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2+ hour, 45+ min ago   (983+ words) ‘No, thank you for talking to me,’ says a beaming Phil Ellis. It’s impossible not to match Phil’s bounce in our interview, with his contagious grins and chortles. This energy – not to mention his natural funny bones – is what’s sailed…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (129+ words) EDINBURGH'S Summer Sessions 2026 – one of the showpiece events in Edinburgh's concert calendar – will kick off this week....

1+ hour, 22+ min ago   (199+ words) James Austin Johnson is going from Studio 8H to the stand-up stage. The “Saturday Night Live” star, who is best known for portraying Donald Trump on the sketch comedy series, will release his debut comedy special “He’ll Yeah” on Aug. 31. The…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (327+ words) Our EIFF must-watches, from dreamy coming-of-age films to bruising dementia dramas via a Victoria-era found-footage horror and Sean Connery kicking ass. Ten films to see at Edinburgh Film Festival 2026 We suggest ten must-see films at the Edinburgh International Film Festival,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (832+ words) No matter which way you look at it, the optics of Edinburgh losing its long-running TV Festival are pretty grim. After years of warnings over the soaring costs of staying in the city in August, the event’s relocation to Greater…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago   (352+ words) The comedian’s current deal expires in December as questions mount about what comes next Paramount wants Jon Stewart back at Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” beyond the end of his current contract, a company insider told TheWrap, as questions emerge…...

2+ hour, 28+ min ago   (31+ words) An Edinburgh venue admits it unlawfully discriminated against Jewish comedian Philip Simon after cancelling his Fringe show over his views on Israel and Gaza. Scottish venue admits discriminating against Jewish comedian...

3+ hour, 16+ min ago   (782+ words) Philip Simon's solo show was cancelled last year over his views on the Middle East conflict A venue has accepted that it discriminated against a Jewish comedian when it cancelled his show at last year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe over his…...

11+ hour, 34+ min ago   (469+ words) A venue has accepted that it discriminated against a Jewish comedian when it cancelled his show at last year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Stand-up comic Philip Simon had been due to perform a solo show called "Shall I Compere Thee In…...

5+ hour, 9+ min ago   (624+ words) I need a bit of cheering up this week. It’s so hot I can hardly focus, my local supermarket is all out of ice lollies and my homemade solar eclipse glasses showed little more than a few cornflake crumbs. So…...