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Former Bake-Off judge, Dame Prue, paid tribute to her brother Jamie.

Celebrities pay tribute ahead of nationwide memorial toast

Three former winners of the Edinburgh Comedy Award returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2026.

Edinburgh Fringe 2026 Hot Tickets: 18 Edinburgh Comedy Award winners

Michael Sheen and Bella Ramsey among line up for hit BBC show

Nica Burns is director of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Picture: Richard Davenport

Here are the eight nominees for Best Show at Edinburgh Comedy Awards

Amy Gledhill won last year's Edinburgh Comedy Award.

Edinburgh Comedy Award 2025: Eligibility, prize money, timetable

Actor Jack Lowden and author Michael Pedersen. Lowden has narrated the audiobook of Pedersen's debut novel Muckle Flugga.

Exclusive Slow Horses actor Jack Lowden records his first audio book

Theo James & Stephen Fry in 'The Bottom Line'

White Lotus star Theo James and national treasure Stephen Fry star in grotesque ...

Some big names will be entering the Traitors Castle with Claudia.

Celebrity Traitors 2025 Full Cast Revealed: The 19 stars confirmed

Comedian Tony Slattery, pictured here in 2000, has died at the age of 65.

Fringe stalwart comedian Tony Slattery dies aged 65

The BAFTA Film Awards will be back in February.

When are the BAFTA Film Awards 2025? Date, host, shortlists, venue, TV

Phoebe Waller-Bridge won a Scotsman Fringe First Award for the stage version of Fleabag in 2013.

Exclusive The new era for Fringe awards that launched Billy Connolly

Rory Bremner PIC: Lloyd Smith

Borders Book Festival reviews: Rory Bremner, Janey Godley & more

Queen Camilla arrives to attend a Musical Evening at Salisbury Cathedra (Photo by KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

King doing 'extremely well' after cancer diagnosis says Camilla

Stephen Fry will deliver Channel 4's 2023 Alternative Christmas Message. Image: Getty

Explainer Stephen Fry to deliver Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message

Her Green Hell (Photo Copyright Giulia Ferrando)

Fringe theatre reviews: Her Green Hell | Making History by Stephen Fry + more

After IPSO ruling on Clarkson column, slide towards censorship has got steeper John McLellan

Stephen Fry is a past winner of the comedy award. Picture: Getty Images

Flagship Fringe comedy awards plunged into crisis over loss of sponsor

Tony Robinson is best known for playing Balrick in Blackadder

Blackadder star Tony Robinson teases return of legendary comedy

Jeopardy! game show reboot confirmed by ITV as Stephen Fry announced as host PIC: Jack Taylor/Getty Images

Stephen Fry confirmed to host reboot of iconic 1980s game show

Tony Robinson as Baldrick in Blackadder The Third

Richard Curtis confirms Blackadder set to return for Comic Relief 2023

Stephen Fry said he was "shocked to hear that a savage knife has been taken to the quite brilliant linguistics department" at the University of Huddersfield

Stephen Fry admits he’d like to appear on GB News and swear profusely

Sainsbury’s Christmas advert 2022: Supermarket unveils festive Ad featuring Allison Hammond and Stephen Fry

Sainsbury’s Christmas ad 2022 stars Allison Hammond and Stephen Fry

Former rugby player Kenny Logan reveals his prostate cancer diagnosis in a BBC Breakfast interview with his wife Gabby Logan. Picture: BBC

Gabby Logan shares husband’s ’emotional’ prostate cancer diagnosis story

The Platinum Party at the Palace in front of Buckingham Palace

What it was like to be in the crowd for huge Party at the Palace spectacular

The late Robin Williams was at the Fringe in 1971 with a student theatre company from California's College of Marin, who performed a Wild West version of The Taming of the Shrew. Picture: Peter Kramer

Appeal launched as organisers reveal plans for new Fringe archive

Former Australian cricketer Shane Warne moved into commentary and punditry after his successful playing career and recently commentated on The Ashes. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Cricket legend Warne found dead aged 52 - tributes from Celtic to Stephen Fry

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Tributes paid to 'one-off talent' and 'powerhouse' rocker Meatloaf

Jason Manford has revealed the last text message he sent to fellow comedian Sean Lock (@JasonManford/Getty)

Jason Manford reveals emotional final message he sent to Sean Lock before his de...

