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Joanna Cherry Edinburgh Fringe event cancelled after 'staffing concerns'

The comedy club allegedly told event promoters that the show wasn’t being scrapped because of Cherry’s stance on the Gender Recognition Reform Bill debate, but because of staffing levels

Edinburgh Live

New Edinburgh Fringe hub plans move forward as council discusses city centre lease

Detailed discussions have begun between the Fringe Society and council chiefs but there is still a "considerable amount of work" to be done before a lease is signed.

Edinburgh Live

Fleabag star announces Edinburgh Fringe support fund for performers

FLEABAG star Phoebe Waller-Bridge has announced a new £100,000 fund to help performers put on new shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The National (Scotland)

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Leo Reich: ‘It’s f***ed, obviously, how many successful comedians are Cambridge grads’

In one of this year’s funniest Edinburgh Fringe shows, 24-year-old stand-up Leo Reich joked about Gen Z’s narcissism and his own privilege. He talks to Isobel Lewis about his onstage persona, the effectiveness of political satire, and the amount of Cambridge grads in the comedy world

The Independent UK

The best Edinburgh Fringe comedy shows to see in London

Some of the top acts of the 2022 fringe are bringing their shows to London. Here’s our pick...

Evening Standard

Jerry Sadowitz has second show cancelled following Fringe controversy

COMEDIAN Jerry Sadowitz has had another show cancelled following the row over his performance at the Edinburgh Fringe.

The National (Scotland)

A Syrian academic at the Fringe: why I put on a show to reclaim the stories of refugees like me

This summer I performed my own one-woman show at the 75th Edinburgh Fringe – a sentence I never thought I would write in my 17 years of living in the UK. But there I was, a Syrian academic on stage in Edinburgh in front of a microphone, high on adrenaline,…

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The Fringe is 'designed for middle-class, English comedians' says comedian Paul Black

ONE of Scotland’s top online entertainers has said the Edinburgh Fringe is “designed for middle-class, English comedians”.

The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh Fringe ticket sales slumped by a quarter as major venues give warning

It is not unusual over the Fringe to see desperate pleas on community Facebook groups of people asking to use a spare room because other options are too expensive.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Fringe: Best jokes of the festival

Isobel Lewis is currently running all over Edinburgh taking in all the comedy the Fringe has to offer. Here are her funniest one-liners from the festival so far...

The Independent UK

Edinburgh Fringe 2022: Jordan Gray at Assembly George Square review - bona fide star power

This brilliant show could well make history at the Fringe this year

Evening Standard

Edinburgh Fringe reviews: Emmanuel Sonubi, Kate Barron, Larry Dean, Manic Street Creature, Susie McCabe

A guide to comedy and theatre at this year’s Fringe festival

The Independent UK

These 17 unearthed photos show the 1980 Edinburgh Fringe in full swing

Cache of recently unearthed press photographs capture all the fun, artistry and magic of the Edinburgh Fringe during what would turn out to be a record-breaking August.

Edinburgh Live

The best Edinburgh Fringe jokes down the years and how tastes have changed

With the winner of the first Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe award in three years being announced, we thought we'd take a look back through the roll of honour and remind ourselves of previous victors.

Edinburgh Live

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Edinburgh locals raise eyebrows at street performers 'disgusting' act

Viral Edinburgh street performance divides opinions of the public. The Human Fountains have been spewing water on the Royal Mile during Fringe. Some viewers love the novelty, while others are grossed out.

The Independent UK

Edinburgh Fringe: Best jokes of the festival so far OLD

Isobel Lewis is currently running all over Edinburgh taking in all the comedy the Fringe has to offer. Here are her funniest one-liners from the festival so far...

The National (Scotland)

Larry Dean's comedy can tug on the heart strings and strike funny bones

LARRY Dean is a natural storyteller. His new Edinburgh Fringe show is

Daily Record

Edinburgh Fringe's funniest joke award goes to Masai Graham for second time after pasta gag

The Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe award, voted for by members of the public, was back for the first time since 2019.

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The Independent UK

The Week on Stage at Edinburgh Fringe: Seann Walsh, Mat Ewins, Aliya Kanani, Tarot

A guide to the week’s comedy at Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Edinburgh Live

Meet the Edinburgh Fringe performers who brought their kids along for the ride

We caught up with some of this year's performers at the Edinburgh Fringe who have brought their children along with them to the capital as they perform to hundreds every day.

The Independent UK

Comedian Matt Forde says Edinburgh Fringe show was ‘derailed’ by screaming baby: ‘It’s always a problem’

Comedian said he tried to joke about the crying on stage until the noise became ‘impossible’

Daily Mirror

Jerry Sadowitz hits back at Edinburgh Fringe after his show is pulled over racism claims

Controversial Scottish comic Jerry Sadowitz hit back at venue staff and audience members who he says didn't take the time to listen to his material before being offended by it

The Independent UK

Nish Kumar says he ‘still believes in the Edinburgh Fringe’ as festival is accused of ‘elitism’

Comic said that festival ‘stands at a crossroads’

The National (Scotland)

'It’s an asset for my comedy:' The Scots comic talking about blindness in his new show

SCOTTISH comedian Jamie MacDonald says he is using his blindness as an “asset” in his run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.

Los Angeles Times

Angry Jerry Sadowitz pulled from Edinburgh Fringe lineup for ‘extreme’ racism, sexism

Comedian Jerry Sadowitz does not approve of a Scottish venue’s decision to remove him from the Edinburgh Fringe festival lineup amid allegations of “extreme” racism, sexism, homophobia and misogyny.

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