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50 brilliant shows to see at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe
This summer, the Scottish capital is hosting everything from Jane Austen-inspired improv and Ethiopian circus to Beckett and Bernstein. Here is our critics' pick of what to see.
The Telegraph, 27th July 2018The 30 best living comedians
In the run-up to the Edinburgh Festival our comedy critic Dominic Maxwell ranks the funniest comics working now.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 21st July 201828 of the best comedy shows at the Fringe
We took a look at the huge lineup of comedy gear at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe and selected a sample of the shows that are already tickling our tickly bits.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 20th July 2018Edinburgh 10x10: Barry loves you
Ten comedians with Melbourne accolades.
Chortle, 17th July 2018Edinburgh 10x10: Barry loves you
Ten comedians with Melbourne accolades.
Chortle, 17th July 2018The 50 best podcasts of 2018
From Julia Davis's dark comedy Dear Joan to track-by-track teardown Dissect, Marc Maron to Meat and beyond, here are this year's finest audio offerings.
Hannah J Davies, Hannah Verdier and Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 30th June 2018Pls Like Series 2 confirmed
The BBC has ordered a second series of Pls Like, the BAFTA-nominated comedy that spoofs online video bloggers.
British Comedy Guide, 19th June 2018Tim Key @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh review
Megadate is an unmistakably Tim Key show, and unmissable at that.
Polly Glynn, The Skinny, 18th June 2018Live Review: Tim Key, Megadate, Theatre Royal, Brighton
Mischief is key to Key, he delights in the absurd as he hypothesises in verse turning into a tree - as warned by older relatives, and is served his beer in true Mariah Carey diva style by an audience member.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th May 2018BBC Comedy Shorts 2018 review
If the BBC's Comedy Shorts seasons is intended as a testbed for possible new series, the comedians in this year's class seem to have missed the email. For although one or two have repeat potential, none feel like pilots in the conventional sense. Rather they are self-contained short films, and all the more satisfying for that.
Chortle, 14th May 2018