and art, and the root cause of many a comedian’s filing for bankruptcy…
Heckled by a rubber chicken
Mark Forward recalls his Unforgettable Five gigs
22/08/2017 … First gigMe and a friend had written an absolutely terrible sketch about a man trying to rent a truck, but the rental place would only rent him seven.
Who have the Edinburgh comedy award judges most heinously overlooked over the years?
...as we await this year's nominees....
22/08/2017 … With the lastminute.
'I was trying to keep it as far from Peep Show as possible'
Comedy writer Simon Blackwell on his new show, reuniting Mitchell and Webb
22/08/2017 … David Mitchell and Robert Webb are to reunite in the new Channel 4 sitcom Back.
Who voiced The Wombles?
22/08/2017 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always, by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
'Guaranteed to put you off cute puppy videos'
Erich McElroy picks his Perfect Playlist
22/08/2017 … American political comedian Erich McElroy, who is in Edinburgh with a show about Donald Trump, choses his comedy favourites.