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Funny from the Fringe

A daily podcast full of features, news and interviews with the hottest comedians from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, hosted by award-winning comedian Phil Ellis.

Radio 4,25 episodes

Episodes

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Preview: Phil's Back!
Phil Ellis heads back to Edinburgh for your daily dose of podcast fun from the fringe.
27 Jul 2017,2 mins
Day 1: Alexei Sayle, Ivo Graham & London Hughes
Phil Ellis is back at the Edinburgh Fringe!
04 Aug 2017,19 mins
Day 2: Jayde Adams, Phil Wang, Cariad Lloyd & Ian Smith
Phil Ellis is back at the Edinburgh Fringe for a month of fun
05 Aug 2017,20 mins
Day 3: Andy Daly and the New Comedy Awards
Phil Ellis is back at the Edinburgh Fringe for a month of fun.
06 Aug 2017,19 mins,
Day 4: Greg Proops, Rachel Parris, Jenny Bede & Pierre Novellie
Phil Ellis is back at the Edinburgh Fringe for a month of fun.
07 Aug 2017,20 mins,
Day 5: Nicholas Parsons, Kiri Pritchard-Maclean and John-Luke Roberts
Phil continues to shamble his way round the BBC site, and bumps into Nicholas Parsons.
08 Aug 2017,24 mins,
Day 6: Richard Herring, Mae Martin & Ken Cheng
Phil Ellis talks to Richard Herring, and plays a nailbiting round of Chain of Fools.
09 Aug 2017,36 mins,
Day 7: Sofie Hagen, Fern Brady & Tom Ballard
Phil Ellis somehow hosts his way through another Fringe update
10 Aug 2017,23 mins
Day 8: Ellie Taylor, Tom Lucy, Brennan Reece and Puppetry of the Penis
Phil guides us once again through another podcast with his own brand of professionalism.
12 Aug 2017,32 mins
Day 9: Tom Allen, Suzi Ruffell and Flo & Joan
Phil Ellis treats us to another day of Edinburgh Fringe Funnies
12 Aug 2017,21 mins
Day 10: Andrew Maxwell, a BBC New Comedy Award preview and Tony Law
Phil and Andrew Maxwell visit a bric-a-brac market.
13 Aug 2017,23 mins
Day 11: John Kearns, Pat Cahill, Dan Antopolski and BBC New Comedy Award winner, Heidi Regan
All the fun of the fair as Phil Ellis ambles through another day at the Edinburgh Fringe.
14 Aug 2017,23 mins
Day 12: Tim Vine and a preview of The Wrestling with Brendon Burns and John Hastings
Tim Vine takes on Phil's joke challenge during another funny day at the Fringe
15 Aug 2017,20 mins
Day 13: Simon Day and some Elvis chat with Mike Bubbins
Phil chats to Fast Show and Brian Pern star, Simon Day
16 Aug 2017,15 mins
Day 14: Joe Lycett, Jordan Brookes with a song from Jess Robinson
Celebrating the letter 'J' by chatting to Joe Lycett and Jess Robinson sings us a song.
18 Aug 2017,25 mins
Day 15: Dane Baptiste and Ahir Shah chat to Phil while Sarah Schaefer and Maria Shehata try some Scottish treats...
Dane Baptiste and Ahir Shah chat to Phil while American comics try Scottish treats...
19 Aug 2017,25 mins
Day 16: Ed Gamble and Evelyn Mok chat while Christopher Bliss gives us some writing tips.
Ed Gamble and Evelyn Mok chat while Christopher Bliss gives us some writing tips.
19 Aug 2017,20 mins
Day 17: Angela Barnes and Darren Harriott have a can of lager on a bench while Larry Dean gives some tourist tips...
Angela Barnes and Darren Harriott chat while Larry Dean gives tourist some tips...
20 Aug 2017,17 mins
Day 18: Spencer Jones, Sophie Willan and Tez Ilyas stop by. Also Lost Voice Guy and Lauren Pattison have a private viewing...
Spencer Jones, Sophie Willan, Tez Ilyas, Lost Voice Guy and Lauren Pattison all pop by.
21 Aug 2017,24 mins
Day 19: Sarah Kendall chats, Colin Hoult as Anna Mann gives acting tips and Roisin and Chiara and Goodbear go head to head!
Sarah Kendall, Colin Hoult, Roisin and Chiara and Goodbear all on one show!
22 Aug 2017,25 mins
Day 20: Richard Gadd gives us the lowdown. Andy Field and Lucy Pearman join Phil and Rhys James gives us a poem.
Richard Gadd, Andy Field and Lucy Pearman. Also, Rhys James gives us a poem!
23 Aug 2017,27 mins
Day 21: We're joined by Desiree Burch. Sunil Patel and Harriet Kemsley and all the nominees for the Edinburgh Comedy Award!
Desiree Burch joins us on a bus and have a chat with Sunil Patel and Harriet Kemsley
24 Aug 2017,25 mins
Day 22: We're joined by Jordan Brookes, Brian Gittins and the Best Newcomer award nominees
Phil chats with Best Show Award Nominee Jordan Brookes and Brian Gittins.
25 Aug 2017,21 mins
Day 23: Al Porter, Rachel Fairburn & Stuart Laws.
Phil Ellis is joined by Al Porter, Rachel Fairburn & Stuart Laws.
26 Aug 2017,19 mins
Day 24: Edinburgh Comedy Award Winners and The League of Gentlemen
Phil Ellis heads to the Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Awards ceremony to talk to the winners.
27 Aug 2017,16 mins