The Edinburgh Festival Fringe started on Friday and at the last count there were 1,130 different comedy shows to choose from. And that’s without including the free gig refuseniks that choose not to appear in the official brochure. If you are on a flying visit to the Scottish capital, how do you whittle that humungous schedule down to a manageable diary?
Well, there’s no need for stress as we’ve done the heavy lifting for you. Here are six of the best debuts destined to entertain audiences this August, from shabby Aussies to ex-doctors, from Americans with colourful families to a French woman living in the Midlands.
