Urooj Ashfaq
- From India
- Stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Edinburgh Fringe 2024: Our Ultimate Comedy Recs
This year's Edinburgh Fringe features more funny shows than you can shake a stick at... here are some of our top-top picks.
Polly Glynn, The Skinny, 30th July 2024Urooj Ashfaq returns to the UK for more laughter
The stand-up comedian on the thrill of performing, winning awards, and what's next in her comedy career.
Asjad Nazir, Eastern Eye, 24th July 2024Best Edinburgh Fringe Comedy 2024: Here are all 15 Edinburgh Comedy Award winners returning this August
With thousands of shows to choose from it can be hard to decide what to book at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - all these comedians are tried-and-tested comedy champions.
David Hepburn, The Scotsman, 18th July 2024Edinburgh Fringe: 10 shows from Indian comedians
India's stand-up scene may still be in its relative infancy, but its biggest names are fast becoming global players. Here are ten comics from the subcontinent heading to Edinburgh this Fringe.
Chortle, 16th July 2024Edinburgh 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 2024Urooj Ashfaq: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The standup comedian shares what makes her laugh online, including Gino D'Acampo getting mad, the Lonely Island and a scared man paragliding.
Urooj Ashfaq, The Guardian, 24th April 2024Urooj Ashfaq @ Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh, review
Mumbai comedian Urooj Ashfaq, winner of 2023's Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer Award, makes a triumphant return to Edinburgh.
Emma Sullivan, The Skinny, 30th January 2024Urooj Ashfaq on her Fringe win and debut UK tour
Mumbai-based stand-up Urooj Ashfaq on her 2023 Fringe win, festivals versus tours, Edinburgh versus Glasgow, and what the near-future brings.
Sofia Reyes Valencia, The Skinny, 15th January 2024Urooj Ashfaq review
Ashfaq has the ability to charm, and in my experience as a comedy goer, this is half the battle.
Claudia West, A Young(ish) Perspective, 10th January 2024Edinburgh best newcomer Urooj Ashfaq's most memorable gigs
Urooj Ashfaq - who won best newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards last year - is to go on tour later this month, following a run at the Soho Theatre. Here the Mumbai-born comic shares some of her more memorable. gigs...
Chortle, 2nd January 2024