Ian Smith: Edinburgh Fringe 2017 interview

This is the fourth solo show for Ian Smith, who played a prominent role in Richard Gadd's hugely acclaimed Waiting for Gaddot in 2015.

Edinburgh festival 2017: 10 shows to see

A puppet blockbuster, a Bigfoot opera and a Northern Soul dance marathon all feature in the lineup of the 70th Edinburgh festival.

Fringe 2017: the 20 best comedy shows to see

The best from the comedy section.

What's On London's Edinburgh Fringe preview

With the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - the world's largest arts event - officially starting today, we decided to follow the Highland herd and put together a list of the comedy shows we're most looking forward to seeing this month and then subsequently in London.

Fringe 2017 - Naked Ambition

In 1997 Simon Morley created the global smash hit and Edinburgh Fringe favourite Puppetry of the Penis.

Fringe 2017 - The Red Emerald

An hour-long farce set in a crumbling old stereotype.

Daniel Sloss interview

For Daniel, who grew up in Fife, the Fringe is a homecoming after another busy year around the world.

Dominic Holland is game for a laugh at the Fringe

Dominic Holland and his son are both playing Edinburgh just now.

Comedians 'booted out' to make way for light show

Edinburgh's 70th festival season opens tonight with a row brewing between the official event and one of the largest Fringe promoters.

Marcus Monroe: Edinburgh Fringe 2017 interview

Marcus Monroe - a winner of Andy Kaufman Award for comic originality - brings comedy and juggling together in a high energy show.

+3 interview: Impromptu Shakespeare

"We've just finished a fantastic run at the Bristol Shakespeare Festival."

+3 interview: Stephen Bailey: Can't Think Straight

"I feel like I have something to say about the world and so I've decided to impose that view on the unsuspecting audience. For returners, there are still some dick jokes."

Four new photos released for Series XII

While things aren't looking good for a drowning Cat and a somehow-suddenly-rather-aged Lister, it's better news for Kryten, who's being waited on hand and foot by a group of fellow mechanoids; and Rimmer, who for some reason appears to have got himself a promotion to Navigation Officer, and what's more seems to be wearing a somewhat old-fashioned uniform...

Interview: Rosie Wilby

We caught up with her to find out what to expect from her book.

Fringe 2017 - Sixth Night

How do you bring Shakespeare to the Edinburgh Fringe? Cut down one of his most famous plays and give it a witty title.

Mrs. Doyle road sign stolen in County Mayo

A road safety campaign involving the beloved Mrs. Doyle from Father Ted has gone awry in Co. Mayo, after life-size cardboard cut-outs to alert drivers and GAA fans to take a break over the bank holiday weekend were stolen.

Five of the best free shows at the Fringe

There are several shows on offer in the city which you don't have to splash the cash on.

BWW Q&A- Bilal Zafar

Bilal Zafar interview.

EdFringe70 interview: Kaitlyn Rogers Can I Get an Amen

Inspired by a healthy obsession with RuPaul and Whoopi comes an extravaganza! It's comedy with a sassy twist that's straight up dazzling audiences across the globe. It's won some awards.

EdFringe70 Interview: Nigel Miles-Thomas Zsa Zsa & Me

A true story, the Cinderella story. Zsa Zsa Gabor: a true princess.

EdFringe70 interview: Zuleika Khan, TRIAGE!

Ever used an IV pole as a stand-in microphone while belting out Beyoncé in the ICU? Welcome to the curious world of Triage! Exploring the sometimes cruel, occasionally pleasant, always stressful world of in-your-face hospital medicine.

Interview: Jane Livingstone & Jonathan Cairney

Jocky Wilson Said is a funny, moving and critically acclaimed tribute to a Scottish sporting hero.

Interview with Pippa Evans

Pippa Evans takes some time to talk to Voice about the show, inspirations, and to give advice to young people.

Interview with Phil Nichol

Phil Nichol takes some time to talk to Voice about the show, inspirations, and to give advice to young people.

Interview with Francesco De Carlo

Francesco De Carlo takes some time to talk to Voice about the show, inspirations, and to give advice to young people.

Interview with Eshaan Akbar

Eshaan Akbar takes some time to talk to Voice about the show, inspirations, and to give advice to young people.

Pippa Evans picks her Perfect Playlist

Here's my Perfect Playlist of 6 comedy songs that influenced me, and that I could listen to over and over again.

Whose the worst person you've met at the Fringe?

Comedians share their Fringe stories.

Hari Sriskantha: Edinburgh Fringe 2017 interview

A debut hour about happiness from a 2014 BBC Radio New Comedy Award finalist and a 2012 Chortle Student Comedy Award finalist.

Edinburgh interviews: Charly Clive & Ellen Robertson

Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson make up Britney and they are now bringing us John, an exploration of American stereotyping entertained by us Brits that sees the pair hunt down John Hancock; an apparent epitome of the typical American man. They will be performing this new show at Bedlam Theatre throughout August.

