Adam Hess: adulthood is horrific

Edinburgh intros #27: The debut show by motormouth comic Adam Hess would be a cathartic one about his 'freakish' childhood, were it not for the fact that adulthood is even worse.

#WOWFEST: Bugeja, Hess, Sigmundsson and Ewins (Link expired)

We spent the first day of this year's Fringe at Summerhall and spoke to funny men Steve Bugeja, Adam Hess, Eric Sigmundsson and Mat Ewins about the good, the bad and the ugly parts of the world's biggest arts festival.

Fringe 2015 - Adam Hess

Hotly tipped, award-winning comedian, Adam Hess will perform his highly anticipated debut hour Adam Hess: Salmon at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015.

The Adam Hess three minute interview

Adam Hess is a stand-up comedian and writer from England. According to his website he loves gnocchi, goats and is rubbish at football. He also likes to make people laugh, so Martin Walker caught up with him to talk to him about his latest Edinburgh show.

Adam Hess on penning his first Edinburgh show

Going from 20-minute appearances at comedy clubs to your first hour-long Edinburgh show seems like a big jump.

The spotlight on ... Adam Hess

He's like a cross between Adam Bloom and Ian Curtis, he's a frenetic gagsmith, and he's and Rubik's Cube showboater - it's Adam Hess.

The original, full-length comedy marathon at the Edinburgh festival fringe lasted eight hours, so this 60-minute version is very much a boiled-down affair. Introduced by Chris Ramsey and Jameela Jamil, we're promised the highlights from the 40-plus comedians who took part performing stand-up and sketches. There's an array of talent to choose from, including Adam Riches, Ellie Taylor and Celia Pacquola, plus a couple of old timers - Jimmy Cricket and Phil Kay - as well as newer blood, such as Adam Hess, winner of the 2011 Chortle Student Comedy award.