A bike race, a fire alarm and a dead pig have been amongst the things that have disrupted first performances of comedy shows at the Edinburgh Festival this year.
Radio 1 is hosting a stand-up show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The gig will be live streamed on the radio and be available as a video feed online and via the Red Button.
Madame Magenta is using a variety of divination methods to figure out how comedians would most benefit from their time on the Fringe. This week she turns her attention to Jimmy Carr.
Freestyle hip-hop duo Abandoman are just about the most roof-raising, impossible-to-follow stand-up act you've ever seen. But are they caught between stools? Or other, more sinister furniture?
Carly Smallman reveals her experiences of receiving Twitter abuse about her appearance, rather than her comedy - and talks how it inspired her to create a new Edinburgh show.
