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© Flag: Nicolas Raymond/CC BY-SA 3.0 Official waning seen as a curb on feminist sentiment
23/07/2025 … The differences between men and women is a time-worn topic for stand-up.
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…
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.
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…
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 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 .
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.
‘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.
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