But during the usual course of things, the collection of events that makes Edinburgh luvvy central in August makes up the largest arts festival in the world. And the whole thing started on this ...

Last week saw more than 1,300 shows added to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe line ... See him at the tiny Monkey Barrel Comedy Club from August 2-15 at the civilised time of 2.50pm.

This year’s Edinburgh International Festival offers a wide range of performances across multiples genres. Featuring more than 1,700 artists from 42 countries, including 600 from Scotland ...