The Latest Breaking News from Edinburgh Fringe

Michael Herd spent 14 years teaching in Shanghai where he honed his craft as a comedian by night

Isobel Lewis is currently running all over Edinburgh taking in all the comedy the Fringe has to offer. Here are her funniest one-liners from the festival so far...

The cast put on a phenomenal performance packed full of energy and passion that was maintained all the way throughout the powerful and captivating show

Simon Brodkin made a name for himself as Britain’s number one prankster – except the names weren’t his own, but Lee Nelson or other comedy characters. He talks to Isobel Lewis about moving on from his most famous creation, finding his own identity on stage and how his ADHD diagnosis…

Twitter users were divided by his comments

JERRY Sadowitz is back doing voiceover work at the Edinburgh Fringe following the cancellation of his show at The Pleasance Theatre.

Comic Matt Forde took to social media to explain that the youngster had interrupted his Fringe set on multiple occasions at the Pleasance Courtyard on Monday.

Matt Forde said audience members were "p***ed off" by the crying baby.

A theatre show that describes itself as a show about death expressed through "outrageous clowning, personal testimony and a thumping techno soundtrack" automatically piques interest, but it was an apt summary of a mad but impactful journey.

'My act is now being cheapened and simplified as unsafe, homophobic, misogynistic and racist'

His show at the Pleasance theatre was cancelled after it received a number of complaints.