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Priya Hall interview
'No one wants to use the words "turkey baster" as often as I do in this show'. Comedian and writer Priya Hall chats to us about her debut Fringe hour.
Kevin Ibbotson-Wight, The Wee Review, 7th July 2023Fringe in 5 - Margot Avery
We chat to Margot Avery about all things Edinburgh Fringe as she prepares to take her show The Portable Dorothy Parker up North!
Amy Rye, Lost in Theatreland, 7th July 2023
Edinburgh 2023: Louise Atkinson Q&A
BWW catches up with Louise Atkinson to chat about bringing Mates to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 7th July 2023Edinburgh 2023: Rosalie Minnitt Q&A
BWW catches up with Rosalie Minnitt to chat about bringing Clementine to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 7th July 2023Edinburgh 2023: Matty Hutson Q&A
BWW caught up with Matty Hutson to chat about bringing Don't Hold Back to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 7th July 2023
Wasteman - King's Arms, Salford
Wasteman takes a deliciously refreshing approach to the theme of self-discovery and is not only entertaining but life-enhancing.
David Cunningham, British Theatre Guide, 7th July 2023
Then You Run review
As summer holiday plans go, escaping some hardened drug dealers who you have accidentally annoyed as you go on the run around Europe is pretty unusual, but the fate of teenage friends Tara, Stink, Ruth and Nessi depends on their ability outfox men determined to destroy them.
Maryam Philpott, The Reviews Hub, 7th July 2023Where are all the gross female comedians?
Ange Lavoipierre on the joys of looking disgusting.
Ange Lavoipierre, Chortle, 7th July 2023
Police Cops: The Musical to return to London
A brand-new version of the production is heading to Southwark.
Tom Millward, What's On Stage, 7th July 2023
Edinburgh 2023: Liam Withnail Q&A
BWW caught up with Liam Withnail to chat about bringing Chronic Boom to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 7th July 2023
Edinburgh 2023: Sid Singh Q&A
BWW caught up with Sid Singh to chat about bringing Table For One to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 7th July 2023The Edinburgh comedy awards have been saved. But are they a fringe benefit?
At a late hour, the former Perrier has found new sponsors. Some winners have mixed feelings about it but the prize brings attention to an art form that doesn't get enough appreciation.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th July 2023
Brighton Comedy Garden review
Rose Matafeo and Phil Wang are in fine form as they battle the gulls.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th July 2023
Then You Run review
I'm sick of thrillers where young women are victims - this one is brilliant.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 7th July 2023
Rosie Jones's documentary and the R-word: 'We can't keep being poked like a bear'
High profile comedian, Rosie Jones, has caused controversy after announcing her latest documentary, about online abuse, has been called, Am I A R*tard? [sic]. For many, the R-word is one of the most offensive slurs out there. It's left many people torn, between rooting for the Golden Girl who's smashed the glass ceiling for disabled people and reinforcing an outdated insult.
Beth Rose, BBC, 7th July 2023
EdFringe Talk: The TUNEabomber
"A musical comedy about an American terrorist may sound like a hard sell, but I think what we've made is a lot of fun."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 7th July 2023
EdFringe Talk: Marie Lloyd Stole My Life
"Who was Nelly Power? She was the biggest star of her generation and real force to be reckoned with."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 7th July 2023
EdFringe Talk: Almost Adult
"I am also working with an incredible team that includes Elf Lyons as Comedy Advisor, PJ Cunningham as Assistant Producer and the CNC team as our Publicists. These are all incredible women whose work I came across at Edinburgh last year and they have each brought commitment, vibrancy, and inventiveness to the project."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 7th July 2023
Sticks and stones: The problem with Rosie Jones' new documentary on disabled people's abuse
The families of profoundly learning-disabled people are involved in a continuous struggle for their most fundamental rights and dignities, writes Stephen Unwin.
Stephen Unwin, Byline Times, 7th July 2023
Funny At The Fringe - interview - Greta Titelman's Exquisite Lies
"It's like having an intimate cocktail with your dear friend who dumps their juiciest stories to you, bouncing between different pivotal moments of their life and by the time your drink (the show) is done, we will all know ourselves a little (a lot) more intimately than before."
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 7th July 2023
#SNAPCHATZ Episode 18: A trio of creative risk-takers
Today's creative risk-takers, vying to clinch your ticket purchases at this year's Edinburgh Fringe, are darkly comic new musical Potty the Plant, a gently irreverent reconsideration of the saintly classes from Hardly Working Promotions, and the perpetually eligible JJ Pyle!
