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Edinburgh Fringe reviews: Raj Poojara, Freddie Meredith, Katie Boyle
2+ week, 4+ day ago (477+ words) Two acts who are up from London and one over from New York bring their own brands of humour to Edinburgh: reviews of shows performed 24 August, 2026. Immensely likeable stand-up who'll have you smiling along with him The premise for this…...
Fatiha El-Ghorri: Formidably hilarious showing at Hackney Empire
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (204+ words) El-Ghorri is not short on attitude, whether dissing gentrification ("when I'm rich I'm gonna buy a house here just to bring the prices down") or discussing her penchant for having a potty mouth ("I can be clean for the right…...
Edinburgh Fringe reviews: Harriet Richardson, Ele McKenzie, Imogen Andrews
2+ week, 5+ day ago (561+ words) Could one of these acts win the best newcomer at this year’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards? Reviews of shows performed 23 August, 2026. There is far more to this show than the toe-curling celebrity affair Having seen an early WIP of Creep, I…...
A Slow Fire at Jermyn Street Theatre review: Ashes to ashes, guff to guff
2+ week, 3+ day ago (744+ words) There’s a strand of speculative fiction that plonks you straight into a boggling scenario, then gives you dribs and drabs of information to decode it, before laying the whole thing painstakingly out. That’s where Simon Stephens’s irritating play comes from....
Edinburgh Fringe reviews: Roger O'Sullivan, Jonno, Kate Dolan, Finlay Christie
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…...
Edinburgh Fringe reviews: Phil Ellis, Jordan Brookes, Emma Doran and more
1+ week, 4+ day ago (852+ words) A nominee for Edinburgh Comedy Awards best newcomer, a past best show winner, and stars of Taskmaster UK and New Zealand: reviews of shows performed 26-28 August, 2026. I’m shocked to discover this is Irish comic Emma Doran’s debut at the Edinburgh…...
Edinburgh Fringe reviews: Chelsea Birkby, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Rob Auton, Ed Night
2+ week, 6+ day ago (272+ words) Top class improvised comedy, a veteran of the Fringe does what he does best once again, and a seriously underrated gag machine: reviews of shows performed 22-23 August, 2026. Can Chelsea Birkby shake off her nice girl image? If you're nervous of…...
Reviewed: All the nominees for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards best show
2+ week, 1+ day ago (825+ words) With this year’s Edinburgh Fringe almost at a close, the nominees have been chosen for the most coveted prize in UK comedy. See what to expect from all six nominees for best show ahead of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards gala…...
Edinburgh Fringe: Nominees announced for UK comedy's most prestigious awards
2+ week, 3+ day ago (341+ words) UK comedy’s most prestigious awards have announced the nominees to take the coveted prize at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe festival. Among the performers in line to win the Edinburgh Comedy Awards title for best show is Lara Ricote, star of…...
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2026: Chris Cantrill wins best show at the Fringe
2+ week, 16+ 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....