BCG Daily Sunday 4th August 2024

Fringe 2024: Rarely Asked Questions - Gearoid Farrelly

Irish comedian, actor and podcaster Gearóid Farrelly returns for his sixth hour at the Fringe and to the Assembly George Square - The Crate, with his first new show since 2022.

The last laugh? Edinburgh Fringe stars reveal how tech may kill comedy

In the first of a two-part series on the state of comedy, the stand-up stars of the Edinburgh Festival tell our Writer at Large how technology is shaping the art of making us laugh.

Marjolein Robertson on turning folklore and menstruation into comedy gold

Combining Shetland myths with personal stories.

Reginald D Hunter interview

"I tend to choose titles that mean something to me."

Phil Ellis: Short on Wikipedia, Long on Fun

My chat with Phil Ellis is pretty much the most fun a person can have had talking to a bloke in a sad leather jacket. Apart from one awkward moment when I called him a "Mancunian".

Edinburgh Fringe costs a 'struggle' for NI performers

The Edinburgh Fringe is where many young artists from Northern Ireland go to make their name. However, some local artists have said the rising costs around performing there is a huge constraint.

Dan Lees: Obscure Album Covers and Belly Laughs

Dan Lees is a musical stand up who is one third of comedy trio The Flop - winners of the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality in 2022. His hilarious pastiche of various musical styles is a thing of beauty.

Alan Has a Go... at Rapping.... with MC Hammersmith

Writer, reviewer and all round good egg Alan Shaw has agreed to take on a series of Fringe-related challenges for Entertainment Now. Here he learns to become a freestyle rapper - with MC Hammersmith.

Freya Mallard shares her comedy favourites

"A shining beacon of hope to us girls with."

What stand-up and clowning can learn from each other

They're not so different after all, says Fringe comic Catherine McCafferty.

In Conversation With Riki Lindhome

The show is equally as funny as it is emotional as Riki reflects on the challenges she has faced on her journey to motherhood.

And She Said Yes.... Comedy Fan Proposes to Long Time Girlfriend in Free Festival Show 'Shaggers'

Free Festival stalwart Nik Coppin helped a comedy fan propose to his girlfriend in his comedy show Shaggers on Saturday night.

Katherine Ryan on the Fringe, fame and family... and trying to be best pals with Shania Twain

Having established herself as a familiar face on our screens, married her teenage sweetheart and played to sold-out audiences around the world, Katherine Ryan is aiming to tick off yet another life goal - becoming besties with Shania Twain.

Colin Hoult on the best and worst of the Fringe

"Doing nothing but sleeping and fighting in bins."

Which of the Ladies Who Ranch are you?

Much like all the other iconic groups out there (Spice Girls, Westlife, Blazin' Squad) you have to pick one to identify with. Only one! Figure out which one is most 'you' with this handy quiz!

Fringe 6ft 7 identical twins forced to perform in their socks due to low ceiling at venue

A pair of rather tall identical twins performing at the Fringe have been forced to take to the stage in their socks, as the ceiling of the venue they are playing at all month is too low for them.

Henpocalypse! dropped after one series

Comedy show Henpocalypse! - about a group of women on a hen do when an apocalyptic pandemic strikes - has been axed.

Despite casting Danny Dyer in a sensational cameo role, the show failed to take hold and, I can reveal, won't be making it to Series 2.

The week in TV: Saucy! Secrets of the British Sex Comedy

British comedy at its lewdest.

Jake Roche: I hung out with Justin Bieber - then moved into Mum's garage

The former boy band star (son of Coleen Nolan and Shane Richie) had a No 1 hit. Then he lost everything, he tells Ed Potton.

Dan Tiernan: 'I have gout in my 20s - and it's hilarious'

Dan Tiernan wanted to be a magician but his dyspraxia meant he was 'really bad'.

What Labour's election win means for Edinburgh Fringe's political comedians

The snap election has had a domino effect on political comedians' performances at Edinburgh this year.