Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Kneecap performed at Glastonbury Festival last month despite Keir Starmer saying their presence was not 'appropriate' (Picture: Leon Neal)

Kneecap and Bob Vylan are just repeating an old Festival Fringe trick Tom Wood

There will be plenty of famous faces in North Berwick at the start of August.

Fringe By The Sea 2025 Hot Tickets: 15 of the biggest acts this year

From left, Seon Simpson, Fergus Wachala-Kelly, Colm McCready, Karis Kelly and Simon Sweeney. Three works created by Northern Ireland theatre, dance and arts organisations will be spotlighted as part of an event at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer

NI theatre and dance productions to be spotlighted at Edinburgh Fringe

My family hated the Fringe, now as a comedian it's my favourite month

The cast for Season 20 of Taskmaster.

Who is on the next series of Taskmaster? Full cast for season 20

Pete Doherty, The Boomtown Rats and Ezra Collective are among those performing during the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

EdFringe 2025: The biggest gigs to see at the festival this August

Six 'Live at the Apollo' stars with shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.

Edinburgh Fringe 2025: 31 Live at the Apollo stars with shows

Six already critically-acclaimed shows at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Edinburgh Fringe 2025 Hot Tickets: 18 critically-acclaimed shows

Gilded Balloon is held at the Teviot Row House venue during Edinburgh Festival Fringe

The star comedians taking part in Fringe venue's 40th birthday

Big Little Sister is one of the shows which will be fully accessible to people with visual impairment.

First 'fully accessible' Fringe venue to be launched this summer

Late 'n' Live at the Gilded Balloon in Edinburgh

Shorter runs and smaller shows - how Fringe is changing as costs rise

Four comedians bringing work in progress shows to this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Edinburgh Fringe 2025 Comedy Highlights: 18 work in progress shows

There will be plenty of big names from the world of comedy in Edinburgh this August.

Edinburgh Fringe 2025 Hot Tickets: 17 famous comedians with shows

Reviewer turned author Charlotte Runcie's debut published novel Bring the House Down is out now.

He gave her a one star review. She ruined his life.

Four award winners performing in Edinburgh this August.

Edinburgh Fringe 2025 Hot Tickets: 17 returning Perrier winners

Some of the most recent winners of the Edinburgh Comedy Award.

The last 13 acts to win the Edinburgh Comedy Award

Several stars of Taskmaster will be in Edinburgh this festival season.

Edinburgh Fringe 2025 Hot Tickets: All 17 Taskmaster stars with shows

The Glenfinnan Viaduct featured in Harry Potter

How Scotland's iconic rail trips, such as West Highland Line, started

Arkle's 2010 production of a Midsummer Night's Dream.

Exclusive The amateur theatre directors retiring after 30 years at the Fringe

Anthony Alderson is director of the Pleasance.

Fringe in danger of becoming 'one monologue festival' due to costs

Edinburgh Fringe Programme Launch 2025

Almost a third of this year's Fringe shows are from Scotland

Linus Karp and Joseph Martin are to get married live on stage at this year's Fringe.

Exclusive Performers to get married on stage in 'first legal wedding' at Fringe

Miriam Margolyes is to perform at the Fringe.

Miriam Margolyes insists she will do Fringe amid 'absurd' health claim

Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning in Baby Reindeer. The hit Netflix show started out life on the Edinburgh Fringe.

Shedinburgh location revealed as line-up unveiled for new Fringe venue

The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl was due to be performed this week.

Exclusive Aerial festival show cancelled after 'performer injury'

Cirque Kalabante is among the acts to appear at Assembly venues this year.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: 12 shows to highlight at Assembly

Ladyboys of Bangkok (Pic: Lisa Ferguson)

Nearly 1,600 new Fringe shows as tally surges past 2024 line-up

Matt Forde, pictured here at the British Podcast Awards last year.

Soaring Fringe costs mean comedy 'more elitist', Matt Forde warns

Johnnie Walker, which runs a whisky attraction on Princes Street, was one of the biggest backers of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Exclusive Edinburgh Festival Fringe loses major commercial sponsor

Not every actor at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe can be a young Richard Burton (Picture: Keystone)

Edinburgh Fringe needs its bad shows almost as much as the good Scotsman comment

This high-energy original romcom musical reimagines the climate crisis as a story of love, hope and the ultimate break-up.

10 more Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows revealed for the Pleasance

Taskmaster Greg Davies and his assistant 'Little' Alex Horne.

When is the new series of Taskmaster: Expected release date, full cast

The Fringe operator will return to one of its usual bases at Patter Hoose.

7 Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows announced for Gilded Balloon

The Pleasance courtyard.

12 new major Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows announced for Pleasance

A juggling performer eats a potato on Edinburgh's Royal Mile during the city's Festival Fringe. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Fringe should be given same status as Olympics, says outgoing chief

Jack Docherty is back as 'The Chief' in a spin off sitcom from the award-winning BBC Scotland comedy, Scot Squad.
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It's bams beware as Scot Squad's The Chief gets his own show

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society will move into a new home on Infirmary Street next year.

New Fringe home gets £1.25m boost as year-long project gets under way

Edinburgh arts venue Summerhall has been hosting shows and exhibitions since 2011.

Exclusive 'Bright new future' vow for Summerhall as Fringe comeback is confirmed

A Victorian-era school building is expected to become a new home for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society by the start of 2026.

Inside the £7m project which will explore the history of the Fringe

Mhairi Black is touring Scotland next year.

Mhairi Black Scottish Tour: Former MP takes sell-out show on the road

Shona McCarthy has been chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society since 2016.

Fringe chief's 'struggle' for support and fears for Scottish culture

Demonstrators protest outside the Scottish Parliament against the cuts to the performing arts industry in Scotland by the Scottish Government. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 'will benefit' from Creative Scotland review

Impressionist John Culshaw brings his sell out Edinburgh Fringe show "Imposter Syndrome" to venues across the United Kingdom in early 2025.

Impressionist John Culshaw announces tour of Fringe show for 2025

Oasis chaos proves Edinburgh festivals cannot be crammed into August

Acrobats from the troupe Gravity & Other Myths perform their new show 'Ten Thousand Hours' outside Assembly Hall.

Our 2024 Edinburgh Fringe reviews in numbers

Amy Gledhill won the prize for Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 Awards: The prizes handed out this year

Performers in the Fringe show Same Team staged a funding cuts protest at the Traverse Theatre at the end of their final show.

Fringe chief: Emerging talent 'squeezed out' as attendance revealed

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