Cabaret star Frisky to give Fringe's artist address
Kicking off this year's festival
22/07/2025 … Comedy cabaret star Frisky – aka Laura Corcoran – will be giving the opening address at the 78th Edinburgh Festival Fringe, it has been announced…
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Tue 22 July 2025
Now another Joke Of The Fringe launches
22/07/2025 … The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards have announced they will be handing out a Joke Of The Fringe title, after broadcaster Dave dropped its long-running prize.
Comic Susan Riddell faces terror charges
Case brought after activists targeted weapons factory
22/07/2025 … Scottish comedian Susan Riddell has been charged with terrorist offences after a Ford Transit van was driven into the perimeter fence of a weapons factory in…
Mon 21 July 2025
Just For Laughs picks UK comics as ones to watch
Montreal festival spotlights Aurie Styla, Chloe Petts, Dan Tiernan and Vittorio Angelone
21/07/2025 … UK stand-ups Aurie Styla, Chloe Petts, Dan Tiernan and Vittorio Angelone have all been picked for the prestigious New Faces of Comedy showcases at Montreal’s…
© Apple Filming starts on Ted Lasso series 4
First look at the new season, based around AFC Richmond's women's team
21/07/2025 … Here’s the first picture from the set of Ted Lasso’s fourth season, as Apple TV+ confirmed that production is officially under way .
Dave's Joke Of The Fringe cancelled
No prize for punmanship this year
21/07/2025 … It garners far more column inches than the official Edinburgh Comedy Awards – but Dave’s Joke Of The Fringe award is being dropped after 18 years.
Fred MacAulay reveals prostate cancer diagnosis
‘I'm determined not to let it get me down'
21/07/2025 … Fred MacAulay has revealed that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Sun 20 July 2025
© Stuart Hogben Live at the marquees
In-tents comedy... and the rest of the week's best live gigs
20/07/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.