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Edinburgh Fringe

Edinburgh Fringe

2025

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Reviews

Feature Series: MAKING MAGIC

2024

Reviews

Feature Series: REVELATIONS

Features
Which of the Ladies Who Ranch are you?
Which of the Ladies Who Ranch are you?
Meet Julia VanderVeen’s grandmother (and her eyepatch)
Meet Julia VanderVeen’s grandmother (and her eyepatch)
Ian Lockwood: The Dark Money Funding One of The Fringe's Best Shows
Ian Lockwood: The Dark Money Funding One of The Fringe's Best Shows
Alexander Richmond in conversation with Normal Al Yankovic
Alexander Richmond in conversation with Normal Al Yankovic
Chris Weir: The Worst Gays in History, Revealed
Chris Weir: The Worst Gays in History, Revealed
Lil Wenker: Is the Baddest Cowboy in Texas really…a soft boy?
Lil Wenker: Is the Baddest Cowboy in Texas really…a soft boy?
Mustafa Algiyadi: A front row seat to the Judgement Day budget cuts
Mustafa Algiyadi: A front row seat to the Judgement Day budget cuts
Will Owen: Picking the Strictly Come Dancing line-up at Edinburgh Fringe
Will Owen: Picking the Strictly Come Dancing line-up at Edinburgh Fringe
Chelsea Birkby: Are you an oversharer? Take the quiz!
Chelsea Birkby: Are you an oversharer? Take the quiz!
Kate Hammer: How to use your star sign as a guide to the Fringe
Kate Hammer: How to use your star sign as a guide to the Fringe
Martin Angolo’s top 5 audience interactions (...or, what not to say to a comedian)
Martin Angolo’s top 5 audience interactions (...or, what not to say to a comedian)
Luke Rollason: The showbiz secrets of a Disney star
Luke Rollason: The showbiz secrets of a Disney star
Ruby Carr: The 10 weirdest things I have found on eBay
Ruby Carr: The 10 weirdest things I have found on eBay
Katie Green: How to make your life like the Bachelorette
Katie Green: How to make your life like the Bachelorette
Is Kate Cheka the new messiah?
Is Kate Cheka the new messiah?
Paulina Lenoir: Puella Eterna's beauty routine revealed
Paulina Lenoir: Puella Eterna's beauty routine revealed
Dan Wye’s top 5 Edinburgh dating tips
Dan Wye’s top 5 Edinburgh dating tips
Amy Mason’s 10 simple ideas for coming out as a queer woman
Amy Mason’s 10 simple ideas for coming out as a queer woman
Runi Talwar: 5 Secret Techniques To INSTANTLY Increase Your Luck
Runi Talwar: 5 Secret Techniques To INSTANTLY Increase Your Luck
Reuben Kaye: How my father kept my ADHD diagnosis a secret (from me and my mother)
Reuben Kaye: How my father kept my ADHD diagnosis a secret (from me and my mother)
Kiran Saggu: 10 jobs men hate when women have
Kiran Saggu: 10 jobs men hate when women have
Bella Humphries: The Ultimate Playlist for Hormonal Girlies!
Bella Humphries: The Ultimate Playlist for Hormonal Girlies!
Amy Annette: Which mid-00s shoe are YOU?
Amy Annette: Which mid-00s shoe are YOU?
Breaking news: Jin Hao Li finds Nessie
Breaking news: Jin Hao Li finds Nessie
Abby Wambaugh: How to hypnotise your friends
Abby Wambaugh: How to hypnotise your friends
Stevie Martin: What REALLY goes on behind the scenes of a preview
Stevie Martin: What REALLY goes on behind the scenes of a preview
2 Muslim 2 Furious: Aisha Amanduri and Hasan Al-Habib spill their innermost thoughts
2 Muslim 2 Furious: Aisha Amanduri and Hasan Al-Habib spill their innermost thoughts
Zoë Coombs Marr’s Guide to Gossip
Zoë Coombs Marr’s Guide to Gossip

2023

Reviews

Feature Series: FANTASY

Features
Beer mats: Stuart Laws’ ode to the silent protectors
Beer mats: Stuart Laws’ ode to the silent protectors
Rhiannon Shaw interviews the small French child who’s moved into her house
Rhiannon Shaw interviews the small French child who’s moved into her house
Schalk Bezuidenhout: Where to sleep in Edinburgh (when you have no accommodation)
Schalk Bezuidenhout: Where to sleep in Edinburgh (when you have no accommodation)
Benjamin Alborough’s Interactive game for you, the Edinburgh Fringe Tsar
Benjamin Alborough’s Interactive game for you, the Edinburgh Fringe Tsar
Matt Hutchinson’s Fantasy Fringe: At home, fun and not entirely uphill
Matt Hutchinson’s Fantasy Fringe: At home, fun and not entirely uphill
Kathy Maniura: The Fantasy Fringe of 3 staple Fringe objects
Kathy Maniura: The Fantasy Fringe of 3 staple Fringe objects
John Tothill: The Crete Festival Fringe
John Tothill: The Crete Festival Fringe
10 changes to make Edinburgh Fringe Troll-friendly
10 changes to make Edinburgh Fringe Troll-friendly
‘6:30pm, tell Russell Howard he’s smelly’: Alex Franklin’s super chill Fringe
‘6:30pm, tell Russell Howard he’s smelly’: Alex Franklin’s super chill Fringe
Lachlan Werner: 7 Hot Ghoul Boss Hexes from Brew The Witch
Lachlan Werner: 7 Hot Ghoul Boss Hexes from Brew The Witch
Lorna Rose Treen: My Talentless Nephew's Fringe Festival
Lorna Rose Treen: My Talentless Nephew's Fringe Festival
Elf & Duffy: What if everyone at Edinburgh Fringe mimed and gestured?
Elf & Duffy: What if everyone at Edinburgh Fringe mimed and gestured?
Kuan-wen Huang’s Everything Everywhere All At Once Edinburgh Fringe
Kuan-wen Huang’s Everything Everywhere All At Once Edinburgh Fringe
Laura Ramoso’s German Mother Takes Over her Edinburgh Fringe Interview
Laura Ramoso’s German Mother Takes Over her Edinburgh Fringe Interview
Sophie Zucker: 5 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD DATE YOUR COUSIN
Sophie Zucker: 5 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD DATE YOUR COUSIN
Pull up a chair at Trash Salad’s Edinburgh lettuce party
Pull up a chair at Trash Salad’s Edinburgh lettuce party
Charlie Vero-Martin and Mr Basketcase’s Edinburgh Crossword
Charlie Vero-Martin and Mr Basketcase’s Edinburgh Crossword
Freya Parker: How to Stay Healthy and Cheeky at the Fringe
Freya Parker: How to Stay Healthy and Cheeky at the Fringe
Larry Owens’ Diva Dinner Party With Stars of Old Broadway
Larry Owens’ Diva Dinner Party With Stars of Old Broadway
‘A day at the Fringe is heaven; a year is hell’: Adam Flood’s Groundhog Fringe
‘A day at the Fringe is heaven; a year is hell’: Adam Flood’s Groundhog Fringe
Rosalie Minnitt: Every show the Succession characters would do at Edinburgh Fringe
Rosalie Minnitt: Every show the Succession characters would do at Edinburgh Fringe
Butt vacuums and zero gravity: At the Space Fringe with Zoe Brownstone
Butt vacuums and zero gravity: At the Space Fringe with Zoe Brownstone
Simon David’s 10 Tips For A Fantastic Edinburgh Fringe!
Simon David’s 10 Tips For A Fantastic Edinburgh Fringe!
Priya Hall’s Junior Fringe: Only toddlers allowed
Priya Hall’s Junior Fringe: Only toddlers allowed
Foxdog Studios: The perfect 15th Century Fringe flowchart
Foxdog Studios: The perfect 15th Century Fringe flowchart
Tatty Macleod: Goodbye choice, hello Randomly Generated Edinburgh Fringe
Tatty Macleod: Goodbye choice, hello Randomly Generated Edinburgh Fringe
Jodie Mitchell: Long live the Edinburgh Rat King Utopia
Jodie Mitchell: Long live the Edinburgh Rat King Utopia
Nathan D’Arcy Roberts, interviewed by past and future Nathan
Nathan D’Arcy Roberts, interviewed by past and future Nathan
Emily Lloyd-Saini: The Fringe’s New Sight-Restricting Blinkers
Emily Lloyd-Saini: The Fringe’s New Sight-Restricting Blinkers
Leila Navabi: F*ck the Edinburgh Fringe Festival - it’s time for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Leila Navabi: F*ck the Edinburgh Fringe Festival - it’s time for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

2022

Feature Series: DEBUTS

Features
The 20 WORST jokes of Edinburgh Fringe 2022
The 20 WORST jokes of Edinburgh Fringe 2022
Christian Brighty: I love romantic love — but real love exists in the small places
Christian Brighty: I love romantic love — but real love exists in the small places
Sharlin Jahan on Brown Sauce: I found the UK comedy scene is paler than the cast of Lord of the Rings
Sharlin Jahan on Brown Sauce: I found the UK comedy scene is paler than the cast of Lord of the Rings
Lara Ricote: What does it all mean?! And why won’t anyone answer?
Lara Ricote: What does it all mean?! And why won’t anyone answer?
Ania Magliano: Leave a decapitated horse's head in their home
Ania Magliano: Leave a decapitated horse's head in their home
Leo Reich: A one man show? By someone queer? Half culturally Jewish? Mildly colour blind?
Leo Reich: A one man show? By someone queer? Half culturally Jewish? Mildly colour blind?
Stokes & Summers’ Office Radio, from Britney to Daniel Bedingfield
Stokes & Summers’ Office Radio, from Britney to Daniel Bedingfield
Hannah Fairweather: I honestly didn’t set out for revenge…
Hannah Fairweather: I honestly didn’t set out for revenge…
Sam Lake: People will happily eat a cake out of a bin
Sam Lake: People will happily eat a cake out of a bin
Ali Woods: A beginner’s guide to talking about feelings
Ali Woods: A beginner’s guide to talking about feelings
Joseph Parsons: It’s an exciting time to be a gay sports fan
Joseph Parsons: It’s an exciting time to be a gay sports fan
Mary Beth Barone: Brandy, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down
Mary Beth Barone: Brandy, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down
Isabelle Farah: To the irritation of my friends I sometimes drop in a ‘bit’ to see where it lands
Isabelle Farah: To the irritation of my friends I sometimes drop in a ‘bit’ to see where it lands
Vix Leyton: Lessons comedy has taught me — and I’m still learning
Vix Leyton: Lessons comedy has taught me — and I’m still learning
Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa: A Beginner’s Guide to Berlin
Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa: A Beginner’s Guide to Berlin
Eme Essien’s Cheat Code for Embracing the Bus Life
Eme Essien’s Cheat Code for Embracing the Bus Life
Rich Hardisty: To talk about the worst parts of your life and get laughter is very healing
Rich Hardisty: To talk about the worst parts of your life and get laughter is very healing
Which member of Shelf are you?
Which member of Shelf are you?
Suchandrika Chakrabarti: Best Practice For Safe Time Travel (A Quiz)
Suchandrika Chakrabarti: Best Practice For Safe Time Travel (A Quiz)
Danielle Walker: My family can see the crazy in other people, just not in ourselves
Danielle Walker: My family can see the crazy in other people, just not in ourselves
Jake Farrell: Gary the Rat Catcher didn’t hide his disdain for me
Jake Farrell: Gary the Rat Catcher didn’t hide his disdain for me
Sarah Roberts & Kiran Saggu: Any reason is a reason to celebrate
Sarah Roberts & Kiran Saggu: Any reason is a reason to celebrate
Erika Ehler: Have you encountered a Femcel?
Erika Ehler: Have you encountered a Femcel?
Cerys Bradley: Are you a sportsperson? Take the quiz!
Cerys Bradley: Are you a sportsperson? Take the quiz!
Posey Mehta: Top 5 tips for dating as a gorilla
Posey Mehta: Top 5 tips for dating as a gorilla
Sian Davies: Deconstructing the Fringe Poster
Sian Davies: Deconstructing the Fringe Poster
Ian Lynam: Autism isn’t a joke, but autistic people are pretty damn funny
Ian Lynam: Autism isn’t a joke, but autistic people are pretty damn funny