Stewart Lee's 2018 Edinburgh Fringe picks
Stewart Lee is not performing at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival, but via his newsletter he has made some suggestions of people he thinks you should see. Below is the comedy-related picks from his list, alongside his description of those acts. Click on the name for dates and tickets.
He also commented: "I am not in the Edinburgh Fringe this year but if I was I would remind you to prioritise looking beyond the Big 4 at Free Fringe, Stand, Summerhall etc."
New stand-up.
Scatalogical satirist songsmith.
Surreal Scottish s-up.
Low energy whimsy.
Folkloric comedy drama.
Wobbly literary s-up.
Ace Irish s-up.
Dependably caustic veteran.
Terry Johnson on Ken Campbell.
Miserable US s-up.
Welsh weirdo s-up.
TV satirist.
Irish surrealist clown.
Slithery absurdist s/up.
Smart political s-up.
Improvisational Scotts s-up.
Horror s/up.
Outsider s/up.
The comedians' comedian.
Canadian surrealist s/up.
Psychedelic s-up.
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