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Get ready for Edinburgh Fringe 2026!🥳🎉If you're new here, Fringe, the biggest arts festival in the world, is legendary for launching comedy stars…but it’s also legendary for completely draining your bank account. But the good news is we're doing the heavy lifting (and the walking) for you. 🤫 We’ve scouted the absolute best rising comics and we're streaming the festival's hottest shows straight to your screen. This August, get ready for pure, unfiltered, front-row Fringe brilliance from the comfort of your couch. Oh, and obviously you guys will be the first to know about the lineup...coming soon! Any predictions/wishes/desires/dreams? 🤗 Welcome to Ask a Comedian - our little corner of the NextUp community for getting closer to the people who do the mindblowing, and surprisingly full-on job of making people laugh. 🎭This channel is a place to drop questions for comedians about anything comedy. From writing and finding ideas, prep and pre-show routines, nerves and confidence, gigs that went great (and gigs that didn’t) to touring, crowd work, heckles, bombing, you name it! Ask what you’re curious about, whether you’re a comedy nerd, a casual watcher, or someone who performs. Keep it respectful (obvs!)How it works: We’ll post when we're meeting up with a comedian to film their special or chatting with them, you leave your questions in the comments and we’ll pick 3–5 to put to them, and share the answers back here. 🎤

Kai A.

in 🗣️ the-pub

September 22

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BTS at Shappi and Esther's shows!

We had so much fun last weekend, thank you to those who came. It's been great to hear (and read) your reviews - can't wait for these shows to come out on NextUp. 🤩

Kai A.

in 📺 whats-on

September 21

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What’s on this week?! 🎥

Apart from Rewind the Fringe (starting this Friday!), here’s what we’re livestreaming this week…

🍿The Bill Murray: Live from Angel Comedy, full lineup coming soon. I’ll update this caption closer to the time!

🍿Glee Club Birmingham: Featuring Kemah Bob, Darren Connell, Paul F Taylor & Matt Reed.

See you then! 😎

Ben B.

in 🔬 show-discussions

September 20

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It was a great show last night - when the performances make it to NextUp both are really worth a watch! They were great shows to see in combination as well - cheers for the invite to a wonderful evening.

I wrote a short review here.

Simon.Bedford

in 🏦 support-and-alerts

September 20

Hi, is Next Up still available on Roku? Mine is saying channel no longer available

Kai A.

in 📺 whats-on

September 17

Who's watching the livestream tonight?!

ME!!!!!!!! 🎉

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4 votes

Kai A.

in 🙋 ask-a-comedian

September 16

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Daliso Chaponda - Ask A Comedian

NextUp members put their questions to comedian Daliso Chaponda. Here's what he said.

Daliso Chaponda answered your questions! 🤩

Hey hey! Before Fringe, we asked you to give Daliso some questions to answer after his show. Here's how he responded...Enjoy!

Kai A.

in 🙋 ask-a-comedian

September 15

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Ask a Comedian! (Shappi and Esther) 🔥

NextUppers! As you know, we're filming two specials this Saturday. Which means you need to put your thinking caps on and ask Shappi and Esther some questions. We'll be sitting down and chatting to them separately by the way, so if you have a question, please can you tell me which comedian you are addressing it to?

By the way, if you're new here, this is a series where we ask comedians your hard hitting, journalistic questions (just kidding). Anything comedy goes - backstage nerves, hecklers, favourite memories, worst memories, advice. Whatever you're desperate to know!

If you'd like to remain anonymous (instead of commenting on this post with your questions), here's a link to fill in a Google Form instead: https://forms.gle/DAgmL5rSUpDf5UHi9

Thanks guys! 😁