Listings: After 5pm, Comedy

Perrier/Chortle awarded musical comedian with more songs to heal the world. Featuring: Dolly Parton on papal infallibility, Muse on artistic integrity, Elton John on reproduction and Jay-Z on food labelling. Exposing: zombie sex-pests, class warfare and being chatted up by your maths teacher. ‘Sonofabitch got funny!…

'Very funny' ★★★★ (Broadway Baby). 'Has the hilarity factor' ★★★★ (Cream of the Fringe). 'A funny German - the only one!' (KKunst.com). 'Excellent one-liners' (BeeHiveCity.com). Free! 'I would expect to pay for this comedic quality' (BroadwayBaby.com). www.germancomedian.com

Rough Diamond Productions / Free Festival. Clare Harrison's 15 Inches of Fame is a series of pre-filmed comedy sketches shown on a small cinema screen presented by footballer's wife and Essex girl Cindy Dahl. There are talentless celebrity adverts, party political plaster casts by Baroness Labia MP and something for…

The Invisible Dot Ltd. Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee 2012, Claudia O'Doherty invites you to witness the annual spectacle that so far none of you have attended. Stunning new production values with all of the usual things – horror, amazement, learning and of course, Jeremy's Hour. If the money comes through, this year's…

Green Dragon Media Ltd. With over six million views…The man behind the Irish internet comedy hits of Barry the Blender and Besty McD debuts at the Fringe as a youngish comedian presenting ideas and social observations about popular culture. With his trademark (stolen), grumpy young man style, he delves headlong into…

James Grant Comedy and Supporting Wall. The master of character comedy returns with a sublimely original hour of comic shape-shifting and supreme silliness. From the Writers' Guild Award-winner and star of Being Human (BBC3), Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters (Radio 4) and Life's Too Short (BBC2). 'Sheer comic gold…

Harry Baker, owner of a successful business, is father to two sons. One is a playboy, the other the younger brother who lives with his parents. These two are continually trying their father's patience. Alan works only two days a week, preferring skiing or golfing jaunts with attractive female companions. Buddy…

How to go beyond stereotypes in a country where reality is funnier than jokes and comedians become prime ministers (and the other way round)! Marvel at 'the silliest jobs in the world' or 'the worst gaffes ever committed'. Taurino is a multifarious actor (funny while acting drama, serious while working as comedian…

Laura Hayden. Comedy and Cupcakes is Laura Hayden's tremendously popular show from Los Angeles, California. Combining her two favourite things, laughter and baked goods. The show's success indicates that Laura is not alone in her love of comedy and cake! Having performed worldwide Laura has a tremendous amount of…

Witness comedians pitted against each other in something almost resembling everybody's favourite teatime quiz! Previous contestants include Mark Watson, Sarah Millican, Richard Herring, Josie Long and Alex Horne. Hosted by Dan Atkinson. 'The best version of the game I've seen since the untimely departures of Richard…

DARWiN'S WAiTiNG ROOM. Think Twilight Zone meets Monty Python with a dash of farce. Six comedians welcome you to a DWR show, mixing the familiar and unfamiliar to create a somewhat recognizable world that is slightly (and funnily) eschewed. Audiences will attend a police line-up, learn a lesson in guy talk, and watch a…

DARWiN'S WAiTiNG ROOM. Think Twilight Zone meets Monty Python with a dash of farce. Six comedians welcome you to a DWR show, mixing the familiar and unfamiliar to create a somewhat recognizable world that is slightly (and funnily) eschewed. Audiences will attend a police line-up, learn a lesson in guy talk, and watch a…

Comedysportz UK. ComedySportz takes two teams of the slickest, sharpest minds that comedy has to offer and pits them against each other. Armed with nothing more than the audience's suggestions and sharply contrasting uniforms, the Csz crew weave comedy gold before your very eyes. No scripts, no short cuts… Manchester's…

The American High School Theatre Festival. The classic play, first premiered at the Fringe in 1987, now interpreted through the eyes, hearts and funny bones of American High School actors. Hysterically funny, witty, and completely preposterous, this play takes us on a fast-paced journey through the nooks and crannies…

MZA & CHiLL Productions. Kilty as charged! 'Hill had everyone in hysterics… this is one Highland fling you'll never regret… or forget!' ****1/2 (Adelaide Advertiser); 'High-octane… Irresistible… A laugh-out-loud performance from beginning to end… A cracking show' (List); 'Genuinely hilarious… genuinely funny and…

The Edinburgh Dungeon. Nobody tells stories like we do: exciting, scary and bloody funny. With a full cast of brilliant actors, authentic sets, special effects and two awesome rides, we'll take you on a unique thrill-filled journey through a thousand years of Scotland's murky past. We've a full cast of infamous…

Fresh from supporting Kevin Bridges and Jack Dee on their national 2012 tours, Aussie boy Damian Clark explodes back to the Fringe for his second solo show of high octane mayhem. Now is the time to catch this raw talent as he stands on the cusp of stardom. Total sell-out Glasgow Comedy Festival 2013. Sell-out Edinburgh…

Lee Martin for Gag Reflex. One of the British Comedy circuit's best and most exciting talents. Star of John Bishops Only Joking is back at the Fringe with a brilliant hour of stand-up comedy charting his romantic aspirations and failings and being very funny with it too. A show about love, life in light of a lack of…

Feisty and outspoken humour as the Canadian stand-up presents new material about the absurdities of everyday life.

Dana Alexander / The Stand Comedy Club. Where do you come up with your material? Where don't you come up with your material? Sometimes things are so strange you know they would be impossible to make up. Dana Alexander takes an introspective look at her upbringing and tries to discover how she became the black sheep…

PBJ Management. Daniel Rigby presents nonsense in development. So early in the process that even the blurb is unfini. Ages 12+.

Mason Sisters @ PBJ. Norwegian comic and Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer 2012 presents a brand new show. 'You knew he was funny before he even opened his mouth' (Scotsman). 'A talent to keep an eye on' (Time Out). Ages 14+.