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Lucy Porter on her Brownie-themed comedy show
We caught up with comedian Lucy Porter, 46, whose new Edinburgh Festival Fringe show is all about Brownies and Girl Guides - we talked finding your feet as a comedian, coping with nerves, and greatest inspirations.
Rosie Gizauskas, The Sun, 11th August 2019
The week in TV: This Way Up
Aisling Bea's comedy-drama is a delight.
Euan Ferguson, The Guardian, 11th August 2019
Ardal O'Hanlon interview
The star of Father Ted talks to Charlotte Cripps about Brexit, Death in Paradise, and why he keeps his political opinions to himself... usually.
Charlotte Cripps, The Independent, 11th August 2019
Desiree Burch: 'Wonderful' Frankie Boyle is my soulmate
Desiree Burch has strong views on the acerbic Scots comic, Donald Trump and Toni Morrison.
Stephen McGinty, The Times, 11th August 2019
Edinburgh festival 2019 - in pictures
Our photographer Murdo Macleod has been seeking out the wildest, weirdest and best shows during the second week of the Edinburgh fringe festival.
Murdo Macleod, The Guardian, 11th August 2019
Goose pick their comedy favourites
Armando Iannucci's finest achievement.
Goose, Chortle, 11th August 2019
Laugh? We could cry
"Voting Conservative is like buying a James Blunt album," the comedian Geoff Norcott is fond of observing. "You know millions of people have done it, but weirdly you never meet them."
The Sunday Times, 11th August 2019
Fringe gets to the heart of modern dating
The Bumble app is staging a comedy night which aims to give women confidence to make the first move.
Vanessa Thorpe, The Guardian, 11th August 2019
Can humdrum towns inspire great art?
Blinded By The Light is set in Luton - can humdrum towns inspire great art?
Stuart Heritage, The Telegraph, 11th August 2019
Edinburgh Fringe comedy goes gender-fluid
Did you hear the one about the stand-up comedian's mother-in-law? She's a hard-working lawyer who was really supportive when the kids were born and he's extremely grateful actually.
Stephen Armstrong, The Sunday Times, 11th August 2019How Michael Livesley is coping or not with the chaos
It is performer Michael Livesley's first Edinburgh Fringe. In London last month, he talked to me about his show for a blog before the true madness all started. He is now staying in Leith, the port part of Edinburgh. So how is he faring? Well.... Here he is with an update...
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 11th August 2019
Would it be better to never say 'yes' or 'no'?
Comics answer another of Richard Herring's Emergency Questions.
Chortle, 11th August 2019+3 interview: Hyper-Nice
"I had just started chemotherapy during last year's fringe - I thought at the time I looked great. Having reviewed the photographic records turned out I looked like a duck egg wearing spectacles."
Dan Lentell, Edinburgh49, 11th August 2019
Tom Ballard recalls his most memorable gigs
Heckled by editing.
Tom Ballard, Chortle, 11th August 2019
Titania McGrath's show is greatest since Women's March
Titania McGrath: Mxnifesto at the Edinburgh Fringe reviewed (by herself).
Andrew Doyle as Titania McGrath, The Spectator, 11th August 2019
Spare a thought for the Fringe's underappreciated techs
Says former crew member Helen Bauer.
Helen Bauer, Chortle, 11th August 2019Slaughtered at theSpace Surgeon's Hall: Episode 4
Kate Copstick chats to Paul Wady of Stealth Aspies about questioning labels on the topic of autism.
Kate Copstick, Broadway Baby, 11th August 2019
Joseph Gilgun interview
'In a working-class community, often you're accepted for the oddball you've become'.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Observer, 11th August 2019
This Way Up review
All-in-all, an excellent first episode on so many levels. Episode two is an absolute must watch!
Andy Lloyd, Telly Binge, 11th August 2019
Eight steps Q&A: Andy Field
Comedian Andy Field offers some tips on how to get the most from the Edinburgh Festival, in eight steps...
ThreeWeeks, 11th August 2019Just These Please, interview
Just These Please have returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with their brand new show 'Suitable' we caught up with Philippa Carson and William Sebag-Montefiore to ask about how the festival has been going so far.
Black Diamond, 11th August 2019
Pierre Novellie interview
Existing is exhausting. Endless empathy and engagement is expected of everyone. You've got to be aware of all the complicated, horrific things in the world, don't you? Even if they're absolutely nothing to do with you? The only thing worse than trying is not trying, and vice-versa. Watch award-winning, five-star comedian Pierre Novellie bring some intellectual levity to various absolutely appalling subjects with new Fringe, You're Expected to Care. He also spoke with The Fountain about his show in more depth and his plans for this month.
Keira Brown, The Fountain, 11th August 2019Travis Jay interview
After attending the Edinburgh Festival in 1994 as a young boy to watch his mother Angie Le Mar perform, Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year nominee Travis Jay is bringing his own show north of the border! Funny, Petty, Cool combines hilarious, deeply personal anecdotes with side-splitting social commentary, offering insight into Travis Jay's world. Travis spoke with The Fountain about the show in more depth as well as his plans for this month.
Keira Brown, The Fountain, 11th August 2019Desiree Burch interview
Having started as a theatremaker, Desiree Burch switched to comedy in 2015 and hasn't looked back.
Fergus Morgan, Fest Mag, 11th August 2019Tom Allen: The parents definitely love having me back
Comedian Tom Allen is one of 3.4m young adults who live with their parents. It's not all bad, he says -- for me, at any rate.
Tom Allen, The Sunday Times, 11th August 2019Podcasts
TV & radio
9pm60 min
Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz
Episode 17The host, aided by barman Shaun Williamson and captains Ed Byrne and Marcus Brigstoke, oversees the contest between The Bob Stewart's from Belfast and The Badger Inn from Cheshire.
10pm12 min
The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk
Series 1, Episode 3 - Automated Dialogue ReplacementHerbert has an all-important ADR voiceover session to attend this week. Meanwhile, the news that he has spent their entire savings on glow-in-the-dark paint leaves Bobby severely unimpressed. Later, when Herbert and Bobby are called in for an urgent parent-teacher meeting at their son's school, Herbert relives some bad childhood memories.
10:10pm10 min
The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk
Series 1, Episode 4 - HeadshotsIt's Headshot Day! Herbert is determined to recreate some flashy new headshots for his portfolio in the hope of landing a professional acting job to help pay for all the stuff he's been buying off the internet. Will Herbert score his dream job in time to pay the council tax bill?