All news on the topic: Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Former English teacher Anthea Church didn't know that a visit to Scotland for the Edinburgh Fringe would lead to her living in a cult for 20 years

Four decades on from the first of his Discworld series, the greatly-missed fantasy author remains as magical and relevant now, eight years after his death, as he was in the 1980s

Doreen lit up the room in the first episode of the new series of the NHS fly-on-the-wall documentary Ambulance - but paramedic Jared brought some sobering reality

The Loose Women star revealed the Peter Pan of pop 'is very competitive' and loves the fact his calendar outsells those of younger stars such as Harry Styles

She has enjoyed a stellar career from working with movie greats to starring in some of the world's biggest soap operas - but it's been a rocky road to travel

The Greater Manchester Mayor accused the Conservatives of 'betting the shop on culture wars' and said Labour needed to show it can bring hope as well as change to win the next election

Visitors to the Leonardo Hotel Edinburgh Haymarket raised issue with how early the hotel's bar was to close and the unsightly view that lay outside their room's window

Comedian Lorna Rose Treen was voted the winner of the prestigious Dave Funniest Joke of the Fringe award for her pun and says she can't wait to tell her mum about it

The Chase star Jenny Ryan suffered a blow ahead of her show, Out of the Box, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She took to Twitter to share her disappointment at what happened

Sabrina The Teenage Witch fans will be surprised to know what Hilda Spellman actress Caroline Rhea is up to now – 20 years after shooting to huge fame on the show

Comedy creator Graham Linehan is not impressed that Edinburgh Fringe Festival venue Leith Arches pulled the plug on a show he was due to take part in after they received complaints

Paul, who was diagnosed with the debilitating condition in 2019, refuses to let it define him and said he is still determined to enjoy performing his stand-up comedy shows

Duncan Campbell, from Anniesland in Glasgow, was told by doctors he had stage four brain cancer in February 2021. Prior to his diagnosis, the 30-year-old battled with depression from the age of 15

Georgie Grier, the actress who went viral after being left in tears when one person showed up to her Edinburgh Fringe Festival set, has raised eyebrows with a resurfaced tweet

Hiroshi Cozmik was performing at the Scottish tourist attraction Royal Mile when his act went pear-shaped - a supportive crowd praised him after he made several attempts

On Thursday, the London-based actress shared a teary-eyed photo of herself as she explained only one person showed up to her one-woman show

Jason Manford and Dara O'Briain shared messages of support and encouragement after only one person showed up to actress Georgie Grier's show

As Edinburgh Fringe returns, we take a look at some of the top-rated, world class comedians taking to the festival, from Ian Stone to Myq Kaplan, that you'll be silly to miss

Darren Lewis is disgusted by the cheap jokes from the Live at the Apollo star, punching down at the lives lost, misery and misfortune, and thinks the comedian needs to rethink his material if he wants to keep any kind of audience