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Adam Hills to become the president of the Rugby Football League
The Last Leg host, 54, has revealed that he will soon become the president of the Rugby Football League, the governing body of rugby league in the UK.
Stephen Bisset, Daily Mail, 26th July 2024Funny At The Fringe - Stephanie Laing: Rudder
"Rudder is a show that combines dance and comedy."
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 26th July 2024
Rob Delaney on giving money to the poor, giving Starmer a chance and Deadpool
Deadpool & Wolverine star Rob Delaney was thrilled to talk to Big Issue about elections, blockbuster movie sets, saving the NHS, and the serious business of being a piece of handsome furniture.
Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 26th July 2024Russell Howard: "Trump didn't act presidential when he was shot - it was like he was at a Blackpool hen do"
The comic on the Trump assassination attempt, why stand-ups no longer need the Fringe - and how gigs are much easier than being a new parent.
Guy Kelly, The Telegraph, 26th July 2024
Jo Brand cancels two major festival appearances
Comic too ill for Latitude and St Albans Comedy Garden.
Chortle, 26th July 2024Jim Judges and Benny Shakes suggest ways to fix the Fringe
Every comedian should do seven days in Edinburgh, max.
Jim Judges and Benny Shakes, Chortle, 26th July 2024Edinburgh Fringe picks - 20 shows I have already seen!
I've looked through the brochure for Edinburgh Fringe and highlighted a few shows I have seen and can recommend you take a look at.
Louise Penn, LouReviews, 26th July 2024Three one woman shows
Three one woman shows at the Edinburgh Festival 2024...
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 26th July 2024Three shows with wedding and marriage themes
Three shows with wedding and marriage themes at the Edinburgh Festival 2024...
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 26th July 2024Three shows about loss and grief
Three shows about loss and grief at the Edinburgh Festival 2024...
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 26th July 2024Three shows with neurodivergence themes
Three shows with themes of neurodivergence at the Edinburgh Festival 2024...
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 26th July 2024Three shows about football
Three shows about football at the Edinburgh Festival 2024...
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 26th July 2024Three Editors' Award Winners
Three shows by past ThreeWeeks Editors' Award winners at the Edinburgh Festival 2024...
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 26th July 2024Funz and Gamez returnz
Phil Ellis revives his Edinburgh Fringe hit for its 10th anniversary.
Chortle, 26th July 2024
Nina Conti: I murder other ventriloquists in their sleep
The comedian and actress on her film debut, Edinburgh show and the life-changing moment she picked up Monkey.
Ashley Davies, The Times, 26th July 2024On the Mic Picks: Zoe Brownstone
Fellow Canadian Mae Martin heralded Zoe as an 'incredible joke writer'. For our money she's one heck of a performer too.
On The Mic, 26th July 2024Werewolf Q&A
BWW caught up with Joel Baxendale about bringing Werewolf to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Kat Mokrynski, Broadway World, 26th July 2024Edinburgh Fringe Q&A: Sarah Roberts
The comedian brings her first show, Silkworm, to Assembly George Square.
Ben Venables, Fest Mag, 26th July 2024Edinburgh Fringe Q&A: Paddy Young
The Edinburgh Comedy Best Newcomer brings his second show to Monkey Barrel.
Ben Venables, Fest Mag, 26th July 2024EdFringe Talk: My Little Phobia
"In my imagination EdFringe is like theatre camp on steroids, with all its energy and excitement and need for extra helpings of deodorant."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 26th July 2024EdFringe Talk: KAREN
"Ultimately the most important thing you have to do is just show up and do your best - everything else can be worked out!"
Sarah Cameron-West, Get Your Coats On, 26th July 2024
When ventriloquist Nina Conti put on a monkey suit the result was romance and a road movie
Sunlight premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival: A woman, a life-sized monkey suit and a man with unfinished business. When real life and fiction collide.
Janet Christie, The Scotsman, 26th July 2024Improv At The Fringe - Shamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop Musical
"Both are fully improvised musicals created from audience suggestions."
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 26th July 2024Susie McCabe: Feel the Crackle in the Room
"It's a show everyone can relate to and is filled with nonsense and laughs but also has a very strong point."
Entertainment Now, 26th July 2024Fringe Quickies: 175 - Laura Rose BUSHPIG
"Hopefully, the morning after you will never look at a pineapple or an Aussie the same way again."
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 26th July 2024Riki Lindhome picks her comedy favourites
'I could watch this a thousand times and never get sick of it'
Chortle, 26th July 2024
"People always ask - can she have sex?": the stars of TV's racy, hilarious new disability comedy
We Might Regret This is one of TV's most frank depictions of caring for a wheelchair user - and one of its funniest. Its creators talk steamy scenes, stereotypes - and getting drenched in urine.
Lucy Webster, The Guardian, 26th July 2024Edinburgh Fringe Preview 2024 - Part Eight
The voices of various generations.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th July 2024Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - Vlad Ilich: Vladislav, Baby Don't Hurt Me
North Macedonian comedian Vlad Ilich speaks with Corr Blimey about all things comedy and chess ahead of their debut stand-up at the Edinburgh Fesrtival Fringe.
Corr Blimey, 26th July 2024Edinburgh Fringe preview: Don Quixote
Bringing Finnish clowning to the Edinburgh Fringe, Red Nose Company have a new production, Don Quixote opening next month.
