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Edinburgh festival 2024: find the funny with these 20 comedy shows
A one-woman 90s romcom, boundary-testing standups and a new Taskmaster contestant make our comedy critic's list of the fringe's most promising tickets.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 1st July 2024Post Office Scandal musical axed due to Paula Vennells "sensitivities"
Post Office Scandal The Musical, the latest show from The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre, has been cancelled at the Bedfringe comedy festival because of the event's ties to disgraced former Post Office boss Paula Vennells.
British Comedy Guide, 31st May 2024Berk's Nest production company announces more Edinburgh Shows
Newly announced shows include the return of Sophie Duker, Celya AB, and Paul Williams - the "little Alex Horne" of Taskmaster New Zealand.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd April 2024Meet The Richardsons Series 5 guest stars revealed
Meet The Richardsons is due to return to Dave this spring, with guest stars including Adrian Chiles, Alexander Armstrong, Amanda Abbington, Charlie Cooper, Gregg Wallace, Julian Clary, Kemah Bob, Lee Mack, Nigel Havers, Stephen Mangan, Steve Pemberton and The Cheeky Girls.
British Comedy Guide, 20th February 2024Pleasance announces first Edinburgh Fringe shows
The Pleasance Theatre Trust is back for another summer with a fantastic programme of theatre, comedy, cabaret and family productions.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th February 2024Stamptown review
Late-night comedy cabaret is a helter-skelter delight.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th January 2024Comedy Central Live Series 3 line-up revealed
Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Susie McCabe and Dane Baptiste are among the stand-ups to be showcased in the third series of Comedy Central Live, with Athena Kugblenu, Pierre Novellie, Dan Tiernan, Rachel Fairburn, Josh Jones, Harriet Kemsley, Ignacio Lopez, Ken Cheng, Kemah Bob and Finlay Christie also featuring.
British Comedy Guide, 5th December 2023James Acaster's spoof crime podcast Springleaf attracts all-star cast
James Acaster has launched his spoof true crime podcast, Springleaf, in which he plays his undercover cop alter-ego, Pat Springleaf, with a cast that includes Finn Wolfhard, Romesh Ranganathan, Katherine Ryan, Tom Allen, Sara Pascoe, Joe Lycett, Lolly Adefope, Nish Kumar, Rosie Jones, Guz Khan, Phil Wang, Ed Gamble, Josh Widdicombe, Sindhu Vee, Natalie Cassidy and Domhnall Gleeson.
British Comedy Guide, 21st November 2023Inside London's LGBTQ+ comedy scene
With the city's pop-up scene headed in hugely exciting directions, it feels high time London got a dedicated club for queer comedy.
El Hunt, Evening Standard, 6th June 2023The venue's no joke but Just For Laughs' London festival delivered megastar stand-ups
A new sibling to Montreal's big comedy shindig has launched in the UK and despite the corporate guff there was a lot to laugh about.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th March 2023