1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (470+ words) Writer, producer and director Danny Stack's extensive credits include the comedy films A Cottage Christmas and Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg? and the children's sitcom Roy. With Tim Clague, he is the writer, producer and director of new stageplay Baby Brain,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (258+ words) Sunday 30th August 2026, 2:31pm The Durham Revue won the Student Sketch Off 2026 competition. In total, ten university sketch troupes took part in the live final at the Edinburgh Fringe. They were: The final took place in the Forth room in Pleasance Courtyard…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (541+ words) Sunday 30th August 2026, 8:41am The winners of the Malcolm Hardee Awards, the Edinburgh Fringe prizes named in memory of the audacious comic and promoter, have been announced. Yogie Belle was bestowed the Comic Originality prize for his show Auditory Awakenings with Mr…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (314+ words) Saturday 29th August 2026, 11:58am The winners of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2026 have been announced at a ceremony hosted by Richard Gadd and Ayoade Bamgboye. Marty Gleeson: Dog Ear The Taffner Family Best Newcomer Award went to Irish comedian Marty Gleeson for Dog…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (321+ words) Saturday 29th August 2026, 9:11am The results of the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards were announced at a late-night ceremony at the Edinburgh Fringe. Harriet Dyer and Paul Foot Sam Eley is Basil Crumbwick: Soul Sewage won in the Newcomer category. This award was…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (182+ words) Wednesday 26th August 2026, 3:17pm The shortlists for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2026 have been announced. Dan Tiernan: Quartz and All Li Jin Hao: Falling From a Moon Dom McGovern: Prize Hog Fatiha El-Ghorri: Cockney Stacking Doll Freddie Meredith: Need a Light? Marty Gleeson:…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (748+ words) Wednesday 26th August 2026, 12:30pm by Jake Godfrey The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards have announced their shortlists for 2026. Dan Tiernan Quartz and All Eric Rushton: Could Well Be In Paul Currie: REMOVE YOUR SKIN PLEASE Paul Foot: The Future Reuben Kaye: Hard to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (148+ words) Tuesday 25th August 2026, 11:49am Crudi Dench has won the LAFS (London Arts Facilitation Society) Bannerett Award for Best Show, aimed at boosting the profile of acts from low-income backgrounds at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 16 shortlisted acts came together at an awards ceremony…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (128+ words) Monday 24th August 2026, 3:00pm The shortlists for the Comedians' Choice Awards, the Edinburgh Fringe awards decided by performers, have been announced. "Be Good!" with Paulette Dan Tiernan: Quartz and All Elf Lyons is The Woman on the Edge Lady Bolognese: Class War…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (366+ words) Sunday 23rd August 2026, 11:59am Fringe show One Joke - which is teased by the brochure blurb "How many comedians can tell one joke each, in an hour? We're going to find out" - looks set to be one of the most gag-packed shows at…...