Comedy

There's a lot of musical comedy at the Fringe, but few as cool or as sexy as Frisky & Mannish Read more »

Comedy veteran but a Fringe virgin, Will Franken is hoping to blow some minds in Edinburgh Read more »

Welshman Elis James gets all mumsy on us Read more »

Chris Stokes and Rob Beckett are no strangers to the Fringe, but this year they're back with their very own shows; that 'difficult second show' can be a challenge for some performers, but Cariad Lloyd and Doug Segal are full of enthusiasm Read more »

"Politics is not a game," said Winston Churchill. "It is an earnest business." But that doesn't mean it can't be the subject of comedy, as Thom Tuck and Josie Long prove; Rhys Darby and Paul Vickers are two men who are very serious about being silly Read more »

The Big Four venues cast a long shadow over comedy at the Fringe. Many performers walk away in debt, but why is that and what are the alternatives? Stewart Lee and Bob Slayer offer an insider's view of how the Fringe really works Read more »