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Edinburgh Fringe reviews: An odyssey of chaos hits the mark

The National Theatre of Scotland pulls a rabbit out of the hat with this Edinburgh International Festival production of Medea

The National (Scotland)

Raging Edinburgh business owners say Fringe pop-ups are taking their customers

For most businesses, the Fringe is an important month where a boost in trade can help ease the lean months. However, some businesses are finding it difficult to compete with Underbelly options

Edinburgh Live

Meet the Edinburgh Fringe performers who brought their kids along for the ride

We caught up with some of this year's performers at the Edinburgh Fringe who have brought their children along with them to the capital as they perform to hundreds every day.

Edinburgh Live

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We saw an Edinburgh Fringe dark comedy and the audience were in tears by the end

The show tells the story of an immature teen boy obsessed with girls and fitting in, who is avoiding the excruciating loss of his mum that he is not ready to deal with yet.

Edinburgh Live

Jordan Gray, Is it a Bird?, Edinburgh Fringe review: This hilarious, bold show will change lives

The musical comedian mines her own identity in one of the stand-out shows of the Fringe

The Independent UK

ITV chaser puts down 'moronic' Edinburgh Fringe audience member who disrupted show

The chaser and comedian didn't hold back on social media when complaining about one audience member in particular who apparently disrupted the show when their phone ringtone went off

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Fringe: Best jokes of the festival so far OLD

Isobel Lewis is currently running all over Edinburgh taking in all the comedy the Fringe has to offer. Here are her funniest one-liners from the festival so far...

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Edinburgh Fringe star Alan Carr posts 'cheeky' clip as fans point out kilt fail

Alan Carr has been enjoying the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and naturally, has been posting snippets to TikTok. But his latest one saw floods of comments all saying the same thing.

Edinburgh Live

Comedian Matt Forde says Edinburgh Fringe show was ‘derailed’ by screaming baby: ‘It’s always a problem’

Comedian said he tried to joke about the crying on stage until the noise became ‘impossible’

The Independent UK

Edinburgh Fringe: Best jokes of the festival so far OLD

Isobel Lewis is currently running all over Edinburgh taking in all the comedy the Fringe has to offer. Here are her funniest one-liners from the festival so far...

The Independent UK

Edinburgh woman hits back at couple 'using her office' during Festival Fringe

A woman has slammed a pair for 'abusing' her hospitality after she saved them £500 on accommodation during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - she quickly took to an online forum to ask if she was being unreasonable.

Edinburgh Live

Jaw-dropping Edinburgh Waverley footage shows huge crowds arriving for Fringe

Over 800,000 people visited the capital's busiest train station during the first seven days of the world-famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe - as fans of the arts return to the city.

Edinburgh Live

Nish Kumar says he ‘still believes in the Edinburgh Fringe’ as festival is accused of ‘elitism’

Comic said that festival ‘stands at a crossroads’

The Independent UK

'It’s an asset for my comedy:' The Scots comic talking about blindness in his new show

SCOTTISH comedian Jamie MacDonald says he is using his blindness as an “asset” in his run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.

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Angry Jerry Sadowitz pulled from Edinburgh Fringe lineup for ‘extreme’ racism, sexism

Comedian Jerry Sadowitz does not approve of a Scottish venue’s decision to remove him from the Edinburgh Fringe festival lineup amid allegations of “extreme” racism, sexism, homophobia and misogyny.

Edinburgh Live

Alan Carr spotted in Edinburgh as top comic stops for fish supper at the Fringe

The famous comedian was pictured with staff at the Alandas seafood van next to George Square this week as he enjoyed a quick fish supper in Edinburgh city centre.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow comic Jerry Sadowitz' Fringe show sparked 'unprecedented number of complaints'

The 60-year-old's performance of 'Jerry Sadowitz: Not for Anyone' was cancelled 'with immediate effect' over the weekend at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It was his seond and final show.

The National (Scotland)

Sky-high accommodation and venue costs threaten Edinburgh Fringe’s future

ASK any arts lover “who makes the Fringe?” and most will agree it is the artists.

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Edinburgh Fringe comedian forced to live in tent during shows as rent 'too expensive'

Vash Pernikar, 33, has decided to live in a tent after he was unable to fork out for somewhere to stay for the month.

The National (Scotland)

Amy Molloy is stunning audiences in This is Paradise for the second year running

THE strange, tentative Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 was drawing to a close. The social distancing at the eerily quiet Traverse Theatre was so…

Glasgow Live

Glasgow comedian Jerry Sadowitz's Fringe show axed after material slammed as 'not acceptable'

'Jerry Sadowitz: Not for Anyone' was booked for two nights at the Pleasance, on Friday and Saturday. It came with a warning of 'strong language and themes some may find distressing'.

Edinburgh Live

Disabled Edinburgh poet almost misses own Fringe event due to 'packed' tram

Rosalind Alexander said that she was unable to get on the tram at her home after the passengers were "packed like sardines" on the public transport. This meant they took up the disabled spaces.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Fringe: all the public toilet locations in the city during the festival

It's a question that gets asked a fair bit at this time of year. There's plenty in the city - including some temporary ones for the festivals - here's all the locations.

Edinburgh Live

18 things every Edinburgh local has done at least once

From surviving 'Hive till Five' and using the Meadows as your own personal bar to moaning about the Fringe and the tramworks, there are certain things which seem to unite every resident of Scotland's capital city.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Fringe comedian hits back after man makes 'creepy comment' to her

Performing at the Stand Comedy Club on Wednesday, Marjolein had been fully into her set when a male member of the audience said he had been 'imagining her naked.'

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