James Corden has put up £10,000 prize money for this year’s ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards. His contribution means that the best show and best newcomer winners will get £4,000 each with £3,000 for the ...

Alison Spittle won the best show accolade in The Comedians’ Choice Awards last night. Her show Big was selected by other comics performing at the Edinburgh Fringe as the best of the festival ...

Madeleine Brettingham has become the 38th winner of the So You Think You're Funny? comedy newcomer competition. Reb Day and Joel Walker came second and third place respectively, coming out top from ...

Last One Laughing has been named best entertainment series at the Edinburgh TV Festival awards. Big Boys was named best comedy series, and Sophie Willan took home best TV actor – comedy for her role ...

Seymour Mace has resumed his Edinburgh Fringe run, just two days after sustaining severe head injuries in road accident. The comedian also damaged his leg when he was involved in a horrific collision ...

Jess Carrivick’s show opens with a montage of adorable home videos she and her brother Jack shot as children, between the years of 1995 and 2001. Things have not changed much, she’s still playing ...

The nominees have been announced for the Comedians’ Choice Awards 2025, as voted by comedians performing at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Control Freak, the show, is a frank examination of how she got to this place, and how she got out of it thanks to the cognitive behavioural therapy she had on Teams. Virtual sessions might not seem a ...

Here’s the first look at Baby Reindeer Richard Gadd in his forthcoming BBC series Half Man – packed with muscle and sporting a full beard. The former comedian created the six-episode drama and ...

The shortlists have been announced for the 2025 Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Nica Burns, director of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, said: ‘2025 is another outstanding year of great comedy. Many of those ...

Susan Riddell is to appear at the Edinburgh Fringe – despite being banned from this city after being charged with a terrorism-related offence. The comedian will beam her show How Do You Sleep At Night ...