The annual month-long Edinburgh festival has for many years brought the world’s best comedians to the Capital of Scotland, and 2024 has been no different.
With household names like Nina Conti performing in the city all month alongside upcoming young talent like Kate-Lois Elliott and Ukrainian stand-up Dima Watermelon, there has been no shortage of belly laughs in Edinburgh this August.
Check out our round-up of 10 of the best jokes from the last week of this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

9. Amos Gill
International rising star and award-winning Australian comedian Amos Gill told this joke during his Fringe run this month: "My cousin's a whistleblower. He referees school football games, which is how he found out what had been happening to those kids." Amos Gill – Going Down Swimming, Underbelly, Bristo Square - The Dairy Room - 7.45pm until August 26. Photo: Jim Lee

10. Ryan Cullen
Irish comedian Ryan Cullen told this joke during his Fringe show this year: “My grandad always says that if he hadn't fought in the war we'd all be speaking German. Which makes no sense cause he was in the IRA.” Ryan Cullen – Cullen In The Name Of, at Underbelly, Bristo Square - Dexter, 10.15pm, until August 26. | Submitted