1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (806+ words) Comedian Michael McIntyre joined stars including Dame Helen Mirren, Hugh Grant and Bill Nighy to raise money for a number of charities in memory of 9/11 victims. Actor Tom Hardy, DJ Fatboy Slim, Little Mix star Legh-Anne Pinnock and former England…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (771+ words) Chris Cantrill received his Edinburgh Comedy Award just seven minutes before he had to be on stage for a midday performance of the winning show, for one final time after a month-long run at this year’s Fringe. “I would not…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (568+ words) Two “brilliant writers and performers” have won the top gongs at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. SNL UK writer Chris Cantrill and Irish comedian Marty Gleeson have taken home the prize for best comedy show and best newcomer respectively at the…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (284+ words) Chris Cantrill has won the Audible Best Comedy Show award at the Edinburgh Fringe. Having previously been nominated in 2024, and twice more as half of The Delightful Sausage double act, he has now won the top gong in British comedy....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (411+ words) Sacha Baron Cohen might be reviving Ali G on film for the first time in more than two decades, but not everyone is so thrilled to see him return as a major UK cinema chain has said that it has…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (548+ words) A smart stand-up comedian who identifies as an Irish peasant, a performance that leaves you feeling slapped in the face by a fish, and a more tolerable Jack Whitehall figure: reviews of shows performed 25 August, 2026. Roger O’Sullivan is a smart…...