Mark Nelson and Elaine Malcolmson Fringe Preview Double Bill

Mark Nelson: Getting Better Man

Multi award-winning comedian Mark Nelson returns with a new show exploring whether it's really possible to become a new and improved person.

Host of BBC's The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected and Edinburgh Unlocked. As seen on Have I Got News For You, The News Quiz and heard on the Have A Word podcast. Named UK Comedians' Comedian of the Year.

'As accomplished a stand-up as you will see anywhere' Rolling Stone

'Possesses a talent that is simply obscene' List

'The kind of comic I could listen to all night' Scotsman

Elaine Malcolmson: Joik

A comic journey from lost to found in the company of a reindeer. Written and performed by award-winning Northern Irish comedian, writer and actor Elaine, Joik explores human emotion, memory and connection with the help of a hardy Arctic mammal.

Elaine is currently a regular on BBC Scotland's Breaking the News and is also recognised as Penny from BBC's Soft Border Patrol and Eliza from Scot Squad. Her live performances include the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe and the New York Comedy Festival.

'Bone-dry and talented... exquisite material' Edinburgh Evening News

'A downbeat delight' List