Eric Rushton

Top 50 Comedy Shows of 2024 - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Monday 30th December 2024

Absolutely the only place on the internet to witness Rhod Gilbert, Nish Kumar, Ed Gamble, Marie Faustin, Ross Noble, Sarah Keyworth, Sam Campbell, Emma Sidi, Josh Pugh, Grace Campbell, Jessie Cave, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Catherine Bohart, Alex Horne, Natalie Palamides, Olga Koch, Chloe Petts, Ania Magliano, Flo & Joan and Dan Tiernan battle it out for Mark Muldoon's Comedy Show of the Year title.

Rose Matafeo, Vittorio Angelone, Matt Forde, Marjolein Robertson - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Wednesday 21st August 2024

The all-star cast for Mark Muldoon's latest Edinburgh dispatch includes Rose Matafeo, Vittorio Angelone, Matt Forde, Celya AB, Marjolein Robertson, Zoë Coombs Marr, Eric Rushton and talk-of-the-Fringe newcomer Joe Kent-Walters.

What it's like being a scout for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Sunday 27th August 2023

Every year the Edinburgh Comedy Awards has a team of scouts who quietly go out and ensure every eligible show gets seen. Here Mark Muldoon exclusively reveals what life is like on that team.

Eric Rushton: 800 words on grief

Saturday 23rd July 2022

Eric Rushton has written us this article about the publicity game you have to play when performing at the Edinburgh Festival, and in which he ponders whether or not he's written a show about grief.

First Gig, Worst Gig: Eric Rushton

Friday 15th January 2021

Last year he won the Leicester Mercury Best-Comic competition, but why was Eric Rushton once riled by Anthony Joshua?