From a play about coalition government to a standup show by a journalist, the fringe is finding new takes on political satireA Liberal Democrat party stretched to breaking point by the deman…
Pleasance CourtyardAdmit it: we've all Googled ourselves. Few have had Marek Larwood's experience, however, of discovering that the word most frequently linked to his name in searches was "r…
Assembly, George SquareThe Pajama Men have a head start on other comic acts turning to improv. They first met as improvisers in Albuquerque, and in their terrific series of hit shows they do…
The 'spirit of the fringe' is pitted against capitalism as awards director dismisses standup's complaints about commercialisation of Edinburgh comedyBest of this week's newsHalfway through w…
Assembly RoxyWhat's so funny? The radio, if American performer Drennon Davis is to be believed. Davis's beatbox-comedy show, performed with his sidekick Monique Moreau, presents an hour's wo…
GlobePolitical protest, as Chris Coltrane points out in his free fringe show, never used to be much fun. A million people marched against the Iraq war, and the government sent the …
The Jam House, EdinburghWhat's so funny? The fact that Phill Jupitus first made his name in performance poetry. In the mid-80s, Jupitus traded under the name Porky the Poet, an act that he n…
Pleasance CourtyardIn this theatre last year, Humphrey Ker had a huge hit with his second world war pastiche Dymock Watson: Nazi Smasher. I was reminded of it when watching this enjoyable of…
Just the Tonic at The Caves, EdinburghWhat's so funny? Billy the Mime is the silent, white-faced alter ego of American actor and comedian Steven Banks. If you know him at all, it'll be from …
The Assembly Rooms, EdinburghWhat's so funny? Kristine Levine is being brought to us by the same producer who imported Doug Stanhope, Hans Teeuwen, Maria Bamford and other fine comics to Edi…
Daniel Kitson doesn't do tours, interviews, TV or DVDs. So how a reclusive enigma become the most sought after standup of his generation? As the comic prepares to appear at Edinburgh, Brian&…
Daniel Kitson doesn't do tours, interviews, TV or DVDs. So how did a reclusive enigma become the most sought after standup of his generation? As the comic prepares to appear at Edinburgh, Br…
Pleasance CourtyardRich Peppiatt is not, by his own admission, a comedian. And his show barely qualifies as live comedy: it's mainly video clips, screened in a tent at the Pleasance until, y…
Pleasance CourtyardConsciously or otherwise, New Zealand comic Rhys Darby's set keeps recalling Flight of the Conchords, the HBO sitcom that made his name. In this show's tenuous framing dev…
Edinburgh corporatisation is the new hot topic, while American comic Dane Cook courts controversy by joking about the Aurora shootings " plus your take on the week's comedy eventsBest of thi…
Lilian Baylis Studio, LondonFor those wondering what this month's overblown corporate carnival in the East End has to do with sport, here's a reminder that the Olympics were never simpl…
Gervais collaborator gets his own TV pilot, Pegg's Comic-Con costume fetish causes offence, and Russell Brand wants to be a vicar ... so it seemsBest of the week's newsStephen Merchant is wo…
Gervais collaborator gets his own TV pilot, Pegg's Comic-Con costume fetish causes offence, and Russell Brand wants to be a vicar ... so it seems Continue reading...
John McEnroe suffers a sense of humour failure over use of his catchphrase and comic Daniel Tosh seems to think rape is a laughing matterBest of the week's newsSo what have we learned about …
Arcola Tent, London"I was a faghag when to be a faghag was a glorious thing," says the performance artist Penny Arcade. Now 62, Arcade (real name: Susana Ventura) worked with Andy Warho…
Russell Brand's new TV show Brand X fails to wow the US critics, while Eddie Izzard treats LA to a French-speaking gigBest of the week's newsWith his recent select committee appearance, tour…
Accusations of tax avoidance, the most influential people in comedy, Russells, and Alastair and Armando square upBest of the week's newsThe 8 Out of 10 Cats host, Jimmy Carr, finds himself s…
Got any stupid video recordings from the age of VHS? Brian Logan meets two men who are turning their love of 'found footage' into a comedy festivalReading this on mobile? Click here to viewS…
Soho theatre, LondonMike Birbiglia's girlfriend can win arguments without actually arguing. "That's how I feel," she will simply say " which is as conclusive as it is infuriating. My Girlfri…
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonWatching Shakespeare, we usually get to savour the most beautiful words ever written. In this latest instalment of the Globe to Globe international season, the phr…