In the Hot Seat: Jonny Pelham

Close your eyes and picture Edinburgh. What do you see? I see a crying clown. What is the last thing that made you snort with laughter? I played pickaboo with my niece and really got into it. Tell us about this years show? I went to my great auntie’s funeral (actually her 93rd birthday but

In the Hot Seat: Pippa Evans

Close your eyes and picture Edinburgh. What do you see? Me and my comedy pals eating haggis in City Restaurant, digesting the day’s comedy going on. What is the last thing that made you snort with laughter? Myself and Ruth Bratt (Glenda J, Showstopper) doing an improvised scene about career newts. It was so sublime

In the Hot Seat: Adam Hess

Adam Hess is promising even more jokes than last year, if that’s possible! Here are his answers to our burning questions: Close your eyes and picture Edinburgh. What do you see? I’m on the Royal Mile. I see a bunch of drama students who think they are reinventing drama with their original take on a

In the Hot Seat: Tez Ilyas

Close your eyes and picture Edinburgh. What do you see? Ooh, I see the Pleasance Courtyard, I see the castle, I see Arthur’s Seat and clouds and flyerers and jugglers on the Royal Mile and the Mosque Kitchen and hordes of confused tourists. I love it. What is the last thing that made you snort

In the Hot Seat: Tom Ward

Next up, it’s Tom Ward! Close your eyes and picture Edinburgh. What do you see? Noise, street performers, cobbles, young posh faces shouting about 5 stars, me hunched outside a café trying not to turn to vapour What is the last thing that made you snort with laughter? Cardinal Burns live, doing their Mancunian drug

In the Hot Seat: Dane Baptiste

We can’t wait to see Dane’s show this year. But until then, we have asked him some questions to keep us going… Close your eyes and picture Edinburgh. What do you see? A Royal Mile of cobblestones lined with the hopeful, the curious and the desperate. And Predator for some reason. What is the last

In the Hot Seat: David Trent

It’s two weeks until the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe! In the run up to the most exciting event on the planet, we will be asking our favourite acts some searching questions. Who better to start with than one of our all- time favourites, the mighty David Trent. Close your eyes and picture Edinburgh. What do you

Punchline’s 2017 Fringe Recommendations

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Last year we recommended Richard Gadd and Larry Dean who went onto win the Edinburgh Comedy Award and Amused Moose Award… This year is set to be a belter. As ever, these are our shows we already know we´ll love, and we will continue to recommend shows