Edinburgh 2014

All of our coverage from the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe – news, reviews, interviews, blogs and more.

Edinburgh Fringe review: Alun Cochrane, Me Neither

Edinburgh Fringe review: Alun Cochrane, Me Neither

A packed Stand Comedy Club is the setting for a brilliant hour of stand-up from Edinburgh veteran Alun Cochrane. …

Edinburgh Fringe review: Robin Ince’s Blooming Buzzing Confusion

Edinburgh Fringe review: Robin Ince’s Blooming Buzzing Confusion

For an hour of your time, Robin Ince will give you a crash course in the most sophisticated object in the universe, the human brain. …

Edinburgh Fringe review: Pete Firman, Trickster

Edinburgh Fringe review: Pete Firman, Trickster

The Pleasance is comedy central. With 17 performance spaces dotted around its tight jumble of buildings and courtyards, shows are going on all day, and with the resultant crowds, there’s a huge buzz in the area.…

Edinburgh Fringe review: Simon Munnery Sings Søren Kierkegaard

Edinburgh Fringe review: Simon Munnery Sings Søren Kierkegaard

There's a reason why no one has ever tried to base a stand up show on the books and diaries of an early 19th century Danish philosopher: it's a ludicrously hard thing to do, something that even Simon Munnery admits, saying that as comedy material goes it rates about 8.5 on the difficulty scale.…

Kerry Godliman Q&A

Kerry Godliman Q&A

In-demand comedian and actor Kerry Godliman returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with her new stand-up show, Face Time.…

Five questions for Paul McCaffrey

Five questions for Paul McCaffrey

Anecdotal stand-up and star of BBC Three’s Impractical Jokers Paul McCaffrey brings his new stand up hour, Paul or Nothing, to Assembly at George Square Gardens. He chats to Giggle Beats about life at the festival and his new show.…

Edinburgh Fringe review: Adam Of The Riches

Edinburgh Fringe review: Adam Of The Riches

Trying to review Adam Riches' insanely creative, confident, character-filled Fringe show is a bit like trying to nail fog to the Forth Bridge: it's virtually impossible. …

Edinburgh Fringe review: Jason Cook, Broken

Edinburgh Fringe review: Jason Cook, Broken

Jason Cook is a broken man. He doesn't look broken - a bit tired, perhaps - but he repeatedly assures us that he is. …

Edinburgh Fringe review: Matt Forde, 24 Hour Political Party People

Edinburgh Fringe review: Matt Forde, 24 Hour Political Party People

These are relatively lean times for political comedians. The three main parties dance on a pin in the centre ground; the party leaders are beige, bland and boring; the loony left exited stage left and UKIP’s lunatic fringe are on silent. Not the most propitious of circumstance for Matt Forde to find an hour of comedy gold. …

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