More details of the daily festival updates revealed

The Dave TV channel has revealed more details of the nightly shorts it will be airing from the Edinburgh Fringe.

 Dave News will comprise 16 acts each delivering a two-minute news segment 'live' from the Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Festival.

The comics taking part are Lou Sanders (pictured), Paul Foot, Lucy Beaumont, Michael Odewale, Jamali Maddix, Tom Rosenthal, Maisie Adam, Luke McQueen, Rhys James, Rosie Jones, Lucy Pearman, John Kearns, Flo & Joan, Police Cops (Nathan Parkinson, Zachary Hunt, Tom Roe), Tarot (Edward Easton, Ben Rowse, Adam Drake, Kath Hughes) and Rob Carter as Christopher Bliss.

The shorts will air across Dave, on UKTV Play and across UKTV and the channel's social platforms throughout the festival, kicking off from Monday August 12

The programmes were initially announced last month when that the broadcaster was unveiled as the new sponsor of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

Published: 1 Aug 2019