Comedians at Edinburgh Fringe are presenting shows with President Trump or Gaza in the background and human stories at the fore.
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Comedians at Edinburgh Fringe are presenting shows with President Trump or Gaza in the background and human stories at the fore.
By Houman Barekat
Reviewing from Edinburgh
As Jena Friedman, Michelle Wolf and Sam Jay perform at the fringe, they discuss the threats to freedom of speech in the era of…
It seems that being Jewish, or expressing support for Israeli hostages, can be enough to get you expelled from the Edinburgh…
In a bumper version of our regular feature, three comics at this year’s festival – Richard Herring, Desiree Burch and Kiell…
This portrait of a multi-ethnic comic troupe could do with more unpicking, but its reflections on the grind of war, life on the…
American comics used Saudi Arabia’s first global comedy festival to skewer a debate raging at home. Critics said the event was…
Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon’s show in Edinburgh was cancelled over ‘a vigil for IDF soldiers’ which they claim never occurred
