2014 Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe features 2014
Best reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2014
Monday 8th September 2014
A list of the comedy shows at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe that gained the biggest collection of 4 and 5 star reviews.
Interview with the man who saw over 300 comedy shows in one month
Monday 8th September 2014
An interview with David Chapple, who managed to set a new record at the Edinburgh Fringe by seeing over 300 different shows.
The Barry Awards (UK) - Why set up a new award
Saturday 30th August 2014
Gareth Morinan explains here why he and Barry Ferns have set up some new awards to recognise those performing and working at the Fringe.
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2014 results
Saturday 23rd August 2014
Alex Edelman, Phil Ellis and John Kearns were the winners of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2014.
Malcolm Hardee Award Winners 2014
Saturday 23rd August 2014
Candy Gigi, Christian Talbot and Luisa Omielan were named the winners at the Malcolm Hardee Awards 2014.
Lucy Beaumont interview
Friday 22nd August 2014
Lucy Beaumont talks about how she got started in comedy, and what she misses about Hull now she lives in London.
Aidan Strangeman wins So You Think You're Funny? 2014
Friday 22nd August 2014
Musical comedian Aidan Strangeman has won the 2014 final of the prestigious So You Think You're Funny? new act stand-up competition.
Pre-Gig Notes: A Photo Gallery
Wednesday 20th August 2014
A photo gallery providing an intimate insight into the show preparations of comedians performing at this year's festival. They reveal their pre-gig routines, and we take a look at their set lists and notes.
Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominees 2014
Wednesday 20th August 2014
The shortlists for the prestigious Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2014 Best Show and Best Newcomer categories.
Romesh Ranganathan interview
Wednesday 20th August 2014
Angry and candid onstage, affable and candid off it, ex-teacher Romesh Ranganathan really lets rip in his new Edinburgh show. Here we talk curriculums, closing schools and some handy comedy-writing advice.
Si Hawkins' Fringe Diary 2014, Part 2: Movers, Shakers, Gamble-Takers
Wednesday 20th August 2014
Si Hawkins discusses the Edinburgh Fringe shows from acts including Tony Law, Alex Horne, Dane Baptiste, Richard Herring, Alexis Dubus and Clever Peter.
Stuart Goldsmith interview
Tuesday 19th August 2014
He's probably better known for his hugely popular podcast than his performing (for the moment) - so what's Stuart Goldsmith's own masterplan? Why does he turn down 'shiny floor' roles? And which TV job was 'stressful, unpleasant and phenomenally frustrating?'
So You Think You're Funny?: Profiles of the 2014 finalists
Tuesday 19th August 2014
Profiles of the nine new stand-up comedians taking part in the 2014 final of the Foster's So You Think You're Funny? competition at the Edinburgh Fringe.
What's it like to get a one star review?
Tuesday 19th August 2014
How does it feel to read a one star review of your show? We ask Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall, an act who has been on the end of a bad review this month.
A blog from a flyerer
Tuesday 19th August 2014
The flyerers in Edinburgh have had a wet month, so we thought we'd let one of them do a bit of extra marketing on the warm and dry internet.
Top 10 jokes at the Edinburgh Fringe 2014
Tuesday 19th August 2014
Tim Vine has won the award for the funniest joke at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe festival. Read the top 10 gags here.
Holly Walsh wins at the Comedy Poster Awards
Monday 18th August 2014
Holly Walsh's Edinburgh Fringe poster has won at the first ever Comedy Poster Awards.
Malcolm Hardee Award nominees 2014
Monday 18th August 2014
The nominees for the 2014 Malcolm Hardee Awards have been announced. The awards are set up to recognise comic originality at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Tom Craine interview
Monday 18th August 2014
Tom Craine talks about the cultural panic that exists around being single nowadays, and the joy of co-writing the new TV sitcom Josh.
Video: Got a hangover? Comedians suggest cures
Monday 18th August 2014
The final week of the Edinburgh Fringe tends to see an increase in alcohol consumption, as a party atmosphere takes over the festival. In this video, a bunch of comedians offer their suggested cures for that inevitable hangover.