2019 Edinburgh Fringe
Sophie Duker: Venus
Sophie Duker is your Venus, she's your fire, your desire. Or is she? Silly, sexy, savage stand-up from a girl who's definitely not a goddess. In her hotly anticipated full-fat woke debut hour Sophie takes her audience on an unconventional journey of self-discovery. Strap in. Sophie co-hosts GrownUpLand on BBC Radio 4 and is the creator and host of the Evening Standard recommended comedy night Wacky Racists. As seen on Channel 4's Riot Girls, E4's 8 Out of 10 Cats, Comedy Central and BBC Three. 'Laugh out-loud funny' **** (Telegraph).
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Sophie Duker: interview
Sophie Duker is your Venus, she's your fire, your desire. Or is she?
Keira Brown, The Fountain, 22nd August 2019Malcolm Hardee Awards 2019 nominations
Charles Quarterman, Jimmy Slim & Lewis Blomfield, Joz Norris, Legs, President Obonjo and Sean Morley are amongst the nominees for the Malcolm Hardee Awards 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd August 2019Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist 2019
The nominees for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2019 have been revealed.
British Comedy Guide, 21st August 2019Have you ever been too shy to speak to a hero you met?
Fringe comedians answer another of Richard Herring's Emergency Questions.
Chortle, 20th August 2019The Scotsman critics' best comedy shows to see
This is a comprehensive list of the best comedy shows at this year's Fringe so that your time and money really is all but guaranteed to pay dividends in belly laughs, groans and fits of giggles.
Ross McIndoe, The Scotsman, 18th August 2019Edinburgh festival 2019: the shows we recommend
Plan your schedule with our roundup of top shows, ordered by start time.
The Guardian, 12th August 2019Does sex with a robot count as cheating on your partner
Comics answer the quintessential Emergency Question from Richard Herring.
Chortle, 12th August 2019Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2019: best newcomer predictions
New sponsor, new comedy! Digital TV channel Dave is sponsoring the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for the first time this year. So they, as well as the rest of us hungry humour vampires, must be on the look out for new comedy blood.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th August 2019The best quick-fire jokes
GQ, 7th August 2019What is your favourite anagram?
Another from Richard Herring's stock of Emergency Questions.
Chortle, 7th August 2019Is stand-up too woke and ruining things for audiences?
At this year's Fringe, the battle lines are drawn between shows defending the comedian's right to offend and less divisive offerings.
Rachael Healy, i Newspaper, 6th August 2019Our top ten picks of Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Picking which shows to see at The Edinburgh Fringe can be very overwhelming, so we've chosen our Top Ten Picks of the Fringe 2019 to help you out! You're welcome.
2Northdown, 2nd August 2019If your house was on fire, what would you leave behind?
(or even surreptitiously throw into the flames when no one was looking?)
Chortle, 2nd August 2019British Comedy Guide's top tips
The British Comedy Guide team selects the best Edinburgh Fringe shows they've seen so far in preview.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd August 2019A guide to female comedians at the Fringe
Here at To Do List, we actively seek funny female comedians in a world still dominated by straight, white men!
Laura Edmans, To Do List, 2nd August 2019Fringe 2019: 12 best comedy shows
Here for the lols? From buzzy newcomers to stand-up giants, these are the best comedy shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2019.
Ben Williams, Time Out, 1st August 2019If you had to sex with an animal, which one & why?
Today's Emergency Question.
Chortle, 1st August 2019Funny women picks of the Edinburgh Fringe
Get ready for quite the scroll down for this one, we've gone through the Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme, flicked past the pages and pages and pages of white-men-looking-baffled (t-shirt optional this year) and selected some shows we think you should see if you are heading up to Edinburgh this year...
Kate Stone, Mariana Feijo & Becky Singh, Funny Women, 1st August 2019Fringe 2019: The best comedy shows to see at this year
Would you look at that? It's August and that means one big thing: Edinburgh Fringe.
Zoe Paskett, Evening Standard, 1st August 201950 unmissable shows at the 2019 Fringe
We've picked out 50 - yes, fifty - of the offbeat, less mainstream offerings from this years jumbo Edinburgh Fringe line-up. Also, look out for our reviews article once the festival kicks off!
Rupert & Stuart, To Do List, 31st July 2019Fringe: 9 of the best laugh-out-loud female comedians
Edinburgh plays host to the Fringe Festival once more this August, but which female comedians should you go and see? Here are nine of the acts Stylist is most excited about.
Hollie Richardson, Stylist, 29th July 2019Meet the best new comics at the Fringe
From Ben Affleck angst to valley-girl cabaret, the fresh generation of standups and character acts performing at Edinburgh.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 27th July 2019Sophie Duker on wokeness and her creative babies
Sophie Duker is already making waves in the comedy world with appearances on Mock the Week and Frankie Boyle's New World Order, as well as running an infamous People of Colour comedy night. This August she embarks on her debut hour.
Jenni Ajderian, The Skinny, 22nd July 2019Comedy picks
Jay Richardson selects the very very best from across the comedy programme.
Jay Richardson, Fest Mag, 21st July 2019Interview: Sophie Duker on Venus
Sophie Duker interview.
Theatre Weekly, 19th July 2019Sophie Duker interview
Sophie Duker chats about 'birthing' her first solo show, Venus, where she faces down the Western world's complicated history with bodies of colour.
Deborah Chu, The List, 16th July 2019Fringe 10x10: The BAME game
Ten black and minority ethnic British comedians.
Chortle, 16th July 2019The women set to dominate the Fringe this year
I've just been going through the Edinburgh Fringe brochure looking for potential Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning shows and this year, more than ever, I think the list could be dominated by women.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th July 2019Interview with Sophie Duker
"Edinburgh Fringe gets into your bones, you breathe it in every morning and shit it out at night. It's beautiful and exhausting and all-encompassing and unique."
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 14th July 2019Sophie Duker interview
"If you persist in doing comedy that punches down, you're basically a garbage person"
Zoe Paskett, Evening Standard, 10th July 2019Punchline's top Fringe shows 2019
A selection of top shows.
Punchline UK, 8th July 2019Sophie Duker interview
The actor, writer and standup on the things that make her laugh the most.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 5th July 2019Impertinent questions for Sophie Duker
Sophie Duker interview.
Punchline UK, 3rd July 2019Fringe: 32 must-see Edinburgh shows
The Edinburgh Fringe is just around the corner and that means two things: performers everywhere are having nervous breakdowns trying to get their shows ready in time, and we're awash with previews telling us who and what to go and see.
Nooruddean Choudry, JOE, 2nd July 2019Fringe 2019: The best comedy shows to see
If you've seen the Edinburgh Fringe line-up or held the hefty programme in your hand, it's easy to be overwhelmed, but fear not.
Zoe Paskett, Evening Standard, 24th June 20198 of the most exciting debuts at Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Take note now, before you struggle to get tickets.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 17th June 2019Fringe 2019: 50 theatre, comedy and dance shows to see
50 different shows to see.
Mark Fisher, Lyndsey Winship and Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th June 2019Performances
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