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Comedian Kate Hammer strikes a playful pose in a blue plaid suit, representing the vibrant Monkey Barrel comedy scene.

Five Minutes at Monkey Barrel, and the Pre-Festival Sets that Shape the Fringe

Much like how Shakespeare tested his now-revered material in Shoreditch, a Fringe comedian must ...

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Sophia Carroll
A woman in a black hijab and embroidered dress eats at a cafe table with a man in the foreground. Beside her, a woman wears an elaborate feathered military hat and jacket. The background features a vintage tiled cafe interior.

SNACK Picks: This Year’s Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Highlights

FATIHA EL-GHORRI: COCKNEY STACKING DOLL ‘BRUV’. The break-out star of Taskmaster and Mr Bigstuff ...

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Andrew Doherty looking upward with a startled expression against a dark background, wearing a blue shirt and patterned scarf.

Interview: Andrew Doherty on Living with Two-Star Trauma in ‘Reviewers Welcome… TO DIE!’

Andrew Doherty is bringing his Scottish audience Reviewers Welcome… TO DIE!, a new Fringe ...

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Mona Montella
Comedian Alex Kitson, wearing his cream suit, sits among the lamps on green blocks against the green background. He holds a vintage green rotary telephone to his ear, looking concerned

Interview: Alex Kitson Completes His ‘Yurt Trilogy’ at the Edinburgh Fringe, with ‘Now Look Here’

Award-winning Alex Kitson joins the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the third consecutive year, bringing ...

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Veronica Buccino
Cora Bissett, seated holding a megaphone, and Hannah Lavery, leaning against a red brick wall featuring a fly poster for Mayday. A pasting bucket and two face-down placards rest on the ground.

Interview: Hannah Lavery and Cora Bissett on ‘Mayday’, Fighting Back, and the Power of Art

A National Theatre of Scotland production, Mayday is for one night only, a curated ...

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Donald Stewart

Ray O’Leary: Laughter? I Hardly Know Her – the Unique Persona and Joke Delivery of the Taskmaster NZ Star at Edinburgh Fringe 2025 (4 Stars ****)

— A bit nervous and awkward, wearing a grey suit he describes as ‘the ...

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Veronica Buccino

Tom Cashman: 2 Truths, 1 Lie and 17 Slight Exaggerations at Edinburgh Fringe 2025 with what might be the secret to happiness (Fringe review: 5 Stars *****)

Tom Cashman arrives at the Edinburgh Fringe this year with some serious Powerpoint skills ...

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Veronica Buccino

Kazakh Princess Diaries: Aisha Kalymzhanova on Jazz, Comedy, and First Fringe Show

Kazakhstan comes to the Fringe with Kazakh Princess Diaries, a solo jazz and cabaret-style ...

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Veronica Buccino