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Reuben Kaye: How my father kept my ADHD diagnosis a secret (from me and my mother)
Reuben Kaye returns to Edinburgh Fringe with ‘Live and Intimidating’ and ‘The Kaye Hole’. Here, he tells the story of how he found out he had ADHD.
Kiran Saggu: 10 jobs men hate when women have
Kiran Saggu is making her Edinburgh Fringe debut with her show Slacks. As a woman, she has a job and while that is frankly un-chic in this day and age, it is sometimes unavoidable. She’s compiled a list of the jobs you — a woman — should avoid if you want a man.
Bella Humphries: The Ultimate Playlist for Hormonal Girlies!
Bella Humphries is bringing her debut show Square Peg to Edinburgh Fringe. She’s noticed the month-long festival shares some similarities with the menstrual cycle and has a foolproof plan for dealing with it!
Amy Annette: Which mid-00s shoe are YOU?
Amy Annette is bringing her debut show, Thick Skin, to Edinburgh Fringe. But before you even think about seeing her show, you need to take this essential quiz.
Breaking news: Jin Hao Li finds Nessie
Jin Hao Li is making his Edinburgh Fringe debut. But before that, he’s on the hunt for Nessie and takes us along on his journey.
Abby Wambaugh: How to hypnotise your friends
Abby Wambaugh is debuting at Edinburgh Fringe with The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows. She gives us the tricks of the trade for getting your friends under control finally!
Stevie Martin: What REALLY goes on behind the scenes of a preview
Stevie Martin is bringing her show, clout, to Edinburgh Fringe. Here, she reveals what’s actually happening at a comedy show preview
Zoë Coombs Marr’s Guide to Gossip
Zoë Coombs Marr is bringing her show Every Single Thing In My Whole Entire Life to the Edinburgh Fringe. Here, she tells us why gossip is so important and how to do it properly!
13 comedy shows you should book to see NOW!
A sample of what, and who, you should be seeing over the next few months across the UK comedy scene
Nose bleeds, cursed photographs and inside out calves: how we made Icklewick FM
Icklewick FM is The Delightful Sausage’s brand new largely improvised radio show on BBC Radio 4. Amy Gledhill gave us unique insight into how she and Chris Cantrill made this audio oddity.
How To Behave: Comedy is supposed to be FUN — let people enjoy it!
There are many ways people should behave better at comedy shows, but telling them to be quiet isn’t one of them! LET PEOPLE ENJOY THEMSELVES!!!
Gun and Wand TV Star apologises for crew member kidnap – and assault with ‘small’ chair
BREAKING NEWS: Filming of new wizard-gangster fantasy tv show Gun and Wand stalls after star imprisons crew member for six weeks
(some of) LMAOnaise’s favourite comedy shows of 2023
A round up of some of LMAOnaise’s favourite comedy shows of 2023
Foxdog Studios: The perfect 15th Century Fringe flowchart
Foxdog Studios take us back to the 15th Century, when all electronics were banned and also didn’t exist. This handy flowchart helps you navigate Edinburgh Fringe in the dark ages.