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 7th July 2023
Funny At The Fringe - interview - Benji Waterstones: You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here
It's a fly-on-the-padded-wall account of NHS mental health services that also busts some myths (there are no padded-walls).
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 7th July 2023
Then You Run review
Like Derry Girls, but with a lot more murder and heroin.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 7th July 2023
Edinburgh 2023: Steve N Allen Q&A
BWW Caught up with Steve N Allen to chat about bringing Alzheimer's? I Can't Even Remember How To Spell It to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 7th July 2023
Edinburgh 2023: Mad Ron Q&A
BWW caught up with Mad Ron to chat about bringing Crime School to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 7th July 2023
Edinburgh 2023: Mary O'Connell Q&A
BWW caught up with Mary O'Connell to chat about bringing Money Princess to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 7th July 2023
Edinburgh 2023: Njambi McGrath Q&A
BWW caught up with Njambi McGrath to chat about bringing Outkast to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 7th July 2023
Edinburgh 2023: Sachin Kumarendran Q&A
BWW caught up with Sachin Kumarendran to chat about bringing Deceit to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 7th July 2023
Edinburgh 2023: Andre De Freitas Q&A
BWW caught up with Patrick Susmilch to chat about bringing Texts From My Dead Friends to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 7th July 2023
Edinburgh 2023: Lachlan Werner Q&A
BWW caught up with Lachlan Werner to chat about bringing Voices of Evil to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 7th July 2023
Then You Run review
Is the new Dead To Me-style black comedy thriller worth a watch?
Janet A Leigh, Digital Spy, 7th July 2023
Then You Run is a unique gem hidden behind a seemingly generic plot
Despite some initial hiccups, the new series from The Capture writer Ben Chanan is a ride worth taking.
James Hibbs, Radio Times, 7th July 2023
Then You Run review
Subtlety isn't exactly the forte in Sky's gruesome new holiday thriller.
Emma Loffhagen, Evening Standard, 7th July 2023
The 20 best podcasts ever
It's hard to believe, but podcasts have just turned 20. To celebrate, we asked 20 top podcasting voices for their favourite ever show - and some of the greatest episodes.
The Guardian, 7th July 2023
Two Doors Down crew hilariously dress up as 'Christines' as they film Series 7
Two Doors Down is coming back for a seventh series - and hopefully more - with the cast and crew showing that as well as having many laughs on the show, it's just as fun off screen.
Glasgow Live, 7th July 2023
Sex Education is ending - good!
With so much of the cast saying goodbye, it's time we all say goodbye to Sex Education as well.
Shawn Van Horn, Collider, 7th July 2023Greg Proops: Heckle me and I will crush you like a jellybean
American comic Greg Proops - star of improv show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and host of the Smartest Man in the World podcast - is heading to the UK this month. Ahead of his appearances here, he shares some of his most memorable gigs.
Greg Proops, Chortle, 7th July 2023TV & radio
1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 25, Episode 3Des Clarke returns for more topical comedy, with guests Tiff Stevenson, Raymond Mearns, Marjolein Robertson and Chris Thorburn.
6:30pm30 min
Dead Ringers
Series 23, Episode 4What did Humza Yousaf and King Charles really say to each other when they Met in Edinburgh? What is Sir Kier Starmer's secret plan for after the election, and who first coined the word Aardvark? Answers to these questions and so much more.
9pm30 min
Not Going Out
Series 13, Episode 3 - Day OutTo take advantage of three free tickets to Adventure Canyon Theme Park Lee takes Mollie out of school for a day and gets into trouble with new head teacher, Miss Anstis. Now all he has to do is think of an excuse to justify Mollie's absence and what could be simpler than a trip to the dentist?
9pm60 min
Then You Run
Episode 1 - Anti-ZanteFour rebellious London teenagers head off on a getaway to Rotterdam, but after the estranged father of one of them is discovered dead, they find themselves on the run across Europe with three kilos of heroin and a host of deadly criminals snapping at their heels.
9:30pm30 min
Queen Of Oz
Episode 4 - They Used To Oink At MeAfter running into her old school bully Jessica, Georgie decides to host a dinner party for her in the hope that she can revel in Jessica's life struggles since they last met.
10pm65 min
The Last Leg
Series 28, Episode 2Joining Adam, Josh and Alex this week are Guz Khan and Suzi Ruffell.
10:05pm30 min
The Stand Up Sketch Show
Series 5, Episode 5Comedy routines courtesy of Glenn Moore, Dan Tiernan, Toussaint Douglass, Laura Smyth, Travis Jay, Ivo Graham, Sharon Wanjohi and Rhys James.