COVERING THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL SINCE 1996

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Choose Your WIP: A Choose Your Own Adventure Comedy Show + Jacob Williams: Space Peace (Painted Myself In A Corner) 19 August 2026

David Hoare: How To Live To 100 19 August 2026

Rory Marshall: Thank You For The Opportunity (Country Mile Productions In Association With United Agents) 19 August 2026

Edinburgh Council criticised for postponing discussion on visitor levy and festival funding 18 August 2026

Banshee Labyrinth accepts it discriminated against Jewish comedian when cancelling his 2025 Edinburgh show 18 August 2026

TW:Talks: Jess Fuchs 18 August 2026

TW:Talks: Max Fulham 18 August 2026

Producer Gina Donnelly 18 August 2026

Fiona Allen: White Lies 17 August 2026

Geoffrey Asmus: Patriautism (Country Mile Productions) 17 August 2026

Jess Fuchs: Feral (Country Mile Productions) 17 August 2026

Max Fulham: Memory Foam (Corrie McGuire Management) 14 August 2026

Improv Comedy With Box Of Frogs 14 August 2026

Chelsea Birkby: Is In Full Control The Entire Time 14 August 2026

Adam Flood: Life And Death Of The Party (PBJ Management) 12 August 2026

Amanda Knox defends her Fringe show as cancellation petition passes 40,000 11 August 2026

Producer Natalie Allison 11 August 2026

Josh Pickar: Getting Off (Suzanna Rosenthal Productions) 9 August 2026

Sasha Nezlobin: I’m Fine 9 August 2026

Sammy J: Hero Complex (Buxstock Comedy Management) 9 August 2026

Chloé Nelkin: CNC 8 August 2026

Linda Catalano: Quiet Riot 6 August 2026

Ines Worth: LA to Edinburgh 4 August 2026

Hamish Ellis: CNC Live 1 August 2026

Ambrose Kelly: Storytelling PR 30 July 2026

James Seabright: Seabright Live 28 July 2026

New website will log audience participation information about Edinburgh Fringe shows 28 July 2026

Free Fringe launches new venue specifically for Edinburgh first timers 7 July 2026

Edinburgh’s festivals have a £558 million impact on the city, says new report 1 July 2026

EIF announces “lights down, phones off” policy 24 June 2026

Edinburgh Fringe Society formally unveils new permanent Fringe Central complex 17 June 2026

The Stand launches new Fringe award for Scottish comedy 9 June 2026

2026 Edinburgh Fringe Programme launched 9 June 2026

Gilded Balloon launches new funding scheme supported by Tim Minchin 2 June 2026

Edinburgh Fringe gets another best joke prize 21 May 2026

New report considers the impact of AI on Edinburgh’s festivals 12 May 2026

New sauna venue to pop up at Edinburgh Fringe 5 May 2026

ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards announces prizes and supporters for 2026 21 April 2026

Downsized Keep It Fringe fund supports sixteen Edinburgh shows 15 April 2026

Scottish government provides £500,000 boost for Edinburgh Fringe Society 24 March 2026

Funding scheme supporting Edinburgh Fringe first timers open for applications 18 March 2026

ThreeWeeks returns for 30th year at the Edinburgh Festival 18 February 2026

Edinburgh Book Festival partners with Celtic Connections 16 December 2025

Edinburgh Fringe will generate £6.5 million for city’s new tourist levy 3 December 2025

Edinburgh TV Festival may move to another city 25 November 2025

Edinburgh Fringe announces partner for website overhaul 7 October 2025

MPs told about challenges faced by Edinburgh’s festivals 7 October 2025

Edinburgh Festival stats galore 26 August 2025

Michael Elsener: How To Live In Paradise 23 August 2025

Abby Howells: Welcome To My Dream (Token Events And Fine & Dandy Productions) 23 August 2025

Stuart McPherson: Crisps And A Lie Down (A Lovely Time) 23 August 2025

Jake Roche: Neporrhoids! 23 August 2025

Guy Williams: If You Mildly Criticise Me I'll Say It's Cancel Culture And Turn To The Alt Right (Impatient Productions and Jubilee Street) 22 August 2025

James Trickey: Don’t Count On It (Impatient Productions) 22 August 2025

Jacob Nussey: Primed (Mick Perrin Worldwide) 22 August 2025

Andy Barr: The Hotly Anticipated 4th Debut Hour From Rising Star, Andy Barr (Liebenspiel Presents) 22 August 2025

KC Shornima: Detachment Style (Country Mile Productions) 22 August 2025

Biff To The Future (Joseph Maudsley, directed by Daniel Clarkson, presented by Seabright Live) 19 August 2025

Pedro Leandro: Soft Animal (BIGHEAD Comedy in association with Independent Talent Group) 19 August 2025

Dan Rath: Tropical Depression 19 August 2025

Joe Tracini: Ten Things I Hate About Me (Joe Tracini and Norwich Theatre) 19 August 2025

