Louise Reay has a unique Fringe offering... it's a comedy show in Chinese for people who don't speak any Chinese at all.

1. Tell us about your career so far. Are you happy with where you're at?

I did stand-up for two years before starting to learn about clown. I've only been doing clowning for a year, but just months after trying it, I totally fell in love with it, I had an idea for a show and I just went for it. I just love performing physical comedy and clown so much, why not?

2. Describe your show in exactly 23 words.

Comedy totally in Chinese but for an audience that doesn't speak any Chinese at all. It's only words...or, is it? Woo woo!

3. Why are you putting yourself through this famously stressful experience?

It is stressful but it's also really fun. It's a great privilege to be able to do nothing but comedy for a whole month...I mean, people are actually dying from diarrhoea in the third world and here we all are fannying around as if our lives depended on it.

4. Any cunning plans to get more punters in?

I started the Fringe by wearing a big trench coat and messing about on the street. I stopped wearing it after two days because I couldn't be arsed to carry it around. I have been rapping Chinese to baffled passers by who either think I am being racist, pretending to speak Chinese or have escaped from an institution. I realised after a couple of days my favourite place to flyer is actually outside an alcoholics anonymous clinic. It's not labelled on the outside so I had no idea. It smelt a bit of wee there today.

5. How much money do you think you'll lose/make this year?

I am very fortunate because my show is sponsored by the Confucius Institute at the University of Edinburgh, so I do not have to pay for any Fringe expenses - for this reason alone, I suppose there is a chance I might be able to make some money, but I'll probably just spend it all while I'm up here fannying around.

6. What are you most looking forward to about your first Edinburgh festival?

I am really excited about a chance to do my show every day, and develop. It will be crazily intense but hopefully fun. Tiring too no doubt.

7. What other shows are you hoping to see?

I have got tickets to see Nina Conti's new improvised show, which sounds incredible. I've also got tickets for Paul Foot, George Egg, Trygve Wakenshaw and Lolly. Can't wait.

8. If you took over programming a venue, what would you perfect line-up of comedians be?

Nina Conti, Paul Foot, George Egg, Trygve Wakenshaw, Lolly, Doctor Brown, Tim Key, Harry Hill, Eddie Izzard...

9. Name the one person you'd rather not bump into during the festival?

I am desperately trying to avoid both Grant and Phil Mitchell. Peggy told me they've put on a bit of weight recently.

10. Why should audiences pick your show over the 1,700+ other comedy offerings at this year's festival?

My show is experimental - it's different every day and improvised with the audience, I want to create a show that's unique and hopefully special because of the people in the room at that moment. People leave my show at the end saying what the hell - how come that show was totally in Chinese but I could understand it all? It's so fun every day.

'Louise Reay: It's Only Words' is at 4:15pm at Just The Tonic at The Community Project on 6-17, 19-30 August. Listing