Edinburgh Fringe

Gary Lineker claims BBC ‘moved the goalposts’ over social media posts

The former Match of the Day presenter said he had been restricted from airing his ‘humanitarian’ views while at the corporation during an interview a week after sharing a video of a ‘notorious’ antizionist activist comparing Zionism to Nazism

By Lucy Pollock

2 min read

Gary Lineker attends the NTA's 2025 at The O2 Arena on September 10, 2025 in London (Getty Images)

Extraterrestrial: comedian Debra Tammer and the alien mask that features in her Edinburgh show

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‘I went from feted comic to illegal alien in 24 hours’

By Hilary Freeman

4 min read

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Having a laugh: Jewish comedy gold at Fringe

By Mark Wareham

14 min read

Philip Simon outside Edinburgh Sheriff And Justice Of The Peace Court on August 17, 2026 (Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

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Edinburgh Fringe venue ‘conceded’ it discriminated against cancelled Jewish comedian

By JC Reporter

3 min read

Razor-sharp drama: Max Oleskar (Credit: Matt Stronge)

Jewish Comedy

Did my circumcision make the cut? You’ll have to see my show

By Mark Wareham

5 min read

Comedian Reginald D Hunter outside Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on July 7, 2025 (Getty Images)

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‘Jews cancel way better than feminists’: Reginald D Hunter on comeback tour after Israel joke controversy

By Mark Wood

2 min read

Dancers with the Batsheva Dance Company based in Tel Aviv perform a scene from Hora by Ohad Naharin during a dress rehearsal at the Joyce Theater in New York on February 28, 2023. (Image: Getty Images)

By Zoe Strimpel

Britain’s increasingly ‘Israel-frei’ cultural festivals

3 min read

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The only explicitly antisemitic jokes I’ve heard at Fringe have come from Jews. Hmm

I think the idea that an antisemitic joke becomes a Jewish one if it’s told by a Jew, is misguided

By Andrew Watts

3 min read

August 15, 2025 17:03

The word ‘Jewish’ was burned from the comedian Rachel Creeger's posters at the Edinburgh Fringe. The vandalism came after she was forced to move her show to another venue over 'safety concerns'

Accordion Ryan’s Pop Bangers review: High-octane musical comedy like nothing you’ve ever seen before ★★★★

If pop music, klezmer, and Weird Al had a baby, it would be this Edinburgh Fringe show

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

August 13, 2025 16:44

Ryan Simpson, otherwise known as Accordion Ryan, performs his wacky and wonderful show at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. (Photo: Tim Hughes)

In the surreal world of Jewish performers at Edinburgh Fringe, risk is paying off

My first experience of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival yielded surprising results – and revealed lots of Jewish talent

By Eliana Jordan

4 min read

August 13, 2025 12:17

EDINBURGH,SCOTLAND - AUGUST 02: Edinburgh Festival Fringe entertainers perform on the Royal Mile on August 02, 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Marcus is Alive review: A balm for anyone who’s ever asked ‘Why me?’ ★★★★

Jewish actor Marcus Freed tells the true story of the LA hit-and-run accident that nearly killed him in this profound, vivid one-man show

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

August 12, 2025 17:12

Marcus Freed in his one-man autobiographical show 'Marcus is Alive'. (Photo: Matt Kamimura)

Honey Honey Moon Moon review: Jewish newlywed couple make pitch-perfect duo in this charming musical comedy ★★★★

Don’t be put off by the G-rated energy of musical duo Marnina and Micah of ‘Couplet’ – their whimsical show about wedding plans gone awry is definitely for adults

By Eliana Jordan

1 min read

August 12, 2025 13:36

Marnina and Micah are the crooning couple behind the Edinburgh Fringe musical comedy "Honey Honey Moon Moon." (Photo: Jack Morris)

Arab-Israeli actor Yousef Sweid brings story of life ‘in between’ to debut Fringe show – just don’t let the title scare you

In ‘Between the River and the Sea’, renowned Israeli actor Sweid reflects on a life lived between Jewish and Arab, Israeli and Palestinian worlds – and being a father to Jewish children

By Eliana Jordan

4 min read

August 11, 2025 13:09

Arab-Israeli Yousef Sweid in his Edinburgh Fringe show 'Between the River and the Sea'. (Photo: Ute Langkafel)

The Marriage of Alice B Toklas by Gertrude Stein review: A riveting, rip-roaring comedy with a Jewish heart ★★★★★

This French farce about the lesbian Jewish modernist couple is full of absurdity, profundity and make-believe – an unmissable delight

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

August 11, 2025 12:54

Alyssa Simon, left, and Barsha as Alice B Toklas and Gertrude Stein in the play 'The Marriage of Alice B Toklas by Gertrude Stein', a must-see show at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. (Photo: Edward Einhorn)

Niusia review: A granddaughter’s heartfelt exploration of Holocaust legacy ★★★

Beth Paterson deals with Jewish identity and the generational impact of trauma in her one-woman show at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival

By Eliana Jordan

1 min read

August 8, 2025 17:28

Niusia review: A granddaughter’s heartfelt exploration of Holocaust legacy ★★★

Jewish comedians have Edinburgh Fringe shows rehoused following cancellations over ‘safety concerns’

The performers cited the outpour of support from the comedy community, with fellow performers, venues and audiences rallying around them

By Eliana Silver

2 min read

August 6, 2025 13:58

Philip Simon and Rachel Creeger (Image: Rachel Creeger)

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Edinburgh Fringe

Gary Lineker claims BBC ‘moved the goalposts’ over social media posts

‘I went from feted comic to illegal alien in 24 hours’

Having a laugh: Jewish comedy gold at Fringe

Edinburgh Fringe venue ‘conceded’ it discriminated against cancelled Jewish comedian

Did my circumcision make the cut? You’ll have to see my show

‘Jews cancel way better than feminists’: Reginald D Hunter on comeback tour after Israel joke controversy

Britain’s increasingly ‘Israel-frei’ cultural festivals

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