He was part of the Footlights team which won the first Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe ... Sue Perkins and David Mitchell. The first Footlights president was the lesser-remembered ...

Comedian and actor Tony Slattery, who has died aged 65, showed youthful promise in the Cambridge Footlights troupe - alongside a host of future household names.

Only weeks later, the Fife-born writer, actor and comedian saw his career profile launched into the stratosphere, thanks to the Netflix adaptation of his Edinburgh Festival Fringe play Baby ...

Lankester will take on the role in early April, replacing Shona McCarthy, who is to depart after nine years in the post. Prior to his stint at London’s Riverside Studios, Lankester spent 12 ...

Edinburgh’s streets are filled with performers during August as part of the festival Fringe (Alamy/PA) The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society will today receive the keys to a new home.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society will today receive the keys to a new home. The former Southbridge Community Resource Centre on the city’s Infirmary Street is set to become a permanent home ...

TapeFace is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, 20 years after he first came to prominence at the festival. The Kiwi performer – real name Sam Wills – will be back at the 800-seat Pleasance ...

Tony Lankester will take up the role of chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society in April (Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society/PA) The former head of a South African arts festival ...