Edinburgh Fringe 2025 – Comedy Round‑Up (Day Nine)
Saturday 9 August 2025 delivered one of Fringe’s sharpest stand‑up performances to date—plus continued highlights from broader comedy coverage.
Review of the Day
- Urooj Ashfaq – How to Be a Baddie (Monkey Barrel)
A bold, edgy return from the 2023 Best Newcomer—personal anecdotes, fan fiction chaos, and cultural commentary.
→ The Guardian review
Broader Fringe Standouts to Still See
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Highlights from The Guardian’s golden ten.
→ Guardian list via Vogue -
The Times’ comedy round‑up and top one‑liners remain essential.
→ Times comedy roundup
→ Times jokes feature
What to Catch Tonight
- Urooj Ashfaq’s show is one of the sharpest stand-up pieces of Fringe 2025—smarter, edgier, and deeply personal.
- Continue to book for key acts like Broad Strokes, The Last Mad Man, and Footballers’ Wives.
- For a quick fix of elevated wordplay, check out the shortlist of best jokes that make critics laugh out loud.
Snap summary: Day 9 gives Fringe its funniest bite yet, thanks to vibrantly confident stand‑up—and reminds us there’s a full week more of inventive, boundary-pushing comedy to come.