Our guide to the best comedy live streams across the country

Edinburgh Fringe Festival, one of the biggest arts festivals in the world, is still scheduled for August, with hundreds of the best standup comedians flocking to Scotland to present their new side-splitting material.

However, with gigs over the next couple of months cancelled, we could all do with a good laugh while selfisolating home alone.

compiles a list of how some of these comedians are keeping the laughter alive with live streams of their sets, podcasts and radio shows. can tune into Sean’s show from his YouTube page to hear songs, stories and phone-in guests.

“This isn’t going to be any old radio programme!

Like the pirate radios in the 1960s, this is our way of sticking it to the man”.

Television star and Crawley’s finest is giving us a live show from inside his own home.

Via Facebook, YouTube and his own podcast channel, Romesh is posting regular live videos.

Whether from his bed, the kitchen or in a quiet sunny corner, you’ll be able to tune in with Romesh every day around lunchtime. comes around on acclaimed stand-up Russell’s social media every week.

The few minutes of ranting, about everything from politics to Love Island, are a wonderful way to laugh about the week’s silliest moments.

Now he’s taking the show live on Instagram so we can all experience the absurdity together as one.

Russell has also been dropping hints about an announcement for a virtual tour that you will be able to stream based on your location.

For a satirical reading of current events, tune into favourite political comedian Jonathan Pie: LOCKDOWN to see that everyone, reporters included, can do their bit by working from home.