Martin Williams (I)

Seven must-see comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe

Your laughter muscles duly rested by a diet of Dostoevsky and Adam Sandler movies throughout the early summer, you'll be ready and crying out by now for the comedic onslaught of the Edinburgh Fringe. Everywhere from street corners to enormo-venues, you'll find all kinds of people vying to make you think they're the most hilarious thing since internet videos of cats, be they stand-ups, sketch troupes, improvisers, absurdist performance artists or just plain freeform weirdoes. Let us help you sort the funny hahas from the funny hows by highlighting six shows we think will be definite winners this Fringe, from promising up-and-comers to senior stars.

Malcolm Jack, Time Out, 17th August 2016

Fringe 2016: comedy shows that should deliver

The fringe lineup is out: try Robert Newman's Brain Show, Josie Long's investigations and Michelle Wolf, one of Chris Rock's Oscars speechwriters.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 10th June 2016

Stephen Fry: I took cocaine at Buckingham Palace

Writer and presenter tells readers of his new autobiography how he 'brought noble properties into squalid disrepute'.

Martin Williams, The Guardian, 26th September 2014