The Live Comedy Association (LCA) has announced it has received backing from over 60 MPs who have supported the call for government to recognise grassroots live comedy within creative industries and cultural policy alongside grassroots live music. Supportive MPs include former...
The Edinburgh Fringe is over but not the reviews. Beyond The Joke was seeing shows until the very last day so here is another round-up of the best and the rest.
Freddie Meredith (Pleasance, four...
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US comic Jamie Wolf has won Edinburgh Fringe Comedian of the Year.
Jamie takes home the title, trophy and £1,500 cash after an intense month of competition at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The...
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British comedian Adam Greene has been crowned the first Joke Thieves World Champion, taking home the championship belt, the World Championship title and £1,500 cash.
In a Fringe packed with...
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The winners of the Malcolm Hardee Awards, named in memory of the audacious comic and promoter, have been announced.
Winner of the 2026 award for Comic Originality is Yogie Belle, for his show ‘...
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Today, the winners of this year’s ‘Oscars of Comedy’ were announced at the 46th Edinburgh Comedy Awards, presented by Richard Gadd (winner of Best Comedy Show 2016, Baby Reindeer, Half Man) and...
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