Assembly George Square, The Box, EdinburghIn her show Is It a Bird? the comic has the audience on their feet with a nuanced and deeply funny hour of music and jokes‘This is going to be brilliant,” Jordan Gray tells the audience, as she settles behind h…
Continue ReadingGilded Balloon Patter Hoose, EdinburghThe US comic plays a fast-talking agent, a straight-talking sex therapist and a six-year-old divorcee in this high-energy hourLinda Hollywood is an old-school actor turned agent and she is going to deliver a master…
Continue ReadingAttenders thrilled at festival but disgusted at the price of rooms, while venues are relieved at the bums on seatsThe past two summers without a full Edinburgh fringe have “felt weird” for Kwong Chan and his improvisational comedy troupe in Norwich, bu…
Continue ReadingWe’d like to hear about your favourite moments from the festival this yearThe Edinburgh fringe festival has returned to a full programme of events for first time since the coronavirus pandemic.After two years, the arts festival is back with more than 3…
Continue ReadingComics say they are being priced out, with venue directors warning that future of the event is under threatTony Law has been coming to the Edinburgh fringe to perform for 20 years, but he’s never had an experience quite like this year.Law is staying in…
Continue ReadingComics say they are being priced out, with venue directors warning that future of the event is under threatTony Law has been coming to the Edinburgh fringe to perform for 20 years, but he’s never had an experience quite like this year.Law is staying in…
Continue ReadingHe blazed through the 90s, an explosive mix of hellraising laddishness and sheer comic talent. As the 68-year-old resurfaces in Rehab, a musical about a drug-addicted pop star, he hits the Groucho to relive his triumphs and ponder his regretsKeith Alle…
Continue ReadingRecord number of NI performers at this year’s festival, with C4 comedy hailed for raising awareness of nation’s comic giftsThe biggest ever cohort of playwrights, comedians and artists from Northern Ireland are bringing their work to the Edinburgh frin…
Continue ReadingThe standup on writing material about two strokes, his comedy bugbears and how the Edinburgh fringe has changedHow did you get into comedy?By mistake really. My girlfriend’s friend thought I was funny and entered me into the Daily Telegraph’s new act c…
Continue ReadingOur roundup of drama to watch at home includes highlights from the world’s biggest arts jamboree and startling fresh takes on Charlotte Brontë and Henrik Ibsen“I was struck by her spirit and strong will, her peculiar and brilliant mind. She lashes out …
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