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Radio 4 Comedy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2007
The Sketch Factor - for budding comedy writers
Check out the range of Radio 4 shows at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival ...
bbc at edinburghWe're up at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe looking for new comedy talent to whet your appetite. Every day of the festival, we'll publish a video clip of a new comedy performer found by BBC talent scouts.

Watch the latest video here, but you can also find and rate them all on the BBC channel on YouTube.

Frankie BoyleAt 11pm on 24 August the star of BBC 2's Mock The WeekFrankie Boyle brings us the best line up in cutting edge comedy and music from this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival when he hosts 4 at the Fringe.

He's sold out his entire run at Edinburgh this year so this is the only place to hear him doing what he does best.

He’ll be joined by a plethora of award winning stand up comedians - Adam Hills, Rhod Gilbert, Stephen Carlin, Marek Larwood, and an exciting new sketch group “The Penny Dreadfuls”. There will also be music of epic proportions from the wonderful Cherry Ghost.

Broadcast: 11.00pm - 12midnight, 24 August 2007
Alternative Women's InstituteCutting edge comedy - from the ladies.

The Alternative Women's Institute includes Danielle Ward, Isy Suttie, Josie Long, Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Zoe Gardener.

Broadcast: 11.30pm - 12midnight, 31 August 2007
Armando IannucciArmando Iannucci and his guests return with a heady mix of topical sketches, chat and lots of lies, in front of a live audience.

Broadcast: 6.30 - 7.00pm, 17 August 2007
 
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Bye Bye EdinburghAfter 33 years of highs and lows, from sleeping bags on student floors to luxury flats, rave reviews and full houses to critical abuse and empty seats, love and loneliness, drunk and sober, Jim Sweeney says goodbye to the Edinburgh Festival.

Broadcast: 6.30 - 7.00pm, 21 August 2007
Mark LawsonAll the latest news, reviews and features from Radio 4's leading arts magazine programme, including an Edinburgh catch up with Stephen Armstrong.

Broadcast: 7.15 - 7.45pm, Monday to Friday.
 
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Peter WhiteNews, views and information for people who are blind or partially-sighted. Including a discussion about use of sighted actors to play blind parts.

Broadcast: 8.40 - 9.00pm, 21 August 2007

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Nicholas ParsonsNicholas Parsons chairs the devious panel game from the Pleasance Theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Among others joining him are Paul Merton, Clement Freud and Frank Skinner.

Broadcast: 6.30 - 7.00 pm, 20 and 27 August 2007
 
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Loose EndsAn eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music from the Fringe. Guests include Phil Jupitus, Arthur Smith and Dame Evelyn Glennie.

Broadcast: 6.15 - 7.00pm, 18 and 25 August 2007
 
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Tom SutcliffeTom Sutcliffe ad the panel deliver sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events.

Broadcast: 7.15 - 8.00pm, 18 August 2007
 
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TodayJohn Humphrys and the team bring arts news from the festival including a review of political musicals..

Broadcast: 6.00 - 9.00am, Monday to Friday, 7.00 - 9.00am on Saturdays
 
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The Day pilot show by Open Mike ProductionsNews from the festival including a discussion of US comedians and political musicals.

Broadcast: 10.00 - 10.45pm, Monday to Friday
 
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You and YoursRadio 4's consumer affairs programme asks why there is a separate disability section of Fringe.

Broadcast: 12noon - 1.00pm, Monday to Friday
 
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Alex Riley in Edinurgh for BBC7.Don't forget our sister station. BBC 7's Comedy Club is coming from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. They'll be adding more pictures and audio interviews every day, so check out their web site.

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