Listings: Afternoon events, Fringe

Just A Minute/One Show Gyles won multiple five stars for his last Edinburgh sell-out. Now the award-winning raconteur and ex MP explores the secrets of How to Be Happy. 'Incredibly funny, wildly indiscreet' (Daily Mail).

A spooky, silly radio play live onstage! Hecate return to the Fringe with a feast of fun and fright, featuring six actors, original music and a smorgasbord of silly voices. ‘Very funny, very intriguing’ ★★★★ (RemoteGoat.co.uk).

Winnie McGoogan from Mrs Brown's Boys. Eilish O'Carroll tells her own life story with unflinching honesty and humour in this award-winning play. ‘Heart-warming, funny and thought-provoking … a tour de force.’ (Cork Echo). Book early!

Award winning Scottish author Stuart Reid introduces his book characters Gorgeous George, Grandpa Jock and Crayon Kenny. False teeth and snot may be thrown. It will be yucky. You have been warned!

If Tony hadn't spent about 20 years of his life playing Football Manager he'd probably have achieved a whole lot more. Thankfully he didn't, otherwise there'd be no show tonight.

Super strength, X-ray vision and lightning fast speed can be fantastic fun if used for personal gain, without saving the world. 'Hudson is an astounding comic, magician and mind reader' ★★★★ (ThreeWeeks), ★★★★ (Metro).

Scotland's funniest follow in the footsteps of previous winners Sarah Millican, Jimmy Carr and Kevin Bridges, and pack their best jokes into a 10-minutes sketch to see who will be crowned king or queen of comedy.

Not Sir Alex Ferguson (no, we didn't know he was called that either), but our favourite mysterious cult 1980s Canadian stand-up who wears a Mexican wrestling mask instead.

Seven performers tantalisingly blend of circus, cabaret and vaudeville as Circa come back to the Fringe for the first time in four years.

SCDA Edinburgh Theatre Arts bring an adaptation of Charles Dickens' tome to the stage, which follows David from infancy through to maturity.

Revel in Shakespeare’s most macabre death scenes, from Macbeth to Mercutio. A blistering fusion of poetry, madness and unexpected beauty. But which tragic hero will you choose to save? Expect a different ending every day. Ingenious!

When Father Christmas finishes his rounds he realises that he's forgotten to do something rather important and he really needs a WEE! A brilliantly bouncy musical adaptation of Nicholas Allan's much loved book.

Once he was a hedonist. Now he's married with kids and an ulcer, which is just as fun. (It's probably not.) Gary talks about the ways in which life has slowly but surely ground him down.

A night of comedy madness from this highly-acclaimed sketch show featuring surreal characters and 80s power ballads.

Iago plots to enmesh his victims. Richard III plays a sinister seduction scene, Claudius vainly repents King Hamlet's murder and Edmund from Lear invites the gods to 'stand up for bastards!'.

Warm wit and autobiographical storytelling about growing up with a comedian for a dad.

Magic Number Six is a one-act stage play that portrays the sometimes turbulent relationship between TV actor Patrick McGoohan and impresario Lew Grade before and during the making of The Prisoner TV series (1967).  .

Ranty blogger and circuit favourite Michael Legge. Whether there is free wi-fi or not remains a mystery.

Oddball fantasies and quick witted one-liners from the award winning Mr Wozniak.

Since there are more claims to individuals being the 'Fifth Beatle' than Mitch Benn has had hot dinners, he's aiming slightly lower. Find out why he reckons his connect to the Fab Four is just as valid.

Steady now. Sure, you're excited, but we don't think it's that kind of show. Instead, there's a Welsh-Iraqi lady hellbent on making you laugh with songs and jokes and some interesting puppetry.

A comedy magic show for the QI generation. Amazing tricks inspired by astounding science. It's the Natural Selection! 'Could rival Derren Brown' (Theatre-Wales.co.uk). 'Funny, endearing, impressive showmanship' (ThreeWeeks). Sell out: Green Man Festival.