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The career of Peter Brough is one of the most peculiar success stories in the history of British comedy, because he was a ...
Let's get lost in stream of consciousness. Bobby enjoys (to varying degrees) three talky shows that meander. And a new ...
Rosa Garland is performing Primal Bog, a clown/live-art plunge into sexual shame, liberation and slime. We talk about snack ...
Eli Matthewson is at the Fringe with Night Terror, a stand-up show inspired by the time his boyfriend tried to strangle him in his sleep. (By accident. Allegedly.) Fresh from touring Australia and New ...
RHLSTP with Richard Herring - which launched under the title Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast - is an award-winning series in which Richard Herring chats with some of the biggest ...
Paul Squire was a comic who seemed, albeit briefly, to near the very top of British entertainment. Then it all came crashing down. Tony Hancock's endeavours and contributions to British comedy are ...
A guide to I Told You I Was Ill: The Life And Legacy Of Spike Milligan, the 2005 BBC Four TV documentary. Eddie Izzard, Eric Sykes, Joanna Lumley and Michael Palin contribute to a portrait of the ...
In The Britpop Hour, Marc Burrows crams an entire cultural movement into 60 chaotic minutes - including Blur, Oasis, and a ...
Lolo (Lauren O'Brien) is performing Lolo's Boyfriend Show at the Edinburgh Fringe - and she's determined to leave with more ...
Our comedy columnist kicks off Fringe 2025 with reports on Thor Stenhaug, Alice Cockayne, Hasan Al-Habib, Molly McGuinness, ...
He's at the Fringe talking about once being Lionel Ritchie, but that isn't the only sexy singer he's been confused with.
Wayne Stewart used to chase laughs - then he walked 650 miles and started talking to goats. Chrome Yellow is his reflective, ...