Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Comedian Alex Kitson on the best and the worst of the Edinburgh festival
05/08/2026 … As he returns to the Edinburgh Fringe, Alex Kitson, talks about what he can't get enough of at the festival; recalls his most embarrassing Edinburgh experience…
Cecily Hitchcock picks her Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites
05/08/2026 … I have never once loved something the ‘correct’ amount.
Five acts we tip for big things...
04/08/2026 … Meet this year’s Chortle Hotshots – Edinburgh Fringe debutants this website picked for big things (and a little financial help) following a series of…
© Rebecca Need-Menear Sketch trio Crybabies on the best and worst of the festival
04/08/2026 … As they return to Edinburgh with their new show The Scaring, comedy sketch trio Crybabies – Michael Clarke, James Gault and Ed Jones – talk about…
As she heads to the Edinburgh Fringe, musical comedian Amelia Hamilton picks her Perfect Playlist
04/08/2026 … Looking at this list, there is a theme.
© Forever Edinburgh (edinburgh.org)/CC BY-SA 2.0 04/08/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Our monthly round up of new and favourite podcasts
04/08/2026 … The Fringe is now but one sweaty sleep away, and I can’t possibly have you go all the way to Edinburgh (assuming it isn’t on your doorstep) without suggesting…
Tom Short on the best and worst of Edinburgh
03/08/2026 … As comedian Tom Short returns to the Edinburgh Fringe, he talks about what he can't get enough of at the festival; recalls his most embarrassing Edinburgh…
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