The trauma-dump as high art
John Tothill picks his comedy favourites
05/08/2025 … John Tothill is back at the Edinburgh Fringe – a year after his appendix burst while he was on stage at the festival.
2025 Perfect Playlist
Here comedians choose half-a-dozen or so of their favourite comedy moments, illustrated with clips. Whether it's just the things that make them laugh or important influences on their careers, these selections reveal what makes their comedy brains tick.
Tue 05 August 2025
Mon 04 August 2025
'It is truly fantastic to see a woman be an absolute bitch on screen'
Lil Wenker shares her comedy favourites
04/08/2025 … Lil Wenker has brought Bangtail – her cowboy-themed clown show back to the Fringe.
Sun 03 August 2025
'The funniest podcast ever made'
Andrew Doherty picks his comedy favourites
03/08/2025 … Andrew Doherty – who is back at the Edinburgh Fringe with his Sad Gay AIDS Play – picks his Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites Nick Coyle:…
Sat 02 August 2025
Kieran Hodgson completely changed my idea of what you could do with live comedy
Ted Milligan picks his comedy favourites
02/08/2025 … Ted Milligan is at the Edinburgh Fringe with United, a live mockumentary following Crubchester United FC's fervent fans, oligarch owners and pitiful…
Fri 01 August 2025
© Dylan Woodley 'A singular, unflinching look at a life deemed redundant by the transactional machinery of capitalism'
Toussaint Douglass picks his comedy favourites
01/08/2025 … Toussaint Douglass – who’s performing his debut show Accessible Pigeon Material at the Edinburgh Fringe – picks a wildly diverse list…
Thu 31 July 2025
'It’s peak whiteness... and I love it!'
Zainab Johnson picks her comedy favourites
31/07/2025 … Following her Amazon Prime stand-up special Hijabs Off and a run at Soho Theatre in London, American comic Zainab Johnson is making her Fringe debut…
Wed 30 July 2025
After Life is the perfect show
Tape Face picks his comedy favourites
30/07/2025 … Physical comedian Sam Wills is back at the Edinburgh Fringe celebrating 20 years of his mime-based Tape Face show, back at the festival where it all took off.
Tue 29 July 2025
'This taught me how funny and absurd a piece can be while telling a beautifully human story'
Lachlan Werner picks his comedy favourites
29/07/2025 … Absurd comedy ventriloquist Lachlan Werner is back at the Edinburgh Fringe with his new show WonderTwunk, about the strongest boy in the world… Here he picks…