Nine short stories created and read by comedians, documented live in front of an audience at the Edinburgh Celebration Fringe.

May Contain Nuts by Janey Godley: A female glimpses her very own mortality when she calculates that just twenty-seven years separate her from her cantankerous dad.

The Hair of the Dead by Sarah Millican: A moving (and very funny) short story in regards to a compassionate undertaker’s assistant.

Gone Angling by Jon Richardson: An account of love and betrayal set in a remote town in the about Comic Fringes: Series 1-3: Nine short tales written and performed by leading comedians Yorkshire Dales.

THE GIRL Who Sniffed by Susan Calman: A wry look at office politics, told with Calman’s characteristic humour and upbeat energy.

Just When You Thought IT HAD BEEN Safe to be Green by Patrick Monahan: An account that warns against paying too much attention to authorities crime statistics.

FOR THE Dot by Shazia Mirza: A story featuring a specific Mrs Pims, who is always mysteriously later for everything. Then one day, the explanation for her tardiness turns into apparent…

Stairlift Us Up Where We Belong by Sarah Millican: A poignant and funny monologue exploring the tricky turning stage in a woman’s lifestyle, when she goes from being thought of as useful to becoming invisible.

Spooky as well as the Vehicle by Joe Lycett: Seventeen-year-old Julian is writing a blog. He’s currently experiencing the odd limbo that lies between finishing school and starting school. Aswell as musing upon how his lifestyle might switch, Julian’s neighbor, nicknamed Spooky, offers plenty of writing material and mystery…

A Difference of Opinion by Bridget Christie: When Bridget’s hubby is assaulted with the ghost of an extended useless European leader, it highlights the huge differences in interpretation between a believer and an atheist.

Produced by Kirsteen Cameron.