Edinburgh Preview Show: Ania Magliano and Tom Rosenthal

Check out a sneak peek from award-winning comedians, as they make their way to the Edinburgh Fringe with brand new material. Explore our full season of Edinburgh Previews here.

Ania Magliano

Ania is a comedian based in London. She’s a triple threat (bisexual, Gen Z, bad at cooking). Her sharp, wry writing combined with her warm conversational performance style make her a ‘glittering new talent’ (the i Paper) of the UK comedy scene.

In 2024 she performed her show Forgive Me Father, which started in Soho Theatre in October. She will carry on touring in 2025. Ania was also a Times Breakthrough Nominee for the Sky Arts Awards 2024.

Her 2023 stand up show, I Can’t Believe You’ve Done This, was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show, and sold out its entire Fringe run before the festival began. It received multiple 4 and 5 star reviews, with the Scotsman calling it a ‘beautifully structured show’ and Ania a ‘truly original voice with an impressive set of skills’. The show was included in British Comedy Guide’s ‘Best Reviewed Edinburgh Fringe Shows 2023’ list and was the Number 1 pick in Time Out’s ‘The 11 best comedy shows at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023’.

Her debut hour of comedy, Absolutely No Worries If Not, won Best New Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2022, and sold out entire runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre. An extra date was put on at London’s Leicester Square Theatre for one night only. The Times described it as ‘the sort of elegantly amusing, surprising and inspiring debut hour that you come to the Fringe to see’, whilst the Guardian listed it as one of 10 Fringe Shows Not To Miss, saying it ‘will have you crying with laughter’.

Ania has appeared on multiple podcasts, including picking what was described by Ed as ‘one of the worst menus ever’ on Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster. You may have heard her on Radio 5 Live with Elis James and John Robins, Brett Goldstein’s Films to be Buried With, Pappy’s Flatshare, Trusty Hogs, Cuddle Club and The Moon Under Water. She has opened for Ed Gamble, Marc Maron and Catherine Cohen. She has also appeared on ITV2’s The Stand Up Sketch Show, Dave’s Get Off My Phone and Dave’s The Comedy Guide to Life.

Tom Rosenthal

Tom Rosenthal is an actor and comic. He is best known for his starring roles in hit ITV show Plebs and Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner.

As an actor, he is one of the stars of the highly acclaimed, Friday Night Dinner on Channel 4, as well as the hit ITV comedy, Plebs. Tom is also the voice of Lloyd B. Fly in, Lloyd of The Flies on CITV.

Tom is frequently seen on the comedy circuit. In 2020 his stand-up show, Manhood, toured around the UK to rave reviews and received high praise at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He can frequently be seen on the bill at comedy nights around the UK, delighting audiences with his personal, energetic, and engaging approach.

Within broadcast, Tom has appeared as a competitor on, Richard Osman’s House of Games, Pointless Celebrities and The Weakest Link.