17 h. ago Exclusive: Comic Strip Presents to be screened at Edinburgh Fringe

The legendary TV comedy show The Comic Strip Presents is being celebrated at this year’s Fringe - the riving force behind it, Peter Richardson, tells us all about its groundbreaking and career-making status

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38 h. ago Cost of Edinburgh Fringe means comedy is becoming more elitist, says Matt Forde

Edinburgh Festival Fringe has helped to launch the careers of numerous comedians and writers.

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2 w. ago Lanarkshire theatre kids to make Edinburgh Fringe debut ahead of West End show

Encore Stars Academy is thrilled to announce that they will be heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year for the very first time with their production of Matilda Jr.

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2 w. ago Cystic fibrosis patient turns brush with death into Edinburgh Fringe show

Yvonne Hughes says her life has been transformed after receiving a game-changing cystic fibrosis drug.

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3 w. ago Rob Beckett looks back: ‘Where I was from, you got attention by being good at fighting or football. There were no class clowns’

The standup comedian and broadcaster on realising he was funny, Parenting Hell and avoiding the spotlightBorn in south London in 1986, Rob Beckett is a comedian and broadcaster. He started on the standup circuit in 2009, performing at the Edinburgh fringe in 2012 with his show Rob Beckett’s Summer Holiday. Television quickly beckoned – after hosting ITV2’s I’m a Celebrity spin-off series, he became a panel-show regular, appearing on programmes including 8 Out of 10 Cats and Taskmaster, as well as the travel series Rob & Romesh vs . In 2020, he launched the hit podcast Parenting Hell with comedian Josh Widdicombe. He is married and has two daughters. His current tour, Giraffe, continues until April 2026.That’s my dad in the background but, aside from that, I’ve got no other details. It might have been on holiday, possibly at my dad’s mate’s place in Spain. We always went there – he gave it t...

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3 w. ago EastEnders star steps back from soap after securing role in surprising new show

Star will be off screens for a ‘few weeks’ to pursue new opportunity

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3 w. ago Huge EastEnders star taking break from soap after bagging lead role in brand new show

The 62-year-old first appeared on the soap in 1988, but left in 1900 after her character supposedly got killed off during childbirth.

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4 w. ago Edinburgh festival: 10 more Fringe shows revealed for this year's Pleasance venues

Another 129 shows have been unveiled for The Pleasance

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4 w. ago EXCLUSIVE: Patton Oswalt Will Attend 2025 MCM Comic Con in London

EXCLUSIVE: Patton Oswalt Will Attend 2025 MCM Comic Con in London  Newsweek

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