Jamie D'Souza: Brownie 19 August 2025

Amelia Hamilton: Forget Me Not (Impatient Productions) 19 August 2025

TW:Talks: Thom Tuck 18 August 2025

TW:Talks: Joe Tracini 18 August 2025

TW:Talks: Katie Boyle 16 August 2025

TW:Talks: Jessie Nixon 16 August 2025

TW:Talks: Eli Matthewson 15 August 2025

TW:Talks: Amelia Hamilton 14 August 2025

TW:Talks: Ismael Loutfi 14 August 2025

Question Time: Getting the most from the Fringe as a performer 12 August 2025

Eli Matthewson: Night Terror 11 August 2025

Alfie Packham: My Apologies To The Chef 11 August 2025

Ismael Loutfi: Heavenly Baba 11 August 2025

Ted Milligan: United 11 August 2025

Will Owen: Looking Fab At Fifty 11 August 2025

Mary O'Connell: Dilly Dally 11 August 2025

Edinburgh Round-Up: Oasis hotel price surge, Brand Scotland, Sight Scotland 8 August 2025

Oasis shows result in Edinburgh hotel price surge 8 August 2025

Fringe Society allies with Brand Scotland 8 August 2025

Pleasance works with Sight Scotland 8 August 2025

Victoria Hadel: C ARTS 7 August 2025

James Mackenzie: ZOO 5 August 2025

Alex Petty: Laughing Horse Free Festival 31 July 2025

Anthony Alderson: Pleasance 30 July 2025

Charles Pamment: theSpaceUK 30 July 2025

Edinburgh Round-Up: Cancellation controversies, Riddell's bailed show, Fringe Village 29 July 2025

Jewish comedians speak out after Free Fringe shows cancelled 29 July 2025

Bail conditions force Susan Riddell to cancel Fringe show 29 July 2025

Rooms still available in Fringe Village for performers 29 July 2025

Tom Forster: Summerhall 28 July 2025

Alfie Packham: My Apologies To The Chef 26 July 2025

Darren Neale: Greenside 25 July 2025

Katy Koren: Gilded Balloon 25 July 2025

AI-powered Fringe planner 22 July 2025

EIF's sustainability work verified 22 July 2025

Dave’s Joke Of The Fringe Award is axed 22 July 2025

Edinburgh Round-up: AI Fringe planner, eco-friendly EIF, no more Dave award 22 July 2025

Jamie D'Souza: Brownie 19 July 2025

Alex Stringer: Happy Hour 13 July 2025

BBC confirms 2025 Edinburgh Festival coverage 8 July 2025

Elf Lyons launches new award for Fringe techs 8 July 2025

Edinburgh Festival bosses discuss sponsorship challenges 8 July 2025

Edinburgh Round-up: BBC coverage, new Fringe technician award, sponsorship woes 8 July 2025

The Remarkable Ben Hart 6 July 2025

Book Festival launches programme 17 June 2025

Edinburgh Filmhouse to re-open this month 17 June 2025

BBC cuts back its presence at the Festival 17 June 2025

Edinburgh Round-up: Book Festival, BBC cuts, Filmhouse 17 June 2025

Edinburgh Round-up: Fringe Programme, Shedinburgh, Fringe Central 3 June 2025

2025 Edinburgh Fringe programme published 3 June 2025

Fleabag producer discusses the economics of the Edinburgh Fringe 3 June 2025

Fringe Central returns to The Grassmarket 3 June 2025

1500+ more Edinburgh Fringe shows announced 12 May 2025

New Edinburgh Fringe boss starts work 14 April 2025

Introducing The Edinburgh Festival 10 March 2025

Spiegeltent returns to Edinburgh Fringe 3 March 2025

New Edinburgh Fringe Society CEO appointed 17 February 2025

Summerhall will be back at Edinburgh Fringe 2025 27 January 2025

EIF unveils theme and first shows for 2025 programme 18 November 2024

Fringe Society CEO stands down 14 October 2024

Brett Epstein: Alone On Stage 23 August 2024

Huge Davies: Album For My Ancestors (Dead) 23 August 2024

Abigail Rolling: Shit Lawyer 23 August 2024

Michelle Brasier: Legacy 23 August 2024

Gearóid Farrelly: Gearóid Rage 23 August 2024

Will Owen: Like, Nobody's Watching 23 August 2024

TW:Talks: Will Robbins 22 August 2024

TW:Talks: Stephen Mullan 22 August 2024

TW:Talks: Erin Farrington 20 August 2024

TW:Talks: Michelle Brasier 20 August 2024

TW:Talks: Will Owen 20 August 2024

TW:Talks: Katie Green 18 August 2024

TW:Talks: Caitlin Cook 18 August 2024

TW:Talks: James Barr 18 August 2024

Bebe Cave: The Screen Test 10 August 2024

Josh Glanc: Family Man 8 August 2024

Amy Powell Yeates: Little Deaths 6 August 2024

Andy Lo: No Dragon No Lion 4 August 2024

Question Time: Progressing your career at the Edinburgh Fringe 2 August 2024

Mark Downs: The Sex Lives Of Puppets 1 August 2024

TW:Talks: André de Freitas 25 August 2023

Larry Owens Live 25 August 2023

Cults, Startups And Pornstars: How I (Almost) Won My Dad's Approval (Cheyenne) 25 August 2023

