Phoebe Waller-Bridge to be new Edinburgh Fringe President

Eight years ago, Phoebe Waller-Bridge appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe and now she’s been made the Fringe President Waller-Bridge (picture above is from her Instagram) performed her one-woman play, Fleabag, at the Underbelly venue during the 2013 Fringe. The show earned her an Olivier Award nomination and a special commendation from the Susan Smith Blackburn … >

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Comedian Rob Deering’s TV choices

Described by The Guardian as a “massively engaging intelligent comic offering a cracking mix of songs and silliness”, Rob Deering will be performing The Rob Deering Experience and Rob Deering: Beat This at the Edinburgh Fringe this August at the Pleasance Courtyard. > Book tickets here. We caught up with Rob to find out what … >

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Comedian Ed Gamble’s TV choices

Chortle Award Nominees 2011 Ray Peacock and Ed Gamble (Russell Howard’s Good News) will be performing their Peacock and Gamble Emergency Broadcast show at the Edinburgh Fringe this August at the Pleasance Dome before taking the show on a nationwide autumn tour. > Book tickets here. We caught up with Ed to find out what … >

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Comedian Matt Forde’s TV choices

As heard on TalkSport, 5Live and BBC 6Music’s The Jon Richardson Show, Matt Forde will be performing his solo show – Dishonourable Member – at the Edinburgh Fringe this August. Matt knows it’s weird to get excited about politics in the same way he gets excited about football. But he can’t do anything about it. … >

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Comedian Steve Hall’s TV choices

Described as “the most intelligent stand-up you’ve never heard of” by GQ and “wonderfully misanthropic” by the Sunday Times, comedian Steve Hall will be performing his solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe this August. Steve Hall’s Very Still Life will be “a show about achieving things, if I can be bothered to write it”, says … >

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