A majority of UK people support carbon emission taxes - but how would they impact you? (Photo: Shutterstock)

A majority of UK people support carbon emission taxes - but how would they impac...

Declan is available for audiences to experience through the Traverse Theatre and Edinburgh International Festival websites for a limited period from Monday, August 24.

Brian Ferguson's Festival Diary

A symbolic installation featuring statues of eight giant men in Glasgow in 2018

Prostate overtakes breast cancer as most commonly diagnosed

CBeebies launches a mindfulness app for kids voiced by Stephen Fry - here’s how ...

Daniel Radcliffe has been reading Harry Potter to fans on video - here’s how to ...

VAT on digital publications, including books, will be scrapped from 1 December. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto.

Budget 2020: Abolition of digital 'reading tax' hailed

The 11th series of the BBC One sci-fi hit, and Jodie Whittaker's first as the Time Lord, ended in December last year.

Doctor Who will return to screens on New Year's Day, show bosses confirm

The Desk. Picture: Noomi Ljungdell

Fringe First awards: 5 winners from the final week

Stephen Fry gets embarrassed when the audience sing Happy Birthday to him. Picture: TSPL

Stephen Fry credits ‘extraordinary’ Festival Fringe as the catalyst for his care...

Catherine Cohen (left) and Jordan Brookes with their awards. Picture: Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards

Edinburgh Comedy Awards: Jordan Brookes scoops top prize

Mythos: Gods, Heroes, Men, Edinburgh Festival Theatre

Theatre review: Mythos: Gods, Heroes, Men Edinburgh Festival Theatre

Nine contenders have been announced for the coveted best show honour at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

Edinburgh Comedy Awards boss hails most diverse ever line-up of awards contender...

Debbie Byers, founder of Speaker Buzz, praises Nicola Sturgeon's recognition that well-being and happiness should contribute to measuring success. Picture: contributed

Comment: Well-being is a critical success metric

Jarvis Cocker will be appearing at Leith Theatre during this year's Edinburgh International Festival.

Stephen Fry, Ian McKellen, Jarvis Cocker and Teenage Fanclub to appear at Edinbu...
One-man shows by stage and screen stars Sir Ian McKellen and Stephen Fry will be in this year's Edinburgh International Festival - along with Glaswegian Broadwa...

Miles Briggs MSP, Miriam Lang and Jamie Cook from William Hill, and Gerard McMahon of Prostate Cancer UK, celebrate the success of the awareness campaign, which also raised £25,000

Prostate Cancer UK campaign saw bookies as best bet – Donald Morrison

Phoebe Smith says attention to detail helps a sleep story

The secrets of a successful sleep story, revealed

Leader: Use it or lose it – how to keep our libraries open

Stephen Fry has posted a video about Brexit on YouTube

Stephen Fry: Brexit Leave campaign built on '˜deception', '˜racism'

Xenos. Picture: Jean Louis Fernandez

Edinburgh Festival 2018: 7 shows you have to see in week two

Twitter reacts to Donald Trump’s arrival in the UK

Former BBC Breakfast host Bill Turnbull has revealed that he is suffering from prostate cancer. Picture: Matt Crossick/PA Wire

Routine prostate cancer checks do not save lives, study says

Stephen Fry. picture: Matthew Eisman/Getty Images

Stephen Fry reveals cancer diagnosis for first time

20 of Joanna Lumley's most fabulous quotes

Stephen Fry PIC: Matthew Eisman/Getty Images

Book review: Mythos, by Stephen Fry

Ed Sheeran performing at the 2017 Glastonbury Festival. Picture: Getty Images

Sheeran latest star to quit Twitter over abuse

Stephen Fry has recorded the complete collection of Sherlock Holmes mysteries. Picture: Getty Images

Stephen Fry records Sherlock Holmes audio books

The Assembly Rooms will host an innovative series of shows. Picture: Lloyd Smith

Assembly Rooms relaunched as Fringe's '˜most futuristic venue'

Stand-up comedian Doug Segal

Is depression '˜endemic' among stand-up comedians?

The Scotsman Top Stories

Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries