Comedy

Rose Matafeo won the main Edinburgh Comedy Awards prize for best show in 2018.

Comics who owe their careers to the Fringe should help keep awards going

Stephen Fry is a past winner of the comedy award. Picture: Getty Images

Flagship Fringe comedy awards plunged into crisis over loss of sponsor

Some of the comedians bringing Work in Progress to this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

10 Work in Progress shows at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Richard Herring has long been the king of British comedy podcasts.

Comedy Podcasts: Five must-listen podcasts hosted by standup comics

Some of the famous faces appearing at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

13 famous faces appearing at the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Daniel Kitson will be back in Edinburgh this August.

Everything you need to know about Daniel Kitson's 2023 Edinburgh show

Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson. Picture: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson reunite to celebrate 40 years of Victor and Barry

Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder! - which stars Rebekah Hinds and Bronté Barbé - will be among the Fringe hits returning this year. Picture: Mihaela Bodlovic

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: More than 1330 shows are already on sale

Ukrainian and Czech circus artists performed at the McEwan Hall during last year's Fringe (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Chancellor's £8.6m festivals boost likely to prompt Scottish Government reaction

Some of the famous faces already announced for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023.

13 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 shows that are now on sale

The 75th anniversary edition of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe was staged in August. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Festivals gets 'stay of execution' as curbs on short-term lets are delayed

The 75th anniversary edition of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe was staged in August. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Fringe chief warns city’s ‘cultural capital’ status is under threat

Sir Billy Connolly has announced plans for a new comedy award in his name, which will be presented for the first time in 2023.

Sir Billy Connolly unveils plans for new 'Spirit of Glasgow' comedy award

A full house at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh.

‘Perfect storm’ warning for arts sector amid fears of ‘significant’ funding cuts

Fringe Society chief excutive Shona McCarthy. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Fringe organisers launch ‘mass listening project’ in wake of this year’s event

Katy Koren and Karen Koren run the Fringe venue operator Gilded Balloon.

Calls for Olympic Village-style solution for Fringe accommodation crisis

Catherine Bohart

Edinburgh Festival Fringe comedy reviews: Catherine Bohart | Helen Bauer + more

Alan Anderson with the cowboy painting he snapped up after it was auctioned off by The Stand Comedy Club.

Promoter claims he has set famous Scottish comedy backdrop on fire

Julie Grady Thomas PIC: Ivan Prothero

Hear the one about the American comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe?

Sam Campbell has won the best comedy show prize at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

Australian Sam Campbell claims Edinburgh Comedy Award crown for best show

Seann Walsh: Is Dead. Happy Now?

Fringe comedy reviews: Seann Walsh | Colin Hoult | Stuart McPherson + more

Charly Clive (l) and Ellen Robertson (r) of Britney: Friends and Nothing More. Pic: Contributed

Fringe comedy reviews: Britney: Friends and Nothing More | Nic Sampson

Daphna Baram: Out and About. Pic: Contributed

Fringe comedy reviews: Comedy Estonia | Gerry Carroll | Daphna Baram

Liz Kingsman

Fringe comedy reviews: Liz Kingsman: One-Woman Show | Jen Ives: Peak Trans

Fringe Society chief executive Shona McCarthy. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Fringe chief secures vote of confidence as 1.5 million ticket sales are revealed

The Mr Thing Show. PIC: Contributed.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe comedy reviews: The Mr Thing Show + more

Angela Barnes

My Festival: Angela Barnes

You don't have to win the Edinburgh Comedy Award to go on to enjoy huge success.

11 famous acts who failed to win the Edinburgh Comedy Award

Sam Wills, better known as Tape Face, poses with the Edinburgh Comedy Award Panel Prize in 2012. He now performs to huge audiences all over the world.

Everything you need to know about Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2022

Michelle Brasier. Pic: Matt Solomon

Fringe comedy reviews: Michelle Brasier | Mr Chonkers | Josh Pugh...

Laura Davis Pic: Matt Crockett

Edinburgh Festival Fringe comedy reviews: Laura Davis | God Damn Fancy Man | Wil...

Amber Topaz: Greying Still Slaying. Pic: Contributed

Fringe cabaret & variety reviews: Laurie Black | Amber Topaz | Magic Faraway...

Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher of BriTANick. Pic: Contributed

Fringe comedy reviews: BriTANick | Andrew White | Jordan Brookes | Josh Jones

Some of the performers who have found fame after winning the Edinburgh Comedy Award.

Here are 11 famous acts who won the Edinburgh Comedy Award

Leah MacRae. PIC: Contributed.

