28 of the best comedy shows at the Fringe

We took a look at the huge lineup of comedy gear at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe and selected a sample of the shows that are already tickling our tickly bits.

Fringe: The best comedy shows to see

If the London previews have tickled your fancy and you've made the decision to go up to Edinburgh, you're bound to be looking for some lols.

Fringe 2018: The best comedy shows to see

There's 1,281 comedy shows listed in the brochure this year. That's far too many - so here are 13 of the very best.

50 shows to see at the Edinburgh fringe 2018

Superstar standups, daring dance, Brexit cabaret and a Bon Jovi musical ... Dive into our guide to some of the shows at the world's biggest arts festival.

25 stand-up comedy recommendations for the Fringe

One again Laugh Out London brings you a list of some of the best stand-up comedy shows you will see at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018.

Monkey Barrel Fringe preview

Exceptional comedy venue offers a Fringe line-up to match.

This series sees four young comedians - Jamali Maddix, Fern Brady, Alfie Brown and Sean McLoughlin - travel around Europe doing standup, and exploring the continent their xenophobic elders are currently insisting we leave. Judging by this opener - a sojourn in Copenhagen, Denmark - it's light on the cultural analysis and heavier on the standup, with Brown delivering a funny but barely EU-relevant routine, much of it about masturbation.

TV preview: Brexit Stage Left, Viceland

Given that most comedians are sticking Brexit material into their act faster than you can say "Conservative minority" it is quite canny of broadcaster Viceland to come up with the four-part Brexit Stage Left, in which a group of comics - Jamali Maddix, Alfie Brown, Fern Brady and Sean McLoughlin - travel to Europe to see what we are going to be missing in a few years and also get to do a gig.