Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Tom Neenan on the best and worst of the Edinburgh festival
07/08/2026 … Tom Neenan is back at the Edinburgh Fringe with his new show Portrait Of A Tom As A Young Neenan, performed at 3:15pm at Underbelly George Square.
Ellie Ross's comedy favourites
07/08/2026 … Ellie Ross is at the Edinburgh Fringe with Mrs Gary Breath, a theatrical comedy show about wedding culture and the pressure to get married.
Brennan Reece on the best and the worst of the Edinburgh Fringe
06/08/2026 … As he returns to the Edinburgh Fringe, Brennan Reece talks about what he can't get enough of at the festival; recalls his most embarrassing Edinburgh experience…
The Perfect Playlist of Edinburgh Fringe comedian Caitriona Dowden'
06/08/2026 … As she returns to the Edinburgh Fringe, Caitriona Dowden picks her comedy favourites… John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme I discovered Radio 4…
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…
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