Tom Short: I Get ChatGPT To Write My Edinburgh Show
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
17/08/2026 … There are, understandably, quite a few comedians talking about AI at this year's Fringe – but Tom Short is the one most upfront about trying to get…
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Mon 17 August 2026
The Passion of Mr Cardboard
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
17/08/2026 … A bell on stage summons Mr Cardboard from a faraway land to treat the audience to a silly, charming, evocative hour of clowning.
Paddy Young: Will Sir Be Laughing Alone?
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
17/08/2026 … He may be co-anchor of Saturday Night Live UK's Weekend Update, but Paddy Young is very quick to let his audience know where he's really at in life, walking…
Sophie Duker: Hot Beef Injection
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
17/08/2026 … Is comedy on the cusp of another much-vaunted #MeToo moment? It seems unlikely, with forces ranged against those seeking to speak out too entrenched, too much part…
Kate Cheka: The Last Funny Woman
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
17/08/2026 … Performing her sophomore Fringe show while heavily pregnant, Kate Cheka is reappraising her life… if not quite in the way you’d expect.
Lil Wenker: Boyking
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
17/08/2026 … For a show about a power-mad princelet, Boyking generates an unexpected party atmosphere on the way in, as American clown Lil Wenker explodes out of Bunker One,…
Chris Rutter: Ignorance Is Chris
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
17/08/2026 … To call Chris Rutter a slow burner would be an insult to tealights.
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
17/08/2026 … Visually, he’s part Rocky Horror’s Riff Raff and part musician Edgar Winter.