2018 Edinburgh Fringe

There's comedy in everything

It's Thursday morning and seven comedians have walked into a bar. It should be the cue for a joke but over the next hour or so all of them seem lost in the excitement surrounding the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

What are you going to do once the Fringe is over?

Now it's time to curl up and cry.

Here's the comics to watch

Did you hear the one about stand-up making a big comeback at the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards?

Theatre Weekly's best of the fest

As the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival enters it's final few days, the team at Theatre Weekly have been looking back at the hundreds of reviews we've written, and compiled our Best of the Fest.

What inspired you to get into comedy?

Who have the Edinburgh Comedy Awards panel overlooked?

This question was asked before today's shortlists came out...

How would you improve the Fringe?

'We should make it free and move it to Norfolk'

What do you think of critics?

'Some reviewers clearly don't like comedy'

Has the 'spirit of the Fringe' been lost?

'It would be nice if audiences came in with open minds and generous spirits'

10 comedy shows you must see

Here's our pick of this year's must see comedy shows.

What's the best room for comedy at the Fringe?

The best place to perform.

Why Brexit is getting laughs at the Edinburgh Fringe

Britain's departure from the EU is a hard topic to get away from, even at the Edinburgh Fringe. But has anyone in Edinburgh found anything new and, more importantly, anything funny to say about it?

The best of what's on at the festival

The best in Edinburgh.

Opinion: Edinburgh Comedy Awards - Predictions

It's what I'd like to see on the list. There are over a thousand comedy shows in Edinburgh. I've barely scratched the surface. But I'd also say if you are in Edinburgh or see these shows below coming to your town bag a ticket. Even if they don't win any awards I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Who are the unsung heroes of the Fringe?

Little known Fringe heroes.

What track do you come on to and why?

'I sing my own walk-on music as I can't remember my iTunes password'

Kieran Hodgson: Edinburgh Fringe 2018 interview

Kieran Hodgson interview.

Punchline 2018 Edinburgh Fringe comedy recommendations

Here they are! Our picks for this year's Fringe. As usual, we advise you to see these acts live as YouTube just doesn't do them justice.

The weirdest thing in found in your free Fringe bucket?

'Someone left me a print of their vagina'

What's the worst place you've ever stayed?

'We had to use a tortilla for toilet paper'

What is the weirdest Fringe show you have seen?

'It was just a head slowly appearing then disappearing out of a large bin'

The theatre, comedy and dance you need to see this year

Head to this year's International Festival and Fringe with our critics' guides to all the best theatre, dance and comedy.

Looking for a little politics with your Fringe comedy?

Fringe comedy shows to see that tackle (in their diverse ways) some of the issues du jour.

Guide to the ultimate festival's unmissable shows

Mark Wareham's unrivalled guide to the ultimate festival's unmissable shows

The one thing you wish you knew from your first Fringe

'You will cry... lean in to it'

Edinburgh Festival: the best of the fest

From the NHS at 70 to Nina Conti's Monkey shtick, our critics pick the must-sees this summer in comedy, theatre, art and dance.

+3 interview: Kieran Hodgson: '75

"The last few shows have gone alright, but this year may well push me into the next phase: taiko drumming."

Pick of the Fringe 2018 (comedy part 1)

Struggling to choose which comedy shows to see at this year's Edinburgh Fringe? We don't blame you!

Interview with Kieran Hodgson

Kieran Hodgson talks about Edinburgh, his new show '75, and reflects on the overhyped 'downfall of western civilisation'.

Fringe 2018: The best comedy shows to see

There's 1,281 comedy shows listed in the brochure this year. That's far too many - so here are 13 of the very best.

20 character/clown comedy recommendations for Fringe

Laugh Out London brings you a list of some of the best character/clown comedy shows you will see at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018.

A piggy interview with Kieran Hodgson

Kieran Hodgson interview.

10 things that make me laugh by Kieran Hodgson

Kieran Hodgson writes a piece for us ahead of his new show '75 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

You have to be joking? Kieran Hodgson

Kieran Hodgson interview.

50 shows to see at the Edinburgh fringe 2018

Superstar standups, daring dance, Brexit cabaret and a Bon Jovi musical ... Dive into our guide to some of the shows at the world's biggest arts festival.