E4 Laughs at Edinburgh:

We recorded our very first E4 Laughs podcast the other day. It’s good. Really good. Not that I’m biased or anything. Like most things that go on in Edinburgh, there’s a ruddy good story behind it.

Andrew Maxwell, fresh from 2 hours sleep in two days (thanks to partying with Roy Walker and several other famous comedians) wasn’t too pleased to be woken up by an alarm call 20 minutes before show time (a 10:30 start time didn’t help)  - but a taxi ride and several coffees later and the little Irish fella hosted  a show of pure gold. To be sure.

He brought his mates with him too – Holly Walsh – who won Chortle’s best newcomer of the year - shows why she has already made comedians, producers and fans stand up and take notice of her.

Ginger And Black were there too, playing three songs from their Edinburgh show. Be enticed, charmed and ultimately shocked from their brand of dark guitar rap. (It’s still funny – don’t worry).

But that’s not all – James Dowdeswell a.k.a Count Fu**ula from Extras helps Maxwell through his hangover as he tells us why he’s no longer Mr Nice Guy, and why administration is more scary than knife crime.

In Edinburgh, 10:30 AM is no time to be getting up, but our comedians and audience did just that to bring you the first of many laughs that E4 will have at the Festival this year.

If that's not enough, check out the pictures. Next time Reginald D Hunter brings you JJ Whitehead, Gary The Tank Commander and Adam Page Solo. And I’ll be blogging about it yet again.

Louis