I've no embarrassing Fringe memories... it’s a playground free from shame
Juliette Burton on the best and worst of the festival
05/08/2023 … Juliette Burton is back on the Fringe with No Brainer, all about mental health, which she performs at 7.
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Sat 05 August 2023
Can we increase access to the Fringe without making costs rise too?
We asked Edinburgh comedians about the supply-and-demand pressures
05/08/2023 … Encouraging more people to perform at the Fringe will increase demand on accommodation, which is already at crisis point, and won't get cheaper if more performers…
Fri 04 August 2023
Suzi Ruffell's show made me unashamed of growing up poor
Tom Mayhew picks his comedy favourites
04/08/2023 … As stand-up Tom Mayhew returns to the Fringe with his new show about working-class dreams and how annoying capitalism is, he shares his Perfect Playlist…
The worst fear is reviewers. The other worst fear is not having any reviewers
Myq Kaplan on the highs and lows of the Edinburgh Fringe
04/08/2023 … American comedian Myq Kaplan is at Edinburgh Fringe with his stand-up show ImPerfect at Underbelly Bristo Squareat 19:45.
What moves can be made to increase diversity at the Fringe?
04/08/2023 … The Edinburgh Fringe is dominated by the white and the middle-class.
Thu 03 August 2023
'Wayne's World had a lasting impact on me'
Edinburgh Fringe comedy duo Crizards share their comedy favourites
03/08/2023 … Crizards – aka Eddy Hare and Will Rowland – are back at the Edinburgh Fringe with This Means War, a sketch, narrative and song comedy directed…
'Each Fringe is a little time capsule of memories, inside jokes and fun drama'
Courtney Pauroso on the best and worst of the festival
03/08/2023 … Courtney Pauroso is back on the Fringe with Vanessa 5000, which she performs as a sex robot, at 9pm in Pleasance Courtyard.
How much are you paying for rent at the Edinburgh Fringe?
Festival performers shed light on the state of the festival accommodation market
03/08/2023 … We asked Edinburgh Fringe comedians to reveal how much they were spending on accommodation costs this festival, This is what they told us.