2015 Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe features 2015
Best reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2015
Monday 7th September 2015
We analysed over 5000 reviews from the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe festival to determine the best reviewed shows. Nish Kumar, Alex Edelman, Felicity Ward, James Acaster and Bridget Christie were amongst the comedians the press loved.
Inaugural FringePig Ham Fist prize winners announced
Tuesday 1st September 2015
BCG's report from the FringePig awards ceremony at the Edinburgh Festival, an event which named the worst reviews at the 2015 festival.
Spencer Jones wins Comedians Choice Awards 2015
Tuesday 1st September 2015
Spencer Jones has won the Best Show and Best Performer categories in The Barry Awards (UK) 2015, aka The Comedians Choice Awards.
Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2015 winners
Saturday 29th August 2015
Sam Simmons, Sofie Hagen and the Gilded Balloon have won this year's prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Awards, sponsored by Foster's.
2015 Malcolm Hardee Award winners announced
Saturday 29th August 2015
Michael Brunström, Matt Roper and Laurence Owen were the winners of this year's increasingly prestigious Malcolm Hardee Awards.
Si Hawkins' Fringe Diary 2015, Part 2
Saturday 29th August 2015
Si Hawkins discusses how 2015 was the year to see well-known comics in free venues, plus he reports back from a number of shows, including the offerings from Mae Martin and Tez Ilyas.
These bank note flyers are a little bit genius
Saturday 29th August 2015
Bruce Fummey and Bronston Jones have come up with a clever way to market their shows - make their flyers look like money left on the floor.
Video: Jack Whitehall surprises Luke McQueen on stage
Friday 28th August 2015
Luke McQueen's Fringe show is all about how he was in a double act with Jack Whitehall, but it went wrong. Here's the moment Jack Whitehall surprises him on stage.
Si Hawkins' Fringe Diary 2015, Part 1
Friday 28th August 2015
Si Hawkins discusses the shows from Phil Nichol, Bridget Christie, Sofie Hagen, Freestival, Daphna Baram, Brendan Murphy and Stephen Carlin.
Henry Maynard: Peak Clown
Friday 28th August 2015
Henry Maynard, of Flabbergast Theatre, discusses clowning - is it a fad, a cyclical trend or here to stay... and why?
Something A Little Different
Friday 28th August 2015
Lucy Anna Gray picks out three shows at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe which offer up something a little different.
Luca Cupani wins 'So You Think You're Funny?' 2015
Friday 28th August 2015
Luca Cupani has been named as the winner of the 2015 So You Think You're Funny? competition final.
Sketch Comedy Reawakens
Thursday 27th August 2015
As sketch group Daphne get nominated for the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Best Newcomer Award, Chris Head detects stirrings in the world of sketch comedy...
Crimes Against Comedy
Thursday 27th August 2015
In this exclusive stylish photoshoot, some of the comedians at the Fringe reveal what their final gig request would be if they were locked up on death row.
Sophie Pelham: Disguises for Townie Weekenders on Country Retreats
Thursday 27th August 2015
Character comedian Sophie Pelham is at the Fringe with a show called Country Files. Given we're townies, we asked her to provide us with a guide to how to pass as locals in the countryside.
Morro and Jasp Eat their Way through Edinburgh
Thursday 27th August 2015
Clowns Morro and Jasp have been trying out various restaurants in Edinburgh. Here is details on their favourite three finds so far...
Gideon & Hubcap: Four Instruments You Won't Find Anywhere Else at the Fringe
Thursday 27th August 2015
Gideon & Hubcap introduce us to four of their stranger musical instruments.
Chris Dugdale - 5 Magical Muck Ups
Thursday 27th August 2015
Comic magician Chris Dugdale talks about the time some of his tricks didn't go to plan. There is some amusing stories here.
Lou Sanders' Guide to Getting In (when they don't want you to)
Thursday 27th August 2015
Lou Sanders provides us with a guide for how to get into places that one is not welcome.
Aunty Donna - The Brown Sauce Diaries
Thursday 27th August 2015
Broden Kelly from Australian sketch group Aunty Donna spotted that the British like Brown Sauce on all food, so he decided to use a bottle a day for 10 days. It didn't start well!