With less than two months to go until the world’s largest arts festival returns in August, we’ve taken a look at 21 top stand-up comedians to check out at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
As hundreds of comedians get set to head to Scotland’s Capital for the comedy month of the year, it can be almost impossible to decide which funny men and women you are going to spend your hard-earned money on to see live.
Having already recommended the best children’s shows and household names to see in Edinburgh this year at the Fringe, we’ve hopefully helped you narrow your search for the best stand-up comedians to go and see.
Check out our gallery below of 21 great stand-up comedians to see at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including funny people you might already know and some under the radar future comedy stars you might just fall in love with.
21. Vittorio Angelone - You Can't Say Nothing Anymore
Vittorio Angelone has always denied any involvement in the Edinburgh Fringe. ‘You can’t Say Nothing any more’ is a scintillating hour of stand-up, reflecting on Vittorio’s upbringing in Belfast without the unrest experienced by his parents’ and grandparents’ generations, and the associated guilt and twisted jealousy that he didn’t himself live through The Troubles. Join Vittorio as he considers whether comedians are obliged to be activists, and to be using their platform for good, whilst he inspects where the proverbial pendulum is at in the Culture War and the related debate around offence in comedy. Vittorio Angelone - You Can't Say Nothing Anymore, at Assembly Main Hall, 10.40pm, August 24-26. | Rebecca Need-Menear