After making their TV debut earlier this year, the QI researchers behind the award-winning No Such Thing As a Fish podcast return for a second series of topical analysis peppered with fascinating facts. The production values may be basic ("Like watching a hostage video," suggested one fan), but the well-worn on-mic chemistry between Dan Schreiber, Anna Ptaszynski, Andrew Hunter Murray and James Harkin is infectious.

We got comedians to put a terrible joke in their show

In a sadistic experiment, we made stand-ups work a painfully bad joke into their Edinburgh Fringe preview. Ralph Jones went along to find out if the unfunny can be made hilarious.

Sandi Toksvig's QI: I'm not a mini-me for Stephen Fry

The panel show has spawned books and apps - and become as significant a cultural export as Doctor Who. But can it survive the departure of its quizmaster of 13 years? Zoe Williams goes on set to find out.

Andrew Hunter Murray interview

Andrew Hunter Murray has been coming to Edinburgh for years with Austentatious - but now the QI researcher come quiz show panellist in his own right is bringing a very special pub quiz to Edinburgh. Andrew speaks pub quiz hosts, facts and kangaroo genitalia with Adrian Bradley.

18 reasons why you can't miss the Edinburgh Fringe

Think it's just about the jokes? From weight loss to mind expansion, our panel of comedians reveal the hidden perks of a trip to the festival.

Andrew Hunter Murray on his comedy favourites

'I felt like someone had slammed my head in a fridge'

Comedians recall their first gigs

Shappi Khorsandi felt as if she'd walked on the moon. Isy Suttie watched a man change a dressing on a wound as she spoke. Omid Djalili fell off the stage. So how did the first gigs of Paul Merton, Susan Calman and other top comics go?

Comedy connections

With a plethora of offerings at every Fringe, it's inevitable that some performing paths start to cross. Here's a closer look at who's teaming up with whom.