Tributes paid to Scottish comedian Gary Little
Stand-up reportedly dies while mountaineering
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Ola Labib on how Britain’s TV industry fuelled her rage
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Milton Jones: I'm cancer-free!
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Miranda Hart writes a Christmas short story
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Munya Chawawa, Judi Love and Michelle de Swarte join Schooled
Munya Chawawa, Judi Love and Michelle de Swarte …
C4 orders three new comedies with Katy Wix, Josh Pugh and Lara Ricote
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Andy Gleeks wins a 'joke of the Fringe’ competition
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Who's destined for big things?
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Third series for What Just Happened?
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Kevin Hart to host Netflix stand-up competition
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Let's have a separate award for go-it-alone comedians
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Tour news
Features
From lyrical, poetic hours of stand-up to two-minute TikToks about butts...
This list was actually quite physically painful to write. There are glaring omissions.…
Why I had to choose between freezing my eggs and taking my show to the Fringe
‘There are loads more babies now. Which is great because I love babies. (Intense…
'She's the ultimate comedy character'
Character comedian Susan Harrison – who’s performing her new show…
'You can find yourself six pints in come showtime...'
Andy Barr is back at the Edinburgh Fringe with his ‘Hotly Anticipated 4th Debut…
'The audience absolutely hate him. It’s amazing'
Former BBC New Comedy Award finalist Molly McGuinness is at the Edinburgh Fringe…
At last! A place where musical comedy is appreciated
I have always been a fan of musical comedy and looked up to comics such as Tim Minchin…
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews
The Mayor and His Daughter: A Genuine Appreciation of Comedy
This fascinating debut from the duo of Ciaran Chillingworth…
Andy Barr: The Hotly Anticipated 4th Debut Hour from Rising Star, Andy Barr
Andy Barr is a comedian who doesn’t really want…
Glenn Moore: Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore
Glenn Moore opens the spigot on his latest harried…
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Punching Up
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Videos
Narin Oz performs with an inflatable poop emoji at Chortle’s Fast Fringe – but doesn’t mention it.
However she does admit she’s having an ‘existential crisis’; talks about the fact she ‘doesn’t do pleasantries’, with small-talk at work leaving her exhausted; then sings a version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow to get her emotions of her chest…
It comes from her Edinburgh Fringe show Inner Child(ish), on at Just The Tonic at the Mash House at 4pm
Narin Oz – plus poop emoji – at Chortle's Fast Fringe
She doesn’t do pleasantries...
Thomas Currie sings a song as ChatGPT
From Chortle's Fast Fringe
Trailer for Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping
Coming to Channel 4 next month
The man who married an ironing board...
From Chortle's Fast Fringe