Louise Penn, LouReviews, 26th July 2024Unfiltered #33 - The reality of getting Fringe ready with 'Wyld Woman: The Legend of Shy Girl'
"I wake up in a cool sweat. Okay, the sweat is not that cool, but I always hear people using that phrase."
The Quintessential Review, 26th July 2024Funny At The Fringe - Louise Leigh: Distracted
"It's about the rules and how they are reassuring and terrifying in equal measure".
Phoenix Remix, 26th July 2024Fringe Quickies: 178 - Is This Normal?
"Audiences will still be wondering how I went through so much".
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 26th July 2024
Fringe preview review: Good Girl
It is nice to see a woman clearly feeling empowered on stage however, in regardless of the message of the show, some of the themes throughout are not for all and can feel uncomfortable.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 26th July 2024Alexander Richmond in conversation with Normal Al Yankovic
There's nothing alternative about comedy night The Normal Formal. Everything is middle of the road, straight down the line, as ordinary as you like - until those alternative comedians come along to ruin everything. Alexander Richmond talks to host of the Normal Formal, Normal Al Yankovic, about the indelicate claims against his character.
Alexander Richmond, LMAOnaise, 26th July 2024Former MP Mhairi Black to 'pull back curtain' on Westminster in new comedy show
Former Scottish National Party MP Mhairi Black is eager to reveal what Westminster and British politics is really like - and that's exactly what she'll be doing in her debut show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Sophie Perry, Pink News, 26th July 2024Fringe Quickies: 179 - Gabey Lucas: A Berkshire Boar Walks Into a Bar (and Gets Shot in the Face)
"A fever dream of fun facts + limbs that may actually have just been a sleep paralysis demon".
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 26th July 2024Unfiltered #34 - The reality of getting Fringe ready with 'Is This Normal?'
A Day in the Life: Prepping for EdFringe with Ansa Edim.
Ansa Edim, The Quintessential Review, 26th July 2024Zoë Coombs Marr on the best and worst of the festival
Biggest cringe? Thinking there is anything actually important about your Fringe show.
Chortle, 26th July 2024Edinburgh Fringe: 10 clowns
A collection of festival-bound physical comedians.
Chortle, 26th July 2024Edinburgh Fringe Q&A - Andrew Maxwell
"I have a pent-up desire for salt and sauce chips".
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 26th July 2024Edinburgh Interview: Joe McCann on The Bookies
"The Bookies isn't just another black comedy at the Fringe. It's a window into a world that's often overlooked in theatre - the gritty reality of working-class life".
Greg Stewart, Theatre Weekly, 26th July 2024Jo Prendergast interview
"I'm a cool mum, I know TikTok dances and teenage lingo".
The Herald, 26th July 2024Edinburgh Fringe show backs hospitality
Comedy duo the Thinking Drinkers will be taking a show that celebrates 'the pleasures of the pub' to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Georgie Collins, The Spirits Business, 26th July 2024Smoke, Mirrors and Storytelling: Interview with Dan Wye
Ahead of the Edinburgh Fringe, award-winning performer Dan Wye chats to Katerina Partolina Schwartz about their debut stand-up show, Dan Wye Am I Sam Smith, their comedy style and approach to performing.
Katerina Partolina Schwartz, Broadway Baby, 26th July 2024My Favourite Place by Comedian Lucy Porter
Lucy Porter on how Portobello Beach saves her sanity during Fringe.
Susan Swarbrick, The Scotsman, 26th July 2024Nina Gilligan interview
'I put a trigger warning on the show because it is not for children'
The Herald, 26th July 2024Otter Lee interview
'Princess Syndrome is the story of a queer child failing to find love'
The Herald, 26th July 2024
Richard Ayoade defends Graham Linehan as a 'man of great principle' over his trans views
The IT Crowd actor was blasted by fans after he praised Graham Linehan's book.
Jon Brady, Daily Mail, 26th July 2024Njambi McGrath interview
"If I wasn't a stand up, I'd be a teacher as that involves performing".
The Herald, 26th July 2024Funniest jokes from the Edinburgh Fringe 2024, from Jazz Emu to Olaf Falafel
We asked comedians at this year's comedy festival to send in their best lines - vote for your favourite below.
The Telegraph, 26th July 2024Funny At The Fringe - Viv Ford: New Kids On The Blockchain
"Swept into a world where dropouts become millionaires overnight, I want a piece of it and will discover just how much I'm willing to compromise to become one of them."
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 26th July 2024Funny At The Fringe - Martin Angolo: Idiot Wind
"The show is an attempt to respond to the statement I often get in taxis and pubs from people which is 'it must be difficult to be a comedian because you can't say anything these days'."
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 26th July 2024Edinburgh Q&A: Jake Roche talks Neporrhoids
The former boyband member and son of Shane Richie on his debut Fringe show.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 26th July 2024Midnight Cowboy Radio Q&A
BWW caught up with Ally Ibach on bringing Midnight Cowboy Radio to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Kat Mokrynski, Broadway World, 26th July 2024Interview: A Digital Pint with... Dee Allum
Dee Allum's debut EdFringe stand-up hour sees her set out reconciling with the past, coming out as Transgender, and going through two puberties.
Jake Mace, Binge Fringe, 26th July 2024Matt Forde: 'I unknowingly did the Edinburgh Fringe with cancer - then had the greatest year of my life'
The 41-year-old was performing at the Fringe last year when he experienced terrible back pain, which he assumed was a slipped disc. He never guessed it would be cancer.
Kitty Chrisp, Metro, 26th July 2024Videos
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