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Best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2018
Friday 31st August 2018
A list of the best-reviewed comedy shows at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Mr Twonkey
Thursday 23rd August 2018
Edinburgh Fringe favourite Mr Twonkey on being banned from The Stand, and a disgraceful puppet attack.
Random 8: Samantha Hannah
Tuesday 21st August 2018
Weird weddings, sandwich mayhem and kids' TV carnage - Samantha Hannah takes the eight-question challenge.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Romina Puma
Thursday 16th August 2018
The Germany-born, Italy-raised comic reckons her second-homeland isn't quite ready for her stuff.
Random 8: Milo McCabe
Tuesday 14th August 2018
Currently to be found in an Edinburgh pub every evening, Milo McCabe (aka Troy Hawke) talks us through a varied array of trips.
Dominic Frisby: The Economics of the Edinburgh Festival
Saturday 11th August 2018
Comedian and financial writer Dominic Frisby talks about why many comedians perform in Edinburgh despite knowing they're going to lose money.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Nick Elleray
Thursday 9th August 2018
An oasis of calm at a frenetic Fringe, Nick Elleray talks us through a memorably less-fun evening at Gillingham FC.
Random 8: Masud Milas
Tuesday 7th August 2018
Masud Milas gives an octet of answers which include a time traveller, a pirate and a Cossack hat. But no cats.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Nick Revell
Thursday 2nd August 2018
Crushing put-downs. Rik Mayall's poetry. Heckler-punching: Nick Revell regales us with some memorable peaks and troughs, as his latest Edinburgh run kicks off.
Random 8: Laura Lexx
Tuesday 31st July 2018
Speedy-dating, boring paintings and prodigious porn: Laura Lexx takes the R8 challenge.
Previous years
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