Edinburgh Festival 2016 – listings and reviews for all the 2016 Edinburgh Festivals

Best late night comedy shows at the Fringe

We round up some of Edinburgh's best after-hours comedy compilation shows from Spank (pictured) to Late'n'Live

Spank

Comedy awards

The nominees for Best Show and Best Newcomer

James Acaster

Edinburgh: the best festival city in the world

For serious festival-goers, Edinburgh in August remains the place to be

New Chief Executive announced for Edinburgh Fringe

Shona McCarthy takes over at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society

Sufjan Stevens

Stunning show from American singer and multi-instrumentalist at the Edinburgh Playhouse

I Would: A Hypothetical Sketch Show

Potent routines marred by the occasional damp squib from a crew with a future

Amy Howerska: Sasspot

A lacklustre affair that’s not without its potential

Diary of a Madman

Gogol's mania, re-imagined for the stage

Donald Does Dusty

Thought-provoking exploration of gender by Scotland's foremost drag king

Garrett Millerick: A Selection of Things I’ve Said to Taxi Drivers

A challenging hour taking aim at sacred cows and easy targets

Islands

Darkest, filthiest political satire from Caroline Horton

James Veitch: Genius Bar

A tech expert delivers a structurally impotent set about love

To Kill a Machine

Scriptography Production’s angry but flawed biography of Alan Turing

Jamie Wood-O No!

See Jamie Wood take on the art establishment in an interactive show