Beth Vyse on meeting Mandela, beating cancer, and living with Weirdos

Edinburgh intros #7: She’s crammed a lot into her life, has Beth Vyse. So she’s ditching the characters this year and keeping it real

James Veitch – the Apple Genius making an appointment with your funny bone

Edinburgh intros #6: After his acclaimed debut show last year, James Veitch is BACK

LetLuce – pushing the boat out on silliness

Edinburgh intros #5: Meet the snappy sketch duo with a naval tale to tell, and a boat-load of daft props to help them

Rhys James: ‘It’s time I got some god damn respect’

Edinburgh intros #4: He also said ‘If it ain’t got tweets in it, I ain’t eatsin’ it!’ Read on at your own risk

Tim Shishodia has the best explanation for his Edinburgh show title, bar none

Edinburgh intros #3: He was comedy’s hot new act! But then he disappeared. And now he’s back!

That Pair: ‘It’s a pink-and-grey poodle of a show’

Edinburgh intros #2: That Pair’s new show is about two kids’ party entertainers with a monstrous side