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Review - Willis & Vere: The Starship Osiris
This might not be the most original of ideas, but it's carried off beautifully.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 9th August 2019Vir Das interview
Udita Banerjee talks to the comic leading the way on India's burgeoning scene.
Udita Banerjee, The Wee Review, 9th August 2019
Blinded by the Light review
Racism, Thatcher and Luton. Gurinder Chadha's Springsteen-inspired comedy drama has moments of greatness but today's charged politics add a bitter taste.
Cath Clarke, The Big Issue, 9th August 2019+3 Interview: Neon Hangover
"I was just sitting down to sunbathe when this guy jogged past and something happened that I found really challenging... he complimented me."
Edinburgh49, 9th August 2019+3 Interview: Children of the Quorn
"This year is our first time going up as a duo/Megan from HR. which we're really excited about though of course, it's equally terrifying because we're almost starting from scratch."
Edinburgh49, 9th August 2019
Catherine Bohart: interview
Catherine Bohart is sipping coffee that is "barely coffee," (her preference) in a café in Holyrood Road in Edinburgh and thinking about the difference between the comedian she is now and the comedian she was 12 months ago.
Teddy Jamieson, The Herald, 9th August 2019
Q&A: Helen Bauer
Helen Bauer wants to make a scene with first Fringe performance.
The Herald, 9th August 2019
Eight steps Q&A: Ed Night
Comedian Ed Night offers some tips on how to get the most from the Edinburgh Festival, in eight steps...
ThreeWeeks, 9th August 2019
Desiree Burch: Desiree's Coming Early! Q&A
Having appeared on Live at the Apollo, Netflix and BBC Radio 4, 2015 Funny Women Awards winner Desiree Burch is back at the Edinburgh Fringe and she wants to know if you've ever been caught in a loop, if every revision requires a revolution and what if everything is the same thing forever?
Funny Women, 9th August 2019
My festival: Arabella Weir
"I am extremely good at writing letters of complaint. I have an almost 100% success rate".
The Scotsman, 9th August 2019Robyn Paterson: the Edinburgh interviews 2019
Interview with Robyn Paterson.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 9th August 2019
Joe Sutherland: the Edinburgh interviews 2019
Interview with Joe Sutherland.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 9th August 2019Maddy and Marina Bye pick their comedy favourites
'The epitome of brilliant TV'
Maddy & Marina Bye, Chortle, 9th August 2019Phoebe Robinson interview
The standup, podcaster, writer and actor on the things that make her laugh the most.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 9th August 2019
Jay Lafferty recalls her most memorable gigs
The night I performed in a pink tutu and wings.
Jay Lafferty, Chortle, 9th August 2019
Q and A: Chris Parker
Chris Parker answered a few questions about himself and his show as part of a series of Ed Fringe Q and As we are running this year.
The LGBTQ Arts Review, 9th August 2019How do you think the human race will end?
Another of Richard Herring's Emergency Questions.
Chortle, 9th August 2019
Behind the scenes: Dad's Army - The Lost Episodes
Armed with the scripts to three lost episodes of the much-loved sitcom Dad's Army, we decided to bring them back to life and delight its legion of fans, says Candida Julian-Jones.
Candida Julian-Jones & Ben Kellett, Broadcast, 9th August 2019
Has the comedy panel show had its day?
The beloved British institution suffers from a boy's club dynamic.
Emily Bootle, The New Statesman, 9th August 2019
30 funniest jokes and one-liners from the 2019 Fringe
Thousands of comedians gather in Edinburgh every August to tickle the ribs of crowds at the world's largest arts festival. We asked them for the very best lines from their 2019 Fringe shows.
The Telegraph, 9th August 2019BAME performers at the fringe
We asked BAME comedians, performers and Guardian readers about their experiences at the Edinburgh fringe.
Serena Bhandari, The Guardian, 9th August 2019Videos
TV
TV & radio
11:30am30 min
Hazel Tours
Sitcom about a local historian who gives tours.
1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 13, Episode 8Des Clarke is joined by Ed Byrne, Val McDermid, Jena Friedman & Stuart Mitchell.
6:30pm30 min
Lobby Land
Series 2, Episode 4Comedy following life in Westminster through the eyes of Sam Peakes, a young political editor at a clickbait website, as she tries to make sense of the madness engulfing British politics.
8pm30 min
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Series 2, Episode 2 - The Carp (Bentley Lake, Essex)Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer brave the wild lakes of Essex in search of the mighty carp.
9pm60 min
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 17 (C4: 18), Episode 3Sean Lock and Joe Wilkinson take on Jon Richardson and Sara Pascoe, while Sam Simmons joins wordsmith Susie Dent.
9pm30 min
Hold The Sunset
Series 2, Episode 2 - The DisappearanceAfter his disastrous open day, Phil has disappeared. As Edith searches for him, her difficult sister Joan invites herself to stay. Meanwhile Roger comes up with a new way to make money: by renting out his mother's spare room online, to two Americans.
10pm65 min
The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan
Series 1, Episode 4Mo is joined by Danny Dyer, broadcaster Maya Jama, comedian Joe Lycett and singer-songwriter Kelis.
10pm30 min
The Comedy Underground
Episode 10This week, Jo Caulfield has a case of mistaken identity, David Kay navigates the perils of a cooked breakfast, Ryan Cullen goes dead-panning for gold, Carina MacLeod tries to make the Isle of Lewis great again and Scott Agnew proves it's never too late in life for acceptance.
10:30pm45 min
Susan Calman's Fringe Benefits
Series 1, Episode 1Among those joining Susan on the sofa for the first show at the BBC festival base will be Larry Dean, Iain Stirling, Ronni Ancona, Frank Skinner and Lewis Macleod, with stand-up from Jo Caulfield.
10:35pm30 min
TV Flashback
Series 1, Episode 6 - Weird And WonderfulThis time Tudur is on a quest to discover all that's weird and wonderful.
11:05pm30 min
Edinburgh Nights With Nish Kumar
Series 2, Episode 1Nish Kumar samples the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra playing for free in a football stadium, marvels at trail biking legend Danny MacAskill's extraordinary circus show and tries beatboxing.