'I was booed by 40 Postman Pats'
John Hastings recalls his most memorable gigs
02/08/2019 … First gig I was a suited-and-bloated, nervous, 20-year-old with a theatre degree in my back pocket.
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Fri 02 August 2019
I find the 'man-child as an agent of chaos’ thing so funny
Last year's Edinburgh best newcomer, Ciaran Dowd, chooses his comedy favourites
02/08/2019 … Saturday Night Live: Renaldo and Alexi I'm a huge fan of SNL, but I don't watch it religiously – I dip in and out as does the quality.
Thu 01 August 2019
The hotdog got bigger billing than me!
Comedy mathematician Matt Parker recalls his most memorable gigs
01/08/2019 … Worst gig It was a rugby club in Lincolnshire.
'These guys look genuinely cool while acting like absolute shitheads'
Australian absurdists Demi Lardner and Tom Walker pick their comedy favourites
01/08/2019 … Tom picked: Kung Fu Hustle Tom: This is my favourite movie.
Wed 31 July 2019
Who are your favourite ghosts, real or (let's face it) fictional?
We pose another of Richard Herring's Emergency Questions
31/07/2019 … Marley and Marley from The Muppets' Christmas Carol.
One gig, 19 walkouts
Zach Zucker recalls his most memorable gigs
31/07/2019 … Zach Zucker, of the double act Zach & Viggo, is performing this festival as hack comedian Jack Tucker.
'Anarchic depravity from absolute arseholes'
Archie Maddocks picks his comedy favourites
31/07/2019 … Richard Pryor The best to ever do it.