It seems fitting that a penultimate Fringe show should come with a bit of drama. We've all survived a month of triumphs (Good reviews! Networking! Belly laughs from audience number 13!) and disappointments (Comped producer never showed! Mediocre reviews! Stoned silence from audience number 22!

Naomi doesn’t look like a girl who should be named after an item of stationary. Were she to pass you in the street, you’d think the comedian, ...

I was curious to know what it's like to be a critic at the Fringe. If you watch 10 shows a day how do you stay open minded? Is Twitter and the multi-headed reviewer blog hydra killing the role of the critic, now that everyone's a critic? Why work as a critic in the first place?

It’s the mass exodus of the mirth-makers! The London comedy community is preparing to decamp to Scotland for a four-week glut of 24-hour merriment a...

It's almost here! The Edinburgh Festival, that is. And with it, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. And with that, more comedy shows than you can toss a ca...

The Edinburgh Fringe does not happen until August, but performers - and especially comedians - start planning for it now - in late-December. The big...