In a colourless world can you help Bear survive? Hope, colour and pure kaleidoscopia, intertwining puppetry, comedy and live musicians, oh and a pianist playing on his head! NSDF08 Winners present an award winning spectacular certain to enchant young and old alike ***** - Ribcaged, edinburghguide.com. Oh wait … Don’t forget your paintings kids!

1976 New Zealand. Meet Foreskin, Clean, Larry, Ken, Mean, Irish and their coach Tupper. This is the story of a rugby team that live for the game and each other; but underneath the hilarious camaraderie lies a dark betrayal and a young man's torn loyalties between the classes. Warning: Tackle involved!

This show has it all: car crashes, exotic locations and the constant threat of death - like the Bourne Trilogy, but with Cliff Richard instead of the CIA. Physical, verbal and mental comedy combine in this hilarious new show about what happens when you meet - and eat - your heroes

Will Andrews and Greg McHugh present a fast paced sketch show that just wants to make you laugh, snort, splutter and bark. BAFTA Winners for Channel4's Blowout and stars of 2007's Ugly Kid (***** Chortle, **** The Scotsman "Brilliantly Inventive!").

Ladies in Waiting in 'Brownie Re-union' is a new character driven sketch show by Carolina Giammetta, Charlotte Palmer with Gareth Corke. It features the lives of a group of brownies who attended a special event in the 80's and catches up with them 25 years later to see if they really did 'keep their promise'.

Danny Robins, star of DJ Danny, Radio 4’s The Museum of Everything, BBC3’s The Bullsh*t Detective and BBC2’s The Culture Show, presents ‘Dannyfest’, a one man Glastonbury-style festival in one room. Expect laughs, music, mud and legal action from Michael Eavis. “Fabulous, infectious fun” List. “Nobody does it better than Danny Robins” Evening Standard. www.dannyrobins.co.uk

Building upon the success of last year’s 4uarters – now a hit Radio 4 series – and a sell-out run at the Soho Theatre, Nick presents another hour of his unique character comedy. 'Superb' - Time Out. 'Absolutely brilliant' - (Steve Bennett) Chortle. 'Flawless' - The List. 'Observation at its finest' - The Stage. 'Endlessly impressive' - (Kate Copstick) The Scotsman. **** Independent. **** Skinny Fest. www.nickmohammed.com

Co-star of ‘The Real McCoy’, ‘Absolutely Fabulous’, ‘Grumpy Old Men’ and ‘Down The Line’, celebrates cultural identity confusion, sexual politics, religion, political correctness and modern Britain with brilliant observational stand-up and character comedy.

As seen on F*** Off I'm A Hairy Woman, Miss Real World and Have I Got News For You (all BBC), World Stands Up (Paramount), 60 Mins (CBS). Voted one of the 100 Greatest Stand Ups (CH4).New Statesman Award Nominated columnist ' Rave reviews' Telegraph ' Groundbreaking and very funny' Evening Standard, 'Guarantees an audience with her biting observations' NY Times

Phil Nichol’s chilled London club returns to Edinburgh after 2007 success. Leading comedians, circuit regulars and the best newcomers perform new material alongside a main headline act. Performers hold onto a noose and only let go when they're telling new gags. Who knows who’ll drop in? See www.ropetoday.info for lineups.