Episode #262: Natalie Palamides
by Natalie Palamides grew up in a small Western Pennsylvania town but could not be contained by convention or conventional wisdom. After an internship with Conan …
Tag: Edinburgh Fringe
Rose Matafeo wins best comedy show at 2018 Edinburgh Fringe
Congratulations to Rose Matafeo, the New Zealand comedian who has won the 2018 Best Comedy Show Award at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe for her monthlong …
Here are your nominees for best comedy show and best newcomer to the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe
After three weeks of show, and heading into the final week of the Edinburgh Fringe, we have our nominees for the best of the fest! …
Review: James Acaster, “Repertoire” on Netflix
If you thought releasing two stand-up comedy specials simultaneously was big, how about four at once?! James Acaster did just that on Tuesday with Repertoire …
Hannah Gadsby and John Robins share Best Comedy Show honors at 2017 Edinburgh Fringe; Natalie Palamides Best Newcomer
For the first time ever, the Edinburgh Comedy Awards declared not one but two individual winners of the Best Comedy Show at the Fringe, with …
Michelle Wolf’s “So Brave” lone American show nominated for 2016 Edinburgh Fringe “Edinburgh Comedy Awards”
Congrats to Michelle Wolf on being named today as one of the best newcomers to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! With the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe coming …
Meet Me In New York: Jena Friedman
What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling …
“Hannibal Takes Edinburgh” documentary coming to Netflix
Netflix has acquired and will release Hannibal Takes Edinburgh, a feature-length documentary film featuring comedian Hannibal Buress, with a global premiere on Friday! From the Netflix announcement: …
Episode #27: Josie Long
Josie Long started performing comedy in Britain at 14 and was winning awards from the BBC by the time she was 17. Long took her first …
Josie Long: Cara Josephine (at SoHo Playhouse)
Josie Long has mounted six one-person shows since 2006 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, with three of them nominated for Best Comedy Show in consecutive …