Comedy within 5 miles of Edinburgh

Ben Verth steps up to introduce the new talent and new material night with the occasional old-timer dropping by to polish their act.

Comedy will be firing at you with all cylinders this weekend, so why not give into it all and allow the Stand to take you under its wing with hilarious acts left, right and centre?

A major exhibition of portraits of Scotland's funny men and women. The subjects are a long and illustrious list, with music hall stars and TV comedy heroes from Sir Stanley Baxter, Rikki Fulton and Una Mclean to Ivor Cutler, Ronnie Corbett and the Big Yin himself. There are 'On Air' booths for you to listen to clips of…

If Tony hadn't spent about 20 years of his life playing Football Manager he'd probably have achieved a whole lot more. Thankfully he didn't, otherwise there'd be no show tonight.

Utterly mad Canadian stand-up Tony Law brings you pure, unadulterated nonsense from throughout history.

Star of SNL and practically playing himself in 30 Rock, the not exactly politically correct comedian embarks on his first UK stand-up tour.

A wheen of stand-ups and comedy acts presented by Rick Molland. If you think you could handle having a go yourself, there are limited open spots available too.

Hosted by the Kasengele Brothers, 'wasasa' basically translates as 'yer naw funny', however original comedians who steer clear of racism/sexism/homophobia make this a thought-provoking, creative night.

Another selection of fresh-faced ladies shaking their comedy tail feathers to represent the fairer side of Glasgow's jokers.

Wil recounts what made his teenaged 80s so deliciously awkward.

Daniel Sloss, Mark Nelson, Kai Humphries and Tom Stade present the rambling, confused chaos that are their current shows. Don't worry, they'll get better. That's what tonight's for.

Performed in a photobooth, you are treated to four snapshots from the very worst moments of Scottee's life – from stealing money from his nan to pretending one of his friends committed suicide – Scottee's not afraid to let his bad side rear its ugly head.