Topic: Edinburgh Festival Fringe
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Weekend with Omar Badawy: ‘I don’t love nature, but I do love to slowly walk around a park’
The comedian on his debut Edinburgh Fringe show, walking in circles in cities and how he hates small plates
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Weekend with Hasan Al-Habib: ‘Comedians are busiest when everyone else is socialising’
The Brummie-Iraqi comedian on his new solo show, his favourite places to eat in Edinburgh, and how he’s in his smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel era
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Affordable activities for families over the summer holidays
We’ve put together a handy guide to the best affordable and free events to join in with kids throughout July and August
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Must-see shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
With 3,600 performances, there are plenty of laughs to be had at the 2026 edition of the nation’s premiere comedy event
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‘Fresh, punk, DIY’: the Muslim theatre-makers thriving on the fringes
Theatre productions outside of mainstream institutions are giving more space to boundary-pushing storytelling from diverse creatives
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Five comedy shows to look out for at the Edinburgh fringe
A selection of the top comics at this year’s Edinburgh festival fringe, bringing fresh takes on dating, daddy issues and divine intervention.
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Weekend with Saaniya Abbas: ‘Oh, my God, you’re the divorced comedian!’
The standup talks dogs, divorce, tattoos and her upcoming Edinburgh fringe show Hellarious
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‘It’s too raw’: comedians feel conflicted over using their routines to criticise Israel’s war on Gaza
Comedy has historically been used as a form of protest, yet the conflict may be too painful for many Muslim comics
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Omar Elerian Q&A: ‘We have created a space for something unexpected to happen every night’
The Italian-Palestinian theatre director on the unique experience of working with unrehearsed scripts and actors each night
