Tributes have been paid to musical satirist Tom Lehrer, following his death at 97. He started writing music while a maths undergraduate at Harvard in the 1940s and although had relatively short career ...

Angry security guards, barked compliments and crossed wires abound as Troy navigates various conversational minefields, both online and in real life. ‘I like the videos but how does it translate to ...

Comedian Philip Simon says he has been axed by another Edinburgh Fringe venue because he is Jewish. He was one of the two acts dropped by the Whistlebinkies venue last week, with bosses citing ‘safety ...

Banshee Labyrinth last night axed Simon’s solo show Shall I Compere Thee in a Funny Way? after fellow PBH Free Fringe venue Whistlebinkies pulled the plug on a Jewish line-up show he was due to host ...

Here's Lulu Popplewell talking about the terrible dates she’s been on recently, including a man who spent two hours telling her about a novel he wrote. The comic was at Fast Fringe performing an ...

Tributes have been paid to alternative comedian Andrew McBurney after his death was announced. A finalist in several new act competitions a decade ago, the Black Country-based comic was a regular ...

LONDON: First started in 2006, the Camden Fringe is back with more than 400 shows across 40 venues, some of them beyond the borough's boundaries, and covering all genres – including plenty of comedy.

Two comedians have had their Edinburgh Fringe shows cancelled because they are Jewish. Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon were told they could no long perform at the Whistlebinkies Free Fringe venue ...

Ria Lina, comedian tour datesAurie Styla, Gary Delaney, Nabil Abdulrashid, Ria Lina Date: Sat 26 Jul 2025 Venue: Kettering Lighthouse Price: £23.50 Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins ...

Here's London’s long-running topical comedy company Newsrevue performing an extract from their 2025 Edinburgh Fringe show. The footage features Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves discussing their plans ...

The 2025 Edinburgh Comedy Awards are co-sponsored by its producer Nica Burns, Donald Taffner J of DLT Entertainment and the Victoria Wood Foundation. The ‘spirit of the Fringe’ Panel Prize, awarded at ...

Winner was Ridwaan Hussain, as recently seen in the champion of champions climax of Backyard’s Comedy Knockouts. He has a strong line in self-deprecation, mining all the insecurities he has about ...