The cult heroes are back with their ‘best sketches ever’. After success with Ladhood, Stath Lets Flats and Parlement, are they still hoping for that elusive Sheeps TV series?Fifteen years into a career of joking, what’s the biggest joke of all? To stil…
Continue ReadingCulden Faw Estate, Henley-on-ThamesThe Scottish clown and his pals have taken over in a family caper combining comedy, slapstick, dropped plates and acrobatic skillsTweedy’s MASSIVE Circus (“but it’s tiny!”, shouts the crowd) unfolds in a bijou village…
Continue ReadingCulden Faw Estate, Henley-on-ThamesThe Scottish clown and his pals have taken over in a family caper combining comedy, slapstick, dropped plates and acrobatic skillsTweedy’s MASSIVE Circus (“but it’s tiny!”, shouts the crowd) unfolds in a bijou village…
Continue ReadingCulden Faw Estate, Henley-on-ThamesThe Scottish clown and his pals have taken over in a family caper combining comedy, slapstick, dropped plates and acrobatic skillsTweedy’s MASSIVE Circus (“but it’s tiny!”, shouts the crowd) unfolds in a bijou village…
Continue ReadingA one-woman 90s romcom, boundary-testing standups and a new Taskmaster contestant make our comedy critic’s list of the fringe’s most promising ticketsOlga Koch stepped into the big league at Fringe 2023 with a show, Prawn Cocktail, pairing sassy tales …
Continue ReadingFive-star standup, late-night debauchery, staggering circus tricks … as the arts spectacular approaches, here are some of the shows rated by our writersGary McNair builds a joyful one-man show from interviews with ordinary people about what they think …
Continue ReadingInvestment management firm cancelled deals with UK literary festivals over links to Israel and fossil fuel companiesThe chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has robustly defended its sponsorship by Baillie Gifford, after the investm…
Continue ReadingThe chilling, visceral, deeply compelling comedy-drama has caused shock waves worldwide since launching last weekend. But what about the experiences that inspired it?When Richard Gadd wrote Monkey See Monkey Do for the Edinburgh fringe in 2016, he says…
Continue ReadingHer midnight agony aunt clown show became the hot ticket of the fringe – despite the fact that the Estonian never regarded herself as a comic. In fact, she says, she much prefers making audiences cry‘But it’s a serious show!!!” tweeted Julia Masli when…
Continue ReadingFresh from this year’s jubilant festival, I’m not the only one hoping that it has given up its addiction to growth“Ticket sales still 19% down on 2019.” “Can the Edinburgh fringe survive?” It was surprising to leave a jam-packed, jubilant festival to r…
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