My Festival: Leah MacRae

Some of the comedy performers receiving rave reviews at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

17 four star Fringe comedy shows

Briefs

Fringe reviews: Briefs | Casey Balsham | Chelsea Birkby | Nina Gilligan

Grace Petrie PIC: Fraser West

Fringe comedy reviews: Grace Petrie | Andy Macleod + more

Bianca Del Rio: Unsanitized

Fringe comedy reviews: Bianca Del Rio: Unsanitized | Simon Fanshawe + more

Mary Beth Barone

Fringe comedy reviews: Mary Beth Barone: Silly Little Girl + more

Yuriko Kotani

Fringe comedy reviews: Yuriko Kotani: Kaiju About | Emmanuel Sonubi: Emancipated

Viva Your Vulva: The Hole Story is one of Kate Copstick's Fringe recommendations.

Kate Copstick: “This is a frightened Fringe. And that is unacceptable.”

Alan Anderson has snapped up The Stand Comedy Club's famous cowboy backdrop for The Rotunda Comedy Club in Glasgow.

Festival Diary: An unexpected Fringe encounter in a walled garden

Peter Buckley Hill

Fringe comedy round-up: Peter Buckley Hill: How Does He Smell? | Ephemeroids

Andrew Maxwell

My Festival: Andrew Maxwell

Sugarcoated Sisters: Bittersweet. PIC: Steve Ullathorne

Fringe comedy, cabaret & variety reviews: Sugarcoated Sisters + more

The Stand comedy club’s iconic cowboy backdrop is to be installed in a rival venue.

Rival venue buys Stand's iconic cowboy backdrop

Comedian Matt Forde has divided opinion after asking parents not to bring babies to his Fringe show.

Festival Diary: Forde lets Pleasance boss off the hook with ‘whiny’ baby rant

Morgan Rees

Fringe reviews: Morgan Rees: Bi and Large | Phil Wang: The Real Hero in All This

Amy Gledhill

Fringe comedy reviews: Amy Gledhill: The Girl Before The Girl You Marry + more

Maisie Adam: Buzzed

My Festival: Maisie Adam

Jerry Sadowitz's Fringe show was pulled by the Pleasance after his opening night performance at the EICC.

Cool heads and mature discussion needed over Jerry Sadowitz cancellation

Sooz Kempner: PlayStation

Fringe comedy reviews: Sooz Kempner: PlayStation | Lucy Hopkins: Dark Mother

Elaine Miller

Fringe comedy reviews: Viva Your Vulva: The Hole Story | Spanking The Monkey

Celya AB

Fringe comedy reviews: Celya AB: Swimming | Emo Majok: African Aussie

Shelf PIC: Corinne Cumming

Fringe comedy reviews: Shelf | Horseplay | Lew Fitz | Isabelle Farah | Ted Hill

Martha McBrier

Scottish comedy Fringe round-up: Daniel Downie | Martha McBrier: Who Knew?

Randy Feltface PIC: Anneliese Nappa

My Festival: Randy Feltface

Janey Godley was among the early guests at this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Festival Diary: Janey Godley is big box office at the book festival

Comedian Janey Godley. Picture: John Devlin

Janey Godley to return to live comedy following cancer treatment

Mat Ricardo: The Extraordinary Gentleman

Edinburgh Festival Fringe cabaret & variety reviews: Mat Ricardo: The Extraordin...

Hannah Fairweather

My Festival: Hannah Fairweather

Charlotte Wells is the writer and director of Aftersun, which opened the Edinburgh International Film Festival on Friday. Picture: Pako Mera

Festival Diary: Charlie’s rise from the cinema foyer floor to the red carpet

Scottish stand-up comedian and magician Jerry Sadowitz was banned from continuing his Fringe show by the Pleasance.

Pleasance faces censorship backlash after pulling plug on Jerry Sadowitz

Scottish stand-up comedian and magician Jerry Sadowitz was banned from continuing his Fringe show by the Pleasance.

Jerry Sadowitz: Pleasance claims 'the line was crossed' by comic's Fringe show

Comedian Jordan Gray

Fringe comedy reviews: Jordan Gray | Rajiv Karia | Sian Davies | Rosie Holt | Lu...

Charlene Boyd is playing the lead role in The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart. Picture: Ryan Buchanan

Festival Diary: Chilling out in the Fringe’s snowglobe theatre experience

Patti Harrison

Edinburgh Festival Fringe reviews: Patti Harrison | Mark Thomas: Black and White

The Scotsman Top Stories

As of March 31, 7,849 Scots had been waiting over two years for inpatient, outpatient or day care treatment from NHS Scotland

NHS Scotland's waiting times 'demonstrably worse' than south of the border

Union chiefs have demanded action over reports of violence

Airport check-in staff assaulted and abused by ‘thuggish’ passengers – GMB union

Swedish climate activist and author Greta Thunberg, who made rose to fame when she began skipping school as a 15-year-old to protest each week against inaction on climate targets outside Sweden's parliament. Picture: Kim Jakobsen To

Climate activist Greta Thunberg to star at Edinburgh International Book Festival