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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ricky Gervais has set a record for the biggest English-speaking comedy show in Italy His show on Thursday at the Unipol Forum Arena in Milan was his first live performance in the country. Promoters ...

Here’s the cast of A Jaffa Cake Musical performing the song Tax Man from their show at Chortle’s Fast Fringe. It’s all about the battle with HMRC to decide whether the snack was a cake or a biscuit ...

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 ...

Then Stone revealed the solution: ‘We put eyes on the penis.’ Parker said he told the network bosses: ‘If we put eyes on the penis, we won’t blur it. And then that was a whole conversation for about ...

Rob Rouse got his first break in comedy by winning the So You Think You're Funny? new act competition in 1998. As well as stand-up, he also performed as part of the Big And Daft trio with Ian ...