Catherine Cohen

Encore! Surefire shows returning for the Edinburgh festival in 2023

In the run-up to the festival, our writers will choose new productions that have caught their eye – but here’s a selection of those we’ve already reviewed

Chris Wiegand, Anya Ryan, Brian Logan, Mark Fisher, Kate Wyver, Arifa Akbar and David Jays

29, May, 2023 @1:51 PM

Catherine Cohen: Come for Me review – a hilarious social-mediated psyche set loose

Outrageous comedy, self-glamorising songs and self-ironic ridiculousness in abundance from a comic with a sharp sense of her own daftness

Brian Logan

08, Feb, 2023 @12:38 PM

Comedian Catherine Cohen: ‘Look, I find myself quite annoying, too’

The US comedy sensation is making up for lost time after Covid with a new show – still self-obsessed, but ‘a bit darker’ – and an opportunity for us to observe a quintessentially millennial comic grow up in public

Brian Logan

30, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM

The best theatre, dance and comedy tickets to book for 2023

Danny Boyle’s Matrix-inspired spectacular opens in Manchester, Succession star Brian Cox returns to the stage and standups Maisie Adam, Guz Khan and Catherine Cohen are on tour

Arifa Akbar, Lyndsey Winship and Brian Logan

26, Dec, 2022 @6:00 AM

Edinburgh festival 2022: 50 shows to see

Phil Wang makes a heroic return, Ian McKellen stars in a balletic Hamlet and Sophie Duker is gleefully carefree. Here are our picks of the festival’s comedy, theatre and dance

Brian Logan, Mark Fisher and Lyndsey Winship

06, Jul, 2022 @6:45 AM

Catherine Cohen: The Twist…? She’s Gorgeous review – wickedly funny

In the TV version of her hit Edinburgh show, the standup’s charisma, songs and self-absorbed swagger are still sparkling

Brian Logan

15, Mar, 2022 @4:02 PM

Top Boy to WeCrashed: the seven best shows to stream this week

The Drake-backed crime epic returns for an excellent fourth season, while Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway star in a drama about the founders of co-working business WeWork

Phil Harrison

11, Mar, 2022 @7:00 AM

Theatre, dance and comedy to book in 2022 – from Alan Partridge to Tennessee Williams

Amy Adams makes her West End debut, immersive dance confronts mental health and Steve Coogan’s alter ego embarks on a rare live UK tour

Arifa Akbar, Lyndsey Winship and Brian Logan

27, Dec, 2021 @6:00 AM

Cancelled! Cancelled! Cancelled! Stars on the shows that couldn't go on

How does it feel to see a show you’ve spent years working on being pulled? From Love Islanders to Foals, Laura Wade and Wayne McGregor, artists reveal their darkest days – and deepest worries

Sirin Kale

01, Jun, 2020 @5:00 AM

Top 10 comedy shows of 2019

A double dose of Stewart Lee, Hannah Gadsby’s follow-up to Nanette and London Hughes’ uproarious blue humour tickled the comedy circuit this year

Brian Logan

16, Dec, 2019 @6:00 AM

Ex-call centre worker wins top Edinburgh comedy award

Jordan Brookes wins prize for best show while Catherine Cohen crowned best newcomer

Veronica Lee

24, Aug, 2019 @2:21 PM

Jordan Brookes is disturbingly funny – and a worthy Edinburgh Comedy awards champ

Brookes has won the biggest prize in live comedy, with Catherine Cohen named best newcomer and Jessica Brough recognised for her Fringe of Colour project

Brian Logan

24, Aug, 2019 @12:08 PM