Ed and Jon Snow at last year's show. Photo by Darren Birch

Catch Ed and special guests including Jon Snow, Mitch Winehouse, Jimmy Carr, Rory Bremner, Stewart Francis, Ben Norris, and Adam Bloom for a one-off gig benefitting the New Horizon Youth Centre in London.

The gig is on May 14th at London’s Prince Edward Theatre. Tickets cost £15 – £40 and you can buy them here.

Last year’s gig was a roaring success, and this year’s also promises to have a good mix of standup and unexpected treats. All the proceeds go to support young people who are homeless or otherwise vulnerable or at risk.

(Here’s a little Digital Spy article about the gig.)

This just in! Robin Ince and Brian Cox will also be there on the night. You should definitely come too.

April 11th @ 9.00 pm April 12th @ 9.00 pm April 13th @ 7.00 pm April 13th @ 9.00 pm April 14th @ 7.00 pm April 14th @ 9.00 pm

It’s been a busy few months for Ed. A trip to New Zealand was followed by a visit to Siberia (!), then off to Austria for the Altitude Comedy Festival and a bit of skiing, and now Ed’s off to Oslo for four nights of gigs there as part of a bill with Frankie Boyle and Craig Campbell.

After all this he’ll be having a bit of a lie down, but he would like everyone to know that he’s written a new joke, so rest assured that work on the next show has begun.

…Ed takes to the Peak District for a lesson in landscape photography. You can pick up your copy of TGO from good newsagents, or you can subscribe and get it delivered to your great indoors every month.

In the January edition of TGO, Ed takes up rod and line and learns to fish. You might not want to rely on him for your post-apocalyptic survival needs just yet, but he’s getting there.

And, you know, magazine subscriptions do make very good Christmas presents. We’re just saying…

Want to get your hands on a unique piece of Ed memorabilia and help Shelter at the same time?

Then get along to Funny Faces, a photography exhibition that takes place in the Strand Gallery, London, December 6th-17th, where you’ll find portraits of 48 celebrities from the world of comedy (including Ed), all taken by photographer Paul Heneker.

Each of the portraits in the exhibition (30cm x 45cm, mounted, framed, and signed by the subject) will be auctioned on eBay to raise money for Shelter, starting on December 7th. However, a limited run of 20 prints of each portrait will also be available to buy at the fixed price of £30 each. These prints are A5-sized and signed by Paul Heneker.

You can find out more information about the auction on Paul’s website, where you can also see thumbnail images of all the portraits being exhibited, featuring such celebrities as Barbara Windsor, Alistair McGowan, Al Murray, David Mitchell, Issy Suttie, Daniel Sloss, Sara Pascoe, Simon Pegg, and loads more.

In this month’s column, Ed meets Alison O’Neill, “the Barefoot Shepherdess,” for a refreshing footwear-free hike across the Howgill Fells.

Given that Ed doesn’t even like to take his shoes off in other people’s houses, the experience was a challenging one for him. Find out how he got on by ordering your copy of TGO now!

You can catch Ed on Saturday, September 17th as part of this exciting new comedy festival in the heart of East London.

Click here for tickets.

Did you know that you can find Ed’s monthly column in The Great Outdoors magazine? In the July issue (contact TGO for info on back issues) Ed learns some basic navigation skills, and in the August issue (out now!) you can read about him getting a lesson in scrambling.

To make sure you don’t miss one of Ed’s columns, you can subscribe to The Great Outdoors here.