The Fringe, Fame and Me documentary surrounding Edinburgh festival to air in August

The Edinburgh Festival is now underway with three weeks of great theatre, comedy, cabaret, music, musicals, opera, dance, physical theatre, film, visual art, talks, debates and spoken word.CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is covering it all and here in the CMU Daily we’ll pick out some highlights from this year’s coverage.Today, we put the spotlight on David Ephgrave – the actor, musician and comedian whose new comedy show ‘Good Grief’ explores the events of a difficult childhood, but mainly the life – and death – of his father.We spoke to David to find out more about the show. Click here to read the interview.

Arctic Monkeys have teased what songs fans can possibly expect from their upcoming Reading and Leeds Festival headline performances, after playing their first live show in over three years in Istanbul.

BreAnna Bell AMC Networks’ Sundance Now has commissioned “Totally, Completely Fine” and “Sanctuary” as two new titles joining the streaming platform’s 2023 slate of original projects.Written, created and executive produced by Gretel Vella, “Totally, Completely Fine” explores the complexities of grief, the power of friendship, and the ways our sadness can unite us. Inspired by true events,the six-part dark comedy follows 20-something Vivian Cunningham (Thomasin McKenzie), whose life is a mess but nevertheless winds up tasked with helping people who come too close to the edge as she endures her own comedic catastrophes like accidentally burning down her brother’s vegan food truck with a bacon-flavored vape.

The Edinburgh Festival is now underway with three weeks of great theatre, comedy, cabaret, music, musicals, opera, dance, physical theatre, film, visual art, talks, debates and spoken word.CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is covering it all and here in the CMU Daily we’ll pick out some highlights from this year’s coverage.Today, we put the spotlight on ‘Unwanted Objects’ – a collection of stories and songs presented by David Head and Matt Glover as part of the Edinburgh Fringe – which is a follow up to 2018’s ‘A Good Service On All Other Lines’, which was also released as a podcast.We spoke to both performers to find out more about the show. Click here to read the interview.

The Edinburgh Festival is now underway with three weeks of great theatre, comedy, cabaret, music, musicals, opera, dance, physical theatre, film, visual art, talks, debates and spoken word.CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is covering it all and here in the CMU Daily we’ll pick out some highlights from this year’s coverage.Today, we put the spotlight on The iDiOT Circus – a theatrical four piece band who specialise in the darkly comic, the macabre, the murderous and the ridiculous – and their Fringe show ‘Death Is Coming’.We spoke to the band’s Nick Court to find out more about the show and the songs it features. Click here to read the interview.

The Edinburgh Festival is now underway with three weeks of great theatre, comedy, cabaret, music, musicals, opera, dance, physical theatre, film, visual art, talks, debates and spoken word.CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is covering it all and here in the CMU Daily we’ll pick out some highlights from this year’s coverage.Today, we put the spotlight on musician and composer Mark Glentworth who is staging an autobiographical one man musical at the Edinburgh Fringe.

WATCH: Fiona Falkiner and Hayley Willis talk kidsThe proud new mums shared the news on Sunday morning, posting a series of stunning photos with their newborn to Instagram."Spencer Glenn Falkiner. Born 1/8/22," they captioned the photos."You were just as excited to meet us as we were you, arriving a cheeky three weeks early! You are everything and more we could have dreamed of.

The Edinburgh Festival is now underway with three weeks of great theatre, comedy, cabaret, music, musicals, opera, dance, physical theatre, film, visual art, talks, debates and spoken worCMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is covering it all and here in the CMU Daily we’ll pick out some highlights from this year’s coverage.Today, we put the spotlight on the comedy show ‘How To Record The Greatest Album Of All Time’ from Tom GK, a former music critic who changed course as a result of hearing loss.We spoke to Tom to find out more about the show and the man himself. Click here to read the interview.

Emilio Mayorga Agustí Villaronga, one of the most versatile of higher-profile Spanish auteurs, is attached to direct “Purgatory,” a project which will be presented at Locarno’s Match Me! Event by Nati Escobar at Spain’s Galápagos Media.“Purgatory” turns on Father Tomás, a scholar of ancient history and biblical theology sent to a remote sanatorium as a penance for his sins. There, the priest discovers that the small community seems to be entranced by the teachings of a patient.A title to track at Match Me!, a large networking event, “Purgatory” promises a study of the frontiers between faith and superstition, conviction and manipulation.The project will be produced by director-producer Pau Calpe and Nati Escobar at Spain’s Galápagos Media and co-produced by Xavier Crespo at Dacsa Produccions.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorThe Locarno Film Festival’s artistic director, Giona A. Nazzaro, has rejected calls to ban Leon Prudovsky’s “My Neighbor, Adolf,” which world premieres Aug. 4 in Locarno’s Piazza Grande, after a controversy was sparked regarding its funding.

new cocktail bar 63rd+1st have teamed up with celebrity chef Tony Singh to create a limited-edition food menu to its city centre restaurant, just in time for the city's busiest time of the year. Having recently opened on Frederick Street, in the heart of the capital, 63rd+1st have already built up a huge following, offering seasonal cocktails within a Manhattan-style venue.

Despite a fandom that has shown to be toxic at the mention of diversity and inclusivity, “Star Wars” has always had a political undercurrent throughout the franchise. I mean, it’s really about Rebels fighting against an evil Empire, huh? Remember those overt political in the prequels? Sure, there are laser sword fights and space battles for those who just want that, but “Star Wars” has a long track record of trying to be a socially-conscious, political franchise.

Netflix series Heartstopper, revealed she’s a fan of the franchise in an interview with the Daily Star Sunday.“I love James Bond films,” Finney said. “Every film I’ve seen, I’ve always thought, ‘I’d love to be that cool, sexy Bond girl’.”She added: “It has never been done before, so it would be amazing to do it.”Caroline Cossey, also known as Tula, is a trans model who was an extra in 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only.

A Scots actor has said the Edinburgh Festival is "dying" due to steep hotel prices in the city.

A man has gone missing from Edinburgh for two days, sparking a police search. Michael Meehan was last seen on Rose Street at around 3.30pm on Thursday, July 21 but has not been seen or heard from since.

An ASDA employee has been heaped with praise for sharing the red flag symptoms that led him to discover he had skin cancer. As temperatures soared this week, ASDA colleague Ed shared his story in the hopes nobody else would fall victim to the ruthless disease.