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It’s not all haggis and Scotch pies up here

Brief letters: Food at the fringe | A gardener’s worst nightmare | Well-informed voters | Remembering Tom Lehrer | Lionesses/Lions

The Guardian - UK

Tiff Stevenson asks what post-coitus politics would look like in Fringe show

HOW different would the world be if our political leaders only made big decisions post-coitus? That’s the question Tiff Stevenson is asking at…

The National (Scotland)

Outrage as Jewish comedians’ Edinburgh Fringe shows cancelled ‘over staff safety concerns’

Comedians Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon both criticised the decision ahead of the annual arts festival

The Independent UK

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Wacky, brilliant, and moving: 11 shows not to miss at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe

EDINBURGH FRINGE 2025: Big celebrity names and familiar premises are simply not the point of Edinburgh Fringe. Isobel Lewis collates some of the best shows at this year’s festival worth taking a chance on

The Independent UK

Performers speak out against 'eye-wateringly expensive' Fringe Festival

BUM-CLENCHINGLY expensive is how one performer has described the cost of bringing a show to the Edinburgh Fringe ...

The National (Scotland)

Mhairi Black leaves SNP as she slates party direction

Mhairi Black has quit the SNP after becoming unhappy with the direction of the party.

The National (Scotland)

Ready for some female rage? Get set for Lauren Lyle’s return as Scottish cop Karen Pirie

The actor is making waves as the no-nonsense detective - and now, she’s got a new murder to solve

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Comedian cancels Fringe show over 'terror' charge bail conditions'

A comedian has cancelled her Edinburgh Fringe show due to travel restrictions imposed as part of her bail on terror charges after a van was rammed…

The National (Scotland)

Alba playwright puts his money where his mouth with Fringe show

JACK Byrne is so determined to keep Scottish working-class voices on stage at the Edinburgh Fringe that he has sunk his savings into a new play.

The National (Scotland)

I'm performing at the Fringe but fear I won't be allowed to re-enter the US

Advertised as the “play Donald Trump doesn’t want you to see,” US-based Priyanka Shetty is preparing for her run at the Fringe, by contacting…

The National (Scotland)

'I had pushed down my Palestinian heritage. But now that's all changed'

PROMOTING his Edinburgh Fringe show, opening later this month, Sami Abu Wardeh worries that he might have been funnier ...

The National (Scotland)

I was homeless and using drugs. Now I'm playing at the Edinburgh Fringe

A SCOTS comedian performing at the Edinburgh Fringe has discussed how he managed to kickstart his comedy career after battling addiction and…

The National (Scotland)

NI theatre and dance productions to be spotlighted at Edinburgh Fringe

The Spotlight On Theatre And Dance From Northern Ireland initiative will be held on August 19

Evening Standard

One-woman play will explore consequences of explosion in extreme sex acts on OnlyFans

THE backlash to the women who have turned sex into a competitive sport has inspired a controversial play premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe ...

The National (Scotland)

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I'm a performer at the Fringe - here's why I'm having to CAMP in Edinburgh all month

ROCKETING rents in Edinburgh are forcing one Fringe performer to camp in a tent for the duration of the August festival.Rents of £7000 for one…

The National (Scotland)

Scotland's first dedicated comedy club celebrates 30th birthday

Scotland's first dedicated comedy club has officially celebrated its 30th birthday

The National (Scotland)

Palestine Comedy Club to be brought to Edinburgh Festival Fringe

PALESTINIAN comedians are set to be given a chance to share their material at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe through a new show.

The National (Scotland)

'Joy, celebration and warmth' of Palestinian art to be showcased at Edinburgh Fringe

A group of Palestinian artists are preparing to take to the stage at this year's Edinburgh Fringe, as part of a mini-festival aimed at…

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The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh Fringe programme launches with 3350 shows across 265 venues

The programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been launched, including more than 3350 shows across 265 venues

The Independent UK

Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme launched

Topics at the event in August include the apocalypse, rave culture, disability and sexuality.

The Independent UK

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.

The Independent UK

Cafés need to stop insisting we put our laptops away

COMMENT: Encouraging patrons to put devices down and start a conversation instead might be a well-meaning endeavour – but it’s also likely to alienate half your clientele, argues Helen Coffey

Pedestrian.tv

Dave Hughes Addresses Viral Video Of Booting Audience Members From Fringe Show

“If you paid money to go to a show, you’ve got to shut up.”

The Independent UK

Jack Rooke on the devastating Big Boys finale: ‘People told me to bare my soul. And now I regret it’

INTERVIEW: As Channel 4’s bittersweet sitcom classic reaches the end of the road, Nick Hilton meets the cast and creator of the show to explore its heart-rending conclusion

The National (Scotland)

Irish dramedy ‘goes down a storm’ with Scottish audiences

‘IN Ireland, you wouldn’t know for certain someone liked you unless they took the piss out of you – I think that is a very Scottish trait as…

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