2022 Edinburgh Fringe

Comedy at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival

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2022 features

Best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2022

Monday 12th September 2022

Dave Johns, Jordan Gray, Paul Sinha, Colin Hoult and Olga Koch were amongst the comedians to have the best reviewed comedy shows at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival.

Edinburgh Fringe 2022: The Top Talent's Top Threes - Part 2

Thursday 1st September 2022

What were the best shows at this year's Edinburgh Fringe? Here are some more top tips from the class of 2022.

Nish Kumar, Jamali Maddix, No More Jockeys, The Wrestling - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Thursday 1st September 2022

Whilst the Fringe wasn't suffering from a shortage of comedians performing the same stand-up show every day for a month, there was also a bunch of beautiful one-offs too...

Edinburgh Fringe 2022: The Top Talent's Top Threes

Sunday 28th August 2022

We've asked some real experts - performers - to give us their three favourites from Fringe '22.

Fern Brady, Sarah Keyworth, Catherine Bohart, Lauren Pattison - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Sunday 28th August 2022

Mark reports back from his final sprint around the festival, seeing as many shows as he can. There's the break-up mentioning shows of Sarah Keyworth, Catherine Bohart, Lauren Pattison and more.

Bobby Carroll's Fringe Diary - Edy Hurst / Sean McLoughlin / Harriet Kemsley

Friday 26th August 2022

Bobby finishes his time at the 2022 festival by seeing the show with the longest title in the programme, plus the latest hours from Sean McLoughlin and Harriet Kemsley.

Comedy Awards nominees, Rhys Nicholson, Sam Campbell - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Thursday 25th August 2022

Mark Muldoon reacts to the Edinburgh Comedy Award nominations, plus reports back from some other shows at the festival.

Balls Etc: Gavin Webster on How Newcastle United Ruined His Bloody Life

Thursday 25th August 2022

Gavin Webster is at the Edinburgh Fringe moaning about Newcastle United. No change there then - but this time he's doing it on stage.

Bobby Carroll's Fringe Diary - Will Duggan / Liam Withnail / Jake Farrell

Wednesday 24th August 2022

Bobby Carroll observes a couple at the festival "just for one day", before heading off to watch shows by Will Duggan, Liam Withnail and Jake Farrell.

Question Time, with Lucinda Spragg

Monday 22nd August 2022

We grill the Edinburgh Fringe's cancelled, de-platformed agitator...

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