Danny O'Brien reveals the inspiration for his new show

Danny O'Brien talks to us about his new show Racontour.

Ingrid Oliver interview

The actor and sketch show comic opens up about the things that make her laugh the most, from The Thick of It to German nipples.

100 of the best ever jokes & one-liners from the Fringe

For a taste of what to expect, we've put together a rather epic list of some of the best jokes and one-liners that have had audiences giggling in the Scottish capital over recent years.

Rosie Wilby discusses her inspiration for her show

Ellyn Daniels: Edinburgh Fringe 2017 interview

Ellyn Daniels finds the humour in her most psychologically demoralising moments in what she describes as an "unapologetic, soul-bearing tale of one girl's journey from humiliation to liberation".

Trygve Wakenshaw interview

We talk to the New Zealand comic about his two Fringe shows, one starring his theatrical partner Barnie Duncan and the other his 13 month old son.

You have to be joking? Yianni Agisilaou

Yianni Agisilaou interview.

You have to be joking? Abigoliah Schamaun

Abigoliah Schamaun interview.

You have to be joking? Conor Drum

Conor Drum interview.

Mike Bubbins - Retrosexual Male

Mike Bubbins is not, he assures us, a character actor.

You have to be joking? Eshaan Akbar

Eshaan Akbar interview.

You have to be joking? Dominic Holland

Dominic Holland interview.

You have to be joking? Jonny Pelham

Jonny Pelham interview.

Terry Alderton recalls his unforgettable five gigs

With more than 25 years in the business, Terry Alderton has his share of memorable gigs.

Three to see 2017: Three magic shows

This time a little bit of cabaret in the form of three fine magic shows.

Three to see 2017: Three Macbeths for juniors

This time three Macbeth themed shows for children.

Three to see 2017: Three promising comedy newcomers

This time three comedy newcomers.

Quick quiz: Shôn Dale-Jones

Today former ThreeWeeks Editors' Award winner Shôn Dale-Jones.

The Edinburgh interviews 2017: Tom Skelton

Character comic Tom Skelton's latest show, Blind Man's Bluff, is an energetic whistle-stop tour of the most famous visually impaired people in history, coming from a man with partial sight himself. Skelton will be performing this show at the Underbelly Med Quad throughout August.

Fringesider #1: comedy, charm and covfefe

An unforgettable List Festival party, the early favourites from our reviewers, and some hot tips for the first weekend.

Why not try something a little out of the ordinary?

Some odd shows.

Eddie Large opens up about his heart transplant

The comedian, 76, may be one of the oldest surviving heart transplant patients but he is strong and sprightly as he skips around his balcony overlooking the marina in Portishead, Somerset.

You have to be joking? Ben Fogg

Ben Fogg interview.

Edinburgh Fringe day 3

Female comic accused of blowing a male instrument.

Fringe 2017 - Sh!t I'm in Love with you Again

Rachelle Elie can tell you more about love and relationships than Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna and Katy Perry could ever do - and she's laying it all on the line.

Fringe 2017 - Cracked Tiles

Within the walls of his crumbling inheritance a man speaks with his deceased father, what could he possibly discover?

Angels in Erotica: 'God can be a right primadonna'

Angels in Erotica - a fresh new student written and run piece in which God is gay and there is a new female messiah.

Five fast Fringe questions with Sleeping Trees

Next up in our annual series of Fringe preview Q & A's it's the turn of Sleeping Trees.

Fringe landlords 'dodge paying millions in tax'

As Edinburgh gears up for the busiest month of the year, research suggests the city could be missing out on up to £10 million in lost tax revenue from short-term lets.

Feeding the five thousands: the Go Faster Stripe story

According to the comic and poet John Hegley, to make a living as a comedian, you need 5,000 fans prepared to buy your stuff. Five thousand enthusiasts going to gigs, reading books, dowloading podcasts and watching DVDs. Keep feeding these devotees new product and they'll never leave you. They are all powerful and without them there would be no Daniel Kitson. Indie comedy outfit Go Faster Stripe, has adopted this idea as a business model.

Where are you coming from? Stuart Black/John Robertson

Interviews with Stuart Black and John Robertson.

Interview with Ed Gamble

Ed Gamble akes some time to talk to Voice about the show, inspirations, and to give advice to young people.

Interview with Steve Bugeja

Steve Bugeja takes some time to talk to Voice about the show, inspirations, and to give advice to young people.

Andy Field at Chortle's Fast Fringe

It is an extract from his Edinburgh Fringe show, The Andy Field Experience, which is on at Pleasance Courtyard at 21:45.

An interview with Cathy Schenkelberg

Cathy Schenkelberg interview.

Being a comedian when your dad is Mark Steel

"He won't want to come to my show, and he won't let me see his," comedian Mark Steel jokes with his son Elliot.