Edinburgh 2014

All of our coverage from the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe – news, reviews, interviews, blogs and more.

Edinburgh Fringe review: NewsRevue 2014

Edinburgh Fringe review: NewsRevue 2014

With a near monopoly of the topical sketch show market, NewsRevue is back playing sold out houses on the Fringe for an incredible 35th straight year.…

Edinburgh Fringe review: ComedySportz UK

Edinburgh Fringe review: ComedySportz UK

Splitting an impov troupe into two teams, ComedySportz creates a unique show of competitive improvised comedy that, for the most part, feels forced and patronising.…

Edinburgh Fringe review: Mark Watson, Flaws

Edinburgh Fringe review: Mark Watson, Flaws

"I'm just warming up…" says Mark Watson, lightly jogging on a treadmill, as the audience file in and attempt to find a seat at a sold-out Pleasance One. …

Edinburgh Fringe review: Zoe Lyons, Mustard Cutter

Edinburgh Fringe review: Zoe Lyons, Mustard Cutter

Some comedians like to start their shows at the Fringe with a massive overblown entrance, some like to launch straight into their biggest gag, and some like to talk to the audience and warm the room a little.…

And the 2014 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees are…

And the 2014 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees are…

The nominees for this year’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards have been announced.…

Edinburgh Fringe review: The Addams Family

Edinburgh Fringe review: The Addams Family

Charles Adams first drew the Addams Family as a cartoon strip in the 1940s, following a collaboration with the great fantabulist Ray Bradbury. It seems they have been with us ever since.…

Edinburgh Fringe review: Staple/face Are Going Down Fighting

Edinburgh Fringe review: Staple/face Are Going Down Fighting

An attention grabbing name: Staple/face - check. Win a coveted award: So You Think That’s Funny? best new sketch act award 2013 - check. A year on, are Staple/face still hitting their check marks?…

Edinburgh Fringe review: Lynn Ruth Miller, Granny Gone Wild

Edinburgh Fringe review: Lynn Ruth Miller, Granny Gone Wild

Lynn Ruth Miller is a wonderful conundrum. It might be said that she could only exist in Edinburgh except that she has won comedy awards at shows around the world. She is doing two solo shows of singing, gag telling, shpieling,, stripping and flinging sanitary pads into the audience.…

Edinburgh Fringe review: Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised

Edinburgh Fringe review: Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised

Due to the popularity of shows like Whose Line Is It Anyway?, short-form improv seems to be a much more common beast at the Fringe than long-form. As standard bearers for the latter, the boys making up Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised are a great demonstration of the magic that can only come through long-form improvisation.…

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