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First 2024 Chortle Student Comedy finalists named - Meet the acts who got through the first semi-final

There’s no doubt he will carry on with his ‘Pick of the Fringe’ for as long as he is able to, and both this and his charity sponsorships are rightly highly commended.

The plot is predictable, at surface level, in the sense that good triumphs over evil, but there are some nuanced twists in the story that help to maintain interest.

It was an exhausting watch, but in a good way, as the sheer physicality in a necessarily brisk production is almost jaw-dropping.

Our reviewers pick the funniest shows at Fringe, as the 2022 Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlists are announced.

From theatre to comedy, and dance to classical music, these are the essential performances to watch this year

Here's a small fraction of some of the comedy coming up at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

30 April 2021 • 5:00am Edinburghs streets may be forced to stay empty – and will only get emptier Credit: Chris Watt With the news this week that a draconian social-distancing policy will be applied when cultural venues reopen in Scotland, then will last until further notice, a grim conclusion is becoming unavoidable: this year’s Edinburgh Fringe is a non-starter. That ultra-cautious, and potentially ruinous, policy was unveiled in guidance published by the Scottish Government this week...