Andrew Learmonth will be performing This Show Won't Change Your Life (But It Will Make You Laugh) every night during the popular Edinburgh Festival, which attracts visitors from around the world.

Although Mr Learmonth has appeared at the festival before, this is the first time he is doing a full three week run and he is looking forward to the experience.

He explained: "I recently quit my secure, lovely, well-paying, pension providing day job so that I could try to concentrate full time on comedy and the radio shows I present for north east station Original 106."

He added: "It would be grand to get some Buchanie readers who are down at the festival to come along. What makes it even better is that the show is part of the Free Fringe, meaning no one has to pay a penny. So even if you don't laugh, you won't feel ripped off."

Mr Learmonth, who now lives in Aberdeen, started doing stand-up comedy around two years ago and regularly performs in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow. He presents a couple of night-time shows on Original 106 as well as the Sunday Showcase, which gives information about local bands, comedians, the arts and new music.

This Show Won't Change Your Life (But It Will Make You Laugh) will be on at the Mercat Bar at 7.45pm from August 3 to August 23.