THE TRUTH ABOUT: Mark simmons - Caught on Camera

‘Hard to recover from trauma’: TV antiques expert decides to close jewellery shop, leave London after hammer attack

Celebrity antiques dealer Ian Towning has shut down his iconic Chelsea jewellery emporium and decided to leave London after a violent armed robbery left him traumatised.

The Times of India · May 31

Mark Simmons: ‘A lot of brilliant comedy shows tackle world issues – that’s not what this is!’

The comedian on learning from Stewart Lee, forging gags from chats with friends and his niche joke about Magic FM

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25

Edinburgh Fringe’s funniest joke award scrapped for 2025

TV channel U&Dave said its annual competition was being put on hold

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025

Mark Simmons’ ship joke named funniest of Edinburgh fringe

Comedian was in top 10 on three previous occasions – here are this year’s best gags, as voted for by a public panel

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2024

Edinburgh Fringe 2024: all of the stand-out shows (so far) from this year's comedy festival

From Anna Akana’s dark successor to Baby Reindeer, to Sarah Keyworth’s warmly witty exploration of gender identity, there’s plenty to love at this year’s Fringe

Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2024

Comedy without the 'C' word in Canberra

This year's festival will have more comedians and acts than ever.

The Canberra Times · Mar 3, 2024

Ahir Shah arrived at Edinburgh with a work-in-progress but leaves as comedy champ

The Edinburgh comedy award-winning show Ends is a superb set about Shah’s grandfather, the standup’s imminent wedding and multicultural Britain

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023

First Victoria Wood comedy award given to comic posthumously

Gareth Richards was named as the first Victoria Wood award winner at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2023

Edinburgh Comedy Awards: Ahir Shah wins this year’s Best Comedy Show

Ahir Shah was praised for a blending of his family’s personal story that was ‘funny yet emotional, political yet positive, clever and engaging, powerful and tender’

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2023

Glastonbury 2023: Bristol Reggae Orchestra and Windrush Choir to perform on famous Pyramid stage

The Eavis family invited the ensemble to perform on the famous festival stage

Bristol Post · Jun 13, 2023