TW:Talks: Marc Burrows 24 August 2023

TW:Talks: Josh Weller 24 August 2023

TW:Talks: David Ian 23 August 2023

Josh Weller: Age Against The Machine 21 August 2023

Amusements By Ikechukwu Ufomadu 21 August 2023

Martin Urbano: Apology Comeback Tour 21 August 2023

TW:Talks: Sachin Kumarendran 20 August 2023

Otto & Astrid's Joint Solo Project 17 August 2023

Paddy Young: Hungry, Horny, Scared 17 August 2023

Joe And Rory: Television 1 17 August 2023

Alistair Barrie: Woke In Progress 17 August 2023

TW:Talks: Chelsea Hart 17 August 2023

Otto & Astrid: Joint Solo Project 16 August 2023

TW:Talks: Sophie Zucker 15 August 2023

Ollie Horn: Not Much 14 August 2023

Eden Sher: I Was On A Sitcom 14 August 2023

Gail Porter: Hung, Drawn And Portered 14 August 2023

TW:Talks: Luke Wright 13 August 2023

André de Freitas: What If 10 August 2023

The Magic Of Terry Pratchett (Marc Burrows) 10 August 2023

Ibrahem Al Hajjaj: From Riyadh to Edinburgh 10 August 2023

Dominique Salerno: The Box Show 7 August 2023

Faizal Abdullah: Who Took My Malay Away? 6 August 2023

Crizards: This Means War 5 August 2023

Emmanuel Sonubi: Emancipated (Get Comedy Ltd) 28 August 2022

Jake Cornell And Marcia Belsky: Man And Woman (Stamptown) 28 August 2022

Chloe Petts: Transience (Avalon Promotions) 28 August 2022

It's Fraser Brown - I'm Afraid 27 August 2022

Sam Lake: Cake (Katie Storey Productions in association with Hannah Layton Management) 27 August 2022

Jake Farrell: Sky (Berk's Nest) 27 August 2022

Kwame Asante: Living In Sin (Impatient Productions / Blue Book Artist Management) 27 August 2022

An Idiom's Guide To The Galaxy (Captain Breadbeard Productions) 27 August 2022

Schalk Bezuidenhout: I'll Make Laugh To You (Like You Want Me To) (Mick Perrin Worldwide) 27 August 2022

Will Pickvance: Half Man Half Piano 24 August 2022

Robyn Perkins: Million Dollar Maybe 24 August 2022

Pete Heat: Blimey 24 August 2022

Grace Thorner: The Greenhouse 20 August 2019

Shonagh Murray: Armour and Burns 19 August 2019

Kate Lucas: Is Selling Herself 12 August 2019

Tom Machell: Ticker 11 August 2019

Matthew Greenhough: It'll Be Alt-Right On The Night 8 July 2019

Michelle Brasier & Laura Frew: Double Denim Adventure Show 16 June 2019

It’s the TW:DIY Guide To Doing The Edinburgh Fringe 31 August 2018

The Lighting Designer: Attila Lenzsér 24 August 2018

Dale Adams: BARK! 23 August 2018

The Playwright: Roxy Dunn 23 August 2018

The Producer: Kate Taylor 22 August 2018

The Designer: Russell Dean from Strangeface Theatre 21 August 2018

Fringe Wives Club: Glittery Clittery 20 August 2018

The Comedy Promoter: Brett Vincent from Get Comedy 18 August 2018

Peter Hudler: Cello On Fire 18 August 2018

The Director: Emma Jordan from Prime Cut 17 August 2018

Katie Mahon and Molly Rumford: Brenda's Got A Baby 17 August 2018

The Venue Directors: Anthony Alderson from Pleasance 15 August 2018

The Site-Specific Show: Alison Pollard-Mansergh from Interactive Theatre International 13 August 2018

The Venue Press Officer: Jen McGowan 12 August 2018

The Venue Directors: The team from Paradise Green 11 August 2018

The Venue Directors: Ed Bartlam and Charlie Wood from Underbelly 10 August 2018

Egg: Richard Pictures 10 August 2018

The Award Producers: Jo Crowley and Becki Haines from the Total Theatre Awards 9 August 2018

Patrick Eakin Young: Toujours Et Pres De Moi 8 August 2018

The Award Producers: Hils Jago from Amused Moose 7 August 2018

Rosie Jones: Fifteen Minutes 7 August 2018

Will Close and Rose Robinson: Great British Mysteries 6 August 2018

The Signed Show: Dean Penn from Hit The Mark Theatre 5 August 2018

Jake Howie: Read My Lips 5 August 2018

Victoria Firth: How To Be Amazingly Happy 4 August 2018

The Venue Directors: Esmée Cook and Katrina Woolley from Bedlam Fringe 3 August 2018

