© Anne Binckebanck Richard Gadd bulks up for latest TV role
21/08/2025 … Here’s the first look at Baby Reindeer Richard Gadd in his forthcoming BBC series Half Man – packed with muscle and sporting a full beard.
© Steve Ullathorne Comic performs Heimlich manoeuvre on a choking woman
20/08/2025 … Benji Waterhouse has saved a life during his day off at the Edinburgh Fringe.
(Of course it's to do with maths)
20/08/2025 … There’s nothing unusual in Matt Parker having 8,000 flyers printed for his Edinburgh Fringe run – bit it is unusual that every one is unique.
James Garner lost 12stone 3lbs
19/08/2025 … A comedy promoter says losing more than 12 stone has given him the confidence to attend the Edinburgh Fringe to scout new talent for the first time.
Meet some of the dogs of the festival
17/08/2025 … As we head into the last week of the Fringe, here are four entirely gratuitous pictures of dogs their comedian owners have brought to Edinburgh to boost your…
Tom Mayhew wins the smallest award on the Fringe
16/08/2025 … Of all the alternatives that sprang up to replace Dave’s Joke Of The Fringe, the Pegasus Comedy Award must be the least impressive.
© Jordan Pettitt / PA Images/ Alamy Noel Gallagher's jibe at 'left-wing lesbian atheist'
16/08/2025 … It seems like a one-sided fight, but Noel Gallagher has slammed Free Fringe comedian Kate Smurthwaite while on stage at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium.
Comic admits he'd had too much to drink
15/08/2025 … You might have thought Mick Jagger would be OK with some rock and roll excess.
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