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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 🙋 ask-a-comedian

September 16

Coming soon

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! 😁

Kai A.

in 📺 whats-on

September 14

What's on this week, NextUppers?!

Hello hello gang! We've got a solid Glee Club Cardiff on Thursday, hosted by Robin Morgan. Here's the lineup:

See you in the livestream chat then! 😍

Karen D.

in 📺 whats-on

September 12

Wohoo new Hal C special that’s tonight sorted! Thanks NextUp!

Kai A.

in 📺 whats-on

September 11

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Live From the Bill Murray - 10th September Catch Up

Angel Comedy Club is 'a comedy institution' (Time Out) that puts on affordable, world-class shows every night of the week. This comedy night showcases the best talent in the UK and beyond. Lots of their regulars have gone on to appear on Live at the Apollo, on panel shows like Mock The Week or have their own specials on Netflix. It's a friendly place where you get to see tomorrow's stars just before they break big. Lineup TBC

Catch-Up: The Bill Murray 😎

Happy Friday evening guys! If you missed the Bill Murray livestream yesterday, you can watch it on catch-up here. Enjoy!

Kai A.

in 🔬 show-discussions

September 10

01:14:54

Can Dish it Out But Can't Take It

Hal is back with a brand-new tour for 2026 with a show that promises to stick it to ‘The Man’, as long as ‘The Man’ doesn’t stick it back to him. With his trademark hard-hitting ‘take no prisoners’ comedy (this is what Hal told me to write!!!), he will be hilariously pontificating on subjects like middle-aged dating, social media, the insanity of modern politics and the fact that his daughters love him but don’t respect him. He believes that, after you’ve seen the show, you’ll feel exactly the same way.

NEW COMEDY SPECIAL ALERT! 🤩

Hal Cruttenden is back with a brand-new special that promises to stick it to ‘The Man’, as long as ‘The Man’ doesn’t stick it back to him. With his trademark hard-hitting ‘take no prisoners’ comedy (this is what Hal told me to write!!!), he will be hilariously pontificating on subjects like middle-aged dating, social media, the insanity of modern politics and the fact that his daughters love him but don’t respect him. He believes that, after you’ve seen the show, you’ll feel exactly the same way.

Enjoy NextUppers! I'm sure we could all use a bit of a cheering up at the moment.❤️

Kai A.

in 🔬 show-discussions

September 10

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Ellipsis

Stand-up is the outlet that keeps you sane. The nature of the game is to turn everything into punchlines. Can you do it if you feel all-consuming sadness? I wanted my therapist to come and watch me to see how f*cking hilarious I am, but I thought how odd it would be performing to someone who's seen so far behind my mask. Would he even find it funny or just sit there knowing what I was hiding? Ellipsis explores grieving, authenticity and being funny.

Support Isabelle Farah this month 🤗

Hello again NextUppers! Some of you might know that today is World Suicide Prevention Day. It's a day that affects families and individuals all around the world. In support, comedian Isabelle Farah is pledging to donate a portion of her September earnings from her NextUp special, Ellipsis, to Suicide & Co.

Suicide & Co is the only national charity in the UK focused on professional support for people bereaved by suicide. Their mission is to provide essential support and open up the conversation about suicide loss, so no one has to go through it alone.

By watching her show this month, you'll be directly donating to this amazing organisation. Over the next few weeks, pop it on a few times in the background while you go about your day. Every view counts. Thanks guys! ❤️

Kai A.

in 📺 whats-on

September 10

Bill Murray Livestream reminder for this eve! Who's joining?!

ME!!!!!!!! 🎉

100 %

2 votes

Kai A.

in 📺 whats-on

September 09

Hal Cruttenden Sneak Peek!

Hello hello! Tomorrow, a new show from Hal Cruttenden is being released on NextUp. And because we love you lot, we're giving you a sneak peek. Enjoy the first few minutes of 'Can Dish It Out But Can't Take It'. 🤩

Click here to view.

Kai A.

in 📺 whats-on

September 09

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FREE COMEDY SHOW TICKETS ALERT! 🎤

Hey hey NextUppers! Our Lifetime and VIP members had first dibs on these free tickets a while ago, but seeing as we still have some to giveaway, we're opening it up to the rest of you.

If you'd like free tickets for the Esther Manito & Shappi Khorsandi Double Bill at The Free Association, London on Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 7pm, fill out the Google form linked below.

👉https://forms.gle/swaYdTdGxUJdBRRi9

Tickets are first-come, first-served, so get in quick. If you secure a spot, we’ll email you with all the confirmation details.

See you there! 🙌