Andrea Riseborough and Sarandon deliver a decade-hopping drama, superstar standups hit the road and Shobana Jeyasingh rewrites Shakespeare ' See the rest of our unmissable autumn arts previe…
The comic was determined to make a blockbuster standup show that didn't address trans issues. Then she changed her mind " and scooped comedy's biggest prize There's efficiency, then there's …
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghWith one book of classic gags and another that brings him shame, Moore delivers a show that's heavy on the laughs if light on the charm Glenn Moore has a device…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe Londoner delves into more personal territory in his new show, including the story of his heart failure while on stage several years ago Emmanuel Sonubi has …
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghJay makes big concepts provocatively funny in an eye-catching set nominated for the Edinburgh comedy award In We the People, Sam Jay talks politics and culture …
Playful set about Nicoresti's life as a trans woman wins main award, with Ayoade Bamgboye named best newcomer The Edinburgh comedy award, the annual "Oscar of comedy" given to the best show …
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghOddball songs, surreal asides and a glorious persona combine in a show that reflects on the standup's late father Since childhood, Katie Norris has been called …
Monkey Barrel, the Hive, EdinburghThe Edinburgh comedy award nominee ambles through tales of debt, chicken shops and his eccentric grandad in a show that's loose but brimming with intelligen…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghFrom a nude life-drawing class to a Colombian kidnapping, with help from his Ghosts co-star Lolly Adefope, Smith-Bynoe uses audience members' stories to comic e…
Monkey Barrel, EdinburghThe Mancunian manchild shows wild commitment in a show about dyspraxia, drug use and internalised homophobia We say we want men to talk about their mental health, Dan…
Church Hill theatre, EdinburghA furious and unsettling Shakespeare reboot exposes colonial violence and demands accountability for crimes against Indigenous people 'Aren't you sorry you forc…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghA wickedly amusing fringe debut considers the relationship between comedy, feminism and sexiness Can you be funny and good-looking? You'd think the question bar…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghAt 34, the comedian has ditched the shy self-abasement for diss tracks and politics " even if his set is inspired by his fondness for orange With Orange Crush, …
Seven of the eight nominees for best show have not previously been nominated in the same category at the 'Oscars of live comedy' Standup about infertility, jokes about a Georgian gourmand, a…
Monkey Barrel, EdinburghIn an uneven show, one of the most intriguing comic voices of his generation tackles sex, race and British identity 'I used to be a cool young comic with cool young f…
Oasis's tour gobbled up Edinburgh audiences while fringe comics put on shows about Britpop and Arctic Monkeys. The music industry and the funny business could be more entwined than ever 'Com…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe slick standup's fringe debut is full of searching questions about the right to keep and bear arms 'I've got a gun." Nice to be pitched, with that opening li…
Monkey Barrel, EdinburghThe standup's tale of teenage travails, guilt and redemption borders on the sentimental but gets the balance right There's trauma comedy, finding laughter in the very…
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghPity poor Batilda Bigbum as she navigates a failed courtship and flight to a nunnery, before being burnt as a witch in this uproarious comedy One of the great charac…
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghIn an eyebrow-raising debut, Galvo shares not very fond memories of her education in Ireland Rachel Galvo ditched a career in business a few years back, fleeing Dubl…
Monkey Barrel, EdinburghZero per cent alcohol? Ghosting? ADHD? Our self-flagellating host has a skewed take on them all You could write theses on comedy's relationship with social maladjust…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe New York foursome's freewheeling logic will have you laughing without knowing why in a fringe debut that's smart enough to revitalise sketch comedy With ske…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghDrawing on her experiences moving from Nigeria to the UK, this livewire standup delivers a multifaceted first fringe show The fringe is nothing if not a place w…
Monkey Barrel at The Hive, EdinburghThe standup follows a first half of in-your-face jokes about American democracy with a palpably painful account of the loss of her mother Standup shows ab…
Summerhall, EdinburghFrom existential angst to dotty monk routines, US clown John Norris marches to the beat of his own drum With his show and persona Mr Chonkers, American clown John Norris…