It’s nearly time for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to take over the theatres, gyms, hotels, streets and pubs of Scotland’s Capital.
Taking place from August 2-26 (although there are previews in the days running up to the official launch), there are over 3,500 shows taking place, from music and dance, to theatre and spoken word.
The largest - and most high-profile - section of the programme is comedy, with the festival having the reputation of finding the television and film stars of the future.
Everybody from Steve Coogan to Richard Gadd had their big break at the Festival Fringe and there will be plenty of soon-to-be big names playing tiny venues this year.
Here are 13 shows that we reckon could be amongst the comedy highlights of 2024.
13. Trygve Wakenshaw
As Squidboy, mime Trygve Wakenshaw made physical comedy cool again, paving the way for the likes of Doctor Brown and Red Bastard to enjoy huge success at the Fringe and beyond. It's been seven years since his last performance in Edinburgh but now he's back with 'Silly Little Things', a show about "the silly little things that can make or break a friendship". It's on at Assembly Roxy from July 31-August 25. | Contributed