Faye Treacy: The Problem With... 3 August 2018

The Venue Directors: Charles Pamment from theSpaceUK 2 August 2018

Sid Singh: American Bot 2 August 2018

The Venue Directors: Darren Neale and Tara Stapleton from Greenside 1 August 2018

The Producer: James Seabright 31 July 2018

The Street Performer: Paul Nathan 29 July 2018

Oliver Lansley: Flies 22 July 2018

The Stage Manager: Gemma Scott 22 July 2018

The Venue Directors: James Mackenzie from ZOO Venues 9 July 2018

The Venue Directors: JD Henshaw from Sweet Venues 2 July 2018

The Production Manager: Giles Moss from theSpaceUK 26 June 2018

The Free Fringe Performer: Nick Doody 17 June 2018

Ian Smith: Craft 16 June 2018

The Publicist: Madelaine Bennett from Premier 11 June 2018

The Editor: Caro Moses from ThreeWeeks 4 June 2018

Anya Anastasia: Rogue Romantic 11 August 2017

Kally Lloyd-Jones: Lady Macbeth 3 August 2017

Helen Norton and Jonathan White: To Hell In A Handbag 27 July 2017

Sunil Patel: Titan 20 July 2017

James Rowland: A Hundred Different Words For Love 12 July 2017

Next Best Thing: How To Be Good At Everything 5 July 2017

John Hastings: Audacity 29 June 2017

Nicola Wren: Replay 15 June 2017

Urzila Carlson: First Edition 9 June 2017

Francesco de Carlo: Comfort Zone 1 June 2017

Speedy News #05: Awards Round Up 29 August 2016

Chris Cooke: The tricky task of defending free speech 23 August 2016

Speedy News #04: Chilcot readings, Fringe feuds, more awards 22 August 2016

Speedy News #03: Awards, controversies and strikes 15 August 2016

Njambi McGrath: One-liners, big issues 9 August 2016

Mark Watson: Who is, in fact, here 9 August 2016

Martha McBrier: Back at the Fringe with stories to share 9 August 2016

Hui-Chen Tan: The secret language of NuShu 9 August 2016

This Glorious Monster: Glorious wrong uns 9 August 2016

Goodbear: Sketching out your Fringe day 9 August 2016

Robert Shaw: Inside intelligence on the Fringe’s new play thriller 9 August 2016

Speedy News #02: Awards, books and podcasts 8 August 2016

Jonny & The Baptists: A bit of politics and ping pong 8 August 2016

Speedy News #01: Stats, speeches and possible offense 29 July 2016

EIF fireworks to also finale the Fringe this year 31 August 2015

Comedy awards flow at the Edinburgh Fringe 29 August 2015

ThreeWeeks Editors' Awards presented for 2015 29 August 2015

Total Theatre Awards presented for 2015 28 August 2015

‘A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing’ wins Amnesty prize 27 August 2015

Ally Houston: Clowning with stand-up 27 August 2015

Eddie Nixon and Christina Elliot: Giving dance its place 27 August 2015

Edinburgh's comedy shortlists incoming 26 August 2015

Kickstarting at the Fringe: The ins and outs of crowd-funding an Edinburgh show 26 August 2015

Sofie Hagen: Bubblewrapped 26 August 2015

Phone gag tops Dave's list of Fringe one-liners 25 August 2015

Emma Hall: With 621 opinions, you have to choose 25 August 2015

Richard Gadd takes Amused Moose award 24 August 2015

Henry Maynard: Flabbergasting the Fringe 24 August 2015

Finalists announced for Amused Moose Comedy Awards 21 August 2015

Total Theatre Awards shortlists announced 20 August 2015

Stephen Tobolowsky: Opening his files for the Fringe 20 August 2015

Another awards round up: Angels, Posters and more 19 August 2015

Michael Legge: Telling it like it is 19 August 2015

Stand-up encourages performers to donate unused fringe food to charity 18 August 2015

Angella Kwon: Showcasing Korea at the Fringe 18 August 2015

Ian Smith: Here, there and whereabouts 17 August 2015

Get off the mic and read: New book on the art of stand up to launch at the Fringe 17 August 2015

Ben Norris: Talking love, loss and motorways 16 August 2015

Adam Forde: Storytellers face off on the family fringe 15 August 2015

First Fringe Firsts presented for 2015 14 August 2015

Goose: Set loose with a one-man cartoon 14 August 2015

Elspeth Turner: Ballads of old inspire writing new 13 August 2015

Liftshare social enterprise encourages Fringe-goers to think green this Festival 12 August 2015

Chris Kent: No stalling 12 August 2015

Hundreds of Chinese school children to appear in Fringe extravaganza at the Playhouse 11 August 2015

Kally Lloyd-Jones: Moved by Nijinsky’s last jump 11 August 2015

A. Tiger: The tasty Fringe 10 August 2015

Best boy gets branded in name a punchline 10 August 2015

Bryony Kimmings speaks to and for performers with Fringe Central address 9 August 2015

Doug Segal: Back reading minds and influencing people 9 August 2015

Hannah Chutzpah: Answering our questions so nicely 8 August 2015

Amnesty International again puts the spotlight on human rights themed works 8 August 2015

