Stewart Lee is not performing at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival, but via his newsletter he has made some suggestions of people he thinks you should see. Below is the comedy-related picks from his list, alongside his description of those acts. Click on the name for dates and tickets.
He also commented: "I am not in the Edinburgh Fringe this year but if I was I would remind you to prioritise looking beyond the Big 4 at Free Fringe, Stand, Summerhall etc."
Athena Kugblenu: Follow The Leader. Athena Kugblenu
Athena Kugblenu
New stand-up.
Stories And Songs With Beans On Toast
Beans on Toast
Scatalogical satirist songsmith.
David Kay
Surreal Scottish s-up.
David O'Doherty: You Have to Laugh. David O'Doherty
David O'Doherty
Low energy whimsy.
Drenched
Folkloric comedy drama.
Dylan Moran: Dr Cosmos. Dylan Moran
Dylan Moran
Wobbly literary s-up.
Eleanor Tiernan: Success Without a Sex Tape. Eleanor Tiernan
Eleanor Tiernan
Ace Irish s-up.
Jo Caulfield: Killing Time. Jo Caulfield
Jo Caulfield
Dependably caustic veteran.
Ken
Terry Johnson on Ken Campbell .
Lewis Schaffer: What Have You Heard?. Lewis Schaffer
Lewis Schaffer
Miserable US s-up.
Lloyd Langford: Why the Big Face?. Lloyd Langford
Lloyd Langford
Welsh weirdo s-up.
Nish Kumar: It's in Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves (Work in Progress). Nish Kumar
Nish Kumar
TV satirist.
Paul Currie: Hot Donkey. Paul Currie
Paul Currie
Irish surrealist clown.
Paul Foot: Image Conscious. Paul Foot
Paul Foot
Slithery absurdist s/up.
Paul Sinha: The Two Ages of Man. Paul Sinha
Paul Sinha
Smart political s-up.
Phil Kay: Lighter Hour. Phil Kay
Phil Kay
Improvisational Scotts s-up.
Satanic Rites of Robin Ince. Robin Ince
Robin Ince
Horror s/up.
Seymour Mace Gets Sucked Off by God. Seymour Mace
Seymour Mace
Outsider s/up.
Simon Munnery: The Wreath
Simon Munnery
The comedians' comedian.
Tony Law: A Lost Show. Tony Law
Tony Law
Canadian surrealist s/up.
The Trevor Lock Experience. Trevor Lock
Trevor Lock
Psychedelic s-up.
Published: Monday 16th July 2018