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Malcolm Hardee Award Winners Celebrate Creativity, Audacity and Endurance at the Fringe

The winners of the Malcolm Hardee Awards have been announced, after what one of the judges called a "brilliant' year

Entertainment Now@EntmtNowAug 29

Entertainment Now · Aug 29, 2026 · 1:39 PM UTC

Congratulations to the lovely winners and shortlisted comics at @edfringe entertainment-now.com/2026/0…

Edinburgh Comedy Awards Winners Announced at Breakneck Speed

The Edinburgh Comedy Award for 2026 was awarded today to Chris Cantrill, in a ceremony at Ghillie Dhu in the

Entertainment Now@EntmtNowAug 6

Entertainment Now · Aug 6, 2026 · 7:47 AM UTC

He's been to almost every town in the UK - but @mrmarksteel has a soft spot for Edinburgh. He tells @EntmtNow how he's planning to enjoy his Fringe. @edfringe entertainment-now.com/2026/0…

Mark Steel: I’m Hoping to Form a Cult

Mark Steel, much loved explorer of British towns, political firebrand, cancer survivor, author and podcaster, brings his new show What

Entertainment Now@EntmtNowAug 6

Entertainment Now · Aug 6, 2026 · 7:46 AM UTC

He's been to almost every town in the UK but Mark Steel has a soft spot for Edinburgh. He tells @EntmtNow how he's planning to enjoy his Fringe. @edfringe entertainment-now.com/2026/0…

Mark Steel: I’m Hoping to Form a Cult

Mark Steel, much loved explorer of British towns, political firebrand, cancer survivor, author and podcaster, brings his new show What

Entertainment Now · Aug 4, 2026 · 6:02 PM UTC

Big name comics line up for annual Underbelly Brain Tumour Benefit entertainment-now.com/2026/0…

Big Names Line Up for Brain Tumour Benefit

Rosie Jones, Nish Kumar, Emmanuel Sonubi, Larry Dean and Felicity Ward have been announced for the eighth annual Big Brain

Entertainment Now · Aug 4, 2026 · 9:32 AM UTC

A legend in his own lunchtime. Kate Copstick talks to @SIMONMUNNERY entertainment-now.com/2026/0…

Simon Munnery: Appearing Soon on a Bus Near You

For the comedy treasure that is Simon Munnery, a dream he never had has come true. And he is thrilled.

Entertainment Now · Aug 4, 2026 · 9:31 AM UTC

Looking for cabaret thrills? @VictoriaNangle has picked some of the sparkliest shows on offer at @edfringe entertainment-now.com/2026/0…

Edfringe Cabaret: We All Need to Escape Sometimes

In bygone times rebel children would threaten to run away and join the circus. A contemporary take might be to

Entertainment Now · Aug 4, 2026 · 9:28 AM UTC

Want to watch a man sing the same song over and over again? Conk arrives at @edfringe entertainment-now.com/2026/0…

Conk: I Get A Potato On a Stick: It Doesn’t Last

Fresh from Adelaide and Melbourne, where it won the Spirit of the Fringe Award, comes the highly acclaimed Man Sings

Entertainment Now · Aug 3, 2026 · 1:33 PM UTC

The wonderfully talented Sarah-Louise Young tells us why she's dressing up as painter Bob Ross at this year's @edfringe entertainment-now.com/2026/0…

This Fringe I’m Going To Be Bob Ross

‘43 years he’s been on air, the bloke with the beard and the bushy hair’. So begins the opening number

Entertainment Now · Aug 3, 2026 · 1:31 PM UTC

Looking for some cracking @edfringe kids shows? Look no further. Alan Shaw with his picks for 2026 entertainment-now.com/2026/0…

Fringe for Kids: Thrills, Spills and Laughter Galore

Y’KNOW, I’ve never met a kid with coulrophobia. That’s an intense and irrational fear of clowns and, while many hours

Entertainment Now · Aug 3, 2026 · 1:29 PM UTC

Very funny Q and A with New Zealand's finest - Ray O'Leary. entertainment-now.com/2026/0…

Ray O’ Leary: Wears Glasses – May Be Intelligent

New Zealand comic Ray O'Leary is known for his deadpan style, his thousand yard stare and his grey suit. He's

Entertainment Now · Aug 3, 2026 · 1:28 PM UTC

She's back! The world famous Fringe astrologer. Her Fringe tips are guaranteed to tickle your fancy. entertainment-now.com/2026/0…

She’s Back! Mystic Malitza Brings You The Best Show for Every Star Sign

Fresh from a little lie down Mystic Malitza is back. Her world famous Fringe predictions - steeped in the lore

Entertainment Now · Aug 3, 2026 · 9:30 AM UTC

“It’s a tight five stretched over an hour,” Fringe enigma Mark Dean Quinn explains why there is NO cheese in his new show entertainment-now.com/2026/0…

Mark Dean Quinn: No Cheese, No Lettuce. What Next?

“I think the Fringe is like a cat,” says Mark Dean Quinn. “If you ignore it, it will come towards

Entertainment Now · Aug 2, 2026 · 2:31 PM UTC

In case our festival friends are not aware. Trams to Leith cancelled for the whole of August. Some Assembly shows moved to St Andrew Square entertainment-now.com/2026/0…

Trams to Leith Cancelled for August

Festival-goers hoping to pop down to Leith during the Fringe will not have the option of hopping on a tram.

Entertainment Now · Aug 2, 2026 · 2:14 PM UTC

Trams to Leith Cancelled for August

Festival-goers hoping to pop down to Leith during the Fringe will not have the option of hopping on a tram.

Entertainment Now · Aug 2, 2026 · 1:06 PM UTC

"There is a line in the show, which most of the audience do not laugh at, but just a few people laugh at and then immediately realise that they are perhaps supposed not to laugh at it." @paulfoot shares his comedy stylings with @EntmtNow entertainment-now.com/2026/0…

Paul Foot: Definitely worth a go

With his wild flights of fancy and glorious imagination Paul Foot is a magnificent comic who has been known to

Entertainment Now · Aug 2, 2026 · 10:43 AM UTC

"I went up to the chemist the other day and the lady at the chemist was like, ‘Where’s your hair today?’ And I said it’s in the sink." Read @TeddyJamieson's frank and funny interview with Gail Porter in @EntmtNow entertainment-now.com/2026/0…

Gail Porter: Kindness Keeps Me Going

On the hottest day of the year Gail Porter is wearing her wig. As she speaks she pulls on the

Entertainment Now · Aug 2, 2026 · 10:34 AM UTC

Ting Lim: Demons, Coffee and Fireworks

Ting Lim is a new face on the Fringe but she will already be familiar to fans of the Aussie

Entertainment Now · Aug 2, 2026 · 10:34 AM UTC

Gail Porter: Kindness Keeps Me Going

On the hottest day of the year Gail Porter is wearing her wig. As she speaks she pulls on the

Entertainment Now@EntmtNowAug 1

Entertainment Now · Aug 1, 2026 · 6:01 AM UTC

Edinburgh Hosts Exhibition Confronting the Legacy of Slavery

The first ever international exhibition from the Legacy Museum in Alabama, comes to the Edinburgh International Festival from August 8