If you are looking to book a show during the remainder of the Fringe, our critics have been busy dashing between performances to give you the inside scoop on what’s worth your time.
These are 17 of the comedy shows that have received a four star review from the Scotsman – and what our arts experts had to say about them.
They can all be booked at www.edfringe.com.
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5. Dan Rath: Cockroach Party
"Watching Dan Rath, you constantly find yourself marvelling at how his mind operates. And I struggle to describe it without reaching for superlatives like genius and insanity." Jay Richardson on Dan Rath: Cockroach Party (Assembly George Square Studios (Studio Five) (Venue 17), until 28 August). Photo: Contributed
6. Tim Key: Mulberry
"To lockdown or not to lockdown – that is the question for comedians this Fringe. Whether tis nobler to bury the trauma of the last two years and opt for something less boring instead or to address the elephant in the room and, by confronting, achieve a glorious communal catharsis? Thankfully Tim Key has chosen the latter approach for his latest hour." Fiona Shepherd on Tim Key: Mulberry (Pleasance Dome (Venue 23), until 17 Aug, and then at Pleasance Courtyard (Venue 33) until 28 August). Photo: Contributed
7. Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!
"Only the latest adaptation of his life story, after the memoir, the novel and the screenplay, Leo Reich's Fringe debut is a once experienced, never forgotten deep dive into one 23-year-old's marvellously monstrous ego." Jay Richardson on Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?! (Pleasance Courtyard (Baby Grand) (Venue 33), until 28 August). Photo: Contributed
8. Erika Ehler: Femcel
"Commanding from her first utterance, Ehler is unabashedly candid and sexually voracious, chewing up and spitting out ineffectual white men from her vagina like they're going out of fashion, which, on the evidence of this hugely assured debut, they probably are." Jay Richardson on Erika Ehler: Femcel (Monkey Barrel Comedy (Carnivore) (Carnivore 1) (Venue 180), until 28 August). Photo: Contributed