New dates, new schemes, though the new International Festival director insists his artists are the real innovators 7 August 2015

Latest venue innovations on the Fringe: Greenside 6 August 2015

Latest venue innovations on the Fringe: C venues 5 August 2015

Shelley Mitchell: Performing with angels 5 August 2015

Latest venue innovations on the Fringe: theSpaceUK 4 August 2015

The Dead Secrets: Curiosities in the Underbelly vaults 4 August 2015

Chris Cooke: Speaking freely this Festival 3 August 2015

Latest venue innovations on the Fringe: Underbelly's Circus Hub 3 August 2015

House Of Blakewell: Happy, happy, happy 3 August 2015

Gilded Balloon: Thirty years young 2 August 2015

Art Festival to visualise 'The Improbable City' 1 August 2015

Linda Cattaneo: Cranking up the Discoteque Machine 1 August 2015

LetLuce: Setting sail for another Fringe 31 July 2015

Will Pickvance: Dissecting the piano 30 July 2015

Penny Ashton: With a little help from Ms Austen 29 July 2015

Stuart Bowden: Reversing into the Fringe 28 July 2015

Yianni: Transgressing the 'line' 27 July 2015

Kids With Beards - Quest For The Golden Beard (Kids With Beards Comedy) 23 August 2014

John Kearns takes the Edinburgh Comedy Award 23 August 2014

Editors' Awards incoming, plenty more awards already in 22 August 2014

Joey Page - This Is Not A Circus (with PBJ Management) 22 August 2014

Glenn Cosby - Food Junkie (Brett Vincent for Get Comedy) 22 August 2014

Total Theatre Awards return 21 August 2014

Rayguns Look Real Enough: Heading for the Hall Of Fame? 21 August 2014

Vladimir Shcherban: Belarus Free Theatre 20 August 2014

Edinburgh's comedy award frenzy 20 August 2014

Slayer launches new Fringe comedy prize 19 August 2014

Showcasing at the Fringe: Welsh Dance Strand 18 August 2014

More winners in the theatre Fringe 17 August 2014

Mr B: Edinburgh for chaps 17 August 2014

Finalists announced for Amused Moose Laughter Awards 16 August 2014

Erin Kamler: Fuelling debate on the theatre Fringe 15 August 2014

Tricity Vogue’s uke awards return on a bigger stage 15 August 2014

Curtis Uhlemann: Together through conflict 15 August 2014

Lucy Ayrton: Splitting mermaids at the Fringe 15 August 2014

Time for a musical interlude? Checking out the Acoustic Music Centre 14 August 2014

Rebecca Hill & Bradley Leech: Women’s stories, men’s voices 14 August 2014

Sophie Willan: Meet the novice detective 14 August 2014

Chris Kent - Uncorked 13 August 2014

Chris Cook - Charlatan (Chris Cook Magic / PBH's Free Fringe) 13 August 2014

Chris Turner - Pretty Fly (Fluid Thinking) 13 August 2014

Chris Martin - Responsibilliness (Phil McIntyre Entertainments / Aura Talent Ltd) 13 August 2014

Rory Mullarkey presented with drama award at the Fringe 13 August 2014

Reviews Feature: Shows by Chris 13 August 2014

Artists For Gaza to stage fundraiser for MAP tonight 12 August 2014

Eddie Izzard leads tributes from the Fringe to Robin Williams 12 August 2014

Tom Blackmore: Peace and freedom in song 12 August 2014

How do you flyer? Editors' Award winner launches training workshops for flyerers 11 August 2014

Jason Hewitt: Cleverly crafting claustrophobia 11 August 2014

Trav shows dominate in first Fringe First batch 10 August 2014

Chris Martin: Fringe responsibilliness 10 August 2014

Incubator Theatre plans silent protest over cancelled show 9 August 2014

Tamsin Clarke: Remembering a revolutionary 9 August 2014

Hunt & Darton lead a Fringe bake off 8 August 2014

David Bolger: Issues through dance 8 August 2014

Underbelly confirms 'The City' will not go ahead 7 August 2014

Paines Plough pop-up in a Roundabout for their Fringe programme 7 August 2014

Paul Nathan: Taking to the Fringe streets 7 August 2014

KlangHaus: Site responsive sounds 7 August 2014

Rob Winlow: Austen’s life on the musical stage 6 August 2014

Axis Of Awesome: The axis most awesome returns 6 August 2014

A Fringe full of ventures Part 2: Forest Fringe 6 August 2014

Jessica Sherr: Playing with Bette Davis 5 August 2014

A Fringe full of ventures Part 1: Freestival 5 August 2014

David Lee Morgan: Honest words 4 August 2014

Renkow takes first comedy gong of the Fringe 4 August 2014

Virgin takes Fringe comedy to the skies 3 August 2014

Figs In Wigs: Fringe show offs 3 August 2014

David O'Doherty to perform extra gig tonight to support fellow Fringe show 2 August 2014

