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Evening Standard comedy critic. Author of Beyond A Joke about the dark side of stand-up. Editor of #comedy website beyondthejoke.co.uk Food critic.
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Edinburgh Fringe 2026: Rarely Asked Questions – Stephen Catling

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By Bruce Dessau
| Beyond the Joke
At last year's Edinburgh Fringe Stephen Catling lost the most crucial of show props... his sacred slug mask. As a neurodivergent man unable to hide the pain of this loss he proceeded to go into full meltdown. This year Stephen bravely returns to the Fringe to tell his story, and some others, while dressed as a Clownfish. In a world where fish cannot breathe air, and clowns cannot breathe water, what is a clownfish meant to do?
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Edinburgh Fringe 2026: Rarely Asked Questions – Tarang Hardikar

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By Bruce Dessau
| Beyond the Joke
Fresh, fearless, and laugh-out-loud funny, rising star Tarang Hardikar brings his sharp wit to the Fringe for the first time as part of Soho Theatre’s Edinburgh Fringe programme. IF I'M NOT WRONG finds Tarang reflecting on his life after a late autism diagnosis, revisiting childhood memories and the confusing, inconsistent rules of the world he grew up in. Why is the biggest prize in football an everyday mundane object? Has anyone actually seen a coconut tree grow?
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Craft UK Sends Open Letter to Andy Burnham

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By Bruce Dessau
| Beyond the Joke
Craft UK, the organisation fighting for more official recognition for the broader comedy industry alongside the Live Comedy Association, has also sent an open letter to new PM Andy Burnham. They focus, in particular, on tax reform.
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