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Phew, 60 shows and I'm spent!  Now a quick recap of what you may have missed during the Edinburgh Comedy Festival (well, Fringe) 2011.  ...

What a venue! It's on top of a busy kitchen and on warm days it is punnishingly hot. So why is it the Best Venue at the Edinburgh Fring...

The riot is cancelled, the injustice from last year's snub has been fixed (just like for Phil Nichol) as Adam Riches is the winner of th...

For his show Dymock Watson: Nazi Smasher! Thankfully I have tickets to see his now Award Winning show on Monday :)

And so, three hours later than expected, five hours after the meeting started (drawn your own conclusions) the nominees for the Foster's...

So, the first panel meeting was yesterday and everyone is wondering who will make the final shortlist for the second Fosters Comedy Award in...

Conor O'Toole: Manual of Style  - Delightful 8/10 show about fonts, typefaces and things that just shouldn't be funny but are!  It...

James Acaster: Amongst Other Things  - 7/10 for a holding together a very weird gig, review currently up on Chortle

Henry Paker: Cabin Fever  - As Henry Paker finds his comic voice there is an elephant in the room that needs addressing. Watching him, you m...

Armageddapocalypse: The Explosioning  - James Bond, Jason Bourne and Jack Bauer have two things in common: their initials and the fact their...