Comedy
The man with three sons, all named Gary
In back rooms, tiny pubs and even horse boxes, lesser-known standup comedians keep the eccentric spirit of the Edinburgh Fringe alive
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Careful now: anti-woke Linehan and Doyle head for America
The Father Ted creator and GB News commentator are off to America in search of "artistic freedom"
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Deadpool and Wolverine restore fun to the MCU
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s cinema, streaming and books
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Vlad Ilich laughs away the pain
Nato and chess aren’t traditional topics for stand-ups. But North Macedonian comedian Vlad Ilich makes it work in three languages
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Vittorio Angelone, a seriously funny man
The Italian-Northern Irish stand-up has built a huge following by poking fun at Britain’s past
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Tim Walker’s Edinburgh Fringe Review: Hamlet, Grace Campbell and more
In a difficult year for Edinburgh, Sir Ian provides an exhilarating spectacle - but there are joys to be found elsewhere in the city
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Edinburgh’s cost of laughing crisis
We need the Fringe more than ever, but European comedians are finding the price of playing there beyond a joke
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The Mash Report axed after accusations of ‘left-wing bias’
The Mash Report, the BBC show which was accused of left-wing bias, will not return for another series. The programme, a satirical take on the week’s news which featured Nish Kumar and Rachel Parris, first aired in 2017. The BBC said in a statement: “We are very proud of The Mash Report but, in order […]
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German TV show mocks Boris Johnson and Brexit in Crown parody ‘The Clown’
A German television show has mocked Boris Johnson and his Brexit proposals in a spoof of Netflix’s The Crown entitled ‘The Clown’. Extra3, which airs on public broadcaster NDR, derided the UK’s departure from the European Union and its prime minister in a spoof trailer which is going viral in the European country and now the […]
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Former UKIP leader mocked for claiming Vicar of Dibley symbolises ‘Satanism’
Former UKIP leader Gerard Batten has been mocked after claiming that Dawn French’s Vicar of Dibley character symbolises “satanism”. In a call to “defund the BBC”, the short-lived UKIP leader was branded an “idiot” for his musings on the popular comedy show. He tweeted: “Please retweet this. Dawn French, the BBC’s Vicar of Dibley wears […]
Comedy
Laughing at the madness as we all go down in flames
In the past, The Edinburgh Fringe has often been a hotbed of some of the most satirical and illuminating political comedy. So what does 2018 have to offer? The writer and novelist JOHN NICHOLSON is our man in the Athens of the North When many of our most important politicians are such ridiculous, ludicrous, grotesque […]
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Libel in stand-up comedy is no joke
Heard the one about the comedian being sued by an ex after she used him in her act? IAN WILKIE says it is no laughing matter Stand-up comedian Louise Reay is being sued by her ex-husband for defamation after allegedly referring to him in a derogatory manner during her show at the Edinburgh Fringe. The […]