Kate Dolan has won the Comedians’ Choice Award for the best show at the Edinburgh Fringe, And Marty Gleeson was named best newcomer. On picking up her award for Trout, Dolan said: ’I’m the happiest ...

Malcolm Hardee Award judges have announce their shortlist for the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe – with Kate Smurthwaite nominated across all three categories.

Friday Night Dinner creator Robert Popper has written a new multi-generational comedy for Netflix. Marbles will star Robert Webb, Timothy Spall, Alexandra Roach, Denise Welch and Loo Brealey. The ...

The shortlists have been announced for the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards, just moments after the main Edinburgh Comedy Awards also announced their nominees.

BREAKING NEWS: The Edinburgh Comedy Awards have announced their 2026 nominees. This is the fourth nomination for Cantrill and the third for Dan Tiernan and Spencer Jones. In a statement, awards ...

Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee is making a new mockumentary set in the high-stakes world of competitive Irish dancing. The six-part Netflix series will be shot in Northern Ireland next year.

As an economist who has spent his career modelling climate change scenarios, Dr Matt Winning knows more about the catastrophic consequences of carbon emissions than most. So he'd be forgiven if his ...

Enrico Touché has a great monochrome look from his eyebrows to his specs – and hair that looks like it's made out of liquorice shoelaces.

Peter Kay is adding an extra date to his tour to raise funds for a teenager who needs heart surgery. The comedian will play Blackpool Opera House in aid of the All In For Fin campaign, which is trying ...

Affable Irish journeyman Killian Sundermann returns to the Fringe for a third time with this inconsequential hour, finding him in the midst of nothin’ much, and bearing some very low-stakes ...

James Acaster suffered a sobering case of ‘be careful what you wish for’ at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre last night.

America’s Got Talent silver medallist Chris Turner has a very specific set of skills, the use of which he lays out at the top of the show. In this hour, he asks you your name and something that you ...