Comedy
Here is your roadmap to roaring laughter at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We bring you Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews and previews.
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ComedyMatt Winning on Edinburgh Fringe show Ragnarok
With three shows in his hectic Fringe plans this year, it's no wonder Matt Winning's had his mind on the end of the world Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
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Nina Conti interview: In Two Minds
To become popular through an obscure art form is surely not as easy as Nina Conti makes it look, but then the ventriloquist is never alone Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
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Birthday Girls on their Edinburgh Fringe return
Birthday Girls chat about sketch comedy's missing generation, the importance of a bruising Fringe experience and how to cultivate the exact aroma of a deep fat fryer Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
ComedyKieran Hodgson on his new Fringe show Maestro
Equipped with a violin instead of a bike this year, 2015 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Kieran Hodgson brings classical music to comedy. Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
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Tez Ilyas interview: The British experience
Tez Ilyas' sophomore Edinburgh Fringe show Made In Britain promises to reveal more about his family life than his satirical debut, while still discussing Bri... Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
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Colt Cabana: The Wrestler who Met his Match
Colt Cabana tells us how he learned everything he knows in comedy and self-sufficiency – by watching the very worst of wrestling Read more »| 29 Jul 2016
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Comedy
Goose on their Edinburgh Fringe return
With their splash zone clearly marked, Goose are hoping for a sweltering August in George Square Gardens Read more »| 28 Jul 2016 -
ComedyLolly Adefope on race, comedy & the Fringe
Talented character comedian Lolly Adefope brings her sophomore hour to the Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 28 Jul 2016 -
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Beasts on their new show Mr Edinburgh
High-energy sketch group Beasts return to the Fringe to settle their differences once and for all Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
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Steen Raskopoulos: Comedy Spotlight
After scooping a best newcomer nomination in 2014, Steen Raskopoulos returns with a new selection of characters including a rather unorthodox drill sergeant Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
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Gemma Flynn: Comedy Spotlight
Part of Glasgow's Chunks Collective and a graduate of the Edinburgh Revue, to call Gemma Flynn a local hero would be an understatement. We find out what she has planned for her second solo show Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
Festivals
A day at the Edinburgh Fringe for... Animal Lovers
Enjoy an animal-packed day at the Edinburgh Fringe with our guide, featuring the chance to get up close and personal with a host of real, fictional and former animals Read more »| 26 Jul 2016 -
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Sooz Kempner on Queen: Comedy Spotlight
Despite growing up to the strains of triumphalist pomp-rockers Queen, Sooz Kempner's Fringe show investigates how she ended up 'one of life's losers'. We find out what makes Mercury and co. so elemental to her outlook Read more »| 26 Jul 2016 -
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Yianni on The Simpsons: Comedy Spotlight
Yianni returns to the Fringe with a tribute to his favourite show, The Simpsons. Knowing a thing or two ourselves about the generation-bridging sitcom, ... Read more »| 26 Jul 2016 -
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Does Edinburgh's population double over August?
What fuels a factoid most is that it feels true – and we've all heard the one about Edinburgh’s population doubling during the Fringe. Jenni Ajderian investigates Read more »| 22 Jul 2016