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Ciaran Bartlett
Ciaran Bartlett

Ciaran Bartlett

  • Northern Irish
  • Writer and stand-up comedian

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What do you think - or hope - the Edinburgh Fringe will look like in ten years' time?

We ask comedians their views...

Chortle, 11th August 2023

Do you feel exploited at the Edinburgh Fringe?

We ask festival comedians their view.

Chortle, 9th August 2023

Are you spending big this Fringe?

We ask Edinburgh comedians if they're paying for lots of extras... and if so, why?

Chortle, 8th August 2023

What do you think of the critics?

Edinburgh Fringe comedians give their view...

Chortle, 7th August 2023

What do you think about comedy awards?

For a while it looked as if the Edinburgh Comedy Awards might not happen this year. Would it have mattered?

Chortle, 6th August 2023

Can we increase access to the Fringe without making costs rise too?

We asked Edinburgh comedians about the supply-and-demand pressures.

Chortle, 5th August 2023

How much are you paying for rent at the Edinburgh Fringe?

Festival performers shed light on the state of the festival accommodation market.

Chortle, 3rd August 2023

Bad Education Series 4 first look and cast announced

A first look teaser image for the upcoming, revived fourth series of BBC Three sitcom Bad Education has been released, along with more details about the series' return and its new cast.

British Comedy Guide, 8th August 2022

Derry Girls effect boosts Northern Irish talent at Edinburgh fringe

Record number of NI performers at this year's festival, with C4 comedy hailed for raising awareness of nation's comic gifts.

Rachel Hall, The Guardian, 2nd August 2022

Ciaran Bartlett 'chuffed' to write for Bad Education

A Belfast comedian has said he is "really chuffed" after he was selected to write a script for the sequel-reboot series of BBC Three's comedy Bad Education.

Kurtis Reid, Belfast Telegraph, 23rd May 2022

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