The 10 best Australian TV shows of 2018: a picnic, rush hour and outback noir
The public broadcasters dominate again, in a great year for the telling of marginalised stories
August 2017
From scissor attacks to diabetes improv: comedians' weirdest gigs
Sam Simmons review – sublime oddity from aggressively silly standup
June 2017
Summer arts preview 2017
The must-see standup of summer 2017: Daniel Kitson, Sara Pascoe, Rob Delaney and more
Open mic
Laugh a minute: Edinburgh festival's 2017 comedy lineup
May 2017
Knock2Bag: home to the weirdo comics you won’t find on Live at the Apollo
The wild comedy night that hosts aggressive poetry, ‘sexy American girl cousins’ and unlimited oddballs is 10 years old – and as ramshackle as ever
September 2016
The funniest thing
Sam Simmons: 'Larry David gives me hope people still find old white bald men funny'
Autumn arts preview 2016
The deranged Dutchman is coming! The finest comedy of autumn 2016
August 2016
Richard Gadd's show about his sexual assault wins Edinburgh comedy award
Scottish standup picks up top prize, while Scott Gibson is named best newcomer
Edinburgh comedy awards 2016: the nominees in full
Eight comedy shows are in the running for the prestigious prize at the Edinburgh festival, with James Acaster receiving a fifth consecutive nomination
Edinburgh comedy awards: explore all the winners – interactive
Zach and Viggo review – new clown contenders bring silliness and charm
Edinburgh festival 2016: the shows we recommend
June 2016
Open mic
Edinburgh festival 2016: comedy shows that should deliver
The fringe lineup is out: try Robert Newman’s Brain Show, Josie Long’s investigations and Michelle Wolf, one of Chris Rock’s Oscars speechwriters
May 2016
Summer arts preview 2016
Fun factory: the finest comedy of summer 2016
David Baddiel airs his own family’s failings, Bridget Christie grapples with a Motörhead vibrator, there’s a raft of improv – and Mr Swallow recreates Houdini’s finest escape
March 2016
Open mic
Should comedians stand up for a political party?
Brian Logan
Politics is fertile ground for comics, but there are pitfalls to jumping on particular bandwagons – not least when it questions their loyalty to the punchline
September 2015
Sam Simmons: Spaghetti for Breakfast review – hits sublime heights of tomfoolery
In a richly strange set, this year’s Edinburgh award-winner snorts cereal, obsesses over the audience’s legwear and acts out everyday annoyances
August 2015
Sam Simmons wins the Foster's Edinburgh comedy award 2015
Edinburgh comedy awards 2015: the nominees in full
August 2014
Edinburgh 2014 review: Sam Simmons – deliriously strange
Simmons does a nice line in bloodvessel-busting barminess, but Death of a Sails-Man lacks something of his trademark richness, writes Brian Logan
