Baby Got Back: Size Queens is a great example of how you can centre a show around an important message but still have fun

Briefs: Close Encounters is a fun escape from reality, with everything about it larger-than-life and spectacular.

Laurie has created something which alternates between humorous songs and on-point storytelling using her clever dry wit, making for an enjoyable, out-of-this-world cabaret experience.

Safety Banana is an interesting and humorous performance based around the premise of finding and losing love, a universally relatable experience.

Full of humour and poignancy, there is never a dull moment in Don’t Do It, Don’t Do It, Do It!, and I can honestly say that I haven’t quite seen a show like this during the Fringe.

While it is often uncomfortable, Cockroach offers an honest and brutal perspective on gendered violence that will stay with you for days

Caution – Deadline Ahead is a funny and sharp look into the world of procrastination. Cristina Lark has a written a show which displays both humour and plenty of moments of self-reflection around both her own and the audience’s habits.

Law Without Order just isn’t on par with other comedy shows at Fringe

Comedy duo Sweaty Pits have crafted a show which is always funny, often strange, but never dull.

McMullen perfectly straddles the line of humour and poignancy to deliver a show that is both important and entertaining.