Celia Pacquola: Seeing how it all works out 2 August 2014

Patrick Monahan on his preview night surprise 1 August 2014

Chavkin and Thorpe for Fringe Central Welcome Address 31 July 2014

Underbelly postpones controversial Israeli-backed show, seeks alternative venue 31 July 2014

Ramin Gray: Completing the Bard 31 July 2014

Edinburgh Fringe kicks off today (unofficially speaking) 30 July 2014

Nadia Brooks: Speaking about the words 29 July 2014

Izzard to lead multinational comedy gala 28 July 2014

Natasha Gilmore: Alternative perspectives 28 July 2014

Former Editors' Award winners tip shows for ThreeWeeks readers 27 July 2014

The A-Z of Edinburgh Festival 2014 26 July 2014

Guy Retallack: A musical retelling of the 'thrill killers' crime 26 July 2014

More spaces and more nova for the C Fringe this year 25 July 2014

Zoe Lyons: Champion mustard cutter 24 July 2014

Lucy Benson-Brown: Cutting Off Kate Bush 24 July 2014

Long list published for Fringe's eco-award 24 July 2014

Edinburgh Comedy Awards judging panel confirmed 23 July 2014

Dan Schreiber: The idiot elf arrives at the Fringe 23 July 2014

Dan Clarkson: Another Potted Fringe show is elementary 22 July 2014

Northern Stage moves southwards to a new home at the Fringe 21 July 2014

Apphia Campbell: Voicing the inspiration of Simone 21 July 2014

Referendum debates run throughout much of the 2014 Festival Of Politics 20 July 2014

HiBROW and Odeon take the Fringe to the UK's cinema screens 19 July 2014

Greenside extends with new Nicolson Square venue 18 July 2014

theSpace celebrates two decades at the Fringe with even more spaces 17 July 2014

Packed lined up confirmed for this year's Waverley Care Gala 16 July 2014

Susan Calman: The lady like Fringe 13 July 2014

Sinfini offers a menu of SoundBites to help you navigate the EIF's musical line-up 4 July 2014

Mills plots a conflicted finale at the EIF this August 24 June 2014

"Let's talk" about the Edinburgh International Book Festival 11 June 2014

Fringe Programme is launched - so here are the customary show/genre stats 6 June 2014

Fringe concludes with record number of tickets issued 26 August 2013

More gongs: Malcolm Hardee, Herald and Stage awards presented 26 August 2013

Bridget Christie wins Edinburgh Comedy Award 24 August 2013

ThreeWeeks Editors' Awards presented 24 August 2013

Flurry of awards presented alongside last batch of Fringe Firsts 23 August 2013

Musical Theatre Network Awards presented 23 August 2013

Total Theatre Awards presented 23 August 2013

First ever tie at 'So You Think You're Funny?' 23 August 2013

Lynn Ruth Miller is the TO&ST of the Fringe 22 August 2013

Edinburgh Comedy Award noms announced 21 August 2013

Malcolm Hardee Award nominations announced 21 August 2013

ThreeWeeks gets ready for the Editors’ Awards 21 August 2013

Yianni Agisilaou thinks big for Fringe finale 21 August 2013

John Hinton: More than just a theory - Einstein in Edinburgh 20 August 2013

Mary Paulson-Ellis & Audrey Grant: Exploring artists and their materials 20 August 2013

Orange Tree Productions: Cultures collide between the empires 20 August 2013

Kuopio Town Theatre: A Mammoth Fringe Finnish 20 August 2013

Birthday Girls: Happy Birthday to you… for in fifty years time 20 August 2013

Familia de la Noche: Very possibly the greatest liars of all the Festival 20 August 2013

Matt Okine: Toasting an Edinburgh newcomer 20 August 2013

Dean Friedman & JD Henshaw: Musical fun that’s silly and smelly 20 August 2013

Tomás Ford: Electric Fringe cabaret… at midnight 20 August 2013

Rob Auton wins Fringe's best one-liner prize 20 August 2013

Lubel and Ward share Amused Moose Laughter Award prize 20 August 2013

City Glimpses brings dance to the Festival streets 19 August 2013

Second batch of Fringe First and Herald Angels presented 17 August 2013

Edinburgh’s short-film strand returns 15 August 2013

Diane Spencer: Hurricane warning 13 August 2013

Hungry Bitches: Hipsters beware 13 August 2013

The Real MacGuffins: Big in Israel (allegedly) 13 August 2013

Die Roten Punkte: Art rock cabaret 13 August 2013

The Paper Birds: Perspectives through the ages 13 August 2013

Amy Gilmartin: Fearing at the Fringe 13 August 2013

Oliver Emanuel: Children's theatre on the edge 13 August 2013

Rio Bauer wins Chortle student comedy prize 13 August 2013

Pierre Novellie takes Amused Moose prize 12 August 2013

Worbey And Farrell: Deviating on the keys 12 August 2013

First batch of Fringe Firsts and Herald Angels presented 10 August 2013

Matthew Young: No pale imitation 7 August 2013

The Grandees: A Grandee return 6 August 2013

Reaching out with a new identity: Just Festival 6 August 2013

Here we go again – the ThreeWeeks mini-guide to the Edinburgh Festival 2013 31 July 2013

Shane Shambu: Cultures combine for these reality power games 25 July 2013

Fine Chisel: Fine Fringe fusions 25 July 2013

EIF director discusses his 2013 season - where art absorbs technological shifts 19 July 2013

Entries still being accepted for the Amused Moose Laughter Awards 12 July 2013

Foster's confirm continued support for Fringe's big comedy prize 5 July 2013

Scroobius Pip: Words, words, words 1 July 2013

Miranda amongst Television Festival line-up 27 June 2013

Lior: Checking into the Fringe flow 24 June 2013

Book Festival to celebrate thirty years by looking to next three decades 21 June 2013

Brian Mitchell & Joseph Nixon: Pitching Daddy and Haystacks at the Fringe 17 June 2013

Edinburgh Art Festival invites locals to complain, in song 17 June 2013

Dan Cook: Beyond the Banjax, serving some Fringe time 17 June 2013

Gambon and Egan to appear in EIF's Beckett season 13 June 2013

Should VisitScotland have done more to promote Edinburgh's festivals in 2012 31 August 2012

Noise Next Door post video diary of their 24 Hour Fringe Adventure 29 August 2012

New Chair for Fringe Society 28 August 2012

Fringe ticket sales down just 1% overall, according to Society estimates - theatre venues and free shows report good year 28 August 2012

The Stage presents its Acting Excellence Awards for 2012 27 August 2012

Final Fringe Firsts and Angels presented 26 August 2012

Physical comedy triumphs as Doctor Brown takes Edinburgh Comedy Award 25 August 2012

Malcolm Hardee Awards presented 25 August 2012

Total Theatre Awards presented 24 August 2012

Lady Rizo wins first ever Fringe cabaret prize 24 August 2012

Fringe's musical awards presented 23 August 2012

Edinburgh Comedy Awards nominations announced 22 August 2012

Hunt & Darton: Discover what’s on the menu 21 August 2012

Linn Lorkin: Meet the Fringe’s Piano Bar Lady 21 August 2012

Juliana Carneiro: All aboard with the magnificent Théâtre du Soleil 21 August 2012

Molly Naylor: In the middle with a robot heart 21 August 2012

Peter Michael Marino: Desperately seeking Peter 21 August 2012

Luke Toulson: Not getting argumentative 21 August 2012

Chris McCausland: Shattering expectations 21 August 2012

John Robins: Into the real comedy zone 21 August 2012

Vikki Stone: Hot and messy 21 August 2012

DeAnne Smith: The sweet life 21 August 2012

Stewart Francis gag declared best of the Fringe by Dave 21 August 2012

Marcel wins Amused Moose Laughter Award 20 August 2012

More Awards: MTM and Stage Award nominations 19 August 2012

More Awards: Fringe Firsts and Herald Angels 19 August 2012

Fringe Society Chair steps down 18 August 2012

Hartley Kemp, C Venues: The Venue Directors 18 August 2012

Kekoa Kaluhiokalani, Gryphon Venues: The Venue Directors 18 August 2012

Fringe performers join Pussy Riot protests 16 August 2012

Lucia & Scot: On that flamenco bug 15 August 2012

The Flanagan Collective: Somewhere between this world and the next 15 August 2012

Are you sitting comfortably? Let the latest 24 hour marathon begin 15 August 2012

Jonathan Prag: The secrets of classical guitar 15 August 2012

Tricity Vogue: Ukulele chat 15 August 2012

Jackinabox Productions: Playing with memories 15 August 2012

Dan Nightingale: Well conceived notions? 15 August 2012

Tony Law: Nonsense to the max 15 August 2012

The Ginge, The Geordie & The Geek: Standing out from the crowd 15 August 2012

Molly Taylor: Transported to the Fringe 14 August 2012

The Alchemist Theatre: An isolated territory 14 August 2012

The Noise Next Door's 24 hour Fringe adventure 14 August 2012

Remembering an Edinburgh Festival champion 13 August 2012

First Edinburgh Festival awards presented for 2012 12 August 2012

Winston Ruddle: The Fringe's "big African party", you’re all invited 8 August 2012

Rhys Darby: He should definitely be here 8 August 2012

Jane Bom-Bane: High hats and harmoniums 7 August 2012

Casual Violence: Doing comedy casually and violently 7 August 2012

This story belongs to Lionel Richie, naturally 6 August 2012

First ThreeWeeks Daily Edition out tonight 3 August 2012

Tara Kilbourne and Darren Neale, Greenside: The Venue Directors 2 August 2012

Lee hits out at the commercial comedy Fringe, and the media that let it dominate their coverage 31 July 2012

Free tickets to Burns show for kilt wearers 30 July 2012

EIF reveal more about this year's Encounters 27 July 2012

Mark Grist: The rogue rap battler reveals all 27 July 2012

Angelin Preljocaj: Hidden talents help create a thousand years of peace 25 July 2012

Doug Segal: Reading minds and influencing people at the Fringe 25 July 2012

Chilly Gonzales: Talk of the town 25 July 2012

Rhod Gilbert: Liberating stand-up 25 July 2012

Phill Jupitus & Thom Tuck: Fringe comedians form a theatrical Coalition 25 July 2012

More information about World Writers' Conference announced 23 July 2012

Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms complex re-opens 20 July 2012

Former PM among Politics Festival line up 18 July 2012

Playwrights lined up for Traverse's breakfast shorts 16 July 2012

Edinburgh club's new talent night to stage grand final at the Fringe 13 July 2012

William Burdett-Coutts, Assembly: The Venue Directors 10 July 2012

Bob Slayer on what makes his Fringe alternative 9 July 2012

New Town parking to be made free for Festival evenings 6 July 2012

Free Fringe leads as spoken word gets its own official section at Edinburgh Festival 4 July 2012

Adam Alton, Bedlam: The Venue Directors 4 July 2012

The lowdown on the Fringe's newest award, TO&ST 2 July 2012

Jonathan Mills: The EIF Director 29 June 2012

More shows than ever eligible for Edinburgh's big comedy award 29 June 2012

Pleasance Ahoy sets off for Edinburgh via canal boat 28 June 2012

McIntyre criticised for timing of Edinburgh warm-up shows 27 June 2012

Bongo Club given four more months in its current home 25 June 2012

Book Festival programme launched 22 June 2012

Better shows divide opinion less, says comedy's data expert 20 June 2012

Biggest ever Fringe - some stats 18 June 2012

Charles Pamment, Space Venues: The Venue Directors 18 June 2012

EIF to announce new Honorary President 1 September 2011

Edinburgh's Mela leads festival month finale 31 August 2011

EIF announce involvement in 2012 Shakespeare extravaganza 31 August 2011

Chris Cooke: Extreme Edinburgh 29 August 2011

Another record breaking Fringe 29 August 2011

Another Edinburgh awards round up 29 August 2011

ThreeWeeks Editors' Awards presented 28 August 2011

Riches and Ker take Edinburgh Comedy Awards 27 August 2011

A whole load more Fringe awards 27 August 2011

SOLD and The Wheel win Amnesty Prize 26 August 2011

Stand-up's Dad wrote winning joke 26 August 2011

The Fringe's musical awards presented 26 August 2011

Amanda Palmer: A Fringe doll on the Edge 24 August 2011

Festival Media Network to stage annual Media At The Fringe debate 24 August 2011

Comedy Award shortlists out, with massive eight contenders for Newcomer Prize 24 August 2011

Malcolm Hardee Award shortlists announced 24 August 2011

Charles Pamment: Spaces filled with fringe goodness 24 August 2011

Beardyman: Two nights on the Fringe 24 August 2011

Amused Moose's Fringe winners announced 23 August 2011

Politics Festival is go 21 August 2011

More Fringe Firsts presented 21 August 2011

Stand-up Mirza attacked while flyering 21 August 2011

Cock-gate seemingly divides Fringe comedy communty 19 August 2011

Stage Award nominations announced 19 August 2011

Total Theatre shortlists out 18 August 2011

Amused Moose Laughter Awards finalists announced 18 August 2011

First Herald Angels presented 15 August 2011

Gala show to celebrate Mervyn Stutter's 20th year 15 August 2011

First Fringe Firsts presented 13 August 2011

Watson to lead as comics try to retain Fringe football trophy 13 August 2011

Art Festival presents Fringe films 13 August 2011

Fringe performers to stage flash-mob snogfest 11 August 2011

Waverley Care want jokes to #laffoffstigma 11 August 2011

Physical Chekov homage wins FringeReview Prize 10 August 2011

Maxwell uses Fringe to launch Alpine comedy fest 10 August 2011

Can you spot the fake show blurb? 9 August 2011

EIF offers eight pound tickets to young theatre-goers 9 August 2011

Amnesty launch 2011 Fringe campaign 8 August 2011

Rosie Wilby adds Fringe mishaps to her diary 8 August 2011

Show & Tell launch newspaper 7 August 2011

Total Theatre Awards return 7 August 2011

Malcolm Hardee Award organisers announce week of stuff for Fringe 2011 7 August 2011

Fringe performers meet the media 6 August 2011

EIF takes you backstage 6 August 2011

Fringe comedians lined up for wrestling extravaganza 6 August 2011

Ben Divall, Elizabeth Guest & Johnathan Mills: Festival heirlooms lead cultural interchange 5 August 2011

Nick Pynn: People call it avante folk 5 August 2011

Theatre Ninjas: The app is back 19 June 2011

But First Chris Cooke 31 August 2010

Brett Dean: The festival’s finale will be bliss 31 August 2010

NoFit State Circus: Fringe circus from the nofit state 31 August 2010

Robert Inston: Two queens for the price of one 31 August 2010

Mervyn Stutter: Picking the Fringe 31 August 2010

Newbury Youth Theatre: Theatre with youth 31 August 2010

Eric: Ruling the seas, and now the land 31 August 2010