Episodes
You can hear three new episodes of Funny from the Fringe over at the Comedy of the Week.
Published 08/13/18
Phil Ellis heads to the Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Awards ceremony to talk to the winners Hannah Gadsby, John Robins and Natalie Palamides. He also catches up with 1997's Best Show award winner The League of Gentlemen.
Published 08/27/17
Phil Ellis chats with Irish presenter and comedian Al Porter while Rachel Fairburn and Stuart Laws discuss their shows and offer advice to other comics in our Edinburgh Agony Aunts feature.
Published 08/26/17
Phil chats with Best Show Award Nominee Jordan Brookes and character comic David Earl as Brian Gittins and we have a quick hello from the Best Newcomer Award Nominees.
Published 08/25/17
Desiree Burch joins us on a bus and have a chat with Sunil Patel and Harriet Kemsley
Published 08/24/17
Richard Gadd, Andy Field and Lucy Pearman. Also, Rhys James gives us a poem!
Published 08/23/17
Sarah Kendall, Colin Hoult, Roisin and Chiara and Goodbear all on one show!
Published 08/22/17
Spencer Jones, Sophie Willan, Tez Ilyas, Lost Voice Guy and Lauren Pattison all pop by.
Published 08/21/17
Angela Barnes and Darren Harriott chat while Larry Dean gives tourist some tips...
Published 08/20/17
Ed Gamble and Evelyn Mok pop in the studio for a chat while Rob Carter a.k.a. Christopher Bliss gives us some writing advice and David Trent gives us his Edinburgh Top Tip.
Published 08/19/17
In this edited version, Dane Baptiste and Ahir Shah chat to Phil, Twayna Mayne gives us her top tip and Sarah Schaefer and Maria Shehata try some Scottish treats...
Published 08/19/17
We're celebrating the letter 'J' by chatting to Joe Lycett, hearing a song from Jess Robinson while Jordan Brookes tells us about his jug. Interesting. James Meehan and Jack Rooke will also tell us their favourite J words.
Published 08/18/17
Phil chats to Fast Show and Brian Pern star, Simon Day
Published 08/16/17
Tim Vine takes on Phil's joke challenge during another funny day at the Fringe
Published 08/15/17
All the fun of the fair as Phil Ellis ambles through another day at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Published 08/14/17
Phil and Andrew Maxwell visit a bric-a-brac market.
Published 08/13/17
Phil Ellis treats us to another day of Edinburgh Fringe Funnies
Published 08/12/17
Phil guides us once again through another podcast with his own brand of professionalism.
Published 08/12/17
Phil Ellis somehow hosts his way through another Fringe update
Published 08/10/17
Phil Ellis talks to Richard Herring, and plays a nailbiting round of Chain of Fools.
Published 08/09/17
Phil continues to shamble his way round the BBC site, and bumps into Nicholas Parsons.
Published 08/08/17
Phil continues to host the podcast in a style that's been described (charitably) as more like performance art. He catches up with improviser and Whose Line Is It Anyway?star Greg Proops and The Mash Report Star Rachel Parris. Jenny Bede and Pierre Novellie solve the problems of fellow comedians and Phil Wang shares his top Edinburgh tip.
Published 08/07/17
Host Phil Ellis continues to prove his credentials as the Michael Parkinson of the Fringe with another slick interview - this time American comedian Andy Daly bears the brunt of Phil's highly original interview... technique?
Phil also plays a round of what is becoming an instant classic hit feature - Chain Of Fools. This time with some of the semi-finalists from this year's New Comedy Awards.
Published 08/06/17
Phil presides masterfully over an interview with previous Edinburgh Best Newcomers Jayde Adams and Phil Wang, we get a top tip from Will Seaward, and Cariad Lloyd and Ian Smith play the very first game of the very successful game Chain of Fools.
Published 08/05/17