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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.

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August 27

And the winner is...SAM ELEY IS BASIL CRUMBWICK! 🏆

A special congrats to our amazing runner-ups: Scout Boxall and Dane Buckley. Thank you for voting, NextUppers! Basil now has to figure out how on earth to get this 2m trophy back home. 🤣

Kai A.

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August 27

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Fringe What's On Today? 🤩

I actually can't believe we have 3 three days left of livestreams - anyone else a bit emotional? 😭

But for now, let's soak up as much comedy as we can. Today we've got Rachel Fairburn (8pm) and Rosco McClelland (10pm).

See you later!

Kai A.

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August 26

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Fringe What's On Today?🦄

Amy Matthews (8pm) and Sarah Roberts (10pm)! Be there or be square, NextUppers. 😉

Kai A.

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August 25

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Fringe What's On Today? 🤩

Felicity Ward and Graham & Steen TONIGHT! Let's gooo!

Kai A.

in 🗣️ the-pub

August 24

NextUppers! How would you feel about a commemorative Fringe '26 merch drop? 👕 We’re thinking of putting together a custom t-shirt featuring every single act we streamed this year to wrap up the month. Would you wear/get one?

Yes

57 %

43 %

21 votes

Kai A.

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August 24

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Fringe What's On Today? 😍

Can you believe it's the last week of Fringe? Today we've got Ayo Adenekan (SNL UK writer) and Milo Edwards to keep the spirits high. See ya later!

Gerry

in 🗣️ the-pub

August 23

For Kai 🤣

Kai A.

in 📺 whats-on

August 23

See ya in 10 minutes for Andrew White! ⭐️🎉

Gerry

in 🗣️ the-pub

August 22

Just been watching some really old stuff from my collection and just enjoyed this... From 1987

Kai A.

in 📺 whats-on

August 22

Fringe What’s On Today? 😎⭐️

It's the weekend baby! Here's the lineup for Monkey Barrel's BIG SHOW tonight...

Marc Jennings
Kate Hammer
Alice Fraser
Geoffrey Asmus
Huge Davies

Check ya later! 🍿