Meredith's Kercher sister demands Amanda Knox Fringe show be banned : News 2026 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
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- nbcphiladelphia.comseen 10 Aug, 01:12headline rewritten
Amanda Knox defends her comedy show at Edinburgh festivalAmanda Knox defends her comedy show at Edinburgh festival as honoring her murdered former roommate - nbcnewyork.comseen 10 Aug, 01:13headline rewritten
Amanda Knox defends her comedy show at Edinburgh festivalAmanda Knox defends her comedy show at Edinburgh festival as honoring her murdered former roommate - thewrap.comseen 10 Aug, 06:19description edited
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Amanda Knox hit back at a petition calling for the cancellation of her Edinburgh Fringe show, defending the critics had made "many false assumptions" about her work.Amanda Knox hit back at a petition calling for the cancellation of her Edinburgh Fringe show, saying the critics had made "false assumptions."
- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 12 Aug, 12:13URL changed
now resolves towww.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/amanda-knox-comedy-mordfall-edinburgh-fringe-festival-kritik-li.3525809?reduced=true
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- 5 Aug, 21:15Meredith's Kercher sister demands Amanda Knox Fringe show be banned : News 2026 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide1 outlet
- 7 Aug, 13:56Amanda Knox defends comedy show as honoring murdered former roommate's memory6 outlets
- 7 Aug, 18:00Amanda Knox defends her comedy show at Edinburgh festival as honoring her murdered former roommate3 outlets
- 7 Aug, 19:40The family of Meredith Kercher isn’t laughing about Amanda Knox’s comedy show2 outlets
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Wed, 5 August 2026
1 report- chortle.co.uk21:15first to report
Meredith's Kercher sister demands Amanda Knox Fringe show be banned - 'I cannot fathom how rape and murder can be laughed about'
Thu, 6 August 2026
1 report- aol.co.uk11:48Petition to cancel Amanda Knox's Edinburgh Fringe gig as Meredith Kercher's sister slams comedy show
Stephanie Kercher has condemned plans for Amanda Knox to take part in the upcoming Edinburgh Fringe Festival as she continues on her career path as a stand-up comedian
Fri, 7 August 2026
5 reports- The Guardian World13:35
Festival organisers defend show after criticism from sister of Meredith Kercher, Knox’s murdered former flatmate The Edinburgh festival fringe has said it is “not afraid of controversy” after it faced calls to cancel a sold-out show by Amanda Knox , who was wrongfully convicted for the 2007 murder of her flatmate Meredith Kercher in Italy. Knox’s comedy show, Cartwheel, has been condemned by Kercher’s family, with her sister, Stephanie, saying it “normalises and trivialises violence against...
- fox56.com13:56
The show is set for an 11-day run, which has since sold out, Knox shared on social media.
5 reprints
- wpde.com7 Aug, 13:56their copy
- turnto10.com7 Aug, 13:56their copy
- foxrochester.com7 Aug, 13:56their copy
- fox17.com7 Aug, 13:56their copy
- abc7amarillo.com7 Aug, 13:56their copy
- meathchronicle.ie15:00
More than 6,000 people have signed a petition for her show Cartwheel to be cancelled.
- nbcphiladelphia.com18:00edited after publishing
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Amanda Knox defends her comedy show at Edinburgh festival1 reprint
- nbcnewyork.com7 Aug, 18:00their copy
- localnews8.com19:40
By Barbie Nadeau, Ivana Scatola, CNN (CNN) — A new comedy show by Amanda Knox is hurtful rather than funny, the sister of the British student whose murder the American performer was convicted but later acquitted of told CNN ahead of its scheduled opening Friday at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Knox, who shared the apartment
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- kvia.com7 Aug, 19:40their copy
Sat, 8 August 2026
2 reports- thewrap.com04:25edited after publishing
Amanda Knox hit back at a petition calling for the cancellation of her Edinburgh Fringe show, saying the critics had made "false assumptions."
- gjsentinel.com17:30
Amanda Knox is defending a show she is performing at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in Scotland over the coming days. The American student convicted and later acquitted of the murder
Mon, 10 August 2026
2 reports- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)11:59
Ein Besuch beim Edinburgh Fringe Festival, wo Amanda Knox Comedy macht und über den Mordfall Meredith Kercher spricht. Das klingt geschmacklos, doch ein Besuch der Show beweist, dass es das nicht ist.
- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)11:59
URL changednow www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/amanda-knox-comedy-mordfall-edinburgh-fringe-festival-kritik-li.3525809?reduced=true
Ein Besuch beim Edinburgh Fringe Festival, wo Amanda Knox Comedy macht und über den Mordfall Meredith Kercher spricht. Das klingt geschmacklos, doch ein Besuch der Show beweist, dass es das nicht ist.